August Wrap Up
Hello fellow K-POP enthusiasts!
August has been an intense month for all the admins! Onyx left for Korea late August to start teaching, and I started school mid-month! A lot has been happening but we’re still moving forward trying to do our best to get all the posts done as well as other projects that we are working on. We hope that you all are doing well and that if you’ve started school that things are going smoothly!
P.S. JR will be at PENTAGON’s Prism concert this coming month so shout to all the Universes following us! ✨
NEWS:
August 15, 1945: Liberation Day (광복절/光復節/Gwangbokjeol) - is a public holiday which celebrates Korea’s liberation from Japan.
August 1, 2009: Gwanghwamun Plaza/광화문광장 was opened.
August 4, 2009: Cho Oh Ryun, a famous swimmer, affectionately dubbed Asia’s Seal, passes from a heart attack.
August 8, 2009: Former President, Kim Dae Jung, passes away. President from 1998 to 2003, and the winner of the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize.
August 10, 2010: The Prime Minister of Japan, Naoto Kan, apologises for colonising the Korean peninsula in the early 20th century, with the promise to return cultural relics in the near future.
August 11, 2010: Typhoon Dianmu stikes in the Korean Peninsula.
August 12, 2010: André Kim, an iconic fashion designer since 1962, passes away from cancer.
August 2013: A sabotage plot against Korea is uncovered.
August 29, 2013: The Busan International Comedy Festival is founded.
August 18-25, 2014: South Korea suffers from flash floods, killing at least five people.
DRAMAS:
August 2009: Take Care of the Young Lady (Yoon Eun Hye, a former Baby Vox member is the main female lead. The drama averaged around 15% ratings, and eventually got a remake in the Philippines. Davichi participated in the drama’s soundtrack.)
August 2009: Style (This drama boasted many cameos including members of FT Island, 2NE1, 2PM, and more.)
August 2010: Sungkyunkwan Scandal ( The show stars former JYJ member Yoochun and actress Park Mi Young. It averaged around 10% ratings, won multiple awards in various categories, and eventually received a Chinese remake.)
August 2010: My Girlfriend is a Gumiho (This drama stars Lee Seung Gi and Shin Min Ah. It averaged 15% ratings and won acting and OST awards.)
August 2011: Ojakgyo Brothers (This family drama went on into February of the next year. It stars former After School member Uee. The ratings averaged in the high 20%.)
August 2012: To The Beautiful You (The show stars former f(x) member Sulli, SHINee member Minho, and actor Lee Hyun Woo. EXO - K and LEDapple make cameos. It averaged around 5% in ratings.)
August 2012: Panda and Hedgehog (The show stars Lee Donghae of Super Junior, Yoon Seung Ah, and former After School member Yoon So Young. A few members of the cast participated in the OST.)
August 2013: Good Doctor (The drama stars Joo Won, Moon Chae Won, Joo Sang Wook, and former Mint member Kim Min Seo. It averaged around 18% ratings. The show won many awards at various award shows, and eventually an American remake aired on ABC in 2017.)
August 2013: Master’s Sun (The show stars Gong Hyo Jin and So Ji Seob. It was written by the famous Hong Sisters, averaged around 18% ratings, and won many awards.)
August 2014: What Happens to My Family? (The stars ZE:A member, Park Hyung Sik, as one of the main leads. This Saturday-Sunday family drama that went into February. It averaged around 30% ratings, and won various awards at multiple award shows.)
August 2014: Plus Nine Boys (The show stars Kim Young Kwang, BTOB’s Yook Sung Jae, Oh Jung Se, and Choi Ro Woon. Apink’s Cho Rong also has a smaller role-- and there are a variety cameos.)
August 2014: The Three Musketeers (This period drama stars CNBLUE’s Jung Yong Hwa, Lee Jin Wook, Yang Dong Geun, and Jung Hae In.)
August 2015: The Virtual Bride (The show stars former Sistar member Kim Dasom and Kwak Hee Sung of EDEN. It averaged just under 5% ratings.)
August 2015: Yong Pal (Dubbed drama of the year, this show stars Joo Won and Kim Tae Hee. Because of it’s great ratings (hitting over 20%), it got a two episode extension. It also won multiple awards at various award shows.)
August 2015: Twenty Again (This show stars Choi Ji Woo, Lee Sang Yoon, Choi Won Young, Kim Min Jae, and Apink’s Son Na Eun. The final episode received over 7% ratings.)
FILMS RELEASED
August 27, 2009: Treeless Mountain (This critically acclaimed film won four awards at four different international film festivals.)
August 4, 2010: The Man From Nowhere (This classic movie stars Won Bin. This was the highest grossing film of 2010 with over six million admissions - it had the no, 1 spot at the box office for five consecutive weeks. It received an Indian remake called Rocky Handsome. At one point it had a score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and won multiple awards at various award shows.)
August 12, 2010: I Saw the Devil (This movie stars Lee Byung Hun. It did really well at the box office. It gad to go through multiple cuts because it kept getting mature ratings due to its violent content. On Rolling Stones’s “20 Scariest Movies You’ve Never Seen” article it sits at no. 8. It also won multiple awards.)
August 10, 2011: War of the Arrows (This was the highest grossing film of 2011 with over 7 million admissions. It won multiple awards at various award shows.)
August 8, 2012: I am the King (This movie stars Joo Ji Hoon, and made over $4 million dollars at the box office.)
August 15, 2012: R2B: Return to the Base (This was Rain’s last work before going to the military. This movie was a remake of the 1964 movie The Red Scarf. It ended up being sold to over 30 countries.)
August 1, 2013: Snowpiercer (This movie by Bong Joon Ho, was a joint US and South Korea production. It stars Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Sang Kang Ho, and Go Ah Sung. It made over $80 million worldwide. It won multiple awards at various awards shows and festivals. The story is currently being adapted into a TV show that will air in 2020.)
August 8, 2013: Supershow 4 3D (This documentary follows Super Junior at their first live world concert tour in Seoul. The tour itself garnered over $50 million dollars from 24 shows.)
August 13, 2014: Haemoo/ Sea Fog (The movie passed 1 million admissions in just a week. It was former JYJ member, Park Yoochun’s movie debut. It was sold to five countries at the Cannes Film Market. It won multiple awards at various shows and festivals.)
August 5, 2015: Veteran (The film stars Yoo Ah In and Hwang Jung Min. It gained over 13 million admissions (5th all time grossing film in Korean film history). Won multiple awards at various shows.)
August 20, 2015: The Beauty Inside (This movie us based off of the American movie of the same name. It tells the story of a man that wakes up every day in a new body-- because of that there are multiple famous Korean actors portraying the main male lead. Han Hyo Joo stars as the main female lead. A 2018 drama, based off of this movie, was made starring Seo Hyun Jin.)
SAD STUFF:
August 2014: Hayeon (하연) departs from GI.
August 24, 2015: EXO-M’s Tao (타오) leaves EXO and files a lawsuit against SM.
August 7, 2015: Sulli leaves f(x) to focus on her acting career.
August 20, 2015: Kibum leaves Super Junior and SM Entertainment.
August 31, 2015: 2AM's Changmin leaves JYP Entertainment and signs on with BigHit Entertainment.
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Hey, ho! Eu estou atualmente fazendo diversos gif icons de diversos artistas do kpop, e gostaria saber se vocês tem sugestões de gente que não possui como aqueles de grupos mais desconhecidos ou mais antigos.
Hey! Olha, na minha opinião qualquer pessoa que não tivesse muios resources já estaria ótimo. No nosso face claim directory tem uma categoria de “poucos resources de rp” que tem os fcs que tem poucos gif hunts/gif icons, apesar de estar um pouco desatualizada, mas ainda dá pra ajudar. Vou deixar alguns nomes aqui pra você (esses fcs só tem um post na tag de gif icons): Kim Dasom (Sistar), Na Haeryung (Bestie), Ahn Jaehyo (Block B), Lee Chanhyuk (AKMU), Kwon Sohyun (Ex-4minute), Son Hyunwoo (Shownu do Monsta X). Mas, já sugerindo aqui, eu acho que seria legal fazer de atores (alguns que tem poucos gif hunts/icons: Park Sodam, Kim Go Eun, Go Ara, Kim Min Jae, Lee Wongeun, Park Hyungsik) também.
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