Chung Yoon-hoi (born 1955) is a South Korean businessman. He was the chief of staff to president

Park Geun-hye Park Geun-hye (; ; often in English ; born 2 February 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th president of South Korea from 2013 to 2017, until she was impeached and convicted on related corruption charges. Park was the fi ...

when she was a second-term lawmaker.

Tatsuya Kato is a Japanese anime composer and arranger. He is known for his works on many anime series, including ''Future Diary'', '' Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma'', ''Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya'', ''Love Live! Sunshine!!'' and ''Free!''. He is current ...

, former Seoul bureau chief of the

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newspaper, wrote an article alleging that after the

sinking of MV Sewol The ferry MV ''Sewol'' sank on the morning of April 16, 2014, en route from Incheon towards Jeju in South Korea. The 6,825-ton vessel sent a distress signal from about north of Byeongpungdo at 08:58 KST (23:58 UTC, April 15, 2014). Out of ...

ferry, president Park was incommunicado for seven important hours, and could have been with Chung at that time. However, he was accused by Korean prosecutors for defamation of President Park. Chung married

Choi Soon-sil Choi Soon-sil (; born June 23, 1956) is an individual known primarily for her involvement in the 2016 South Korean political scandal, which stemmed from her influence over the 11th President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye. Biography Choi Soon- ...

in 1995. They divorced in July 2014. His daughter,

Chung Yoo-ra Chung Yoo-ra (born Chung Yoo-yeon, 30 October 1996) is a South Korean equestrian. She competed in the 2014 Asian Games, where her team won a gold medal. She is a daughter of Chung Yoon-hoi and his ex-wife Choi Soon-sil, who has been arrested am ...

, is a gold medalists in equestrian.

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South Korean businesspeople People from Gangwon Province, South Korea Living people 1955 births Park Geun-hye {{SouthKorea-bio-stub