Romanization of Greek is the representation of Greek language texts, that are usually written in the Greek alphabet, with the Latin alphabet, or a system for doing so. There are several methods for the romanization of Greek, especially depending on whether the language written with Greek letters is Ancient Greek or Modern Greek and whether a phonetic transcription or a graphemic transliteration is intended.

Different systems of Romanization of Greek have been creating a good deal of confusion with rendering Greek personal and place names in English. For example, the word Άγιος ("Holy", "Saint"), common in many place names, may be variously rendered as Agios, Ayios, or Aghios (feminine forms: Agia, Ayia, or Aghia).^[1]

Transliteration tables[link]

The following tables list several transliteration schemes from the Greek alphabet to the Latin alphabet.

Diacritics[link]

The traditional polytonic orthography of Greek uses several distinct diacritic signs to render what was originally the pitch accent of Ancient Greek, and the presence or absence of word-initial h. In 1982, monotonic orthography was officially introduced for modern Greek. The only diacritics that remain are the acute accent (indicating stress) and the diaeresis (indicating that two consecutive vowels should not be combined). The acute accent and the diaeresis are kept in both the BGN/PCGN and the UN/ELOT romanization systems. There is one exception: in the vowel combinations αυ, ευ and ηυ the accent moves from the υ (that becomes v or f) to the preceding vowel.

See also[link]

• Beta code
• Classical compound
• English words of Greek origin
• List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names for help with Greek-derived scientific names of organisms
• List of Greek words with English derivatives
• Scientific transliteration
• ISO 843

References[link]

• Transliteration of Non-Roman Scripts, a collection of writing systems and transliteration tables, by Thomas T. Pedersen. Includes PDF reference charts for many languages’ transliteration systems.
• The Working Group on Romanization Systems of the United Nations.
• Transliteration chart of the Library of Congress.
• Scientific transliteration is described in the Ancient and Medieval Greek transliteration chart of the Library of Congress

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Baek Ji-Young (Hangul: 백지영, born March 25, 1976) is a South Korean pop and ballad singer.

Career[link]

Baek began her music career in 1999, entering the Korean dance scene with her first album Sorrow. The first single, "선택" (Choice), was unusual in that it was one of the first Korean pop songs to feature Latin beats. However, this single proved to be popular and charted very well. She quickly followed this album with a second, Rouge, which came out in April 2000, selling 360,000 copies^[1] and cementing her status as one of Korea's most popular female dance artists.

Two years after the release of Tres, Baek released her fourth album Smile in September 2003. Although not a runaway success, it managed to sell a decent number of copies, placing 46th for the year.^[2] However, her real comeback occurred in 2006, when Baek released her fifth album Smile Again in March. "사랑 안해" (I Won't Love), her first single from the album, was a ballad, unlike the rest of her Latin-style singles. Although this was a significant change, it proved to be a very popular song, getting to the top spot on certain performance show charts. This change was not a permanent one, as there were many Latin/dance tracks on the album. In fact, the second single has seen Baek going back to her musical roots, as Ez Do Dance is a sexy Latin number. She performed this single until the end of summer 2006, at which point she finished promotional activities for the album. In November 2006, Baek won an award for "Best Female Solo Singer" from the MKMF Awards and was one of the candidates for the "Overseas Viewer" award as well.^[3]

On September 7, 2007, Baek's sixth album, The Sixth Miracle, was released, with the lead single "사랑 하나면 돼" ("I Only Need One Love"). She won an award for the album at the Seoul Music Awards in January 2008.^[4]

Baek underwent vocal cord surgery to remove a cyst some time in February 2008. Although there were fears that her singing voice may change, the fear of losing her voice entirely is what prompted her to go ahead with the operation.^[5]

After recuperating from her surgery, Baek returned with her seventh album, Sensibility, released on November 14, 2008. It was reported that she would come back with a dance single to showcase her strengthened voice,^[6] but instead came back with "총 맞은 것처럼" ("Like a Bullet Hit Me"), a mid-tempo ballad. The single hit #1 on various online music sites^[7] and hit #1 on Korean Broadcasting System's music program Music Bank.^[8]

On August 9, 2009, Baek signified her comeback by announcing a collaboration with 2PM member Taecyeon for the title track of her mini-album EGO called "내 귀에 캔디" ("My Ear Candy"). Unlike her previous songs, My Ear Candyis a pop-dance track that includes techno beats. They first performed the song on Kim Jung Eun's Chocolate, although the episode did not air until a week later after her official comeback on Music Core.

EGO was released on August 14, 2009. On October 13, 2009, she contributed to the original soundtrack of popular drama IRIS with a single "잊지 말아요" (Don't Forget).

On November 21, 2009, Baek won the Daesang at MNet Asian Music Awards for Best Female Solo Artist.

She collaborated with Mighty Mouth for their comeback single "사랑이 올까요" ("Will Love Come"), released on March 12, 2010 along with a music video. This is her second collaboration with the group, where she featured on their mini-album "Love Class" in the track "Miss U", released on August 6, 2009.

In 2012, Baek Ji Young announced her comeback with her first dance title track in three years. On May 7 she released a ballad from the mini album, entitled "Voice" featuring Gary from Leessang. On the 17th her "Good Boy" mini album was released, including the dance title track of the same name featuring Yong Jun Hyung of BEAST.

Controversy[link]

In 2000, a sex tape featuring Baek and her manager at the time, Kim Shi Won, leaked out into the internet community.

The video was recorded secretly in the hotel room without Baek's knowledge.^[9] and was later used to threaten Baek when she attempted to change her contracted manager at the peak of her career. The former manager, who fled to the U.S., is currently serving time in a Los Angeles jail for charges of sex with a minor, which he recorded on video.^[10]

Man of Korea, a rights groups for men, filed an injunction against the 2012 song "Good Boy" as the song "berates men". The group says that the older girlfriend "suggests that her boyfriend is as stupid as a dog and needs to be tamed...the way that the boyfriend talks back is likened to barking and biting the owner." ^[11]

Discography[link]

References[link]

Kim Bum Soo (김범수, 金範修) born January 26, 1979, is a South Korean R&B and soul singer (see also K-pop) famous for his smooth vocals and emotive ballads.

Particularly, he is noted for the song 보고싶다 (bo go ship da), the title of which means 'I miss you' in English. This song became the theme song of Korean drama 천국의 계단 (Stairway to Heaven).

Kim Bum Soo is the first Korean artist to make a mark on the North American music charts, with his song 'Hello Goodbye Hello' ranked as the 51st spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2001.^[1]

Early career[link]

Kim decided upon pursuing a music career at the age of 20, inspired and encouraged after singing with the local church choir throughout his youth. At Seoul Institute of the Arts, Joongbu University, he majored in music. Shortly after graduating, Kim attended an audition where he landed a recording contract with the label 'Team Entertainment.' Subsequently, his debut album was not released for another two years.

Prior to 'bo go ship da', another of Kim's songs, 'Promise', from the album of the same name, had also been used for the popular MBC drama, 'Watch and Watch Again' (1999), establishing Kim's staple image as a ballad singer. Critic and writer Catherine Chan recalls the feeling surrounding the song as a 'sentimental lovers' favorite,' describing how the song 'had all the ingredients - a tender voice, lovely melody and dreamy lyrics.' (source: http://www.koreahkfriendship.org)

5th album[link]

Kim's 5th album, 'Remember Kim Bum Soo 5th & So Long...' was so titled as a reference to the fact that he released it right before he was about to start his two-year compulsory military service. This is in accordance with South Korean nationality law.

Just prior to beginning his service, Kim had produced the song 오아시스 (Oasis), which was released as a track on this.

The song has a slightly more commercially American R&B feel than the bulk of his music, demonstrating the stylistic growth Kim has experienced over the years.

On Kim's 5th album, he also pays homage to those that have inspired and influenced him on the track 'Like'. Amongst those he names are Stevie Wonder, Eric Benet, Brian McKnight, Babyface, R Kelly, Mary J. Blige and Lenny Kravitz.

He has also incorporated covers of songs by some of these artists in his live concerts, noticeably Stevie Wonder's 'Lately' and R Kelly 'I Believe I Can Fly.'

The only of his albums to be produced in the US, 'Remember Kim Bum Soo 5th & So Long...' also references Kim's connection to the Christian faith, with the gospel-inspired CCM track, 'The One In My Life'. The song clearly alludes to Kim's childhood church choir days, giving the 'goodbye-and-remember'-themed album a nostalgic sense of 'ending at the beginning.'

Kim continues to do performances in several countries within East Asia, but also in other parts of the world—notably in North America, where Korean pop culture (drama and music) has skyrocketed in popularity within the last decade. Past events have been held in Hawaii, New York, Los Angeles, and Boston, as well as in parts of Canada.

After military service[link]

Kim returned to his music career after he completed his military service. His sixth album, released in 2008, was titled The Practical Usage of Sadness(슬픔활용법). While delivering several powerful ballads on this album, he also branched out into new genres, such as on the country tune "님아."

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• 1 - a promise, 1999

1. 1. Promise
2. 2. Love will leave
3. 3. Love, just / Remake
4. 4. Your starting
5. 5.11 月 3 日 ...
6. 6. Rain and
7. 7. Before it's too late
8. 8. Now go away
9. 9.This Masquerade
10. 10. First Love
11. 11. Dreams

• 2 - remember, 2000
• 2.5 - new song & special, 2001
• 3 - I want to see, 2002
• 4 - The 4th Episode, 2004

1. Areumdaun Chaero (In The Beautiful State)
2. Be Mine
3. Gaseume Jineun Taeyang (The Sun That Sets In My Heart)
4. Geojitmar (Lies)
5. Handongan Tteum Haesseotji (I Was Hesitant For A While) (Remake)
6. Happiness
7. Huhoega Sirta (I Don't Want To Regret)
8. Naui Neoege (Me To You)
9. Sarangmaneuron (Only Love)
10. Seulpeum Hangaunde (The Very Middle Of Sorrow)
11. To Me
12. Wae Tto (What Now)
13. Yeongwone Gwanhayeo (About Eternity)
14. Kim Bum Soo ft. Park Hyo Shin - Muje (Untitled)

• 5 - Remember Kim Bum Soo & So Long, 2006
• 6 - Kim Bum Soo 6th, The Practical Usage of Sadness (grief hwalyongbeop), 2008
• 7 - 7th, Solista Part.1 (2010) 7th, Solista Part.2 (2011)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Kim Bum Soo featured at the Waikiki Shell, Hawaii Romance Festival, May 2008

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Kim Bum (Hangul: 김범; born Kim Sang Beom, July 7, 1989) is a South Korean actor and model. He is best known as So Yi Jeong (So Yi Jung), in "Boys Over Flowers".Kim Bum is the popular star of numerous Korean television series and dramas, as well as several feature-length films.Winner of the Netizen Popularity Award at the 2008 Korean Drama Festival, was educated at Jungang University. Having set his sights on an acting career while still a young school boy, Kim regularly attended auditions and took acting classes. However, it was not until he joined the “Survival Star Audition” that his hard work finally paid off. He placed 8th in a field of hundreds, but because he was only 17, in a program aimed at actors in their 20’s, he could not proceed in the competition. “Survival Star Audition” opened many opportunities for Kim, and he began receiving multiple television series roles and his popularity soared. Although continually the object of much internet and magazine gossip, Kim Bum continues to ascend as a South Korean star, while remaining firmly planted in his roots.

Kim Bum plays So Yi Jung (Sojiroh Nishikado), one of the Korean F4 members in "Boys Over Flowers", the Korean remake of Japanese manga "Hana Yori Dango". Kim Bum showed his acting chops playing the young Lee Dong Chul in "East of Eden" and is one of South Korea's rising male stars to be watched.

Kim Bum got into his second car accident at around 9 pm Sunday night (Feb 1st), while he was travelling to the BOYS OVER FLOWERS filming location at GYEONGGI DO, His car was crashed by another vehicle from behind while his manager was paying for toll fee.Both of them suffered injuries but its the manager who suffered most. According to KIM BUM’s management, his manager’s head is stuck outside to get the receipt, then suddenly another vehicle bumped into their car from behind. Despite the accident, both of them proceed to the shoot. However later, the manager felt the symptoms like his neck was swollen so, he proceeded to Seoul Kang nam Ahn Shi Hospital after finishing the shoot. Kim bum also complained pains in his waist area.

Filmography[link]

Television[link]

Film[link]

Discography[link]

Kim Bum[link]

1. Intro (For Eve’s Lovers)
2. 성탄 전야(이브)의 하늘 (Christmas Eve’s Sky)
3. 지금, 만나러 갑니다 (I’m Going To Meet Her Now)
4. 지금, 만나러 갑니다 (한국어판) (I’m Going To Meet Her Now (Korean))
5. 성탄 전야(이브)의 하늘 (Instrumental) (Christmas Eve’s Sky)
6. 지금, 만나러 갑니다 (Instrumental) (I’m Going To meet Her Now)

Awards[link]

• 2009 Andre Kim's Atelier: Male Star Award ^[4]
• 2009 SBS Drama Awards: New Star Award (Dream)
• 2010 Barbie & Ken Awards 2010: Korean Ken^[5]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website (Korean)

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Lee Soo Young
Background information
Birth name	Lee Ji Yeon
Born	(1979-04-12) April 12, 1979 (age 33)
Origin	South Korea
Genres	Pop, K-pop
Years active	1999–present

Lee Soo Young (born Lee Ji Yeon, April 12, 1979 in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean ballad singer. She made her debut in 1999 in Korea with the hit “I Believe.” Currently, she has nine released albums and five mini-albums (labeled as Holiday in Lombok, Classic, As Time Goes By, An Autumn Day, Once) and sang six OSTs. She’s recognized in Korea for her powerful voice and although she rarely appears in her own music videos, she has earned a lot of popularity. She has also recently appeared on a number of variety shows, displaying her sense of humour and her ability to be comical and carefree, adding to her popularity. Today she is considered one of Korea’s most famous and accomplished ballad singers.

In 2001, she sang the official Korean version of the Final Fantasy X song “Suteki Da Ne” in Korean, titled “얼마나 좋을까” (“Eolmana Joheulkka”).

She released her seventh album, Grace, on January 21, 2006. It performed very well, able to shoot straight to the top of the charts. The popularity of the album led to a limited edition (repackage) release of Grace, of which only 30,000 copies were produced.

Lee has performed the new song written by her titled "Lavender" from her new album at the wedding ceremony of her close friend, Seo Min Jung.^[1]

On October 5, 2010 at age 31 she married her fiance(age 41) whom she met through church. They dated for about a year before tying the knot at the Villa de Bailey wedding house.^[2] And in February 2011, she announced that was four months pregnant and would have her first child in the summer of 2011 and during this time she would only focus on preparing for the child and her radio show on KBS 2FM (89.1Mhz)^[3]

Discography[link]

Studio Albums[link]

1. [1999.11.17] I Believe
2. [2001.02.10] Never Again
3. [2001.12.13] Made in Winter
4. [2002.09.11] My Stay in Sendai
5. [2003.08.21] This Time
6. [2004.09.10] The Colors of My Life
7. [2006.01.21] Grace
8. [2007.09.13] Set It Down (내려놓음)
9. [2009.10.21] Dazzle

Other Albums[link]

1. [2001.09.18] Concert Album 'Thank You (그녀에게 감사해요), Lee Soo Young Live'
2. [2003.01.24] Special Album 'Sweet Holiday in Lombok'
3. [2004.01.12] Classic
4. [2005.01.10] As Time Goes By
5. [2005.10.20] 2005 Special Album 'An Autumn Day'

Mini Album[link]

1. [2008.11.13] Once

Singles[link]

1. [2004.06.23] Saigo no Wagamama (最後のわがまま / The Final Indulgence)

Awards[link]

• 2003 MBC Top 10 Gayo Festival: Daesang
• 2004 Golden Disk Awards: Daesang
• 2004 MBC Top 10 Gayo Festival: Daesang

References[link]

External links[link]

• Lee Soo Young at Allmusic
• Biography and Discography
• Hong Kong discuss all MV/Shows