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Yun-seok
Yun-seok, also spelled Yoon-seok or Yun-suk, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 16 hanja with the reading "yoon" and 20 hanja with the reading " seok" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: *Hwang Yun-suk (1929–1961), South Korean female judge * Kim Yoon-seok (born 1967), South Korean actor *Lucid Fall (born Jo Yun-suk, 1975), South Korean singer-songwriter *Jung Yoon-suk (born 1981), South Korean film director * Oh Yun-suk (born 1984), South Korean handball player *Jung Yun-seok (born 2003), South Korean child actor See also *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 sm ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Yoon-seok
Kim Yoon-seok (born January 21, 1967) is a South Korean actor, film director and screenwriter. Kim began his career in theater and it subsequently led him to be cast in minor roles in films and television dramas. His breakout role came as the villain in gambling film '' Tazza: The High Rollers'' (2006), but it was his performance as an ex-cop turned pimp in surprise hit ''The Chaser'' (2008) that brought him acting awards and wider recognition in his forties. Kim has since become an acclaimed actor in South Korea, with notable performances in films such as ''Running Turtle'' (2009), '' The Yellow Sea'' (2010), ''Punch'' (2011),''The Thieves'' (2012), '' Hwayi: A Monster Boy'' (2013), '' Sea Fog'' (2014), ''The Classified File'' (2015), '' The Priests'' (2015) and '' 1987: When the Day Comes'' (2017). In 2019, Kim made his directorial debut with ''Another Child'', a family drama film starring Yum Jung-ah and Kim So-jin. Career Kim Yoon-seok was trained on stage as a member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung Yun-seok
Jung Yoon-seok (born April 30, 2003) is a South Korean actor. He won Best Young Actor award in 2009 SBS Drama Awards for his role in '' Temptation of Wife''. Early life and education Born to Korean-Chinese parents, Jung began his acting career in 2007 at age of four. Jung was born to parents of Korean-Chinese origin in Heilongjiang, China, his parents were naturalized as Korean citizens, and he was born and raised in Seoul. In 2008, the production crew of ' mentioned that Jung's parents acquired Korean citizenship. Unlike Jung, his older sister, whose name is unknown, was born and raised in China and has a Chinese citizenship. When she was 24 years old and living in China, she appeared in a ''Screening Humanity'' episode when Jung was 5 years old. From his family, Jung is the youngest son who is 19 years younger than her. Jung learned to speak a small amount of Chinese from his parents due to the fact that his mother, who had previously appeared in ''Screening Humanity ... [...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 Yoon-suk
Jung Yoon-suk (born 18 July 1981) is a South Korean artist and film director. Personal life Born in 1981, Jung majored in Plastic Arts at the Korea National University of Arts Korea National University of Arts is a national university in Seoul, South Korea. Korea National University of Arts was established in 1993 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea as the only national university of arts with an a .... Filmography *''Burning Mirage'' (short film, 2009) - director *''The Home of Stars'' (short documentary, 2010) - director *''Dusts'' (short film, 2011) - director *''Jam Docu KANGJUNG'' (documentary, 2011) - director, editor *''Non-fiction Diary'' (documentary, 2013) - director, producer, editor, cinematographer *'' Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno'' (documentary, 2017) - director References External links * * * 1981 births Living people South Korean film directors {{SouthKorea-film-director-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] |
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] |
Hwang Yun-suk
Hwang Yun-suk (1929–1961) was the first female judge in South Korea. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Law and Society Association, Berlin, Germany Career Hwang graduated from Jinmyeong Girls' High School, and went on to study in the Faculty of Law at Seoul National University. She passed the third annual in 1952. She took office as a prosecutor in the in 1953. In September 1954, she was appointed a judge of the First Civil Division of the , and held that position until her death. South Korea's first female court clerk, Park Gyeong-sun (), began working for Hwang in 1960. Death and legacy Hwang was found dead on the morning of 21 April 1961. There is speculation she was killed by her in-laws or her husband. The Yun-suk Scholarship was established in her memory at her alma mater Jinmyeong Girls' High School in April 1962, on the first anniversary of her death, with an endowment of ₩ The won sign , is a currency symbol. It represents the South Korean won, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucid Fall
Jo Yun-suk (; born March 18, 1975), known by the stage name Lucid Fall (), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He began his music career in 1997 as a member of the band Misoni (), but has been most prolific as a solo artist, having released nine studio albums since 2001. Lucid Fall's musical style incorporates folk, pop, and bossa nova. Since moving to Jeju Island in 2014 and becoming a tangerine orchardist, his output has also included ambient compositions. He uses a nylon guitar as his primary instrument and is known for his poetic lyrics. Biography Lucid Fall was born Jo Yun-suk in 1975 in Seoul, South Korea. His family moved to Busan where he spent most of his childhood and attended high school. Musical career In 1993, Lucid Fall won the bronze award at the 5th Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest ( 유재하 음악경연대회) with "A Song of Mirror". He formed the band Misoni in March 1997, serving as a lead vocalist and guitarist. They performed around Hongdae and eventually r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Yun-suk
Oh Yun-suk (born 1 March 1984) is a South Korean male handball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... References 1984 births Living people South Korean male handball players Olympic handball players for South Korea Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in handball Handball players at the 2010 Asian Games Handball players at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games South Korean Buddhists 21st-century South Korean people {{SouthKorea-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Masculine Given Names
Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ..., known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language **See also: North–South differences in the Korean language Places * Korean Peninsula, a peninsula in East Asia * Korea, a region of East Asia * North Korea, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea * South Korea, the Republic of Korea Other uses *Korean Air, flag carrier and the largest airline of South Korea See also *Korean War, 1950–1953 war between North Korea and South Korea *Names of Korea, various country names used in international contexts *History of Korea, the history of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
