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Jumong (Trailer)

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Red Eye (Trailer)

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Art of Seduction (Trailer)

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Bodyguard (Tv Series)

2007-03-26T23:54:00.001-07:00

Title: 보디가드 / Bo-di-ga-deu
Episodes: 22
Broadcast by: KBS
Broadcast period: 2003-07-05- to 2003-09-14
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 7:50pm

Synopsis

Since Kyung-Tak was forced to retire from his military services due to the fault of his superior, he is jobless and tries to make a living helping out at his parent’s restaurant. As luck would have it, he saves the client of bodyguard Yu-jin, during his attempt to find a new job, causing him to be employed by a security company. Kyung-tak’s life is headed for further changes as Na Young moves into town with her grandmother and becomes a friend of his younger sister Kyung-mi…

Source: YesAsia.com
Cast

Cha Seung Won as Hong Kyung-tak
Im Eun Kyung as Na-young
Han Go Eun as Park Yu-jin

Extended Cast:

Song Il Gook as Han Sung-su
Lee Se Eun as Han Sin-ae (Sung-su’s younger sister)
Lee Won Jong as Bang Man-bok
Baek Il Sup as Mr. Hong (Kyung-tak’s dad)
Park Jung Soo as Mrs. Hong (Kyung-tak’s mom)
Jang Se Jin as Choi Tae-sung
Kim Young Ok as Na-young’s maternal grandmother
Yoon Yong Hyun as Yu-sung
Kim Young Joon as Se-joon
Maya as Hong Kyung-mi (Kyung-tak’s younger sister)
Lee Joo Suk as Yoon-shik

Production Credits

Producer: Jun Ki Sang
Writer: Lee Han, Yeom Il Ho, Kwon Min Soo

Desert Spring (Tv Series)

2007-03-26T23:50:00.000-07:00

MBC special project (2003) - 3 episodes
For MBC homepage for this drama (in Korean), go to: imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/
spring/
Aired on MBC in Korea: December 17, 18 and 19, 2003 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights at 9:55.
Aired on KBFD-TV in Hawaii: Not announced whether this drama will be shown.

Cast:
Ki-hyun (8, 23, 26): Song Il Kook (Bodyguard)
In-hee (6, 21, 24): Jang Shin Young
Seung-mo (aka Ikarashi Hideo, 30): Lee Hyung Chul (Scent of a Man/Snowflakes)
Ok-hee: Shin So Mi
Yong-nam: Choi Jae Ho
Ki-hyun's dad (30): Im Hyun Shik (All In)
In-hee's dad (40): Yoon Joo Sang
In-hee's mom (40): Lee Young Hee
Seung-mo's dad (aka Ikarashi Hidenori): Lee Jung Gil (Pearl Necklace)
Duk-koo (aka Sato Yosuke, 40): Park Young Tae
Young-soo (40): Hong Sung Sun
For more information (in Korean) about the cast, go to: imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/
spring/people/index.html. (The age of the characters is shown in the parentheses.)

Terms of Endearment (Tv Series)

2007-03-26T23:44:00.000-07:00

60 episodes

Synopsis

This drama shows how devastating and hurtful it can be for a woman to live with a boyfriend before marriage and not end up tying a knot with him. Korea has the second highest divorce rate in the world as more and more families become ruined -- mainly because one of the spouses cheats. To make things worse, the mass media continues to champion premarital cohabitation as a choice that unmarried couples are free to make. Terms of Endearment depicts today's harsh reality and once again reminds us of the sacred meaning of marriage and the importance of family.

Casting

Chae Si-ra

Keum-pa's married life is quite enviable on the surface: her husband is a lawyer, and they have a child. But in reality, she is one of the unhappiest women. Her husband cheats on her with his female coworker, and Keum-pa doesn't have courage to divorce him even though she knows about her husband's betrayal. One day, she runs into her elementary school boyfriend, her first love, through online chatting. The two become close, and Keum-pa even finds spiritual consolation in him. But eventually Keum-pa's husband learns about their precarious relationship, and Keum-pa ends up divorcing her husband.

Lee Jong-won

Eun-pa is a protagonist of a tragic life. Since childhood, she has been treated coldly by her mother, who always compared her with her older sisters. While in college, Eun-pa falls in love with Jun-sung, who was very popular with girls. Eventually, Jun-sung moves in with Eun-pa, who lies to her mother that she will live with one of her college friends. Although she is scared that her family may find out that she is living with a boyfriend, Eun-pa's firmly believes that Jun-sung will marry her one day, and does her best to become a caring girlfriend to him.

Han Ga-in

Eun-pa is a protagonist of a tragic life. Since childhood, she has been treated coldly by her mother, who always compared her with her older sisters. While in college, Eun-pa falls in love with Jun-sung, who was very popular with girls. Eventually, Jun-sung moves in with Eun-pa, who lies to her mother that she will live with one of her college friends. Although she is scared that her family may find out that she is living with a boyfriend, Eun-pa's firmly believes that Jun-sung will marry her one day, and does her best to become a caring girlfriend to him.

Ji Seong

Yun-taek once dreamed of becoming an ethics teacher. He had to take a leave from college because he didn't have money, and went to the army. He is vibrant and witty, and has a good sense of humor, but on the other hand he is also very prudent, gentle and warm-hearted. As soon as he becomes discharged from the army, he embarks on looking for Eun-pa, his first love, but to no avail. One day, he suddenly meets Eun-pa at a nightclub where he works as a waiter in order to earn money and go back to college.

Sea God (Tv Series)

2007-03-26T23:41:00.000-07:00

Title: 해신 / Hae Shin
Also known as: Emperor of the Sea / God of the Sea / Jang Bogo
Episodes: 51
Broadcast network: KBS
Broadcast period: 2004-11-24 to 2005-05-25
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 9:50 PM

Cast

Choi Soo Jong as Jang Bo-go
Chae Shi Ra as Lady Ja Mi
Song Il Gook as Yeom Jang
Soo Ae as Jung Hwa
Kim Heung Soo as Jung Nyeon
Lee Yeon Hee as Child Jung Hwa
Kim Ah Joong as Ha Jin
Suh Do Young as Moo Jin (Jung-Hwa’s Bodyguard)

Synopsis

Jang Bo-go (Choi Soo Jong) was a peasant from Shilla (a Korean dynasty that lasted from 57 B.C. until 935 A.D.) He goes to Tang (a Chinese dynasty) to train his martial arts skills. There, he sees his people being kidnapped and killed by Tang pirates. He comes back to Shilla and asks the king permission to clean out the Tang pirates. Jang Bo-go seizes control of the seas and returns peace to his people again. Pirates fled at the name of Jang Bo-go, giving him the name ‘Hae Shin’, meaning ‘Sea God’. During this time, Shilla’s royal house was in tumult because kings were being kicked out after only a few years of ruling. One royal family member comes to Jang Bo-go for aid to kick out the current king. He takes the offer and kicks out the king and enthrones the royal family member. In return, he was promised that his daughter would be married to the new king’s son. However, the king dies after several months and the prince tries to keep his promise to Jang Bo-go. But, due to opposition by the royal officials that the daughter of a peasant cannot be queen, the promise was broken. Furious, Jang Bo-go starts a rebellion, but is killed by an assassin sent out by the king. He and his family name were condemned forever.

Source: Touya (http://kdrama.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=61)

Production Credits

Producer: Kang Il Soo, Kang Byung Taek
Screenriter: Jung Jin Ok, Hwang Joo Ha

RED EYE(2005)

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Directed by	Kim Dong-bin
Produced by	Kim Nam-hee
Written by	Lee Yong-yeon Seong Gi-young
Starring	Jang Sin-young Song Il-guk Lee Dong-gyu
Music by	Mun Dae-hyeon
Distributed by	Big Blue Film
Release date(s)	February 4, 2005 (South Korea)
Running time	98 mins.
Language	Korean

The Art Seduction (Movie 2005)

2007-03-26T23:30:00.000-07:00

ROMANCE-COMEDY FILM

Directed by

Oh Ki-hwan (오기환)

Screenplay by

Hwang Da-eun (황다은)

Kim Kwang-yeol (김광열)

Oh Ki-hwan (오기환)

Sin Jeong-goo (신정구)

Cast

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JUMONG

2007-03-26T23:26:00.000-07:00

Dongmyeongseong of Goguryeo

"Jumong" or "Chumong" redirects here. For the historical drama, see Jumong (TV series).
Dongmyeongseong of Goguryeo
Posthumous name
Hangul: 동명성왕 or 동명왕
Hanja: 東明聖王 or 東明王
Revised Romanization: Dongmyeong-seongwang or Dongmyeong-wang
McCune-Reischauer: Tongmyŏng-sŏngwang or Tongmyŏng-wang
Birth name
Hangul: 고주몽 or 추모
Hanja: 高朱蒙 or 鄒牟
Revised Romanization: Go Jumong or Chumo
McCune-Reischauer: Ko Chumong or Ch'umo

Monarchs of Korea
Goguryeo

1. Dongmyeongseong 37-19 BCE
2. Yurimyeong 19 BCE-18 CE
3. Daemusin 18-44
4. Minjung 44-48
5. Mobon 48-53
6. Taejo 53-146
7. Chadae 146-165
8. Sindae 165-179
9. Gogukcheon 179-197
10. Sansang 197-227
11. Dongcheon 227-248
12. Jungcheon 248-270
13. Seocheon 270-292
14. Bongsang 292-300
15. Micheon 300-331
16. Gogugwon 331-371
17. Sosurim 371-384
18. Gogugyang 384-391
19. Gwanggaeto the Great 391-413
20. Jangsu 413-490
21. Munjamyeong 491-519
22. Anjang 519-531
23. Anwon 531-545
24. Yangwon 545-559
25. Pyeongwon 559-590
26. Yeongyang 590-618
27. Yeongnyu 618-642
28. Bojang 642-668

King Dongmyeongseong of Goguryeo (58 - 19 BCE, r. 37 – 19 BCE), also known by his birth name Jumong (주몽, 朱蒙), was the founding monarch of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. In the Gwanggaeto Stele, he is called Chumo-wang (King Chumo). In the Samguk Sagi and the Samguk Yusa, he is recorded as Jumong, with the surname Go. The Samguk Sagi states that he was also known as Chumo or Sanghae (상해, 象解). The name is also transcribed in other records as Chumong (추몽, 鄒蒙), Jungmo (중모, 中牟 or 仲牟), or Domo (도모, 都牟).
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Birth

The founding myth of Goguryeo are related in ancient Korean and Chinese texts, including the Gwanggaeto stele. The best known version is found, with slight variations, in the Samguk Sagi, Samguk Yusa, and the Dongmyeongwangpyeon of the Dongguk Isanggukjip.

Jumong is described as the son of Hae Mosu (解慕漱：the son of heaven) and Yuhwa (柳花：daughter of the river god Habaek (河伯)). Hae Mosu met Yuhwa by a river where she was bathing, but the river god disapproved of Hae Mosu, who returned to heaven. The river god chased Yuhwa away to Ubalsu(優渤水), where she met and became the concubine of King Geumwa of Dongbuyeo.

Yuwha was impregnated by sunlight and gave birth to an egg. Geumwa tried to destroy the egg, and tried to feed it to animals, who instead protected the egg from harm. Geumwa returned it to Yuhwa. From the egg hatched a baby boy, who was named Jumong, meaning "skilled archer."

Leaving Dongbuyeo

Jumong married Ye Soya, who was the daughter of a merchant, at the age of 20. Together they had a son. Jumong was known for his exceptional skill at archery. Eventually, Geumwa's sons became jealous of him, and Jumong was forced to leave Dongbuyeo. According to legend, as he fled on his horse, he approached a fast-running river. Turtles and creatures of the water rose up and formed a bridge. When he entered the land south of the river, he was greeted by Go Museo Dangun, who was the ruler of Jolbon buyeo, which was Bukbuyeo under a changed state-name. Go Museo knew that Jumong was not an ordinary man and gave his daughter Soseuno in marriage. After the death of his father-in-law in 58 BC, Jumong became the 7th Dangun of Bukbuyeo, and reunited all of the five tribes of Jolbon buyeo into one centralized kingdom.

The first King of Goguryeo

In 37 BC, Jumong established Goguryeo, and became its first Taewang ("Supreme King"). During that same year, King Songyang of Biryu surrendered to him after receiving assistance in defeating the Malgal tribe that had invaded. In 34 BC, Jolbon-Seong, Goguryeo's first capital city, was completed, along with the royal palace. Two years later, in 32 BC, Jumong sent his generals Oh-I, and Bu Bun-No to conquer Haeng-In Kingdom, which was south of the Taebaek mountains. Four years later, in 28 BC, Jumong sent General Bu Wi-Yeom to conquer the kingdom of Okjeo. During that same year, Jumong's mother, Yuhwa, died in the palace of Dongbuyeo, and was given the burial ceremony of a Royal Queen even though she was a Royal Wife. Jumong sent a messenger and numerous gifts to King Geumwa in gratitude of his generous act. In 19 BC, Jumong's first wife Ye Soya fled Dongbuyeo with their son, Yuri, and entered Goguryeo. Ye became the empress, causing tension as Jumong's second wife, Soseuno, feared for her sons' positions in the future of Goguryeo. Soseuno left Goguryeo with her two sons and some of the people and headed south into the Korean peninsula. Jumong named his first son Yuri as the crown prince and successor to the throne.

Death and Succession

During the same year, Jumong died at the age of 40. Crown Prince Yuri buried his father in a pyramid tomb, and gave him the posthumous name of King Dongmyeongseong.

Legacy

Jumong's kingdom of Goguryeo eventually grew into a great regional power. Goguryeo stood for 705 years and was ruled by a total of 28 kings until it was conquered by the Silla-Tang alliance. Balhae and Goryeo succeeded it, and the modern descendants of Jumong still bear his family name 'Go.' The Go Royal Family exercised great power over its kingdom and continued to do so until the reign of its last king, thus continuing on a major legacy of its ancestor and founder, Jumong.

In 2006-2007, the South Korean television network MBC aired a highly popular 81-episode drama, Jumong (TV series).

Family

* Father: Hae Mosu
* Mother: Lady Yuhwa
* Foster Father: Geumwa, the second king of Dongbuyeo

* 1st Wife: Queen Consort Ye So-ya

1. Yuri (Yuri of Goguryeo), son of Jumong and Ye So-ya

* 2nd Wife: Queen Consort So Seo-no

1. Biryu
2. Onjo (Onjo of Baekje)

Gallery 101

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Bibliography

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Song Il Gook born October 1, 1971, is a popular actor from the Republic of Korea. He starred in the popular teledrama Jumong, which told the story of the founder of the Koguryo dynasty. He is the son of Korean actress Kim Eul Dong, and grandson of Korean nationalist leader Kim Jwa-Jin.

Height: 185cm
Weight: 85kg
Education: Cheongju University

TV Series
The Book of Three Han (MBC, 2006)
Sea God (KBS, 2004)
Terms of Endearment (KBS, 2004)
Desert Spring (MBC, 2003)
Bodyguard (KBS, 2003)
Did We Really Love? (MBC, 1999)

Movies
The Art of Seduction (2005)
Red Eye (2004)

Awards 2006 MBC Drama Awards: Daesang Award 2006 MBC Drama Awards: Top Excellence Award 2005 KBS Acting Awards: Best Actor 2002 KBS Acting Awards: Best New Actor