As One
As One
Players from North and South Korea suddenly become one team and compete in the World Championships. Hyun Jung-hwa is an actual South Korean national table tennis player and was portrayed by Ha Ji-won in the film. Ri Bun-hui is an actual North Korean table tennis player and was portrayed by Bae Doona in the film.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-based dramatization
A sports drama centered on the actual formation and victory of a unified North and South Korean women's team at the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships, and a cinematic re-creation of real athletes including Hyun Jung-hwa and Ri Bun-hui.
1991 Unified North and South Korean Team at the World Table Tennis Championships
The event in which North and South Korea formed a unified team, Korea, to compete at the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships.
FACT / FICTION
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Fact / Fiction verification
12 recordsThe official English title of <As One> is As One, and it is a 2012 film directed by Moon Hyeon-seong.
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- This is confirmed by KOFIC materials.
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- As One (2012)KOFIC KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade BOpen source →
The film is based on the true story of the unified North and South Korean team at the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships.
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- North and South Korean players suddenly form one team and compete at the World Championships.
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- KOFIC describes As One as a true story.
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- The stories beyond the scoreboardKOFIC Ko-pick · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- Han YeriKOFIC Korean Actors 200 · Specialist database · Grade BOpen source →
Hyun Jung-hwa is an actual South Korean national table tennis player, and Ha Ji-won portrayed her in the film.
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- KOFIC's cast information confirms that Ha Ji-won portrayed the real Hyun Jung-hwa.
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- The stories beyond the scoreboardKOFIC Ko-pick · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Ri Bun-hui is an actual North Korean table tennis player, and Bae Doona portrayed her in the film.
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- KOFIC describes the work as based on the actual North and South Korean players on the unified team.
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- The stories beyond the scoreboardKOFIC Ko-pick · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
A unified North and South Korean team, Korea, competed at the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships in Chiba.
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- It was the first unified North and South Korean table tennis team formed since the division.
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- KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 - 코리아KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 - 코리아MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
They defeated China and won the women's team event.
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- This was the actual result of the competition.
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- KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 - 코리아KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 - 코리아MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Hyun Jung-hwa and Ri Bun-hui were key players on the actual unified team.
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- The real-world basis for the film's central characters is clear.
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- KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 - 코리아KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 - 코리아MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The work's basic production year and title information should be cross-checked against film databases.
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- The work's identifying information should be checked against independent sources.
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- KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 - 코리아KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 - 코리아MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The actual events and people drawn on by the work should not be treated as having the same factual status as its dramatic re-creations.
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- The event basis and scene-by-scene adaptations must be assessed separately.
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- KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 - 코리아KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 - 코리아MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The work's true-story and historical background includes the '1991 Chiba World Table Tennis Championships unified North and South Korean team.'
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- KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 - 코리아KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 - 코리아MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Hyun Jung-hwa is a real person connected to the actual history and events depicted in the work.
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- Hyun Jung-hwa's role is listed as a table tennis player.
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- KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 - 코리아KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 - 코리아MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Ri Bun-hui is a real person connected to the actual history and events depicted in the work.
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- Ri Bun-hui's role is listed as a table tennis player.
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- KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 - 코리아KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 - 코리아MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
리분희
Fictionalized real personBased on a real personRi Bun-hui →
현정화
Fictionalized real personBased on a real personHyun Jung-hwa →
Sources used
- As One (2012)KOFIC KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade BOpen source →
- The stories beyond the scoreboardKOFIC Ko-pick · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- Han YeriKOFIC Korean Actors 200 · Specialist database · Grade BOpen source →
- KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 - 코리아KBS 남북탁구 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 - 코리아MBC 1991 코리아 단일팀 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →