As One (film)

As One (Hangul: 코리아; RR: Koria; lit. "Korea") is a 2012 South Korean sports drama film starring Ha Ji-won and Bae Doona. It is a cinematic retelling of the first ever post-war Unified Korea sports team which won the gold at the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships in Chiba, Japan. Director Moon Hyun-sung used the foundation of true events to tell the story of a team that united a divided nation for the first time in its painful history.

Background

Following the North Korean mid-air bombing of Korean Air Flight 858 in 1987, a Summit was held between North and South Korea to defuse the extreme tension on the Korean peninsula. The summit ended with the agreement to hastily form a unified Korean sports team; and table tennis, being highly visible and world-class in both countries, was chosen as the symbolic unifier. Summarily, the first-ever unified North-South team under the simple aegis "KOREA" was formed to compete in the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships in Chiba, Japan.

As One

As One may also refer to:

As One (Jane Ira Bloom and Fred Hersch album)

As One is an album of duets album by saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom and pianist Fred Hersch recorded in 1984 and released on the JMT label.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "The improvisations are generally melodic but unpredictable, coherent but fairly free. Worth several listens".

Track listing

All compositions by Jane Ira Bloom except as inicated

Personnel

References

As One (Toshinobu Kubota album)

As One is the eleventh studio album of Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota, released on September 27, 2000. The album charted

Release and promotion

On September 27, 2000, Kubota released "As One" on the recording label Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The album debuted at number 5 on the Oricon Albums chart and remained on the chart for a total of eight weeks. The album sold over 148,000 units in Japan.

Singles

"The Sound of Carnival" was released July 28, 1999. The song peaked at the number nine position on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart. The second single "Polyrhythm" was released on August 30, 2000. The song also charted at number 22 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart. In November 2000, the third single "Always Remain" was released. The song peaked at number 66 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart.

Tour

In November 2000, Kubota began the Nothing But As One Tour. The tour scheduled thirty-four performance dates.

Track listing