South Korea competed as Korea at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 226 competitors, 154 men and 72 women, took part in 134 events in 24 sports.
Ghost in Love is a 1999 South Korean film written by Li Hong-zhou and directed by Lee Kwang-hoon. The film stars Kim Hee-sun in the title role as the girlfriend of a man she suspects of cheating on her. She throws herself underneath an oncoming train, and discovers that in the afterlife she can roam as a ghost and take revenge, if she wants to, on her former boyfriend, who has quickly moved on. Lee Sung-jae also stars as Kantorates, a ghost who befriends the protagonist. The film was released on August 14, 1999.
Infinite Challenge was a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC, that ran from 2005 to 2018.
The South Korea men's national volleyball team represents South Korea in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Korea Volleyball Association. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has competed in the Olympic Games eight times, but has not featured since the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The national team's best performance at the Olympic Games was 5th place at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, California, United States. The national team at the FIVB World Championship competed nine times, with their best result at 4th place in 1978. On continental level, The national team won three gold medals at the Asian Games in 1978, 2002 and 2006. And at the Asian Championship, the national team won four gold medals, two of these was at home in 1989 Seoul and 2001 Changwon and the other two are in 1993 and 2003. The national team now ranks 28th in the FIVB World Rankings.
Painful Maturity is a 1980 South Korean melodrama film directed by Park Chul-soo.
The Twins is a 2005 South Korean film and the debut feature of Park Heung-sik. Jung Joon-ho stars as identical twins with opposing personalities.
Sin of a Family is a 2011 South Korean crime film, produced by Shin Hyun-joon, about a detective who investigates the circumstances of a young autistic boy's death.
Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day 2 is a 1993 South Korean film, the sequel of Watercolor Painting in a Rainy Day (1989).
Painter of the Wind is a 2008 South Korean historical television series starring Park Shin-yang and Moon Geun-young. Based on the bestselling historical fiction novel by Lee Jung-myung that took artistic license with the premise that perhaps the Joseon painter Shin Yun-bok had really been a woman, it centers on Yun-bok, a talented young painter who disguises herself as a boy to search for her father's murderer. She meets Kim Hong-do, a master painter who guides her into becoming a great artist, and they develop a strong friendship of mentor and disciple.
Events from the year 2006 in South Korea.
Seo Myeong-Won is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for Jeonnam Dragons.
Park Jung-soo is a South Korean actress. Park made her acting debut in 1972 and became best known for starring in television dramas, notably Love and Farewell (1993), Way of Living: Woman (1994), LA Arirang (1995), Why Can't We Stop Them (2000), Rose Fence (2003), and Living in Style (2011).
Logos Film Co., Ltd. is a Korean drama production company, which operates as a subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment since it was acquired in July 2020. It was established on November 29, 2000, by Lee Jang-soo.
Kim Myeong-su is a South Korean jurist and the 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea, inaugurated on 25 September 2017, succeeding the outgoing Yang Sung-tae. He retired on September 24, 2023.
Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead is a 2018 South Korean period action comedy film directed by Kim Sok-yun, starring Kim Myung-min, Oh Dal-su, Kim Ji-won and Kim Bum. It is the third installment of the Detective K series and the sequel to Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island (2015).
Kim Ryeong-hwa, better known by her stage name Sleeq (Korean: 슬릭), is a South Korean rapper. She joined the hip hop record label Daze Alive in 2013, and has released two full-length albums: Colossus (2016) and Life Minus F is Lie (2018).
Sweet Home (Korean: 스위트홈) is a 2020–2024 South Korean apocalyptic horror television series starring Song Kang, Lee Jin-wook, and Lee Si-young. It is based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan, which recorded over 2.1 billion net views. The first season was released on Netflix on December 18, 2020. The second season was released on December 1, 2023. The third and final season was released on July 19, 2024.
