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Guk
Kongnamul guk with rice, bean sprout soup
Korean name
Hangul	국, 탕
Hanja	湯
Revised Romanization	guk, tang
McCune–Reischauer	kuk, t'ang

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Guk (국), also sometimes known as Tang (탕), is a class of soup-like dishes in Korean cuisine. Guk and tang are commonly grouped together and regarded as the same type of dish, although guk is more watery and a basic dish for the Korean table setting, and is usually eaten at home. On the other hand, tang has less water than guk and has been developed for sale in restaurants.^[1]

Overview[link]

Guk is a native Korean word, while tang is a Sino-Korean word that originally meant "boiling." Tang has been used as an honorific term in place of guk. Tang can denote the same meaning as guk in the names of dishes such as mae-untang (spicy seafood soup), daegutang (codfish soup), samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup), or chueotang (추어탕).^[1]

Generally, the names of soups made with vegetables are suffixed with guk rather than tang. Toranguk (taro soup), kimchiguk (kimchi soup), muguk (daikon soup), siraegiguk (soup made with napa cabbage), and miyeok guk (wakame soup) are some examples. Gamjaguk and gamjatang are made with different ingredients; gamjaguk is made largely with potatoes, but gamjatang is made with pork bones and few potatoes.^[1]

[edit] Guk types by broth

Guk is largely categorized into four groups of soups, such as malgeun jangguk (맑은 장국), gomguk (곰국), tojangguk (토장국), and naengguk (냉국). Malgeun jangguk literally means "clear (malgeun, 맑은) soup (guk, 국) seasoned with a condiment (jang, 장)," such as doenjang (soy bean paste) or ganjang, and is served in a bansang (반상, regular meal table). The main ingredients for malgeun jangguk are meat, fish, vegetables, and seafoods. Gomguk, also called gomtang, refers to either a soup type made by boiling various beef parts such as rib, oxtail, brisket, head, and so forth for a long time, or made with ox bone by the same method. The broth of gomguk tends to have a milky color and to be rich and hearty taste. It can also be made with chicken or pork bone, to produce samgyetang or gamjatang.

Tojangguk are based on doenjang broth and ssaltteumul (쌀뜨물, leftover water after washing rice for cooking). The taste is usually savory and deep. Naengguk are cold soups usually eaten in summer. These soups are usually clean and tangy, such as with oi naengguk (오이냉국, cold cucumber) and miyeok naengguk (미역냉국, cold wakame soup). Kkaetguk (깻국, sesame soup), made with chicken and sesame seeds, is thick and serves to replenish and supplement nutrients during hot weather.

[edit] Malgeun jangguk

Jaecheopguk, small shellfish soup one of malgeun jangguk

• Tteokguk (떡국), tteok (rice cake) soup
• Miyeok guk (미역국), wakame soup
• Kongnamul guk (콩나물국), made with kongnamul
• Muguk (무국), made with daikon^[2]
• Gamjaguk (감자국), made with potato
• Toranguk (토란국), made with taro
• Bugeoguk (북어국), made with dried Alaska pollock^[3]
• Bogeoguk (복어국), made with puffer fish
• Jogaeguk (조개국), made with shellfish^[4]
  • Jaecheopguk (재첩국), soup made with jaecheop (small clams, Corbicula fluminea) harvested in rivers of Gyeongsang-do^[5]

[edit] Gomguk

Seolleongtang, one of the types of gomguk

• Beef
  • Gomguk/gomtang (곰국/곰탕, Korean pronunciation: [koːmk͈uk, koːmtʰaŋ]):
    • Sagol gomtang (사골곰탕), pale-bone broths garnished with oxtail or sliced brisket^[6][7][8]
    • Kkori gomtang (꼬리곰탕), ox tail soup
  • Seolleongtang (설렁탕): ox leg bone soup simmered for more than 10 hours until the soup is milky-white. Usually served in a bowl containing somyeon and pieces of beef. Sliced scallions and black pepper are used as condiments
  • Galbitang (갈비탕), made with galbi or beef ribs^[9]
  • Yukgaejang (육개장)
  • Doganitang (도가니탕)

• Chicken and pork
  • Samgyetang (삼계탕), a soup made with Cornish game hens that are stuffed with ginseng, a hedysarum, glutinous rice, jujubes, garlic, and chestnuts; the soup is traditionally eaten in the summer
  • Gamjatang (감자탕, "potato stew"), a spicy soup made with pork spine, vegetables (especially potatoes), and hot peppers; the vertebrae are usually separated, and the dish is often served as a late night snack but may also be served for lunch or dinner
  • Dwaeji gukbap (돼지국밥), a representative regional hearty pork-parts soup of coastal Gyeongsang-do

[edit] Tojangguk

Tojangguk are eaten all year round. The term emerged in the 1930s in Korean cookbooks.^[10]

• Sigeumchi tojangguk (시금치토장국), made with spinach
• Auk tojangguk (아욱토장국)
• Naengi tojangguk (냉이토장국)
• Ugeojiguk (우거지국), made with ugeoji (우거지, dried napa cabbage)
• Daseulgiguk (다슬기국)

Naengguk[link]

Naengguk refers to all kinds of cold soups, mainly eaten in summer. They are also called changuk (literally "cold soup") in pure Korean while the term naengguk is a combination of a Hanja word and a pure Korean word with the same meaning.^[11] The first historical record on naengguk appears in a poem written by Yi Gyu-bo (1168–1241), a high officer of the Goryeo period (918–1392). Naengguk is referred to as "sungaeng" in the poem, which literally means sunchaeguk, soup made with sunchae (Brasenia schreberi). Yi praised its clear and plain taste.^[12][13]

Naengguk is generally divided into two categories according to taste and ingredients. One group of naengguk is made by mixing chilled water and vinegar to give a sweet and sour taste; examples include miyeok naengguk made with wakame, oi naengguk made with cucumber, pa naengguk made with spring onions, nameul naengguk made with garlic, and gim naengguk made with gim or nori. The other group is made to supplement health and has rich tastes, such as chilled soup made with chicken, sesame, or soy bean.^[12][13]

• Miyeok naengguk (미역냉국), cold wakame soup
• Oi naengguk (오이냉국), cold cucumber soup
• Gkaetguk (깻국), hearty cold soup made with chicken and ground sesame seeds
• Naengkongguk (냉콩국), made with ground soybeans and can be used for kongguksu
• Kongnamul naengguk (콩나물냉국), made with kongnamul

[edit] Guk by ingredients

• Maeuntang (매운탕): a refreshing, hot and spicy fish soup.
• Haejangguk (해장국): a favorite hangover cure consisting usually of meaty pork spine, ugeoji (우거지 dried napa cabbage) coagulated ox blood (similar to blood pudding), and vegetables in a hearty beef broth; legend has it that soon after World War II, the restaurant that invented this stew was the only place open in the Jongno district when the curfew at the time lifted at 4:00 AM
• Haemultang (해물탕): made with various seafood
• Haemuljaptang (해물잡탕), made with seafood and beef offal, once part of the Korean royal court cuisine
• Altang (알탕): can be made with myeongran jeot (명란젓), salted and fermented Alaska pollack's roe seasoned with chili pepper or fresh roe
• Chueotang (추어탕): made with Misgurnus mizolepis^[14]
• Yongbongtang (용봉탕): made with chicken, carp and softshell turtle^[15]
• Manduguk (만두국): mandu soup^[16]
• Wanjatang (완자탕): made with wanja (meatball-like jeon)^[17]
• Gyerantang (계란탕): soup made with eggs^[18]
• Ssukkuk (쑥국): made with ssuk (Artemisia princeps var. orientalis)^[19]
• Sundaeguk (순대국): made with Sundae (or pork blood sausage) and sometimes it includes fatty pieces of intestine (gopchang), liver, lungs, bits of cartilage, and meat.^[20]

[edit] Gukbap

Gukbap (국밥) are dishes developed from guk. The term literally means "soup with rice." The dish is typically served in restaurants, and has become popular among the working class since the late Joseon Dynasty.^[21]

• Kongnamul gukbap (콩나물국밥), clear soybean sprout (kongnamul) soup with rice
• Ttaro gukbap (따로국밥), a variety of yukgaejang, local specialty of Daegu^[22]

The Japanese word for gukbap is クッパ kuppa. Video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto lent the word to the name of the character Bowser Koopa (大魔王クッパ Daimaō Kuppa in Japanese) in the Mario series of video games. Alternative names ユッケ Yukke (yukhoe) and ビビンバ Bibinba (bibimbap) were also considered, as Miyamoto had intended to name him after a dish in Korean cuisine.^[23]

See also[link]

• Jeongol
• Jjigae

References[link]

• "Guk (국)" (in Korean). Empas / EncyKorea. http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=244167&v=44. Retrieved 2008-05-27. 
• "Guk (국)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=21631&contentno=21631. Retrieved 2008-05-27. 

External links[link]

• Soups and stews from Food in Korea

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Jung Eun-ji (Korean: 정은지; born August 18, 1993 as Jung Hye-rim), is a South Korean idol singer and dancer. She is the Main Vocalist of girl group A Pink under A Cube Entertainment.

Biography[link]

Eun-ji was born in Gyeongsang-do, Busan as Jung Hye-rim on August 18, 1993. She has one younger brother, Jung Minki.

Career[link]

Pre Debut[link]

Eunji was revealed as A Pink's 4th member and main vocalist, with a video of Eunji performing Jennifer Hudson‘s “Love You I Do.”^[1]

A Pink[link]

Collaboration[link]

Eunji and Beast's Yang Yo-seob, Beast's Main Vocalist, has been paired up for A Cube's new project, ‘A Cube For Season'. The pair released the MV for their single, Love Day.^[2] The pair had performed the soothing track on Music Core as a special stage.^[3].

Eunji will also be making her acting debut in "Respond 1997" as Sung Si-Won along with Infinite's Hoya, Sechs Kies, Eun Ji-won, Seo In Guk, etc.^[4][5]

Discography[link]

Collaborations[link]

Filmography[link]

Television shows[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Korean) Eunji Wagle

Eun Ji Won 은지원
Eun Ji Won performing at the Lolipop Concert, in May 2010
Background information
Birth name	Eun Ji Won
Also known as	G1, G (지), Eun Cho Ding (은초딩)
Born	(1978-06-08) June 8, 1978 (age 34)
Origin	South Korea
Genres	K-pop, hip-hop, R&B, rap
Occupations	Rapper, singer, dancer, composer, producer, Host, Entertainer
Years active	1997–2000 (Group) 2000 - present (Solo)
Labels	Daesung Entertainment (1997-2000) SD Entertainment 13 Creative Unit[1] CH Entertainment GYM Entertainment (Current)
Associated acts	Sechs Kies, Movement, Clover

Eun Ji Won (born June 8, 1978^[2]) is a Korean rapper, Host, dancer, composer and former leader of Korean Hip hop group Sechs Kies (젝스키스). Sechs Kies was divided into The Black Kies, which were the three rappers and The White Kies which were the vocalists. Eun Ji Won was the leader for The Black Kies and rapper and leader of the group Sechs Kies.

He was the oldest member in the group. Eun Ji Won has pursued a solo career since 2001 with his first single track "A-Ha". He recently returned to the K-pop scene in 2007 with the Latin-hip-hop single track titled "Adios". A year later in 2008, he returned with a new single album G Code with the title track being "Dangerous", also with a Latin-hip hop rhythm. Besides working as a singer, he currently appears as a member on KBS' Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days as well as a bell line member in the KBS variety show Star Golden Bell.

Eun Ji Won recently wedded with a two-year-older South Korean woman from Hawaii whom he had met 13 years ago during his study abroad.^[3]

Early life[link]

He graduated from Seoul Yeudo Elementary School (서울 여의도 초등학교), Yoon Joong Junior High School (윤중 중학교) and Korea Kent Foreign School in South Korea. After moving to the United States, he attended Hawaii Pacific University in Hawaii, where he was known as Matthew Eun. During his life in Hawaii, he lived with Kang Sung Hoon as a roommate.^[4] His granduncle is Park Chung-hee, former president of South Korea. Subsequently, Eun's first cousin once removed is the prominent Korean politician Park Geun-hye, the daughter of the late president Park.^[5]

Eun Ji Won's nickname during Sechs Kies was "soy sauce" (깜시) because of his dark skin colour. "Eun Cho Ding"(Eun elementary kid) is his recent nickname and was given to him on KBS' reality-variety show Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days because of his "kid (junior-high or elementary student)" like actions.

Music career[link]

1997–2000: Sechs Kies[link]

Eun Ji Won and Kang Sung Hoon were the first to be discovered by Daesung Entertainment's co-president who was vacationing in Hawaii. The two were discovered and cast at a nightclub. Kim Jae Duc and Lee Jae Jin were in a dance group Quicksilvers in their home town of Pusan where one of the members sent a tape to Daesung Entertainment.^[6] During an open audition, Jang Su Won was cast and accepted. Finally, Ko Ji Yong was introduced to Daesung Entertainment by Kang Sung Hoon because they were friends since elementary school. The pair initially desired to debut as a duo, but could not do so after the debut of H.O.T..^[7] Lee Ho-Yeon, the president of Daesung Entertainment, decided to form a six-member group, in which Eun performed as a rapper.

The group debuted in 1997 and disbanded in 2000. Eun described his days as a Sechs Kies member as hectic. He recalled that members would disappear into their parents' homes to avoid the schedule.^[8] He had said that the group's record label planned much of their media appearances without consulting the members. During this time, the group has gained prominence that rivaled H.O.T..

On May 18, 2000, Sechs Kies held a press conference to announce their departure from the k-pop scene. As a few members shed tears, they explained their situation in little detail. Lee Jae Jin later stated that the group initially intended to depart from the record label, and did not intend to disband. After the press conference, one last music video, entitled "Thanks" was released, which is a rare music video made after their final concert. After the disbandment, he said that he had not seen bandmate Ko Ji-Yong for seven years; Ko moved to the United States to study abroad and has not returned since.^[9]

Performing with former members[link]

Though Sechs Kies disbanded in 2000, in 2002 Eun Ji Won performed alongside former Sechs Kies members, Kang Sung Hoon, and J-Walk's (Kim Jae Duc and Jang Su Won). Most recently in 2007, Eun Ji Won performed with J-Walk on various music shows as both returned to stage around the same time. They performed on KBS' Yoon Do Hyun's Love Letter where they performed their own Sechs Kies track, "Couple" and on KBS' Music Bank 'Special Stage' where all three performed Eun Ji Won's "Adios" and J-Walk's "Light Storm". Just recently, Eun Ji Won and J-Walk performed "Couple" at Lee Soo Geun's wedding on March 2, 2008. Eun Ji Won was featured on J-Walk's third album's title track, "My Love", where he was also featured in the music video.

Solo career[link]

2000–2002: Beginning of a solo career[link]

After Sechs Kies ended, Eun Ji Won started his solo career in 2000 under the name G1. He first debuted with the single track "A-Ha" on October 27, 2000. He composed and penned all songs from his first single album. Eun Ji Won released his first regular album on March 29, 2001 with the title track "Murmur". With the success of his first album, Eun Ji Won refined his style and attempted new experiments with his music in his second album.

2003–2005: Third album breakthrough[link]

Eun Ji Won then hit it big with his third album with the title song "Drunken in Melody" which was released on September 5, 2005.^[10] He later released a repackage album of his third album which included a 'Winter Version' of "Mikasaro" and "Never Ever" from his first single album. "Drunken In Melody" earned him the Hip Hop Award from the 2003 SBS Gayo Awards and KMTV Korean Music Awards. He has also performed this song twice on stage with Tiger JK of Drunken Tiger on KBS' Yoon Do Hyun's Love Letter.

2004: First leading-male screen debut[link]

Eun Ji Won has starred as the leading-male role in the romantic-comedy movie Marrying High School Girl (여고생 시집가기) with Lim Eun Kyung which was directed by first-time director Oh Duk Hwan. It was in theatres on December 23, 2004. Eun played as Park Ondal, a transfer student to the same school as Pyung-Gang (played by Lim Eun Kyung). The two star in an "inspired by Korean legend" tale about a high school bad girl who must get married to someone named "Ondal" before her sixteenth birthday and have a baby within one year after marriage, otherwise she will die.

2006: Joined hip-hop crew Movement[link]

Although he disappeared from the mainstream k-pop, in mid-2006, he joined Movement (무브먼트), a group of rappers and hip-hop artists from all over Korea. Many of these singers are also well-known among the k-pop industry while some are well known as underground artists. Members of Movement include Drunken Tiger, Tasha (Yoon Mi Rae), Dynamic Duo, Epik High, TBNY, Leessang, Yang Dong Gun (YDG), Bobby Kim, Buga Kingz, Ann, Double K, and many more. Movement held a concert on May 13, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Many artists of the Movement have also been featured in Eun Ji Won's albums.

2007–2008: Return after two-year hiatus[link]

Eun Ji Won returned with a new single titled "Adios" after a two-year-and-six-month hiatus from the music industry. His new single Love, Death, Introspection (사랑 死랑 思랑) was released on October 30, 2007. It has four new tracks and an instrumental version of his title song "Adios". Mr. Tyfoon, Baek Ji Young and Sat Byul (샛별) were featured in this single album. "Adios", which is a Latin hip-hop track, was composed by Keeproots and the lyrics were written by Mr. Tyfoon. Tiger JK from Drunken Tiger, Mr. Tyfoon and Eun Ji Won himself helped in producing this single album.^[11][12] He now works under 13 Creative Unit, which is part of Eyagi Entertainment, who also produces the female singer Hwang Bo, and actress Park Si Yeon.

In mid-2007, he has appeared on a new reality-variety show Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days produced by KBS. He has replaced Kim Jong Min on MBC's Come To Play (놀러와) who left to serve his military duties. Kim Jong Min was also part of the 1 Night 2 Days cast and was replaced by MC Mong. He was also part of the cast on SBS' Burst! Mental Concentration (작렬! 정신통일) before the show ended in September 2007 due to low ratings.

During the production of his fifth album, Eun Ji Won selected 20 songs from over a hundred songs. In 2007, Eun Ji Won performed at the DKNY Party. He has stated that starring on TV shows and his fifth album do not have anything to do with each other.

Eun Ji Won also participated in Moon Ji Eun's debut mini album. Moon Ji Eun and Eun Ji Won are under the same label, Starship Entertainment. Not only did Eun Ji Won rap for Moon's title song "Fox", he was also featured in the music video. Moon Ji Eun first appeared in Eun Ji Won's 2003 music video "문득". Moon Ji Eun's mini-album was released on April 10, 2008.^[13]

In June 2008, Ji Won collaborated with J-Walk (Kim Jae Duc and Jang Su Won, also formerly of Sechskies) to make a new song for J-Walk's album, entitled "My Love".

In late 2008, Eun released a new mini album called G Code. The title track from this album was "Dangerous", which was a sample of Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon's "Dangerous".

2009: GYM Entertainment and fifth album comeback[link]

In early 2009, Eun Ji Won left CH Entertainment and started his own company called GYM Entertainment. The first artist to be released under his entertainment is female singer-rapper Gilme. He was also featured in Gilme's debut song "Love Cuts". He has performed this song on stage with Gilme during her promotions.

After a year hiatus from the music scene, Eun Ji Won recently released his fifth full-length studio album entitled Platonic, after four years and 10 months. The title track, "Siren", is an electronic-dance track blended with hip hop rhythms. In this album, Eun Ji Won collaborated with rapper Mr. Tyfoon, Gilme, and 1 Night 2 Days member Lee Su Geun.

2010: Announcement of marriage[link]

In February, Eun Ji Won announced that he will marry a woman by the surname of "Lee", who is his first love. "Lee" is said to be three years his senior and was a contestant in the pageant of Miss Korea. The two have known each other since 1994 in Hawaii, USA. The two broke up in 1996 when Eun returned to South Korea to debut as the leader of Sechs Kies.^[14] Eun met Lee 13 years later and since had a steady relationship with her. Eun's fiancée is the older sister of the wife of soccer player Lee Dong-Gook. A representative of GYM Entertainment said the two are looking for a wedding hall in Hawaii and have not decided on a official wedding date yet, but they are aiming to tie the knot in April.^[15][16]

On April 7, according to entertainment sources, Eun Ji Won left for Hawaii to prepare for his wedding ceremony.^[17] It was later revealed that his wedding ceremony will be taking place on April 20 (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time).^[18] The couple had to cut their honeymoon short, due to Eun having to travel back to South Korea because of his schedule. Upon his return, a small party was to be held during the filming of 1 Night 2 Days on April 23 to congratulate him on his marriage. However, due to the Baengnyeong incident, episodes of 1 Night 2 Days was postponed. The episodes that were to be aired during the month of April was the trip where the members traveled along Korea's coastline. Thus far, only one out of four episodes has been aired. Therefore, the production team of 1 Night 2 Days had delay the recording until May 7. This allowed Eun Ji Won to extend his honeymoon.^[19]

Although the filming for 1 Night 2 Days was pushed back, Eun Ji Won and his parents returned to South Korea on April 22.^[20] Eun Ji Won was featured on an interview on SBS's One Night’s TV Entertainment upon his return. He stated that it was like filming for a photoshoot/commercial with his wife.^[21] The couple's new home will be in Yeouido.

On April 29, the first photo of the wedding ceremony was released unexpectedly causing much interest from the public. In the photo, the couple is seen walking down the aisle with family and friends congratulating the new couple.^[22]

2011: Clover group project[link]

On March 31, 2011, Eun Ji Won, Gil Me and Tyfoon formed a project group called Clover. The three formed this project group because they all had similar music styles. They promoted their title song "La Vida Loca" from their mini-album Classic Over and performed the song on various music shows.^[23]

Criticism[link]

Eun Ji Won is the only member from Sechs Kies to ever face criticism since the group disbanded. Ji Won changed genres from pop music to hip hop and rap. An example would be former boy band member Moon Hee Jun of H.O.T who also changed genres of music. Moon Hee Jun became a rock artist instead of a pop artist after becoming a solo singer. Sechs Kies was also the rival of H.O.T. Many have criticized Ji Won now that he has claimed to be hip hop and rap, despite being a lead rapper in Sechs Kies. However, most fans are now enjoying his music and are supporting him.^[24][25]

Discography[link]

Sechs Kies discography[link]

Solo discography[link]

Film and television career[link]

• 2011: KBS Oh!My school( 100 out of 100 points)

Radio and DJ career[link]

MBC FM4U 친한 친구 (2002–2003)[link]

Eun Ji Won was the first DJ for the newly created program back in 2002.

Awards[link]

Group[link]

Solo[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• DSP Entertainment Official website (Korean)
• GYM Entertainment's Cyworld (Korean)