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Eun-kyung
Eun-kyung, also spelled Eun-kyeong, or Eun-kyong, Eun-gyoung, Un-kyong, Un-gyong, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 30 hanja with the reading "'' eun''" and 74 hanja with the reading "''kyung''" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In 1970, Eun-kyung was the 5th-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea, falling to 8th place by 1980. People with this name include: Entertainers * Kang Eun-kyung (born 1971), South Korean television screenwriter *Shin Eun-kyung (born 1973), South Korean actress *Lim Eun-kyung (born 1984), South Korean actress * Shim Eun-kyung (born 1994), South Korean actress Field hockey players * Chung Eun-kyung (born 1965), member of the South Korean team at the 1988 Summer Olympics * Choi Eun-kyung (field hockey) (born 1971), member of the South Korean team at the 1996 Summer Olympics * Lee Eun-ky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shim Eun-kyung
Shim Eun-kyung (born May 31, 1994) is a South Korean actress. She has starred in the box office hits '' Sunny'' (2011), ''Miss Granny'' (2014) and ''Fabricated City'' (2017), as well as television series ''Naeil's Cantabile'' (2014). In 2020, she became the first Korean to win Best Actress at the Japanese Academy Awards (Japan's equivalent of the Oscars). Career Shim made her acting debut at age 9 in the 2004 TV series ''The Woman Who Wants to Marry'', and subsequently made a career as one of the best child actresses of her generation. She first gained attention for her role as a sexually abused girl in the horror fairytale ''Hansel and Gretel'', and also starred in TV series such as ''Hwang Jini'', '' The Legend'', ''Women of the Sun'', and ''The Great Merchant''; critics say at times she even outshined her adult counterparts. In 2011, she successfully transitioned to a lead actress via the retro dramedy '' Sunny'', which tells the story of seven women, crosscutting between th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Eun-kyung
Shin Eun-kyung (born 15 February 1973) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in '' Downfall'' (1997) and '' My Wife Is a Gangster'' (2001). Shin is most prominent Korean actress in the 1990s, alongside Shim Eun-ha, Go So-young and Jeon Do-yeon, whom she starred with on General Hospital. Career Shin began appearing in commercials in 1986 at the age of 13, and made her television debut in 1988 on KBS. Throughout the late eighties and early nineties, she acted in a great number of films and TV dramas (notably in the 2001 medical drama ''General Hospital''), garnering fame for her warm screen presence. In 1997, however, she took on her most daring role as a prostitute in veteran director Im Kwon-taek's '' Downfall''. The film was a box-office success, leading her to star status. In 1999, she starred in two films, including the Korean-Japanese co-produced horror film ''The Ring Virus'', based on the novel by Koji Suzuki. Her success in this role led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lim Eun-kyung
Lim Eun-kyung (born July 7, 1984) is a South Korean actress. Lim first rose to fame as the "TTL Girl" in a series of SK Telecom commercials, then pursued a professional acting career. She starred in the films ''Resurrection of the Little Match Girl'', ''Conduct Zero'', ''Doll Master'', and ''Marrying High School Girl''. Early life Lim Eun-kyung was born as an only child to deaf parents. She became fluent in Korean Sign Language. Her family's story was later published in 2006. Career Modeling Lim made her entertainment debut as a model for SK Telecom in 1999 when she was still in high school. TTL was a mobile phone service targeting the younger generation, especially those in their twenties. After appearing in a series of TTL ads, Lim's mysterious yet innocent looks attracted attention and popularity, and she became known as the "TTL Girl." Acting She made her acting debut in Jang Sun-woo's big-budget sci-fi blockbuster ''Resurrection of the Little Match Girl'' in 2002. But the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kang Eun-kyung
Kang Eun-kyung (born July 25, 1971) is a South Korean television screenwriter. She is best known for writing hit drama ''King of Baking, Kim Takgu'' (also known as ''Bread, Love and Dreams''), which reached a peak rating of 50.8% in 2010. Aside from writing scripts, she also does creative duties for dramas through the drama creative group ''Plot Line'' (글Line), which she founded in 2015. Filmography As writer *The B-TEAM (TBA, 2020) *''Dr. Romantic 2'' (SBS, 2020) *''Where Stars Land'' (SBS, 2018) *''Dr. Romantic'' (SBS, 2016) *''What Happens to My Family?'' (KBS2, 2014) * ''Gu Family Book'' (MBC, 2013) *''Glory Jane'' (KBS2, 2011) *''Bread, Love and Dreams'' (KBS2, 2010) *''Formidable Rivals'' (KBS2, 2008) *''Bichunmoo'' (GDTV, 2006 / SBS, 2008) *''Dal-ja's Spring'' (KBS2, 2007) *''Hello God'' (KBS2, 2006) *''Oh Feel Young'' (KBS2, 2004) *''Good Person'' (MBC, 2003) *''Glass Slippers'' (SBS, 2002) *''Hotelier'' (MBC, 2001) *''Third Coincidence'' (MBC, 2001) *''Ghost'' (SBS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Eun-kyung (volleyball)
Lee Eun-kyung (born 1 February 1961) is a South Korean female volleyball player and coach. She was part of the South Korea women's national volleyball team at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. Lee attended in Busan. She represented her school at the 10th President's Cup Volleyball Championships in Gwangju in 1975 and in the high school division of the 33rd National Men's and Women's Classified Volleyball Championships in Daejeon in 1978. After her graduation in 1978, she played for Hyundai Hyundai is a South Korean industrial conglomerate ("chaebol"), which was restructured into the following groups: * Hyundai Group, parts of the former conglomerate which have not been divested ** Hyundai Mobis, Korean car parts company ** Hyundai .... The Korea Corporate Volleyball Federationhomepage/ref> honoured her with its Player of the Year Award in 1981. Notes References 1961 births Living people South Korean women's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1984 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Eun-kyung
Choi Eun-kyung (Hangul: 최은경, Hanja: 崔恩景, born December 26, 1984) is a South Korean short track speed skater. She is a double Olympic Champion in relays and a two-time Overall World Champion for 2003 and 2004. Biography At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Choi won a silver medal in the 1500 m and was a member of gold medal-winning relay team in 3000 m relay. She was the World record holder for 1500 m at the time. Choi's career heights came between 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. She was the Overall World Champion in 2003 and in 2004. She also won the Overall World Cup title for 2003–2004 season. At the 2006 Winter Olympics she equalled her achievements from the previous Olympics, winning a silver medal in the 1500 m and won gold in the 3000 m relay. She was disqualified in the finals of the 1000 m. See also * South Korea women's national short track team The South Korea women's national short track team represents South Korea in internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Eun-kyung (archer)
Lee Eun-kyung ( ko, 이은경, born 15 July 1972) is a South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where she won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team. She also competed at the Asian Games winning a gold medal in the team and silver in the individual events in 1990; a gold medal in the individual and bronze in the team events in 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...; and a gold medal in the team and silver medal in the individual events in 1998. References External links * 1972 births Living people South Korean female archers Olympic archers of South Korea Archers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in archery Asian Games medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ri Un-gyong
Ri Un-gyong (born 19 November 1980) is a North Korean former football midfielder who played for the North Korea women's national football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the club level, she played for Wolmido. International goals See also * North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country sent 63 athletes, competing in 11 sports. North and South Korea ha ... References External links * * 1980 births Living people North Korean women's footballers Place of birth missing (living people) Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of North Korea Women's association football midfielders Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Eun-kyung
Chang Eun-kyung ( ko, 장은경; 26 May 1951 – 3 December 1979) was a Korean judoka and silver medalist who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... References External links * * 1951 births 1979 deaths South Korean male judoka South Korean academics Olympic judoka of South Korea Olympic silver medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in judo Judoka at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Yong In University alumni Sportspeople from Gyeonggi Province 20th-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-judo-bio-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] |
Kyung
Kyung, also spelled Kyoung, Gyeong, Kyeong, or Kyong, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as a single-syllable Korean given name and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. As a family name The 2000 South Korean Census found 15,784 people with the family name Kyung. It may be written with either of two different hanja. Those with the name meaning "scenery" () may belong to one of two different ''bon-gwan'': Haeju, South Hwanghae, in what is today North Korea, and Taein (泰仁). There is only one ''bon-gwan'' for the other Kyung surname, meaning "celebration" (): Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, in what is today South Korea. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 69.2% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Kyung in their passports, while another 19.2% spelled it as Kyoung. The Revised Romanisation spelling Gyeong came in third place at 7.6%. Rarer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Eun-kyung (field Hockey)
Park Eun-Kyung(born January 25, 1975) is a South Korean field hockey player. At the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics she competed with the Korea women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardle .... References External links * 1975 births Living people South Korean female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of South Korea {{SouthKorea-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |