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Kwang-seok
Kwang-seok, also spelled Kwang-suk or Gwang-seok, is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading "kwang" and 20 hanja with the reading " seok" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. People with this name include: *Kim Kwang-seok (born 1936), South Korean martial artist, founder of the Sib Pal Gi Association *Kim Kwang-seok (1964–1996), South Korean folk rock singer *Jung Kwang-seok Jung Kwang-Seok (, born December 1, 1970) is a retired South Korean football player and football manager. He is managing Korea National League side Yongin City FC. He was the member of South Korea U-23 in 1992 Summer Olympics and the member of ... (born 1970), South Korean football player and manager * Lee Kwang-suk (born 1975), South Korean footballer * Kim Gwang-seok (wrestler) (born 1977), South Korean Greco-Roman wrestler * Kim Gwang-seok ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Kwang-seok
Kim Kwang-seok (Hangul: 김광석 ; January 22, 1964 – January 6, 1996) was a popular and influential South Korean folk rock singer. He debuted in 1987 as a member of Noraereul Channeun Saramdeul, an activist folk band. He achieved widespread popularity as a member of the folk band Dongmulwon, which debuted in 1988. The following year, in 1989, he released his first solo album. His songs were popular for their sentimental lyrics that critics said "portrayed individuals' sorrow and frustration at a time when the society was struggling in its early stage of democracy following rapid industrialization." He sold over 5 million records, an impressive number for a South Korean musical artist. He ended his own life in 1996. Early life Kim Kwang-seok was born on January 22, 1964, in Daegu, South Korea. He had two older brothers and two older sisters. His family moved to Seoul in 1968, after Kim's father lost his job as a teacher due to his involvement in an illegal teachers' union. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwang
Kwang, also spelled Gwang, is a Korean given name and name element. The meaning differs based on the hanja used. Hanja and meaning There are 13 hanja with this reading, and three variant forms, on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are: # (): "light" #* (variants) # (): "wide" #* (variant) # (): "ore" # (): "wild" # (): "abundant" # (): "glitter" # (): "jade ''piri''" (a wind instrument) # (): "''Arenga pinnata''" (a species of sugar palm) # (): "correct" # (): "empty" # (): "tomb" # (): "basket" # (): "urinary bladder" People People with the given name Kwang include: * Jo Gwang (), chief retainer of the Gaya Confederacy * Yi Gwang (1541–1607), Joseon Dynasty male general *Im Gwang (1579–1644), Joseon Dynasty male scholar-official *Choe Kwang (1919–1997), North Korean male military leader *Choi Kwang (economist) (born 1947), South Korean male economist, former Minister of Health and Welfare *Jang Gw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seok (Korean Name)
Seok, also spelled Suk, is a rare Korean family name held by about 56,500 South Koreans, as well as an element in some Korean given names. As a family name The family name Seok can be written with either of two hanja, one meaning "stone" (), and the other meaning "ancient" (). The former version is the more widespread of the two. The 2000 South Korean census found 46,066 people by this name. Of these, the great majority are members of the Gyeongju Seok clan and the Chungju (also called Hongju) Seok clan. The latter had a 2000 South Korean population of 9,544. The Gyeongju Seok clan claims descent from certain of the early rulers of Silla; the first Gyeongju Seok to sit on the throne was the fourth Silla king, Talhae. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 61.3% of people with that surname spelled it in Latin letters as Seok in their passports, vs. 30.6% as Suk. Rarer alternative sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung Kwang-seok
Jung Kwang-Seok (, born December 1, 1970) is a retired South Korean football player and football manager. He is managing Korea National League side Yongin City FC. He was the member of South Korea U-23 in 1992 Summer Olympics and the member of South Korea in 1990 Asian Games and 1990 Dynasty Cup. Honors Club ;Busan Daewoo Royals * K-League Cup Champions (1) : 1997 * Supplementary League Cup Champions (1) : 1998 National team ;South Korea * Dynasty Cup Champions (1) : 1990 * Asian Games Bronze medal (1) : 1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ... Individual * K-League Rookie of the Year : 1993 Club career statistics References External links FIFA Player Statistics* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jung, Kwang-seok 1970 births Living people South Korean footballers ... [...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] |
Hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, which can be written with Hanja, and (, ) refers to Classical Chinese writing, although "Hanja" is also sometimes used to encompass both concepts. Because Hanja never underwent any major reforms, they are mostly resemble to ''kyūjitai'' and traditional Chinese characters, although the stroke orders for some characters are slightly different. For example, the characters and as well as and . Only a small number of Hanja characters were modified or are unique to Korean, with the rest being identical to the traditional Chinese characters. By contrast, many of the Chinese characters currently in use in mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore have been simplified, and contain fewer strokes than the corresponding Hanja characters. In Japan, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sib Pal Gi Association
The ''Sib Pal Gi Association'' (십팔기협회 ''Dae Han Sibpalki Hyeop Hwe''; also ''The Korea Sibpalki Association'') is a Korean martial arts association established in 1981 under the leadership of Kim Kwang-Seok (Kim Gwang-suk 김광석; 金光錫, b. 1936, style name ''Haebeom''). ''Sib Pal Ki'' (literally "eighteen skills") is a Korean term for "martial arts", either Chinese martial arts or Korean martial arts (as opposed to the Japanese martial arts introduced during the Japanese rule in Korea). Kim Kwang-Seok had opened a martial arts school in 1969, having studied martial arts during the late 1950s to middle 1960s under Choi sang-chul, Korean Kungfu master. In 1986 Korean folklorist Sim U-seong worked together with Kim Kwang-Seok to compare his style with the historical ''Muyedobotongji'' or "Comprehensive Illustrated Manual of Martial Arts" of 1790. In the same year, the first public performance of Sib Pal Gi took place at the Batanggol Small Theater in Seoul. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Kwang-suk
Lee Kwang-suk (born March 5, 1975) is a South Korean retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o .... External links * 1975 births Living people South Korean men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers K League 1 players Korea National League players Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players Gimcheon Sangmu FC players Gyeongnam FC players Jeonnam Dragons players {{SouthKorea-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Gwang-seok (wrestler)
Kim Gwang Seok is a South Korean Greco-Roman Wrestler. He won gold medal at 2006 Asian Games at Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the count ... in 120 kg match. References Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 2006 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 2010 Asian Games South Korean male sport wrestlers Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
