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Dong-geun
Dong-geun, also spelled Dong-keun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 24 hanja with the reading "dong" and 18 hanja with the reading "geun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: Entertainers *Yoo Dong-geun (born 1956), South Korean actor * Yang Dong-geun (born 1979), South Korean actor *Shin Dong-geun (born 1993), stage name Peniel Shin, American-born South Korean rapper, member of BtoB Sportspeople * Park Dong-keun (born 1941), South Korean taekwondo grandmaster * Lee Dong-keun (curler) (born 1979), South Korean curler * Lee Dong-geun (footballer, born 1981), South Korean footballer * Shin Dong-keun (born 1981), South Korean footballer *Yang Dong-geun (basketball) (born 1981), South Korean basketball player * Yu Dong-geun (born 1985), South Korean handball player * Lee Dong-geun (footballer, bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Dong-geun
Yang Dong-geun (; born June 1, 1979) or YDG is a South Korean actor, rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and breakdancer. Yang majored in Theatrical Performance at Yong-In University. Biography Yang enlisted for mandatory military service in May 2008 for 21 months of active duty. During which time he starred in military musical, ''Mine'' with Kangta. It is about the true life story of Lieutenant Lee Jong-myung, who lost his legs in a land mine explosion near the demilitarized zone, in June 2000, when he saved fellow soldier, Sul Dong-seob from the minefield. Yang and his wife Park Ga-ram have two sons and a daughter. Their daughter Joy has appeared on '' The Return of Superman'' along with the daughters of actors In Gyo-jin and Oh Ji-ho. Career His comeback project after being discharged from the military was in film ''Grand Prix'' with Kim Tae-hee. He was cast as male lead Lee Woo-suk after Lee Joon-gi Lee Joon-gi (born 17 April 1982) is a South Korean actor, si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoo Dong-geun
Yoo Dong-geun (born June 18, 1956) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the historical television dramas ''Tears of the Dragon'', '' Empress Myseongseong'', and '' Yeon Gaesomun''. He was also an adjunct professor of at Daekyeung University in 1997. Since 2007, Yoo has been an activist of Sunfull Movement, a non-profit organization against cyberbullying. On December 29, 2007, Yoo landed in the news for assaulting two producers of ''The King and I''. Yoo was reportedly enraged because the scripts were routinely turned in late, which exhausted his wife Jeon In-hwa, an actress in the TV series. He later apologized for the incident. Filmography Television series *'' Again My Life'' (2022) *''The Banker'' (2019) *'' Marry Me Now'' (KBS2 / 2018) *''The Most Beautiful Goodbye'' (tvN / 2017) *''What's With This Family'' (KBS2 / 2014) *''Jeong Do-jeon'' (KBS1 / 2014) *''Gu Family Book'' (MBC / 2013) *''Childless Comfort'' (jTBC / 2012–2013) *'' Athe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Dong-geun (basketball)
Yang Dong-geun (born September 14, 1981) is a South Korean retired basketball player for Ulsan Mobis Phoebus and the Korean national team, where he participated at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. During his sixteen-year career, he won the KBL Rookie of the Year and was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) in KBL four times. He spent his entire playing career with Ulsan Mobis Phoebus, having been at the forefront of Ulsan's dominance in the league from the early 2000's. Since retiring after the 2019-20 season, he has returned to the team as a coach. Early life Yang enjoyed playing basketball since his elementary school days. As he had been short compared to his peers, he never considered going professional until he had a late growth spurt and started playing college basketball. He attended Yongsan High School, which is known as a high school basketball powerhouse, but was neither a highly-rated prospect or a regular at that time. One of his contemporaries was Lee Jung-suk, who was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peniel Shin
Peniel Shin (; born March 10, 1993), better known mononymously as Peniel (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and host based in South Korea. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group BtoB in 2012. Biography Shin was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on March 10, 1993. Shin attended Barbara B. Rose Elementary School before going on to Barrington Middle School Prairie Campus, located in the northwest suburbs near Chicago. He attended Chungdam High School after moving to Seoul to train. Before joining Cube Entertainment, he was a trainee under JYP Entertainment and also appeared in San E's "Tasty San" music video in 2010. In March 2012, he debuted as a lead rapper of idol group BTOB under Cube Entertainment. He became the main host of Arirang's music program, Pops in Seoul in 2013. In 2016, Shin began to update his fans with his official vlog channel, ''POV''. The channel features activities from Shin's daily life. He released his first English mixta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Dong-geun
Yu Dong-geun (born 3 September 1985) is a South Korean handball player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed with the South Korea men's national handball team The South Korea national handball team is the national handball team of South Korea and is controlled by the Korea Handball Federation. Competitive record Champions Runners-up Olympic Games World Champ ... in the men's tournament. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Dong-geun Living people 1985 births Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for South Korea South Korean male handball players Korea National Sport University alumni Asian Games medalists in handball Handball players at the 2006 Asian Games Handball players at the 2010 Asian Games Handball players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Dong-kun
Shin Dong-kun (; born 22 December 1961) is a South Korean dentist-turned politician representing Incheon's Seo District at the National Assembly from 2016. Biography Before entering politics During his studies at Kyung Hee University, he led his university branch of student-organised group calling for the U.S. to stop providing legitimacy to authoritarian Chun Doo-hwan regime. In May 1985, this group even occupied American cultural center in Seoul. The prosecution service branded this group as "North Korean collaborators" defined by National Security Law. After spending in jail for a year and a half, Shin was pardoned and able to go back to continue his studies. In 2000 he was recognised as a person of distinguished service to the Republic for his participation in democracy movement. After completing his first dentistry degree, Shin opened his own dental clinic in Seo District, Incheon in 1990. Political career Shin first entered politics upon suggestions made by Kim Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Dong-keun
Shin Dong-keun ( ko, 신동근; born 15 February 1981) is a South Korean football midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie .... Club career statistics External links * * 1981 births Living people Men's association football midfielders South Korean men's footballers Seongnam FC players Gimcheon Sangmu FC players K League 1 players Korea National League players {{SouthKorea-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Korean Given Names
This is a list of Korean given names by type. Most Korean given names consist of two Sino-Korean morphemes each written with one hanja. There are also names with more than two syllables, often from native Korean vocabulary. Finally, there are a small number of one-syllable names. Originally, there was no legal limitation on the length of names, but since 1993, regulations in South Korea have prohibited the registration of given names longer than five syllable blocks, in response to some parents giving their children extremely long names such as the 16-syllable Haneulbyeollimgureumhaennimbodasarangseureouri (). Lists of hanja for names are illustrative, not exhaustive. Names by common first and second syllables G or k (ㄱ), n (ㄴ), d (ㄷ) M (ㅁ), b (ㅂ) S (ㅅ) Vowels and semivowels (ㅇ) J (ㅈ) and ch (ㅊ) T (ㅌ) and h (ㅎ) Native Korean names ''Goyueo ireum'' are Korean given names which come from native Korean vocabulary, rather than Sino-Korean root ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Dong-geun (footballer, Born 1981)
Lee Dong-Geun (born January 23, 1981) is a South Korean footballer who formerly played for Bucheon SK, Gwangju Sangmu and Daejeon Citizen. See also *Football in South Korea *List of football clubs in South Korea This is a list of association football clubs in South Korea from 2023 season. K League K League 1 12 clubs : in Alphabetical order * Daegu FC * Daejeon Hana Citizen * Gangwon FC * Gwangju FC * Incheon United * Jeju United * Jeonbuk Hyund ... References 1981 births Living people South Korean men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Jeju United FC players Gimcheon Sangmu FC players Daejeon Hana Citizen players {{SouthKorea-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geun
Geun, also spelled Gun, Keun, or Kun, is a rare Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable names. Family name As a family name, Geun is written with one hanja, meaning "axe" (; 도끼 근), also the name of the unit of weight sometimes called "catty" in English. It has one ''bon-gwan'': Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, in what is today South Korea. The fffhf 2000 South Korean census estimated that there were 242 people with this family name. Given name Hanja As a given name or name element, the meaning of "geun" differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 18 hanja with this reading on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names; they are: # (가까울 근): nearby # (부지런할 근): diligent # (뿌리 근): roots # (도끼 근): axe # (겨우 근): only # (매흙질할 근): to plaster with loam # (맑을 근): clean, pure # (무궁화 근): ''Hibiscus syriacus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Dong-geun (footballer, Born 1988)
Lee Dong-Geun (; born 28 November 1988) is a South Korean football midfielder, who played for Gyeongnam FC in the K-League from 2011–2012. Club career Lee was one of Gyeongnam FC's draft picks for the 2011 season. Choi made his professional debut on 17 April 2011, as a late substitute in the dying seconds of Gyeongnam's league match against the Chunnam Dragons. Lee also appeared as a late substitute in Gyeongnam's loss to Ulsan Hyundai FC in the semi-final of the 2011 K-League Cup The 2011 Korean League Cup, also known as the Rush & Cash Cup 2011, was the 24th and the last competition of the Korean League Cup. It began on 16 March 2011, and ended on 13 July 2011. Group stage All K League clubs excluding participating clubs ..., scoring his first professional goal within a few minutes of getting on the pitch. Club career statistics References External links * * 1988 births Living people Men's association football midfielders South Korean men's fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Dong-keun (badminton)
Lee Dong-keun (Hangul: 이동근; or ; born 20 November 1990) is a Korean badminton player specializing in men's singles. He won his first international senior title at the 2011 Vietnam International tournament. Lee participated at the 2012 World University Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, won a gold medal in the mixed team and a bronze in the singles events. He was also part of the South Korean winning team at the 2014 Asian Games. In 2016, Lee represented his country competing at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Achievements World University Championships ''Men's singles'' BWF World Junior Championships ''Boys' singles'' BWF World Tour The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
