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Chapters: Lee Myung-Bak, Kim Young-Sam, Choi Ji-Woo, Sung Yu Ri, Kim Yoon-Ok. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 39. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lee Myung-bak (pronounced ; Korean pronunciation: ; born 19 December 1941 in Osaka, Japan) is a Korean politician and is the President of South Korea. Prior to his presidency, he was the CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction, and the mayor of Seoul. Lee Myung-bak was born on December 19, 1941 in Osaka, Japan. His father, Lee Chung-u (, ), was employed as a farm hand on a cattle ranch in Japan. His mother, Chae Taewon (, ) was a housewife. Lee has three brothers and three sisters and is the fifth child of seven children. After the end of World War II in 1945, his family returned to his father's hometown Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. Lee's sister, Lee Ki-sun, made it known that they smuggled themselves into the country in order to avoid their property they acquired in Japan being confiscated by the officials. However, because the ship they took was wrecked off the coast of Tsushima island they lost their whole property after all and barely survived. Lee attended night school at Dongji Commercial High School in Pohang on a full scholarship. A year after graduation, Lee gained admission to Korea University. In 1964, during his third year in college, Lee was elected president of the student council. That year, Lee participated in student demonstrations against President Park Chung-hee's Seoul-Tokyo Talks taking issue with Japanese restitution for the colonization of the Korean peninsula. He was charged with plotting insurrection and was sentenced to five years probation and three years of imprisonment by the Supreme Court of Korea. He served a little under three months of his term at the Seodaemun prison ( ) in Seoul. Lee Myu...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3844691 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: South Korean Presbyterians, Lee Myung-Bak, Kim Young-Sam, Choi Ji-Woo, Kang Won Yong, Park Kyung-Won, Sung Yu Ri, Kim Yoon-Ok. Excerpt: Lee Myung-bak (pronounced ; Korean pronunciation: ; born 19 December 1941) is a Korean politician and is the President of South Korea. Prior to his presidency, he was the CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction, and the mayor of Seoul. Lee Myung-bak was born on December 19, 1941 in Osaka, Japan. His father, Lee Chung-u (, ), was employed as a farm hand on a cattle ranch in Japan. His mother, Chae Taewon (, ) was a housewife. Lee has three brothers and three sisters and is the fifth child of seven children. After the end of World War II in 1945, his family returned to his father's hometown Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. Lee's sister, Lee Ki-sun, made it known that they smuggled themselves into the country in order to avoid their property they acquired in Japan being confiscated by the officials. However, because the ship they took was wrecked off the coast of Tsushima island they lost their whole property after all and barely survived. Lee attended night school at Dongji Commercial High School in Pohang on a full scholarship. A year after graduation, Lee gained admission to Korea University. In 1964, during his third year in college, Lee was elected president of the student council. That year, Lee participated in student demonstrations against President Park Chung-hee's Seoul-Tokyo Talks taking issue with Japanese restitution for the colonization of the Korean peninsula. He was charged with plotting insurrection and was sentenced to five years probation and three years of imprisonment by the Supreme Court of Korea. He served a little under three months of his term at the Seodaemun prison ( ) in S... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3844691 ... Read more

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DescriptionIf one looks back upon history, Korean cinema has always repeatedly passed through fixed cycles of booms and crisis. Now, as we go through the aftermath of compacted modernization, just as was the case with Korean society, indications of fissure and decline are slowly appearing within the industry. But just has been the case over all of these years when it has broken through crisis, Korean cinema is in any event supplied with a driving force through the appearance of new talents, and will be able to transform itself once again. This book is an attempt to shed new light on some new faces of Korean film as we look back on the period leading up to the mid-2000s by highlighting the attempts of some young directors who have not yet accumulated long filmographies, but have achieved considerable results. ... Read more

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Chapters: Choi Jin Sil, U;nee, Jang Ja-Yeon, Lee Eun-Ju, Jeong Da-Bin, Kim Ji-Hoo, Woo Seung-Yeon, Lee Yoon-Hyung, Kim Kwang Suk. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 43. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Choi Jin-sil (December 24, 1968 October 2, 2008) was a South Korean actress and model. She was considered as one of the best actresses in South Korea, nicknamed "The Nation's Actress". Since her debut three decades ago, she played a leading role in dozens of movies, television dramas and commercials. Choi Jin-sil was born as the first child to her parents Choi Guk-hyeon and Jeong Ok-suk in Seoul, South Korea on December 24, 1968. She had a younger brother, Choi Jin-yeong () who was also an actor as well as a singer. He committed suicide on March 29, 2010. Choi Jae-sung, star in 1980s and early 90s is her cousin on paternal side. Her family was so poor that her mother once managed the household by running a pojangmacha(a small street stall selling foods). She dreamed of becoming a star to survive from the poverty. She confessed in talk shows her nickname during her school days was "Choisujebi" because she used to eat "sujebi"(a dumpling soup) instead of ordinary meals due to the home environment. Although Choi later became a high-paid model and actress, she was known for frugality, so she was honored by the South Korea president as "King of Savings". In 1987, Choi Jin Sil graduated from Seonil Girls' High School. She debuted in Korea's entertainment circles as a commercial film model. She began to gain "stardom" by starring in a advertising campaign for Samsung Electronics in which she acted as a newly wedded housewife. In 1988, she became a TV actress starring in the MBC historical drama, "500 Years of Joseon Dynasty". Her first movie was "North Korean Partisan in South Korea"(1990)....More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19567054 ... Read more