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1989 In South Korea
Events from the year 1989 in South Korea. Incumbents *President: Roh Tae-woo *Prime Minister: Kang Young-hoon Events July 12: Lotte World, a major recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea, is opened to the public. It consists of the world's largest indoor amusement park. July 27: Korean Air Flight 803 October 26: 10th anniversary of the assassination of Park Chung-hee. Births *January 1 - Bae Geu-rin, actress *January 8 - Lee Yi-kyung, actor *January 10 - Solji, singer (EXID) *January 30 **Baek Sung-hyun, actor **Lee Gun-woo, singer *February 21 - Hong Yoo-jin, field hockey player *March 9 - Taeyeon, singer (Girls' Generation) *March 29 - Michelle Zauner, musician (Little Big League) (Japanese Breakfast) *April 18 - Jessica Jung, singer and actress *April 28 - Kim Sung-kyu, singer and actor *May 15 - Sunny, singer *May 31 - Daul Kim, model, painter and blogger (d. 2009) *July 28 - Amy Yang, golfer *August 1 - Tiffany Hwang, singer *September 16 - Hwang Seon-a, fencer *S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Years In South Korea
This is a list of years in South Korea. See also the timeline of Korean history. For only articles about years in South Korea that have been written, see :Years in South Korea. Twenty-first century Twentieth century See also * List of years in North Korea * List of years by country * Timeline of Korean history This is a timeline of the history of Korea. Some dates prior to the 5th century are speculative or approximate. Early history *2333 BC: Legendary establishment of Gojoseon by Dangun. * : "An extreme manifestation of nationalism and the family c ... *List of years in Korea prior to 1945 {{DEFAULTSORT:Years in Jordan History of South Korea South Korea-related lists Korea South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Tae-yeon
Kim Tae-yeon (; born March 9, 1989), known mononymously as Taeyeon, is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of the most popular K-pop groups worldwide. She has since participated in other SM Entertainment projects, including Girls' Generation-TTS, SM the Ballad, Girls' Generation-Oh!GG, and the supergroup Got the Beat. In 2015, Taeyeon released her debut extended play (EP) '' I'', whose titular single reached number one on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. In 2016, she released the number-one single "Rain" as part of the SM Station project, followed by her second EP ''Why'', which peaked atop the Gaon Album Chart. Taeyeon's debut studio album, '' My Voice'', was released in 2017 and yielded the top-five singles " 11:11", "Fine" and "Make Me Love You". Taeyeon ventured into the Japanese music scene in 2018 with the digital single "Stay", follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwon Han-na
Gwon Han-Na (born 22 November 1989) is a South Korean handball player for Busan and the South Korean national team. She competed for the South Korean team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. References External links * South Korean female handball players 1989 births Living people Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of South Korea Asian Games medalists in handball Handball players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Universiade medalists in handball Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Handball players from Seoul Universiade silver medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade {{SouthKorea-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Hyo-yeon
Kim Hyo-yeon (born September 22, 1989), referred to as Hyoyeon or DJ Hyo, is a South Korean singer, dancer, DJ, and television personality. She debuted as a member of the girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of the most popular K-pop groups worldwide. She has since participated in other SM Entertainment projects, including Girls' Generation-Oh!GG and Got the Beat. Since 2016, she has also released singles as a solo artist. Early life Hyoyeon was born in Incheon, South Korea on September 22, 1989. She grew up with her parents and her younger brother, Kim Min-gu. Hyoyeon's formal dance training started in elementary school. At her neighborhood's small hip-hop school, Girls' Generation UCC Story, July 19, 2007. she learned hip hop, jazz and Latin dance. In 1999, she enrolled in Winners Dance School, a famous dance school in South Korea specializing in popping, locking, animation and various oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwang Seon-a
Hwang Seon-a ( ko, 황선아,; born 16 September 1989) is a South Korean fencer. She earned a gold medal for South Korea in women's team sabre at the 2014 Asian Games along with teammates Kim Ji-yeon, Lee Ra-jin, and Yoon Ji-su. She participated in the women's sabre solo fencing event and the women's sabre team fencing event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 .... References External links * * 1989 births Living people South Korean female sabre fencers Fencers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic fencers for South Korea Fencers at the 2014 Asian Games Fencers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany Hwang
Stephanie Young Hwang (born August 1, 1989), known professionally as Tiffany or Tiffany Young, is an American singer-songwriter. Born and raised in California, she was discovered by South Korean entertainment agency SM Entertainment at the age of fifteen and subsequently moved to South Korea. After two years of training, Young debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-TTS) in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most popular girl groups worldwide. In 2016, Young became the second Girls' Generation member to debut as a soloist with the release of her first extended play ''I Just Wanna Dance''. Although Young remains a member of Girls' Generation, she left SM Entertainment in October 2017. She is currently based in Los Angeles for her solo career. She joined Paradigm Talent Agency and signed with record label Transparent Arts prior to the release of her 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Yang
Amy Yang, also known as Yang Hee-Young ( ko, 양희영, born 28 July 1989) is a South Korean professional golfer, currently playing on the United States-based LPGA Tour and on the Ladies European Tour (LET). Amateur career Yang began playing golf at age 10 in South Korea and moved to the Gold Coast of Australia with her family at age 15 to pursue golf more seriously. In 2005, she won the Queensland Amateur Championship, the youngest winner ever of that championship. In 2006, while still an amateur she won the ANZ Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour (LET), making her the youngest winner ever on the LET at age (a record later broken by 14-year-old amateur Atthaya Thitikul in July 2017). Professional career After her win in at the ANZ Ladies Masters, the LET offered Yang a special three-year membership exemption beginning in 2006 as a 17-year-old, providing she traveled with her parents until she turned 18. She recorded four top-20 finishes in 2007 while still attended h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 In South Korea
Events from the year 2009 in South Korea. Incumbents * President: Lee Myung-bak * Prime Minister: ** Han Seung-soo (until 28 September), ** Chung Un-chan (starting 28 September) Events January *January 20 – The outbreak of bloodshed between police and residents in Yongsan. *January 24 – Kang Ho-sun, serial killer of murdering 17 people, was arrested. *January 31 – Open the all area of Gyeongbokgung to the public. February *February 10 – A fire at the Hwawang Mountain during the burning flame grass festival, killed 4 people and 60 wounded. *February 25 – The key issues of new media laws are brought to the table. March *March 24 – The South Korea national baseball team lost in the 2009 World Baseball Classic final with a 3–5. *March 29 – Kim Yuna set a new world record total of 207.71 as well as winning her first World Figure Skating Championships title. *March 31 – An KF-16 fighter jet crashes to the Yellow Sea. However, the pilot escaped and survived. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daul Kim
Kim Daul (Hangul: 김다울 May 31, 1989 – November 19, 2009) was an South Korean model, painter and regular blogger. She died by suicide at the age of 20. Career Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, on 31 May 1989. She was regularly featured in magazines such as British ''Vogue'', '' i-D'' and '' Dazed & Confused''. In South Korea, she appeared on the covers of South Korean ''Vogue'' in August 2007 and May 2008 and in ''Harper's Bazaar'' in July 2008. She made her international catwalk debut at Paris Fashion Week in 2007. Karl Lagerfeld, Vivienne Westwood, Chanel, Alexander McQueen, and Christopher Kane are among the top designers who consistently used Kim to showcase their latest collections. She also modelled for H & M and GAP. In 2008 she was named Model of the Year by ''Anan'' magazine. She also appeared on the South Korean series ''I am a Model'' in season 3. In June 2009 she appeared nude in ''i-D'' magazine, sparking criticism in Korea. Her career was developing when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunny (singer)
Susan Soonkyu Lee (born May 15, 1989), known professionally as Sunny, is a Korean-American singer and entertainer based in South Korea. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-Oh!GG) in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and one of South Korea's most popular girl groups worldwide. Apart from her group's activities, Sunny has participated in numerous side projects including original soundtracks, television variety shows, musical acting and radio hosting. Life and career 1989–2007: Early life and career beginnings Sunny was born on May 15, 1989, in Orange County, California. Her family consists of her parents and two older sisters who are ten and fifteen years older than her. She and her sisters share the same birthday. Sunny's paternal uncle is Lee Soo-man, the founder of SM Entertainment. While she was still an infant, her family moved to Kuwait, then moved again shortl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Sung-kyu
Kim Sung-kyu (born April 28, 1989), referred to as Sunggyu or Sungkyu, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is the leader and main vocalist of South Korean boy band Infinite. In November 2012, Kim began his solo career with his first extended play, '' Another Me'', which debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart. His second extended play, '' 27'' (2015), debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and number eight on the US ''Billboard'' World Albums chart, and yielded two South Korean top-ten singles "The Answer" and "Kontrol". Early life Kim Sung-kyu was born on April 28, 1989 in Jeonju, South Korea. He attended Jeonju National University High School and was in the school rock band called "Coma Beat". When Kim first told his parents about his dream to become a singer, they rejected it because they wanted him to have a normal life and told him they'd rather he leave the house instead. He continued to practice in secret and came to Seoul alone to pursue his dreams afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Jung
Jessica Jung (born Jessica Sooyoun Jung; April 18, 1989), also known by the mononym Jessica, is a South Korean-American singer, songwriter, actress, author, fashion designer and businesswoman known for her work as a former member of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. As an actress, Jung portrayed Elle Woods in the Korean version of the musical ''Legally Blonde'' in 2010 and played a role in the television drama '' Wild Romance'' in 2012. In early 2014, she established a fashion brand, Blanc & Eclare. Later that year, she was dismissed from Girls' Generation due to conflicts between the group's schedule and her own business activities. Following the dismissal, Jessica ended her contract with SM Entertainment and signed with Coridel Entertainment in 2016, prior to the release of her debut solo album ''With Love, J''. In May 2018, Jessica signed a contract with United Talent Agency. Her debut best-selling novel '' Shine'' was released in September 2020. Early life Jessic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
