Beom-soo, also spelled Bum-soo or Beom-su, is a

Korean given name A Korean name (Hangul: ; Hanja: ) consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language, ''ireum'' or ''seongmyeong'' usually refers to the family name (''seon ...

, that is a masculine name. The meaning differs based on the

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, wh ...

used to write the name. There are 13 hanja with the reading "beom" and 67 hanja with the reading "

soo Soo or SOO may refer to: Places * Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a border city in Canada nicknamed "The Soo" * Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, a border city in the United States also nicknamed "The Soo" ** Soo Locks, the locks between Lake Superior and ...

" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: *

Kim Bum-soo (businessman) Kim Beom-soo, also known as Brian Kim, (born 8 March 1966) is a South Korean billionaire businessman, the founder and chairman of Kakao, a South Korean internet company. Early life and education Kim grew up in one of Seoul's poorest neighbour ...

(born 1966), chairman of Daum Kakao, a South Korean internet company * Kim Bum-soo (footballer born 1968), South Korean football goalkeeper and coach * Lee Beom-soo (born 1970), South Korean actor *

Kim Bum-soo Kim Bum-soo (; born January 26, 1979), is a South Korean singer who is widely considered one of the country's best vocalists. Kim debuted in 1999 with the album, ''A Promise'', and in 2001, he charted on the '' Billboard'' Hot Singles Sales cha ...

(born 1979), South Korean singer

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