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List Of Koreans
:''This is a list of notable Koreans or notable people of Korean descent.'' In Korean names, the family name is placed first (for example, the family name of "Park Ji-Sung" is "Park"), unless the person has decided to Westernize their name. Artists Visual artists Media artists * Paik Nam-June Dancers * Young Soon Moon, prima ballerina * Sujin Kang * Hong 10, professional break dancer * Halla Pai Huhm * Hee Seo Filmmakers * Ahn Byeong-ki * Bong Joon-ho * Hong Sang-soo * Im Kwon-taek * Jang Joon-hwan * Kim Jee-woon * Kim Ki-duk * Lee Chang-dong * Park Chan-wook * Nelson Shin * Song Hae-sung * Yoon Je-kyoon Poets and authors * Baek Minseok * Baek Seok * Bang Hyun-seok * Chae Ho-ki * Chan Jeong * Cheong Chi-yong, poet * Choi Seung-ho, poet * Cho Sung-ki, novelist * Choi Il-nam, novelist * Choi Soo-cheol * Chun Woon-young * Do Jong-hwan, poet * Gu Hyo-seo * Ha Geun-chan, author * Ha Seong-nan, author * Hailji, author * Han Bi-ya, travel writer * Han Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean People
Koreans ( South Korean: , , North Korean: , ; see names of Korea) are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Korean Peninsula. Koreans mainly live in the two Korean nation states: North Korea and South Korea (collectively and simply referred to as just Korea). They are also an officially recognized ethnic minority in other Asian countries; such as China, Japan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Koreans also form sizeable communities in Europe, specifically in Russia, Germany, United Kingdom, and France. Over the course of the 20th century, Korean communities have also formed in the Americas (especially in the United States and Canada) and Oceania. As of 2021, there were an estimated 7.3 million ethnic Koreans residing outside Korea. Etymology South Koreans refer to themselves as Hanguk-in(Korean: 한국인, Hanja: 韓國人) or Hanguk-saram (''Korean: 한국 사람''), both of which mean "people of the Han". When including members of the Korean diaspora, Koreans often use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Shin
Shin Neung-kyun (born 1939), also known as Nelson Shin, is an animation director who is the founder and president of Akom Production Co., Ltd., in Seoul, South Korea. He founded Akom in 1985. Career In the 1970s, Shin worked as an animator at the DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and Marvel Productions, where he worked on the ''Pink Panther'' films and ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends''. While at DFE, he also contributed to the animation of the lightsaber blades in the original ''Star Wars''. Much of the animation Shin's studio has produced has been for American television series. Some of Akom's credits are: ''The Simpsons'', '' Batman: The Animated Series'', ''X-Men'', ''Invasion America'' and ''Arthur''. Shin's most well-known accomplishment is his direction of the television series '' The Transformers'' and '' The Transformers: The Movie''. Shin also directed the first season of the Canadian animated TV series, ''Toad Patrol''. Beginning in 1999, Shin worked on the animated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chun Woon-young
Cheon Unyeong (, born 1971) is a modern South Korean writer. Life Cheon Unyeong was born in 1971 in Seoul, South Korea. She studied creative writing at Seoul Institute of the Arts, and graduated from Hanyang University with a B.A. in journalism. She attended graduate school at Korea University's School of Literature. Although Cheon Unyeong has only produced two volumes of short stories, she is considered a groundbreaking Korean author, and her works have been the subject of much analysis and critical acclaim. Career The Literature Translation Institute of Korea The Literature Translation Institute of Korea ( ko, 한국문학번역원, LTI Korea, formerly known as Korean Literature Translation Fund) was founded in 1996 by the Government of South Korea with the aim of promoting Korean literature and cultu ... summarizes Cheon's work: Works Works in translation * ''Adieu le cirque!'' () Works in Korean (partial) * ''The Needle'' (, 2001) * ''Myeongrang'' (, 2004) Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Soo-cheol
Choi Suchol is a Korean author. Life Choi Suchol was born on May 13, 1958 in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do. After attending Chuncheon High School, Choi received undergraduate and graduate degrees in French Literature from Seoul National University. His doctoral dissertation was on the writings of Michel Butor. He debuted in 1981 by winning the New Spring Literary Contest sponsored by the Chosun Ilbo with his story “Blindspot” (Maengjeom). He has also taught Creative Writing at Hanshin University."최수철" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: Work The point of departure for Choi Suchol's fiction is the claim that genuine communication has become impossible in the print culture of the modern age, and he is known for the abstruse quality of his works. This claim forms the basis of his early work, “Tower in the Air” (Gongjung nugak), which features a protagonist who desires but cannot communicate with the world. “A Meditation on Sounds” (Sorie d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Il-nam
Choi Il-Nam (; born December 29, 1932) is a South Korean writer. Life Born in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do on December 29, 1932, Choi Il-Nam graduated from Seoul National University in 1957 with a degree in Korean Language and Literature. He received his Ph.D. in Korean Literature from Korea University in 1960 and embarked on a career that combined journalism and fiction writing. He served as the head of the culture department at Minguk Daily, Kyunghyang Daily News, and The Dong-a Ilbo; and subsequently became the editor-in-chief of The Dong-a Ilbo, a position he held until he was dismissed in 1980. Work After publishing fewer than two dozen stories in the 1950s and 1960s, Choi became more prolific in the 1970s, which featured his first book of fiction, People of Seoul. Choi's novels fall into two broad categories. His works prior to 1980 often portray a person from the countryside coming to the rapidly urbanizing and industrializing city where they succeed in building a new life. Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Sung-ki
Cho Sung-ki is a South Korean writer. Life Cho Sung-ki was born March 30, 1951, in Goseong, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea. He attended Busan Middle School and Gyeonggi High School where he put himself through a strenuous self-training period reading nearly a thousand pieces of fiction, literary criticism and poetry while teaching himself grammar by hand-copying an entire grammar book. Cho also struggled with his sexual urges and found some refuge in religion. Cho entered Seoul National University and graduated with a degree in Law. He also received a graduate degree from Presbyterian Divinity School. He made his literary debut in 1971, winning the New Spring Literary Contest sponsored by The Dong-a Ilbo with a short story called “Kaleidoscope” (Manhwagyeong), but remained virtually silent for the next fourteen years."조성기" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: Work Cho's literature, both novels and short stories, focus on the revelation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Seung-ho
Choi Seung-Ho () is identified as a Korean ecopoet. His publications also include children's poetry. He was born in the small rural village of Chungcheong, Gangwon Province, in 1954, and taught for many years in an elementary school in the countryside. In 2004, the Daesan Foundation sponsored him and other writers in fora in Mexico and Cuba. In 2007, the Korea Literature Translation Institute sponsored him at ARCO in Malaga City, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... Work Choi's work focuses on the environment and modern society's impact on it, in particular, the crisis brought on by rapid industrialization and the consequent vulgarization of human life in a capitalistic society. Choi uses images of “waste”—basements, drains, and toilets filled with wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheong Chi-yong
Jeong Ji-yong, often romanized in literature as Cheong Chi-yong (; 20 June 1902 – 1950), was a Korean poet and translator of English poetry who "opened a new horizon of poetic possibilities through chiselled expression, tempered sentiments, and precise visual imagery" according to the scholar of Korean poetry, Brother Anthony. Life Cheong Chi-yong was born in Hagye-ri, Okcheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, on June 20, 1902. He attended Whimoon High School and graduated from Japan's Doshisha University with a major in English literature. While studying at Whimoon High School, he published the literary magazine ''Bulletin'' (''Yoram'') with contemporaries like Park Palyang. In 1926, he began to concentrate exclusively on composing poetry and his piece "Cafe France”"(Kape peurangseu) was published in ''Hakjo'' magazine. Later in life, Jung was active as an associate of Pak Yong-chol's ''Poetry'' (''Simunhak'') magazine, and taught at Whimoon High School. After Liberation, he taught at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeong Chan (author)
Jung Chan (; born 1953) is a South Korean writer."정찬" biographical PDF available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://library.klti.or.kr/node/352 Life Jung Chan was born in 1953 and graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in Korean Education. He debuted in 1983 when his novella ''The Tower of Language'' (Marui tap) was published in The World of Language. Jung is a popular artist, having appeared at LTI Korea 2010 Seoul International Writers’ Festival under the theme “Fantasy + Empathy”. Work Jung was profoundly influenced by the Gwangju Uprising, which occurred while he was working as a reporter for the Dong-a Ilbo. What intrigued Jung was not so much the political issue, but the issues of men confronting death and redemption. In ''Perfect Soul'' (Wanjeonhan yeonghon), barbarity of those in power is contrasted against the simplicity and passivity of innocent souls. Another concern in Jung's work is the relationship between power and language. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chae Ho-ki
Chae Ho-ki (Hangul: 채호기) is a modern South Korean poet. Life Chae Ho-ki was born on October 13, 1957 in Daegu, South Korea and published his first poem in 1988 and since that time has been considered by South Korean critics as one of the major voices in Korean literature. Work If a desire for emotional union with the subject matter can be described as a general characteristic of Korean poetry, Chae departs radically from such a tendency to seek instead the complete obliteration of the boundary between the subject and the language in his poetry. His first volume of poetry, ''Ferocious Love'', rejects love as an idea and an emotional state and focuses on its physicality and mortality: Desire itself is objectified and given a physicality in "The Sad Gay", in which a gay man transforms himself into another being through the mechanical process of replacing body parts: Chae's most successful attempt to create a oneness with another is judged to be his ''Water Lilies''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Hyun-seok
Bang Hyeon-seok is a South Korean writer Life Bang was born in 1961 in Ulsan, South Korea, and has served as the president of Society of Young Writers For Understanding Vietnam, and he continues to devote much of his creative energy to exploring Vietnam’s troubled past. His debut was in 1988 with "The Practice." Bang enrolled in the Chung-Ang University's Department of Creative writing in 1980 and later, under an assumed identity, worked as a laborer in Incheon. After leaving the factory in 1994 Bang collected history and information on democratic labor unions, a collection that informed some of his work including Off to Battle a Dawn. Bang has worked as a creative writing professor at Chung-Ang University, on the editorial board of ''Silcheonmunhak'', and as the editor-in-chief of ''Asia: Magazine of Asian Literature''. Work Bang's first work was ''The First Step Forward'' which focused on factory laborers and their struggle to save union. Since that debut, Bang has continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baek Seok
Baek Seok (born Paek Ki-haeng; July 1, 1912 - January 7, 1996) was a Korean poet. He was born in Chŏngju in North Pyongan, and started his journalist career at ''Chosun Ilbo'' in 1934. He published his first poem "Chŏngju Fortress" (정주성, ''Jeongjuseong'') on 31 August 1935 issue of ''Chosun Ilbo''. On January 20 next year, he published a collection of the poems he had written entitled ''Deer'' (사슴, ''Sasŭm''). Even though ''Deer'' contained 33 poems, many of which were new, seven of them were already published in magazines or newspapers in slightly different forms. Until 1948, he published about 60 more pieces, but is not believed to have produced another poetry book. In South Korea, the publication of his works was strictly prohibited for a while because he was labelled as a North Korean poet and a communist. However, since 1987 when a collection of his works (poems and essays) were first introduced after the Korean War, he has been widely re-evaluated by scholar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
