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Kyung-soo
Kyung-soo, also spelled Kyoung-soo, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 54 hanja with the reading "kyung" and 67 hanja with the reading " soo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. According to South Korean government data, Kyung-soo was the seventh-most popular name for baby boys born in 1940. People with this name include: * Choi Gyeong-su (born 1945), South Korean wrestler * Byun Kyung-soo (born 1958), South Korean sport shooter *Kim Kyoung-soo (born 1967), South Korean politician *Park Kyung-soo (born 1969), South Korean television screenwriter *Lee Kyung-soo (born 1973), South Korean football defender * Lee Gyeong-su (born 1979), South Korean volleyball player * Ko Kyung-soo (born 1985), South Korean handball player *D.O. (entertainer) (born Doh Kyung-soo, 1993), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band EXO Fictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volcano High
''Volcano High'' () is a 2001 South Korean martial arts action comedy film. It revolves around a troublemaking high school student named Kim Kyung-soo (portrayed by Jang Hyuk) who finds himself transferred to the last school that will take him, the prestigious Volcano High, an institution whose students display an incredible talent in martial arts, with a few demonstrating even more mysterious psychic powers. Kyung-soo is drawn into fights between different clubs, a manuscript that is told to hold great power, and a group of teachers that will do whatever possible to keep the students in line. It was the 9th highest grossing Korean film of 2001 with 1,687,800 admissions nationwide, and had both an original domestic version and edited international version. Prologue 17 years of feuding, sparked by the Great Teacher's Battle, has stripped authorities of their power, as self-indulgence, disguised as self-control, grips the student body. The schools have fallen into disarray. Howe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Kyung-soo
Park Kyung-soo (born January 25, 1969) is a South Korean television screenwriter. Park is known for his works on SBS television series, ''The Chaser'' (2012), ''Empire of Gold'' (2013) and ''Punch'' (2014–2015). Filmography *''KAIST'' Kaist ( SBS, 1999–2000) *''Special of My Life'' ( MBC, 2006) *'' The Legend'' (MBC, 2007) *''The Chaser'' (SBS, 2012) *''Empire of Gold'' (SBS, 2013) *''Punch'' (SBS, 2014–2015) *''Whisper'' (SBS, 2017) Awards *2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Screenplay (TV) (''The Chaser'') *2013 40th Korea Broadcasting Awards: Best Screenwriter (''The Chaser'') *2015 51st Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Screenplay (TV) (''Punch'') *2015 4th APAN Star Awards: Best Writer (''Punch'') *2015 4th CARI K Drama Awards: Best Screenplay (''Punch'') References External links Park Kyung-sooat Pan Entertainment Pan Entertainment () is a Korean drama production company. It was established on April 3, 1998 under the name HS Media Co., Ltd.. Its main offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Gyeong-su
Choi Kyung-soo (born 15 October 1945) is a South Korean wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 62 kg at 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 * 1945 births Living people South Korean male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for South Korea Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in wrestling Wrestlers at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games 20th-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Kyung-soo
Lee Kyung-soo (이경수; born October 28, 1973) is a former South Korean football defender, who predominantly played in the South Korean K-League. Club career Lee's foray as a professional footballer began with the Suwon Samsung Bluewings as a draftee, and he spent two seasons with the club without ever featuring in the K-League before departing for single season spells with Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i and Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma. A two-year stint at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors followed. Despite spending six years at K-League clubs, Lee had still to establish himself as a first team regular, accumulating a mere 24 games in the K-League, with a few matches in Cup competitions. Lee then dropped out of the K-League ranks to spend the 2002 season with amateur side Seoul City FC before returning to the K-League with Daegu FC for their inaugural season in the K-League. He finally was able to consider himself as a regular starter in Daegu's side for the 2003 season, playing 22 matches in ... [...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] |
Byun Kyung-soo
Byun Kyung-soo (born 13 April 1958) is a South Korean sport shooter who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References 1958 births Living people South Korean male sport shooters Trap and double trap shooters Olympic shooters for South Korea Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1986 Asian Games Shooters at the 1990 Asian Games Shooters at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in shooting Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games 20th-century South Korean people 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Kyung-soo
Ko Kyung-soo (born 5 February 1985) is a South Korean handball player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the .... References 1985 births Living people South Korean male handball players Olympic handball players for South Korea Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for South Korea 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-handball-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] |
Soo (Korean Name)
Soo, also spelled Su, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Of Sino-Korean origin, its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Family name As a family name, Soo may be written with two different hanja, each indicating different lineages. The 2000 South Korean Census found a total of 199 people and 54 households with these family names. The more common name means "water" (; 물 수). The surviving ''bon-gwan'' (origin of a clan lineage, not necessarily the actual residence of the clan members) as of 2000 included Gangneung, Gangwon Province (46 people and 12 households); Gangnam, Seoul (41 people and 9 households); Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province (17 people and four households); Gosan (today Wanju County), North Jeolla Province (11 people and three households); and nine people with other or unknown ''bon-gwan''. According to the ''Joseon Ssijok Tongbo'' (조선씨족통보; 朝鮮 ... [...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] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has a Demographics of South Korea, population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the List of metropolitan areas by population, fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Most Popular Given Names In South Korea
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