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Myung-hoon
Myung-hoon, also spelled Myung-hun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "myung" and 12 hanja with the reading "hoon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: * Myung-whun Chung (born 1953), South Korean pianist and conductor * Ri Myung-hun (born 1967), North Korean basketball player * Choi Myung-hoon (born 1975), South Korean professional Go player *Bae Myung-hoon (born 1978), South Korean science fiction writer * Chun Myung-hoon (born 1978), South Korean singer, member of NRG * Shin Myung-hoon (born 1981), South Korean amateur boxer *Lee Myung-hoon (actor) (born 1989), South Korean actor *Jung Myung-hoon (born 1991), South Korean StarCraft player Fictional characters with this name include: *Shin Myung-hun, in 2008 South Korean television series '' East of Eden'' See also *L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bae Myung-hoon
Bae Myung-hoon (; born 1978) is a South Korean science fiction writer. He has written ten novels, over fifty short stories and novellas, and numerous essays. He is best known for his composite novel ''Taweo (''타워 Tower) and short story collection ''Anyeong, ingongjonjae'' (안녕, 인공존재 Hello, The Artificial Being!). He was named one of the “ten best science fiction writers in South Korea” by ''The Science Times'' in 2012. Life Bae Myung-hoon was born in Busan, South Korea in 1978. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in international relations at Seoul National University. He made his literary debut in 2005 when his short story “''Seumateu D''” (스마트D Smart D) won the SF Creative Writing Contest for best short story. Writing Bae Myung-hoon, who started writing science fiction from 2005, blurs the line between genre fiction and literary fiction. South Korean literary circles tend to make a clear distinction between the two; critics and writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chun Myung-hoon
Chun Myung-hoon (born April 6, 1978) is a South Korean singer, rapper, actor and television presenter. He is a member of boy band NRG. He released his single, ''Welcome To The Jungle'' on October 19, 2012. He is well known as a cast member on several TV shows, including ''Girl Spirit''. Career Early years Chun's passion for dance began early and he had been part of a break-dancing crew during his teenage years. Despite his father's opposition to him entering show business, Chun began his career as a backup dancer and debuted in 1996 as one-half of the dance-pop duo Hamo Hamo ( ko) with Lee Sung-jin, while Noh Yoo-min and Moon Sung-hoon served as their backup dancers. The foursome would go on to form NRG. As they debuted around the same time as H.O.T., Chun quipped on ''Handsome Boys of the 20th Century'' that NRG would not have been formed had Hamo Hamo not been overshadowed by the massive success of H.O.T. 1997–2009: NRG, military service and disbandment In 1997, the four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Of Eden (TV Series)
''East of Eden'' () is a 2008 South Korean television series, starring Song Seung-heon, Yeon Jung-hoon, Lee Da-hae, Han Ji-hye, Park Hae-jin and Lee Yeon-hee. It was produced by Chorokbaem Media as a 47th Anniversary Special Project Drama for MBC, on which it aired from August 25, 2008 to March 10, 2009 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 56 episodes. The drama tells the story of the brothers Dong-chul (Song) and Dong-wook (Yeon). Their fates diverge after the murder of their coal miner father, with one joining the mob and the other becoming a successful lawyer. Plot A period epic that spans the years 1960 to 2000s, ''East of Eden'' tells a saga of the bitter rivalry between two men who are eternally bound by fate. Historic events are referenced, such as the rapid industrialization of the 1970s and 1980s, Taebaek coal miners' strikes and student-led democracy movements. Shin Tae-hwan (Jo Min-ki) is the managing director of a coal mine in Taebaek. The true embodiment of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Myung-hoon (actor)
Lee Myung-hoon (born February 2, 1989) is a South Korean actor and comedian A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations while the person or a .... Filmography Television series Variety show References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Myung-hoon South Korean male television actors South Korean male comedians 1989 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Myung-hoon
Choi Myung-hoon (born May 12, 1975) is a professional Go player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in sports ** Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who is .... Biography Choi was promoted to 9 dan in 2004. In 2000, he won his first and only title, the LG Refined Oil Cup. Titles & runners-up External linksGoBase Profile Living people 1975 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung Myung-hoon
Jung Myung-hoon, known as By.Fantasy or Fantasy, is a South Korean ''League of Legends'' head coach for SANDBOX Challengers of the LCK Challengers League. Formerly a ''StarCraft'' and ''StarCraft2'' player, he is one of 3 Terrans to be under the wing of Choi "iloveoov" Yeon-sung. ''StarCraft'' playing career Jung is known as a Terran innovator in professional StarCraft, taking one gold and three silver medals in the OnGameNet Starleague. Jung is also known for his 3–0 performance in the biggest competition in professional Korean StarCraft, the 2008–2009 Shinhan Bank Proleague Finals, in which he defeated his Zerg rival Lee Jae-dong twice to carry his team, SK Telecom T1, to the championship. Since then his performances in Proleague and individual leagues have proved him one of the best Terran players in the game. In the final OnGameNet Starleague for Starcraft: Brood War, the 2012 Tving OSL, Fantasy took 2nd place losing to JangBi in the finals. Jung retired from profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myung
Myung, also spelled Myeong, Myong, or Myoung, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Family name The surname Myeong is derived from the Chinese surname Ming, written with the hanja , meaning "bright" or "brilliance". The 2000 South Korean census estimated that 26,746 people had this family name. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 62.1% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Myung in their passports. The Revised Romanisation spelling Myeong was in second place at 18.9%, while another 16.2% used the spelling Myoung. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 2.8%) included Myeoung. People with this family name include: * Myoung Bok-hee (born 1979), South Korean team handball player *Myung Hyung-seo (born 2001), South Korean sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoon (Korean Name)
Hoon, also spelled Hun, is a single-syllable masculine Korean given name, as well as a morpheme in many other Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja with which the name is written. Hanja There are 12 hanja with this reading, and two variant Chinese character, variant forms, on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names; they are: # (가르칠 훈 ''garuchil hun''): "to teach" # (공 훈 ''gong hun''): "merit" #* (variant of above) # (김 쐴 훈 ''gim ssoel hun''): "to dry ''Gim (food), gim''" # (불길 훈 ''bulgil hun''): "blaze" # (향풀 훈 ''hyangpul hun''): "basil" # (질나발 훈 ''jilnabal hun''): hun (instrument), a Korean wind instrument #* (variant of above) # (연기낄 훈 ''yeongikkil hun''): "smoke" # (금빛 투색할 훈 ''geumbit tusaekhal hun''): "faded gold colour" # (무리 훈 ''muri hun''): "faint" # (분홍빛 훈 ''bunhongbit hun''): "afterglow" #: "weld"Some dictionaries list this character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Myung-hoon
Shin Myung Hoon (born November 16, 1981) is an amateur boxer from South Korea who has medaled repeatedly at Asian Games. Career He won a bronze in 2002. He also competed at the 2006 Asian Games in the Light welterweight (-64 kg) division ere he upset Dilshod Mahmudov and won the silver medal in the bout against Thailand's Olympic champion Manus Boonjumnong Manus Boonjumnong ( th, มนัส บุญจำนงค์; , born June 23, 1980) is a Thai boxer who won the Olympics at Light Welterweight (60–64 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the older brother of Non Boonjum ... (11-22). References 1981 births Living people South Korean male boxers Asian Games medalists in boxing Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Boxers at the 2002 Asian Games Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Light-welterweight boxers {{Korea-b ... [...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] |
