query: Singapore has a high level of press freedom.

pos: Singapore Singapore ( -LSB- ˈsɪŋgəpɔr -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Singapore , sometimes referred to as the Lion City , the Garden City or the Little Red Dot , is a sovereign city-state in Southeast Asia . It lies one degree ( 137 km ) north of the equator , at the southern tip of peninsular Malaysia , with Indonesia 's Riau Islands to the south . Singapore 's territory consists of one main island along with 62 other islets . Since independence , extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23 % ( 130 km2 ) , and its greening policy has covered the densely populated island with tropical flora , parks and gardens .   Stamford Raffles founded colonial Singapore in 1819 as a trading post of the East India Company ; after its collapse and the eventual establishment of the British Raj , the islands were ceded to Britain and became part of its Straits Settlements in 1826 . During the Second World War , Singapore was occupied by Japan . It gained independence from the UK in 1963 by federating with other former British territories to form Malaysia , but separated two years later over ideological differences , becoming a sovereign nation in 1965 . After early years of turbulence , and despite lacking natural resources and a hinterland , the nation developed rapidly as an Asian Tiger economy , based on external trade and its workforce .   Singapore is a global commerce , finance and transport hub . Its standings include : the most `` technology-ready '' nation ( WEF ) , top International-meetings city ( UIA ) , city with `` best investment potential '' ( BERI ) , second-most competitive country , third-largest foreign exchange market , third-largest financial centre , third-largest oil refining and trading centre , and the second-busiest container port . The country has also been identified as a tax haven .   Singapore ranks 5th on the UN Human Development Index and the 3rd highest GDP per capita . It is ranked highly in education , healthcare , life expectancy , quality of life , personal safety , and housing . Although income inequality is high , 90 % of homes are owner-occupied . 38 % of Singapore 's 5.6 million residents are permanent residents and other foreign nationals . There are four official languages : English ( common and first language ) , Malay , Mandarin , Tamil ; almost all Singaporeans are bilingual .   Singapore is a unitary multiparty parliamentary republic , with a Westminster system of unicameral parliamentary government . The People 's Action Party has won every election since self-government in 1959 . The dominance of the PAP , coupled with a low level of press freedom and restrictions on civil liberties and political rights , has led to Singapore being classified by some as a semi-authoritarian regime . One of the five founding members of the ASEAN , Singapore is also the host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) Secretariat , and a member of the East Asia Summit , Non-Aligned Movement , and the Commonwealth of Nations .

neg: Mediacorp Suria Mediacorp Suria or more commonly known as Suria ( Malay : `` Sun '' ) is a Singaporean Malay language channel owned by Mediacorp , broadcasting via digital cable , terrestrial , IPTV and satellite platforms . The channel broadcasts popular Malay television programmes whether they are made locally in-house or acquired from neighbouring countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia .

neg: South Korean web culture South Korean web culture indicates distinct activities that South Korean internet users enjoy on the web . Most of the internet users are in the 13 - 50 age range . People often access the Internet through cyber cafes ( Korean : PC방 ; PC bang ) .   Most of the activities are targeted to teenagers and college students . Youngsters who feel more comfortable texting than talking are known as the `` thumb tribe '' . The LG Mobile World Cup , an international competition held on January 14 , 2010 , in which participants competed using their texting speed and accuracy was won by a pair of South Koreans .   Highly urbanized at 92 % , South Koreans lead a distinctive urban lifestyle ; half of them live in high-rises concentrated in the Seoul Capital Area with 25 million residents . The rise of online social activities closely mirrors the wider cultural trend towards shared spaces , such as the habitual use of coffee houses .   South Korea enjoys the world 's swiftest Internet speeds and the highest rate of Internet penitration but also suffers from very high censorship of content .

neg: Geography of Singapore Singapore is a small , heavily urbanised , island city-state in Southeast Asia , located at the end of the Malayan Peninsula between Malaysia and Indonesia . Singapore has a total land area of 719.1 km2 .   The Singapore area comprises mainland and other islands . The mainland of Singapore measures 50 km from east to west and 27 km from north to south with 193 km of coastline . These figures are based on 2.515 m High Water Mark cadastral survey boundaries .   Singapore is separated from Indonesia by the Singapore Strait and from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor .

neg: Singaporean general election, 1968 General elections were held in Singapore on 19 April 1968 , the first as an independent state following the island 's expulsion from Malaysia . The elections were boycotted by all opposition parties except the Workers Party , which only contested two constituencies . With five independents also running , only seven seats were contested , resulting in People 's Action Party ( PAP ) candidates returned unopposed in the other 51 seats , meaning the party had won the elections before voting took place .   Although the total electorate was 759,367 , only 84,883 voters lived in contested seats ; Farrer Park , Geylang Serai , Jalan Kayu , Kampong Ubi , Moulmein , Nee Soon and Tanjong Pagar .

neg: Japanese occupation of Singapore The Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II took place from 1942 to 1945 , following the fall of the British colony on 15 February 1942 . Military forces of the Empire of Japan occupied it after defeating the combined British , Indian , Australian , and Malayan garrison in the Battle of Singapore . The occupation was to become a major turning point in the histories of several nations , including those of Japan , Britain , and the then-colonial state of Singapore . Singapore was renamed , meaning `` Light of the South '' .   Singapore was officially returned to British colonial rule on 12 September 1945 , following the formal signing of the surrender instrument at the Municipal Building .

neg: Metropolis Daily Metropolis Daily is the Hong Kong edition of Metro ( Metro International ) , which publishes free newspapers around the world with 25 editions in 16 countries in 14 languages . It is the first free newspaper in Hong Kong .   The Hong Kong version was first launched on April 15 , 2002 ; it is distributed for free in the racks located in 49 Mass Transit Railway ( MTR ) stations except the Airport Station .   According to the Hong Kong Audit Bureau of Circulations in September 2002 , the daily circulation of the newspaper was 302,197 copies , making it the third largest daily newspaper in Hong Kong . The paper is distributed from Monday to Friday ( except for public holidays ) , by hand or from the newspaper stands in 49 MTR stations and 11 other key central locations , such as big shopping malls owned by MTR Corporation Limited like Paradise Mall , Telford Plaza , and Luk Yeung Galleria ( 綠楊坊 Pinyin : lǜ yáng fāng ) . Since it is free of charge and easily accessible , many people like to get one on their way to school or work . The paper attracts a younger generation of readers with a great purchasing power likewise , therefore many advertisers are interested in promoting their products on Metropolis Daily . The operating costs of the paper are mainly covered by the classified advertisements in the newspaper .   However , the influence of the paper is not yet significant . Though around one tenth size of other newspapers printing local first-hand news reported by fresh journalists , its main news sources are actually the television , radio news , press releases and wired news . As one Metropolis '' ' reporter said , `` Nobody seems to know that we made an exclusive story . ''   The paper is in Chinese in most parts , together with an English international section . According to Metropolis , the paper can be read in a `` 19-minute commute '' as the articles inside are usually short and laconic ; readers can scan through the paper so quickly that they can grab a brief understanding of the news within minutes . Although the paper is a tabloid , i.e. a minute-sized newspaper giving the stories in a condensed form , it includes many sections , which make the paper very rich in contents .  These sections include :  local news ( including one page written in Simplified Chinese ) ;  Chinese news ;  international news ;  finance ;  sports ;  entertainment ;  side stories ;  English news digest ;  editorial column ;  television program schedule ; and  film section .   Readers can read the on-line edition of Metropolis all over the world by simply registering as users at its official site , and it is totally free . Besides , there is also a club called `` Club Metro '' '' offering discounts in films , sports and travel to its members . Readers can enjoy these benefits once they have joined the club . There are 700,000 worldwide members in this club .

neg: Free press Free press or Free Press may refer to :   Freedom of the press , legal protections for public communications media  Free Press ( organization ) , a USA media advocacy organization founded by professor Robert W. McChesney and journalist John Nichols  Free Press ( publisher ) , an imprint of Simon & Schuster publishing  The House of the Free Press ( Casa Presei Libere ) , a building in Bucharest , Romania

neg: Singapore hip hop Singapore hip hop is a collective of hip hop music , graffiti arts , deejaying/turntablism , break dancing and beatboxing , which are performed by hip hop enthusiasts who are of Singapore descent mainly from the four races of the metropolis ; the Chinese , Malays , Indians and the Eurasian . This article and its contents are exact up-to-date , through first-person written documents and oral accounts . This article focuses primarily on Singapore hip hop icons , discography , historical events , DMC World DJ Championship representatives , in and out of Singapore . This article also focuses on how Singapore has its hip hop origins and culture scene in South East Asia in the mid-1980s , largely due to the country 's geographically international sea port location for military and worldwide trading connections , one of which is , with the United States where the hip hop culture was originated .

neg: Corruption in China Corruption in China post-1949 lies in the `` organizational involution '' of the ruling party , including the Communist Party of China 's policies , institutions , norms , and failure to adapt to a changing environment in the post-Mao era caused by the market liberalization reforms initiated by Deng Xiaoping . Like other socialist economies that have undertaken economic reforms , such as post-Soviet Eastern Europe and Central Asia , reform-era China has experienced increasing levels of corruption .   Cadre corruption in China has been subject to significant media attention since Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping announced his Anti-corruption campaign following the 18th National Congress which was held in November 2012 . Despite this high-profile anti-graft drive , in 2014 China was ranked No. 100 in Transparency International 's Corruption Perceptions Index , which is 20 places lower than 2013 , when it ranked No. 80 . According to 2016 results of Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International , China ranks 79th place out of 176 countries . This puts China on par with Algeria and Suriname , and comparable to Armenia , Colombia , Egypt , Gabon , Liberia , Panama , Bolivia , Mexico , Moldova and Niger . China ranked less corrupt than neighbours Myanmar , Vietnam , Laos , North Korea , Russia , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Afghanistan , Pakistan and Nepal but more corrupt than neighbours Australia , New Zealand , Singapore , India , Bhutan , Macau , Hong Kong and Mongolia . Means of corruption include graft , bribery , embezzlement , backdoor deals , nepotism , patronage , and statistical falsification .   Public surveys on the mainland since the late 1980s have shown that it is among the top concerns of the general public . According to Yan Sun , Associate Professor of Political Science at the City University of New York , it was corruption , rather than democracy as such , that lay at the root of the social dissatisfaction that led to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 . Corruption undermines the legitimacy of the CPC , adds to economic inequality , undermines the environment , and fuels social unrest .   Since then , corruption has not slowed down as a result of greater economic freedom , but instead has grown more entrenched and severe in its character and scope . Business deals often involve participation in corruption . In popular perception , there are more dishonest CPC officials than honest ones , a reversal of the views held in the first decade of reform of the 1980s . China specialist Minxin Pei argues that failure to contain widespread corruption is among the most serious threats to China 's future economic and political stability . Bribery , kickbacks , theft , and misspending of public funds costs at least three percent of GDP . China , though not a member of the OECD has participated as an observer in the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions , see OECD Anti-Bribery Convention .

neg: Singaporean Chinese privilege Singaporean Chinese privilege ( or simply Chinese privilege within Singaporean contexts ) is a term used to describe the societal privileges that Chinese Singaporeans enjoy as compared to non-Chinese Singaporeans by virtue of their race . Similar to how white privilege operates in white-dominated societies , Chinese privilege can manifest as various benefits and advantages that may often go unnoticed by Chinese Singaporeans , such as the prevalence of Mandarin Chinese in the public sphere , access to better educational , political and employment opportunities , and widespread media representation of Chinese people .

neg: Bhutan News Service Bhutan News Service , abbreviated as BNS , is the first news agency of Bhutan . It is run as an independent news agency by Bhutanese refugee journalists since 2004 from Kathmandu , the capital city of Nepal . This is , probably , first of its kind considering a very few refugee media or journalism in exile . The agency is solely operated by refugees who are mostly born or brought up in refugee camps and without previous media experiences .   When over 100,000 of Bhutanese refugees started taking shelter in UN-administered refugee camps of Jhapa and Morang districts in eastern part of Nepal , there was a need of a vocal media in the refugee community . Several attempts were made by persons of various backgrounds to keep the journalism works going . However , survival of those media was not easy due to lack of funding , and they died one after the other .   The Bhutan News Service was founded in 2004 by a small group of Bhutanese refugee youths , who during the time believed that journalism was a noble means to keep community informed and continue advocating the refugee issue . Most of the exiled publications were shut down , in particular following crunch financial assistance and or due to lack of human resources to continue volunteering without anything in return . Therefore , the news service emerged in as an alternative means to replace most of those publications , if not all . Initially , the works were limited to simply blogging . From 2006 , BNS went online through its own news portal .   ″ APFA initiated a joint effort for press freedom and called on two other media organizations working for press freedom in Bhutan and operating in exile . Thus a conference was held in eastern Nepal making a historic declaration vowing to expedite fight for press freedom . The first media conference adopted `` Declaration Dé Exile '' . The declaration also accepted the APFA proposal to accept Bhutan News Service as the common and first news agency of Bhutan , but operating from exile . ″   Currently , around two dozens of reporters and over half a dozen of editors from various countries contribute for the news service on voluntary basis . The news agency has not been legally registered since Nepalese laws do not entertain registration of any entity owned and run by foreign nationals in Nepalese soil .   ″ Unfortunately , we are not a registered entity yet . While most of our members were based in the capital city of Nepal for years , we made several attempts to get it registered in Nepal , but to no avail . We are , however , in the course of getting it registered preferably in USA since most of our members are based there and a vast majority of the Bhutanese have gotten resettled in the same place . ″

neg: Sports in colonial times in Singapore Sports in Singapore can be traced back to the colonial times where the earliest official records on sports were found . Sports had an important role to play as it helped to fill the idle hours for the colonials who had to wait for months for news of home from mail ships . It also offered an alternative to other activities such as the amateur local theatre scene and the `` stiff dinner parties '' .   It is important to realize that sports during those times was very much a luxury and was only for the privileged few . The average local had few , if any , opportunities to indulge in sporting activities . For most , simply trying to make a living took up most of their time . Moreover , the older sports clubs were established mainly for the colonials .   With the influx of Asian immigrants , various communal clubs began to sprout to serve their respective communities , such as the Chinese Swimming Club , the Indian Association , the Ceylon Sports Club and others . These , together with the colonial clubs played a key role in the development of sports in those days .   Associations for specific sports were also formed such as the Singapore Rifle Association , Football Association of Singapore , Singapore Rugby Union and others . Many more such sports clubs , established during this period , eventually became National Sports Associations .   With the growing interest in sports , the British Colonials built a number of public sports facilities during the 1930s to 50s e.g. Mt. Emily Swimming Complex , Farrer Park Sports Complex , Yan Kit Swimming Complex and others . Some of these facilities have since undergone major changes .

neg: Warna 94.2FM Warna 94.2 FM is a Malay language contemporary music radio station operated by Mediacorp . The station plays a unique blend of international Malay top 40 music from 1950s and beyond , and provides Islamic General Service for Singapore .   It is one of the nation 's oldest stations , having began operating out of Singapore with the independence of Malaya on 31 August 1957 as RTS Radio 2 . The branding stuck even as the network the station was in changed names several times until 23 November 1991 where the station gained its current name as Warna ( Malay : `` Colour '' ) .   It is currently Singapore 's # 1 Malay Radio Station according to the latest Nielsen Radio Survey as of 1 December 2016 .

neg: Attorney-General of Singapore The Attorney-General of Singapore is the legal adviser to the government of the Republic of Singapore and its public prosecutor .   The office was founded in 1867 as the chief legal officer of the British crown colony of the Straits Settlements . The current requirements for appointment as Attorney-General are set out in the Singapore Constitution . Unlike some other countries that follow the Westminster parliamentary model , in Singapore the Attorney-General is not a member of Parliament . He carries out his functions , with the assistance of his deputy , known as the Solicitor-General , through the Attorney-General 's Chambers .   Prior to 1867 the law officer of Singapore was the Recorder of the Prince of Wales Island , Malacca and Singapore ( 1826 to 1855 ) , the Recorder of Singapore ( 1855 to 1864 ) and the Crown Counsel of Singapore ( 1864 to 1867 ) .

neg: The Singapore Economic Review The Singapore Economic Review is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by World Scientific . The journal was initially published as the Malayan Economic Review from 1956 , which was later renamed the Singapore Economic Review in 1969 . It is also the official journal of the Economic Society of Singapore .   The journal was relaunched in 2002 , and covers economics in general , with an emphasis on economic issues in Asia . Topics covered include : public policy and economics ; developmental issues ; the Asian Crisis and China 's economic reform ; various other interdisciplinary studies and topics are also explored .   Since 2005 , the journal has also organized several economic conferences .

neg: Malay Peninsula The Malay Peninsula ( Semenanjung Tanah Melayu , سمننجوڠ تانه ملايو คาบสมุทรมลายู , , -LSB- kʰâːp.sā.mùt mā.lāː.jūː -RSB- ) is a peninsula in Southeast Asia . The land mass runs approximately north-south and , at its terminus , is the southernmost point of the Asian mainland . The area contains the southernmost tip of Myanmar , Peninsular Malaysia , and Southern Thailand .   The Titiwangsa Mountains are part of the Tenasserim Hills system , and form the backbone of the Peninsula . They form the southernmost section of the central cordillera which runs from Tibet through the Kra Isthmus ( the Peninsula 's narrowest point ) into the Malay Peninsula . The Strait of Malacca separates the Malay Peninsula from the Indonesian island of Sumatra while the south coast is separated from the island of Singapore by the Straits of Johor .

neg: Journalism ethics and standards Journalism ethics and standards comprise principles of ethics and of good practice as applicable to the specific challenges faced by journalists . Historically and currently , this subset of media ethics is widely known to journalists as their professional `` code of ethics '' or the `` canons of journalism '' . The basic codes and canons commonly appear in statements drafted by both professional journalism associations and individual print , broadcast , and online news organizations .   While various existing codes have some differences , most share common elements including the principles of -- truthfulness , accuracy , objectivity , impartiality , fairness and public accountability -- as these apply to the acquisition of newsworthy information and its subsequent dissemination to the public .   Like many broader ethical systems , journalism ethics include the principle of `` limitation of harm . '' This often involves the withholding of certain details from reports such as the names of minor children , crime victims ' names or information not materially related to particular news reports release of which might , for example , harm someone 's reputation .   Some journalistic codes of ethics , notably the European ones , also include a concern with discriminatory references in news based on race , religion , sexual orientation , and physical or mental disabilities . The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe approved in 1993 Resolution 1003 on the Ethics of Journalism which recommends journalists to respect the presumption of innocence , in particular in cases that are still sub judice .

neg: Berita Harian (Singapore) Berita Harian ( Malay for Daily News ) is the sole Malay language broadsheet newspaper published in Singapore . It is published daily from Monday to Saturday and on Sunday as Berita Minggu ( Malay : Sunday News ) . It was founded on 1 July 1957 . The newspaper was revamped on May 2013 .   It had an average daily circulation of 52,500 in 2012 .   In December 2013 , Berita Harian relaunched their website , replacing the previous cyberita.asia1.com.sg .   This newspaper is not related to another newspaper of the same name , Berita Harian , which is based and published in Malaysia .

neg: China International Publishing Group The China International Publishing Group ( CIPG ) ,  also known as the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration ,  is the largest foreign-language publishing organisation in China .  Established in October 1949 , it has developed into a global media corporation , providing up-to-date information about China to readers worldwide through books , magazines and the Internet .   CIPG owns seven subordinate publishing houses , i.e. Foreign Languages Press , New World Press , Morning Glory Publishers , Sinolingua , China Pictorial Publishing House , Dolphin Books and New Star Publishers .  The organisation annually publishes over 3,000 titles of books and around 50 journals in more than 10 languages .  Notable periodicals include Beijing Review , China Today , China Pictorial , People 's China and China Report .  Its subsidiary , the China International Book Trading Corporation is in charge of the distribution .   It also runs 20 overseas branches in countries and regions , including the United States , Britain , Germany , Japan , Belgium , Egypt , Mexico and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region , with about 3,000 staff members including around 100 foreign workers .   In addition to publishing , CIPG operates a number of websites , including china.org.cn and chinagate.com.cn ,  releasing news in nine languages , including Chinese ( both in simplified and traditional characters ) , English , French , German , Japanese , Spanish , Arabic , Russian , Korean and Esperanto .  It is also responsible for the implementation and management of the national translation test and appraisal for the Chinese Ministry of Personnel .   Prominent people who have worked in the CIPG include Nobel Literature Prize-winning novelist and playwright Gao Xingjian , Nobel Prize-nominated poet Bei Dao , actor and politician Ying Ruocheng , known for his role in Oscar-winning The Last Emperor , translators Yang Xianyi and Ye Junjian , author Xiao Qian , non-fiction novel writer Xu Chi , cartoonist Ding Cong , former Chinese Foreign Minister Qiao Guanhua and former UN Undersecretary of State ( 1972-1979 ) Tang Mingzhao . Several foreign employees have also gained notoriety , including the pseudonymous author `` Alex Hill , '' whose account of working as a foreign editor for the organization was widely read in 2015 . In his account , the author writes of feckless bureaucracy , political correctness , and a general feeling of malaise among the many foreigners working in the compound .

neg: Press Services of India Press Services of India ( PSI ) is a multi-media vernacular news agency of India . PSI reports from around the world on topics ranging from financial markets to general and political news .


query: Lee Min-ho is incapable of being an actor.

pos: Lee Min-ho (actor, born 1987) Lee Min-ho ( , born June 22 , 1987 ) is a South Korean actor and singer . He first gained widespread fame in Korea and parts of Asia with his role as Gu Jun-pyo in Boys Over Flowers in 2009 . The role won him a Best New Actor award at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards . He is noted for his leading roles in City Hunter ( 2011 ) , The Heirs ( 2013 ) and The Legend of the Blue Sea ( 2016 ) . The success of Lee 's television dramas throughout Asia established him as a top Hallyu star . Lee starred in his first leading role in film with Gangnam Blues ( 2015 ) , followed by his first China-produced film Bounty Hunters ( 2016 ) .

neg: Lee Se-eun Lee Se-eun ( born August 31 , 1980 ) is a South Korean actress . Lee made her acting debut in 1999 , then began gaining popularity after starring in the horror film Bunshinsaba ( 2004 ) . She appears in both television and film , notably Coma ( 2005 ) , Love Needs a Miracle ( 2005 ) , Fly High ( 2007 ) , and The King of Legend ( 2010 ) .

neg: Eun-ju Eun-ju , also spelled Eun-joo or Un-ju , is a Korean feminine given name . It was the sixth-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1970 . The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name . There are 26 hanja with the reading `` eun '' and 56 hanja with the reading `` ju '' on the South Korean government 's official list of hanja which may be used in given names .   People with this name include :   Sportspeople  Lee Eun-ju ( sport shooter ) ( born 1970 ) , South Korean sport shooter  Ha Eun-ju ( born 1986 ) , South Korean swimmer  Jung Eun-ju ( born 1988 ) , South Korean short track speed skater  Kim Un-ju ( born 1989 ) , North Korean weightlifter  Son Eun-ju ( born 1990 ) , South Korean track cyclist  Choe Un-ju ( born 1991 ) , North Korean football player  Kim Un-ju ( footballer , born 1992 ) , North Korean footballer  Kim Un-ju ( footballer , born 1993 ) , North Korean footballer  Kang Un-ju ( born 1995 ) , North Korean recurve archer  Lee Eun-ju ( gymnast ) ( born 1999 ) , South Korean gymnast   Entertainers  Lee Eun-ju ( 1980 -- 2005 ) , South Korean actress  Cho Eun-ju ( born 1983 ) , South Korean beauty pageant titleholder  Go Joon-hee ( born Kim Eun-joo , 1985 ) , South Korean actress  Jung Hye-sung ( born Jung Eun-joo , 1991 ) , South Korean actress  Chyung Eun-ju ( born 1993 ) , South Korean beauty pageant titleholder   Other  Michelle Eunjoo Park Steel ( born 1955 ) , South Korean-born American politician  Eliza Yang ( Korean name Yang Eunju ) , American writer of Korean descent   Fictional characters with this name include :  Kim Eun-joo , in 2000 South Korean film Il Mare  Heo Eun-joo , in 2003 South Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters  Kim Eun-joo , in 2012 South Korean television series Missing You

neg: Tony Lee Tony Lee is a British comics writer , screenwriter , audio playwright , and novelist .

neg: Michael K. Lee Michael K. Lee ( born June 5 , 1973 , in Brooklyn , New York ) is an American theater actor and singer who lives in Seoul , Korea . Lee is a graduate of Stanford University .

neg: Han Ji-sang Han Ji-sang ( born July 25 , 1982 ) is a South Korean actor . Han debuted as a stage actor in the musical Grease . In 2013 , Han was one of the busiest actors in Korea 's performing arts scene , starring in a total of seven shows , including Jesus Christ Superstar , Bonnie & Clyde , The Scarlet Pimpernel and Next to Normal . One of the reasons why he could not reject the offers was because he simply could not resist the characters he was given to play . `` I just wanted to play them all . '' he said .   Year 2013 also marked the 10th anniversary of Han 's debut . Though he is now one of the most wanted actors in the musical theatre scene , he only became interested in acting after failing to score well on the Suneung -- the Korean equivalent of the SAT -- for three consecutive years . He found acting almost therapeutic in many ways , especially after his struggles with the competitive education system , and wants to think of acting as his destiny . Calling himself an `` extreme introvert '' , he believes it is the very essence of acting -- becoming someone else -- that liberates him and makes his acting career possible .   On July 25 , 2014 , Han successfully held his concert Han Ji Sang Premium Concert in Tokyo at Tokyo Hall in Tokyo , Japan .

neg: Jae-ho Jae-ho is a Korean masculine given name . Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name . There are 20 hanja with the reading `` jae '' and 49 hanja with the reading `` ho '' on the South Korean government 's official list of hanja which may be used in given names .   People with this name include :  Song Jae-ho ( born 1937 ) , South Korean actor  Kim Jae-ho ( born 1963 ) , South Korean judge  Jeon Jae-ho ( born 1979 ) , South Korean footballer  Choiza ( born Choi Jae-ho , 1980 ) , South Korean rapper  Kim Jae-ho ( baseball ) ( born 1985 ) , South Korean baseball player  Jang Jae-ho ( born 1986 ) , South Korean professional computer games player

neg: Phoenix (2004 TV series) Phoenix ( , lit . Firebird ) is a 2004 drama/romance South Korean television series starring Lee Seo-jin , Lee Eun-ju , Jung Hye-young and Eric Mun . It aired on MBC from April 5 to June 29 , 2004 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 26 episodes .   It was about a couple who fell in love , but could n't be together . They meet years later and their fortunes are switched . In the end they have a serious talk and decide that it is finally `` the right time '' for them to be together again .   With average viewership ratings of 25.3 % and a peak of 31.4 % , Phoenix was among the top-rated Korean dramas that aired on MBC in 2004 . All four lead actors received acting recognition at the 2004 MBC Drama Awards .   This is the last TV appearance of actress Lee Eun-ju who committed suicide the following year .

neg: Michele Lee Michele Lee ( born June 24 , 1942 ) is an American actress , singer , dancer , producer , and director . She is known for her role as Karen Cooper Fairgate MacKenzie on the 1980s prime-time soap opera Knots Landing ( 1979 -- 93 ) , for which she was nominated for a 1982 Emmy Award and won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Best Actress in 1988 , 1991 and 1992 . She was the only performer to appear in all 344 episodes of the show .   Lee began her career on Broadway in Vintage 60 ( 1960 ) and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ( 1961 ) . She made her movie debut in the film version of the latter in 1967 . Her other film appearances include the Disney film The Love Bug ( 1968 ) , The Comic ( 1969 ) and Along Came Polly ( 2004 ) . She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1974 for Seesaw , and for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2001 for The Tale of the Allergist 's Wife . She also played the title role in the 1998 TV film Scandalous Me : The Jacqueline Susann Story , and Madame Morrible in the Broadway musical Wicked in 2015 .

neg: Lee Hong-bin Lee Hong-bin ( , born September 29 , 1993 ) , is a South Korean singer and actor signed under Jellyfish Entertainment . Hongbin debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group VIXX in May 2012 , and began his acting career in 2014 in SBS 's romantic drama Glorious Day as Yoo Ji-ho . He has since had a leading role in KBS2 's fantasy action-romance Moorim School ( 2016 ) as Wang Chi-ang .

neg: Lee Min-hyuk Lee Min-hyuk , ( ; born November 29 , 1990 ) , better known by the mononym Minhyuk , is a South Korean singer , rapper , songwriter and actor . He is a member of the South Korean boy group BtoB . He received multiple supporting roles in television series such as A New Leaf and Sweet , Savage Family .

neg: Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film .   The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .

neg: Lee Sun-hee (singer) Lee Sun-hee ( ; born December 14 , 1964 ) is a South Korean ballad singer who debuted in 1984 with the song `` To J '' . In her home country , she is widely regarded as the most successful and skilled vocalist in the country , earning her the nicknames '' 국민디바 '' ( `` National Diva '' ) and '' 여가왕 '' ( Queen of Female Vocalists ) .

neg: Min-jung (name) Min-jung , also spelled Min-jeong , is a Korean feminine given name . The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name . There are 27 hanja with the reading `` min '' and 75 hanja with the reading `` jung '' on the South Korean government 's official list of hanja which may be used in given names .   People with this name include :   Entertainers  Yeo Min-jeong ( voice actress ) ( fl . 2000s ) , South Korean voice actress  Seo Min-jung ( born 1979 ) , South Korean actress  Lee Min-jung ( born 1982 ) , South Korean actress  Kim Min-jung ( actress ) ( born 1982 ) , South Korean actress  Han Yeo-reum ( born 1983 ) , stage name Seo Min-jeong , South Korean actress   Sportspeople  Ku Min-jung ( born 1973 ) , South Korean volleyball player  Kim Min-jung ( speed skater ) ( born 1985 ) , South Korean speed skater  Kim Min-jung ( badminton ) ( born 1986 ) , South Korean badminton player  Kwak Min-jeong ( born 1994 ) , South Korean figure skater  Kim Min-jung ( sport shooter ) ( born 1997 ) , South Korean sport shooter  Choi Min-jeong ( born 1998 ) , South Korean short track speed skater   Other  Michael Yang ( born Yang Min-jeong , 1962 ) , South Korean-born American entrepreneur  Mina Cheon ( born Cheon Min-jeong , 1973 ) , South Korean-born American new media artist

neg: Yeon Min-ji Lee Min-ji ( born May 14 , 1984 ) , better known as stage name Yeon Min-ji , is a South Korean actress and singer . She is also active in Japanese entertainment under the mononym .

neg: My Rosy Life My Rosy Life is a 2005 South Korean television drama series starring Choi Jin-sil , Son Hyun-joo , and Lee Tae-ran . It aired on KBS2 from August 24 to November 10 , 2005 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes .   My Rosy Life was a huge hit , with average viewership ratings of 34.2 % , and reaching 47 % at its peak . It was the second top-rated Korean drama of 2005 ( next to MBC 's My Lovely Sam Soon ) , and was the highest rated among all the KBS dramas aired that year .   It is especially notable for the much-praised performance of lead actress Choi Jin-sil . Playing the role of a deserted wife who later discovers that she has cancer , My Rosy Life resurrected Choi 's career . Widely known as `` Korea 's Sweetheart '' in her 15-year acting career , Choi 's image as the eternal girl next door was destroyed in 2004 after her acrimonious and highly publicized divorce from baseball player Cho Sung-min , and industry insiders predicted that her career was over . But Choi made a successful comeback in My Rosy Life , as she reinvented herself as a more approachable `` ajumma '' ( the Korean term for a middle-aged married woman ) , gaining six kilograms for the role . The pain and suffering of Choi 's character blurred the line between reality and fiction , and her performance aroused empathy from TV audiences ; with My Rosy Life , she received the best reviews of her career from viewers and critics alike .   The cast received acting recognition at the year-end KBS Drama Awards , winning nine awards combined , including Top Excellence Awards for Choi Jin-sil and Kim Hae-sook , and an Excellence Award for Son Hyun-joo .   At the Baeksang Arts Awards in 2006 , Choi also won Best Actress in a TV Drama , as did Kim Jong-chang for Best TV Director .

neg: Character (arts) A character ( sometimes known as a fictional character ) is a person or other being in a narrative work of art ( such as a novel , play , television series , or film ) . The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person , in which case the distinction of a `` fictional '' versus `` real '' character may be made . Derived from the ancient Greek word χαρακτήρ , the English word dates from the Restoration , although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749 . From this , the sense of `` a part played by an actor '' developed . Character , particularly when enacted by an actor in the theatre or cinema , involves `` the illusion of being a human person . '' In literature , characters guide readers through their stories , helping them to understand plots and ponder themes . Since the end of the 18th century , the phrase `` in character '' has been used to describe an effective impersonation by an actor . Since the 19th century , the art of creating characters , as practiced by actors or writers , has been called characterisation .   A character who stands as a representative of a particular class or group of people is known as a type . Types include both stock characters and those that are more fully individualised . The characters in Henrik Ibsen 's Hedda Gabler ( 1891 ) and August Strindberg 's Miss Julie ( 1888 ) , for example , are representative of specific positions in the social relations of class and gender , such that the conflicts between the characters reveal ideological conflicts .   The study of a character requires an analysis of its relations with all of the other characters in the work . The individual status of a character is defined through the network of oppositions ( proairetic , pragmatic , linguistic , proxemic ) that it forms with the other characters . The relation between characters and the action of the story shifts historically , often miming shifts in society and its ideas about human individuality , self-determination , and the social order .

neg: Misaeng (TV series) Misaeng is a 2014 South Korean television series based on the webtoon series of the same title by Yoon Tae-ho . It aired on tvN from October 17 to December 20 , 2014 on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 for 20 episodes .   The title translates to `` an incomplete life '' ( literally `` not yet '' `` birth '' , meaning `` not yet alive '' ) . Misaeng was the first Korean drama to film on location in Jordan , where actors Yim Si-wan and Lee Sung-min shot the series 's prologue in Amman , Petra , and Wadi Rum . Yim reprised his role as Misaeng 's protagonist , which he played in an earlier film adaptation , Incomplete Life : Prequel ( 2013 ) .   Misaeng became a cultural phenomenon and recorded high viewership ratings for a cable network program in Korea called tvN . tvN is known for its record breaking dramas .

neg: Anthony Lee (actor) Anthony Dwain Lee ( July 17 , 1961 -- October 28 , 2000 ) was an American stage , television and film actor . He began his career in the 1980s appearing in numerous stage productions and in guest roles on television and in films . He was a playwright and had several production workshops of his work in New City Theater in Seattle , Washington .   While attending a Halloween party in October 2000 , Lee was fatally shot by a LAPD officer . Lee 's death and the circumstances surrounding it garnered significant national and international media attention .

neg: Ji Soo Kim Ji-soo ( ; March 30 , 1993 ) , professionally known as Ji Soo , is a South Korean actor .

neg: Director's Cut Awards The Director 's Cut Awards is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea . It is presented by the Korea Film Director 's Network ( KFDN ) , a group of approximately 300 Korean filmmakers . The KFDN selects winners in the Korean film industry in eight categories : Director , Actor ( Male/Female ) , New Director , New Actor ( Male/Female ) , Producer and Independent Film Director . It was launched in 1998 by film director Lee Hyun-seung with a membership of `` young generation '' directors in their twenties to forties .   The ceremony was temporarily discontinued after 2010 due to `` internal issues '' within the organization . It was resumed in 2014 and held concurrently with the Jecheon International Music and Film Festival ( JIMFF ) .


query: Newport Beach is the setting of Arrested Development.

pos: Arrested Development (TV series) Arrested Development is an American television sitcom created by Mitchell Hurwitz , which originally aired on Fox for three seasons from November 2 , 2003 to February 10 , 2006 . A fourth season of 15 episodes was released on Netflix on May 26 , 2013 . The show follows the fictitious Bluth family , a formerly wealthy and habitually dysfunctional family . It is presented in a continuous format , incorporating handheld camera work and voice-over narration , as well as the use of occasional archival photos and historical footage . The show also utilizes several long-running `` Easter egg '' jokes throughout each season . Ron Howard serves as both an executive producer and the series ' uncredited narrator . Set in Newport Beach , California , Arrested Development was filmed primarily in Culver City and Marina del Rey .   After its debut in 2003 , the series received widespread critical acclaim , six Primetime Emmy Awards , and one Golden Globe Award , and has attracted a cult following , including several fan-based websites . In 2007 , Time listed the show among its `` All-TIME 100 TV Shows '' ; in 2008 , it was ranked 16th on Entertainment Weekly `` New TV Classics '' list . In 2011 , IGN named Arrested Development the `` funniest show of all time '' . Its humor has been cited as a key influence on later single-camera sitcoms such as 30 Rock and Community .   Despite critical acclaim , Arrested Development received low ratings and viewership on Fox , which canceled the series in 2006 . Rumors of an additional season and a feature film persisted until 2011 , when Netflix agreed to license new episodes and distribute them exclusively on its video streaming service . These episodes were later released in 2013 . Netflix has also commissioned a fifth season of Arrested Development which will premiere in 2018 .

neg: Highland Beach, Maryland Highland Beach is a town in Anne Arundel County , Maryland , United States . The population was 96 at the 2010 census . The town was founded early in the 20th Century by affluent African Americans from Washington , D.C. and Baltimore , looking for a retreat on the Chesapeake Bay . The town 's incorporated status gave it a unique standing in empowering it to maintain its own police force . Celebrities with homes here have included Alex Haley , Bill Cosby , and Arthur Ashe . Streets there include Crummell , Dunbar , Henson , Augusta , Douglass , Langston , and Washington , named for the famous African-Americans .

neg: Virginia Beach Fire Department The Virginia Beach Fire Department ( VBFD ) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Virginia Beach , Virginia . The department protects an area of 249 sqmi as well as 59 sqmi of inland waterways and 38 mi of shoreline . The independent city is home to a population of 448,479 , not including the summer population growth due to tourism , making it the most populous city in Virginia and the 39th largest city in the United States .

neg: Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Sunny Isles Beach ( SIB , officially City of Sunny Isles Beach ) is a city located on a barrier island in northeast Miami-Dade County , Florida , United States . The city is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Intracoastal Waterway on the west .   Sunny Isles Beach is an area of cultural diversity with stores lining Collins Avenue , the main thoroughfare through the city .   It is a growing resort area and developers such as Michael Dezer have invested heavily in construction of high-rise hotels and condominiums while licensing the Donald Trump name for some of the buildings for promotional purposes . Sunny Isles Beach has a central location , minutes from Bal Harbour to the south , and Aventura to the north and west .   Sunny Isles Beach was also the 2008 site of MTV 's annual `` Spring Break '' celebration , with headquarters at the local Newport Beachside Resort .

neg: Crime in Washington, D.C. Crime in Washington , D.C. , is directly related to the city 's changing demographics , geography , and unique criminal justice system . The District 's population reached a peak of 982,178 in 1950 . However , shortly thereafter , the city began losing residents and by 1980 Washington had lost one-quarter of its population . The population loss to the suburbs also created a new demographic pattern , which divided affluent neighborhoods west of Rock Creek Park from more crime-ridden and blighted areas to the east .   Despite being the headquarters of multiple federal law enforcement agencies , such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) and United States Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) , the nationwide crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s greatly affected the city and led to large increases in crime . The number of homicides in Washington peaked in 1991 at 897 ( a rate of nearly 60.8 homicides per 100,000 residents ) , and the city eventually became known as the `` murder capital '' of the United States .   The crime rate started to fall in the mid-1990s as the crack cocaine epidemic gave way to economic revitalization projects . Gentrification efforts have also started to transform the demographics of distressed neighborhoods , recently leading to the first rise in the District 's population in 60 years .   By the mid-2000s , crime rates in Washington dropped to their lowest levels in over 20 years . As in many major cities , crime remains a significant factor in D.C. , especially in the city 's northwestern neighborhoods , which tend to be more affluent , draw more tourists , and have more vibrant nightlife . Violent crime also remains a problem in Ward 8 , which has the city 's highest concentration of poverty .

neg: Arrested Development (radio series) Arrested Development was a short-lived British radio programme that aired from May to June 2000 . There were four half-hour episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 . It starred Letitia Dean and Susannah Doyle . The show was written by Simon Warne and produced by Tracey Neale .

neg: Newport, Bellevue Newport is a neighborhood in Bellevue , WA . It contains the Newport Hills/Lake Heights neighborhoods east of Interstate 405 and the Newport Shores district lying along the Lake Washington Shore , west of I-405 .

neg: Aquidneck Island Aquidneck Island , officially Rhode Island , is located in Narragansett Bay in the U.S. state of Rhode Island . The total land area is 97.9 km2 , which makes it the largest island in the bay . The 2000 United States Census reported its population as 60,870 .   Aquidneck Island is home to three towns , from north to south geographically : Portsmouth , Middletown , and Newport .

neg: Newport Beach Surf The Newport Beach Surf were a minor league basketball team that played in the former West Coast Pro Basketball League . They were based in the American Sports Center located in Anaheim , California .

neg: Julington Creek Plantation, Florida Julington Creek Plantation is an unincorporated community in the larger community of St. Johns , St. Johns County , Florida , United States . It consists of several large neighborhoods , and is located along Race Track Road east of State Road 13 , across from Fruit Cove ( which is also the name of a census-designated place that includes Julington Creek Plantation ) .   http://jaxcreblog.com/2015/05/23/first-coasts-wealthiest-zip-codes/   St. Johns County is the second-wealthiest county in Florida . Zip code 32259 ( Julington Creek , St. John 's , Fruitcove ) is considered the young Ponte Vedra because of its age demographics ranging from 30 to 50 and being second only to neighboring Ponte Vedra in having the highest per capita wealth in northeast Florida but having the highest per capita disposal income . With major super markets , pharmacies , top-ranked restaurants , golf courses , and numerous office parks , the Julington Creek area 's population continued to grow significantly in the 2010s .   Julington Creek Plantation is served by the highest ranked schools in Florida which , according to the Huffington Post , are among the `` Top Ten in the Country '' . http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/17/top-school-districts-with-affordable-housing_n_3293302.html   St. Johns County schools have received a state government grade of `` A '' for their work with the students and FCAT grading from 2004 to 2014 .   The neighborhood of Julington Creek Plantation has a new $ 15 million country club-style clubhouse with a state-of-the-art gym , skate board park , turf football and lacrosse field , four soccer fields , volleyball and four basketball courts , and a full-service restaurant . Other amenities include 130 lakes , 1200 acres of nature trails , parks , playgrounds , and a top-rated golf course .  Centrally located on the east side of the St. Johns River with the intracoastal waterway to the west , it houses its own boat marina and water view restaurants . Mickelers Landing Beach is east of the neighborhood .

neg: Bayshore (Miami Beach) Bayshore is a neighborhood of Mid-Beach in the city of Miami Beach , Florida , United States . It is located in the center portion of the main island that the city occupies . Originally built around Carl Fisher 's Bayshore Golf and Country Club , with a course designed by H.C. Tippet which opened in 1923 , the area is roughly bound by the Collins Canal to the south , 41st Street to the north , Indian Creek to the east , and Biscayne Bay to the west . The neighborhood is characterized largely by single family homes and municipal uses ( Miami Beach Golf Club , Miami Beach High School , Scott Rakow Youth Center ) .

neg: South Coast Metro South Coast Metro is a district in Orange County , California consisting of a dense mix of residential , office , and retail developments that spreads out from South Coast Plaza and forms an urban-retail village that is distinct from the surrounding suburban development . The cultural element includes the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and South Coast Repertory theater company .   Adjacent to John Wayne Airport , the area includes portions of Santa Ana and Costa Mesa , and is adjacent to Irvine and Newport Beach .

neg: History of Newport Beach, California The recorded history of the Newport Beach , California , region began when the area was first explored by Europeans in the 1500s . Prior to that time , Native Americans such as the Tongva and Juaneño / Luiseño people had been living in the area for thousands of years . Explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo mapped the coastline in 1542 , but it was 200 years before Europeans settled the area . In 1769 , Newport was a small portion of the land grant of Don José Antonio Yorba I , first under Spanish and then Mexican rule . After the Civil War , the land was developed by American settlers : for ranching by James Irvine and for shipping by James McFadden . A small settlement was built around McFaddens ' Wharf ( at the location where the Newport Pier is today ) and it became the largest business of Orange County , California . Following the opening of the San Pedro Harbor in Los Angeles in 1899 , the commercial shipping industry in Newport declined . Newport Beach developed into a tourist and recreational boating community . in August 1906 , Newport Beach became incorporated as a city .

neg: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Myrtle Beach -LSB- ˈmɜrtəlˈbiːtʃ -RSB- is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County , South Carolina . It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina .   Myrtle Beach is one of the major centers of tourism in the United States because of the city 's warm subtropical climate and extensive beaches , attracting an estimated 14 million visitors each year . As of the 2010 census , the population of the city was 27,109 with the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area population at 465,391 according to a 2013 estimate .

neg: Long Beach Boulevard Long Beach Boulevard is a north -- south thoroughfare in Los Angeles County .

neg: Camp Pendleton (Virginia) Camp Pendleton is a 325 acre state military reservation in Virginia Beach , Virginia , named after Brigadier General William N. Pendleton , who served as Robert E. Lee 's chief of artillery during the Civil War . It lies on the Atlantic coast slightly east of Naval Air Station Oceana .

neg: Newport East, Rhode Island Newport East is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in the town of Middletown , Newport County , Rhode Island , United States . The CDP encompasses the portion of the urban area of the city of Newport that extends beyond the municipal boundaries . The population of the CDP was 11,463 at the 2000 census .

neg: Newport Art Museum Newport Art Museum , founded in 1912 , is located on 76 Bellevue Avenue in Newport , Rhode Island . The museum operates a gallery in the John N. A. Griswold House , a National Historic Landmark that is the premier American Stick Style building .

neg: Newport Landing, Nova Scotia Newport Landing is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia , located in the Municipal District of West Hants .   This community is also known as Avondale , and has civic signage listed for both names . The historical name was ` Newport Landing ' .   Newport Landing is home to the Avon River Heritage Society and Museum http://www.avonriver.ca/ and served as a Living Museum in the 1990s during the construction and launch of The Avon Spirit . ( http://www.outdoorns.com/launchin.htm )   Avondale/Newport Landing is also home to the Avondale Sky Winery ( http://www.avondalesky.com/ )

neg: Procedural drama A procedural drama is a genre of television programming which focuses on how crimes are solved or some other aspect of a law enforcement agency , legislative body , or court of law . Some dramas include a lab or conference room with high-tech or state-of-the-art equipment where the main characters meet to work out the problem . Shows usually have an episodic format that does not require the viewer to have seen previous episodes . Episodes typically have a self-contained , also referred to as stand-alone , plot that is introduced and resolved within the same episode .   The procedural format is popular around the world . In 2011 , the director of a TV consultancy said , `` The continuing trend is for procedurals because they use a predictable structure . '' Due to their stand-alone episodic nature , they are more accessible to new viewers than serials . Self-contained episodes also make it easier for viewers to return to a show if they have missed some episodes . In general , procedural dramas can usually be re-run with little concern for episode order .   Procedurals are often criticized for being formulaic . Procedurals are also generally less character-driven than serialized shows . However , some procedurals have more character emphasis than is typical of the format . Some may occasionally feature a storyline stretching over several episodes .   A popular variant is the police procedural .

neg: Newport Yacht Club The Newport Yacht Club is a private yacht club located in Irondequoit , New York , on the shore of Irondequoit Bay .