Koreans
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 r ...
or notable people of Korean descent.''
In Korean names, the
family name
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...
is placed first (for example, the family name of "Park Ji-Sung" is "Park"), unless the person has decided to
Western
Western may refer to:
Places
*Western, Nebraska, a village in the US
*Western, New York, a town in the US
*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western world, countries that id ...
ize their name.
Artists
Visual artists
Media artists
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Paik Nam-June
Nam June Paik (; July 20, 1932 – January 29, 2006) was a Korean American artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the founder of video art. He is credited with the first use (1974) of the term "electronic super ...
Dancers
* Young Soon Moon, prima ballerina
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Sujin Kang
Kang Sue-jin (; born 24 April 1967) is a South Korean ballerina. She is a principal dancer at Stuttgart Ballet.
Early life
Kang Sue-jin was born in Seoul, South Korea. After initial ballet lessons at Sun Hwa Arts Middle School, where she major ...
Halla Pai Huhm
Halla Pai Huhm (alternately, Halla Huhm, Pai Halla, or Pae Yŏng-ja; 1922–1994) was a Korean-American dancer and the most well-known teacher of Korean dance in Hawaii. She established the Halla Pai Huhm dance studio, and after her death, the Ha ...
Ahn Byeong-ki
Ahn Byeong-ki (born November 5, 1966 or 1967) is a South Korean film director, producer, and screenwriter specializing in horror films. His representative horror works are ''Phone'' and '' Bunshinsaba'' while his non-horror produced movies invo ...
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Bong Joon-ho
Bong Joon-ho (, ; Hanja: 奉俊昊; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. The recipient of four Academy Awards, his filmography is characterised by emphasis on social themes, genre-mixing, black h ...
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Hong Sang-soo
Hong Sang-soo (홍상수, born 25 October 1960) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
Early life
Hong's parents owned the film production company Cinetel Soul. Hong took the entrance exam and entered the theater department at Chun ...
Jang Joon-hwan
Jang Joon-hwan (born January 18, 1970) is a South Korean film director.
Life and career
A graduate of Sungkyunkwan University, Jang's first directing job was on the 1994 short film ''2001 Imagine''. His feature-length debut was the science fict ...
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Kim Jee-woon
Kim Jee-woon (; born July 6, 1964) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
Career
Kim started out directing theater but has worked with increasing levels of success in cinema, showing accomplished acting and a detailed stylization in ...
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Kim Ki-duk
Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...
Park Chan-wook
Park Chan-wook ( ; born 23 August 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. He is considered as one of the most prominent filmmakers of South Korean cinema as well as world cinema in 21st century. ...
Song Hae-sung
Song Hae-sung (born October 11, 1964) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
Career
Song made his feature film debut in 1999 with the time-traveling romance ''Calla'', starring Song Seung-heon and Kim Hee-sun, but didn't become more ...
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Yoon Je-kyoon
Yoon Je-kyun (born 1969) is a South Korean film director . His debut ''My Boss, My Hero'' is about a gangster who is sent back to school, while ''Sex Is Zero'' has been compared with '' American Pie''.
However, his disaster movie '' Haeundae'' ...
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" (정주 ...
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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 explori ...
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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 ...
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, ...
, poet
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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 coun ...
, poet
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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 ...
, novelist
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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 ...
, novelist
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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. H ...
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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 journalis ...
Gu Hyo-seo
Gu Hyoseo is a Korean author.
Life
Gu Hyo-seo was born in Incheon, South Korea, in 1958. Gu began his literary career in 1987 with the publication of his short story, "Madi" in the JoongAng Ilbo. Since then, Gu has published over twenty novels ...
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Ha Geun-chan
Ha Geun-chan was (Hangul: 하근찬) an early modern South Korean writer.
Life
Ha Geun-chan was born on October 21, 1931 in Yeongcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do and died on November 25, 2007. At the time Korea was under Japanese colonial rule. Ha wa ...
, author
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Ha Seong-nan
Ha Seong-nan (Hangul: 하성란; born 28 June 1967) is a South Korean writer.
Life
Ha was born in Seoul. She is the oldest of three children and this position resulted in her often taking on the role of a son. Ha wrote through elementary and mi ...
, author
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Hailji
Hailji is a modern South Korean writer whose series of "Racetrack" novels created controversy in Korea.
Life
Hailji was born in 1955 and graduated from Jungang University with a degree in Creative Writing. He then taught high school until 1983, ...
travel writer
The genre of travel literature encompasses outdoor literature, guide books, nature writing, and travel memoirs.
One early travel memoirist in Western literature was Pausanias, a Greek geographer of the 2nd century CE. In the early modern per ...
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Han Chang-hun
Han changhoon (This is the author's preferred Romanization per LTI Korea,) is a South Korean author.
Life
Han changhoon was born in 1963 in the seaport town of Yeosu, and graduated from Hannam University with a degree in Regional Development. H ...
Han Mahlsook
Han Malsook (born December 27, 1931) is a South Korean writer.
Life
Han Malsook was born on December 27, 1931, in Seoul, Korea. Han graduated from Seoul National University with a Linguistics degree and worked in an advisory capacity in the D ...
Hwang In-suk
Hwang In-suk (Hangul: 황인숙) is a South Korean poet.”Hwang In-suk " LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at:
Life
Hwang In-suk was born December 21, 1958 in Seoul, South Korea. She debuted in 1984 with the poem ...
, poet
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Hwang Ji-u
Hwang Ji-u is a Korean poet and art critic.
Life
Hwang Ji-u was born in Jeollanam-do in 1952. He studied Aesthetics at Seoul National University and Philosophy at Sogang University. Hwang Ji-u is a native of Haenam at the southernmost tip of t ...
Jang Jeong-il
Jang Jeongil is a South Korean poet, playwright, and novelist.
Life
Jang Jeongil was born in Dalseong, Daegu, South Korea in 1962. He embarked on his literary career in 1984 when four of his poems including “Gangjeong ganda” were publishe ...
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Jang Seok-nam
Jang Seoknam (Hangul: 장석남) is a South Korean poet.
Life
Jang Seoknam was born on August 3, 1965 in Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea. Jang earned an undergraduate degree in creative writing from the Seoul Institute of the Arts and a ...
, poet
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Jeon Gyeong-rin
Jon Kyongnin is a Korean author best known for her poetry on the theme of sexuality.
Life
Jon Kyongnin was born in 1962 and earned her degree in German Literature from Kyungnam University in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do. She debuted in 1995 wh ...
Jeong Do-sang
Jeong Do-sang is a South Korean novelist and children's author. Jeong debuted as a writer in 1987 with the short story "Our Winter''."'' He has written collections such as ''Chinguneun meolli gatsseodo'' (친구는 멀리 갔어도 Even though m ...
The Aquariums of Pyongyang
''The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag ( ko, 수용소의 노래)'', by Kang Chol-hwan and Pierre Rigoulot, is an account of the imprisonment of Kang Chol-Hwan and his family in the Yodok concentration camp in North ...
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Kang Sok-kyong
Kang Sŏk-kyŏng , who was born on 10 January 1951, is a South Korean author with two works translated into English."강석경 " biographical PDF available at: http://www.klti.or.kr/ku_01_02_011.do?method=author_detail&AI_NUM=587&admin_top_lid= ...
Ko Un
Ko Un (born 1 August 1933) is a South Korean poet whose works have been translated and published in more than fifteen countries. He had been imprisoned many times due to his role in the campaign for Korean democracy and was later mentioned in K ...
Kim Eon
Kim Eon is a South Korean poet.
Life
Kim was born in 1973 in Busan, South Korea. He made his debut as a poet in 1998, with the publication of six poems including ''The Sunflower'' in the journal ''Poetry and Thought''. Kim is a poetic fundam ...
Kim Gyeong-uk
Kim Kyung-uk (the romanization preferred by the author according to LTI Korea), is a Korean author.
Life
Kim Kyung-uk was born in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, South Korea in 1971. He completed his undergraduate degree in English Language and ...
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Kim Haki
Kim Haki () is a modern South Korean writer and ex political-prisoner.
Life
Kim Haki was born on June 24, 1958 in Ulsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, const ...
Kim Kwang-kyu
Kim Kwang-kyu (born January 7, 1941) is a South Korean poet and translator."김광규 " biographical PDF available at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#
Life
Kim was born in Seoul and studied German language and literature at Seoul National ...
Kim Mi-wol
Kim Mi-wol is a multiply awarded modern writer of fiction born in Gangneung, South Korea.
Life
Kim Mi-wol was born in 1977 in Gangneung in the Gangwon province of South Korea. Her father was a public servant and so she moved, along with his job ...
Kim Tak-hwan
Kim Takhwan (born October 27, 1968) is a South Korean novelist and literary critic. He left the security of a tenure (academic), tenured professorship to focus on his writing career.
Work
Almost all of Kim's novels take place in the mid to lat ...
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Kim Wonu
Kim Wonu (Hangul: 김원우) is a modern South Korean novelist.
Life
Kim Wonu was born on April 11, 1947, with sources unclear on Gimhae Gyeongsangnam-do or Jinju Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. Kim attended Gyeongbuk University from which he receive ...
Kim Yong-man
Kim Yong-man () is a Korean name consisting of the family name Kim and the given name Yong-man, and may also refer to:
* Kim Yong-man (writer) (born 1940), South Korean writer
* Kim Yong-man (comedian)
Kim Yong-man (born November 30, 1967) i ...
Kwon Yeo-sun
Kwon Yeo-sun (born 1965) is a South Korean writer.
Life
Kwon Yeo-sun was born in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province of South Korea in 1965. Kwon enjoyed a brilliant literary debut in 1996 when her novel ''Niche of Green'' was awarded the Sangsan ...
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Kye Yong-mook
Kye Yong-mook (September 8, 1904 – August 9, 1961) (Hangul: 계용묵) was a South Korean writer.
Life
Kye Yong-mook, was born Ha Taeyong on September 8, 1904, in Seoncheon, Pyeonganbuk-do, Korea. Kye was educated at Sambong Public Normal ...
Lee Hyeonggi
Lee Hyeonggi (Hangul: 이형기; January 6, 1933 – February 2, 2005) was a modern South Korean poet."Lee Hyeonggi" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#
Life
Lee Hyeonggi was born ...
Lee Jangwook
Lee Jangwook (Hangul: 이장욱) is a South Korean poet, novelist, and critic.
Life
Born in Seoul, Korea in 1968, Lee Jangwook majored in Russian literature the undergraduate and graduate school levels at Korea University. He has worked as an e ...
, author and poet
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Lee Kang-baek
Lee Kang-Baek (born December 1, 1947) is a South Korean playwright.
Life
Lee Kang-Baek was born on December 1, 1947 in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea Lee recounts that as a youth he was shocked to discover from French nouveaux ro ...
Lee Mun-ku
Lee Mun Ku (Hangul: 이문구) was a South Korean novelist."LEE MUN KU" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#
Life
Lee Mun Ku was born in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province, South ...
Lee Soon-won
Yi Sunwon (; born 1957) is a modern South Korean writer who writes about diverse topics.
Life
Yi Sunwon was born in Gangneung on the coast of the Sea of Japan in 1957. While in high school, Yi decided to become a farmer. In a dramatic display ...
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Lee Sungboo
Lee SungBoo (His preferred Romanization according to LTI Korea from the Hangul: 이성부) was a South Korean poet and novelist.Lee SungBoo" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#
Li ...
Lee Yun-gi
Lee Yun-gi (Hangul: 이윤기, May 3, 1947 - August 27, 2010) is a prize-winning modern South Korean writer and translator.
Life
Lee Yun-gi was born in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea, on May 5, 1947. Although Lee Yun-gi (1947~ ) made his official lit ...
Moon Chung-hee
Mun Jeonghui is a South Korean poet.
Life
Mun Jeonghui was born in Boseong, Jeollanam-do, Korea on May 25, 1947. She attended Jinmyeong Girls' High School, majored in Korean Literature at Dongguk University, and completed her graduate stud ...
Park Chong-hwa
Park Chong-hwa (Hangul: 박종화) was an early-modern Korean poet and novelist.”PARK Chonghwa" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at:
Life
Park Chong-hwa was born October 29, 1901, in Seoul, Korea. Park wrote under ...
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Paik Gahuim
Paik Gahuim (; born July 26, 1974) is a modern South Korean writer known for his disturbing stories.
Life
Paik Gahuim was born July 26, 1974 in Iksan, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. Baek Ga-heum debuted in 2001 when his short story “Flounder� ...
Park Jeong-dae
Park Jeong-dae (born November 9, 1965) (Hangul: 박정대) is a South Korean writer.
Life
Park Jeong-dae was born in 1965 in Jeongsan Gangwon-do, South Korea. He is a member of the poetic group the "International radical poetry" group. Hwang ...
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Park Mok-wol
Pak Mok-wol (, 6 January 1916 – 24 March 1978) was an influential Korean poet and academic.
Personal life
He was born Pak Yeongjong on January 6, 1916, in Moryang Village, Seo-myeon, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, in present-day South ...
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Park Kyung-ni
Pak, Kyongni or Bak, Kyoungli (December 2, 1926 – May 5, 2008) was a prominent South Korean novelist. She was born in Tōei, Keishōnan-dō, Chōsen (today Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea); later she lived in Wonju, Gangwo ...
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Ynhui Park
Park Ynhui (born February 26, 1930) is a South Korean poet and writer who publishes under the name Park Yeemun in Korean.
Life
Park was born in 1930 and graduated from Seoul National University with an undergraduate degree in French literature. ...
Park Taesun
Park Taesun (Hangul: 박태순) (May 8, 1942 – August 30, 2019 ) was a South Korean writer.”Park Taesun" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at:
Life
Park Taesun was born May 8, 1942, in Sinchon, Hwanghae-do, Ko ...
Park Yeonghan
''Park Yeonghan'' (Hangul: 박영한) was a South Korean writer.
Life
Park Yeonghan was born September 14, 1947, in Busan, Korea. Park graduated with a degree in Korean Literature from Yonsei University in Seoul.
Park applied to the Law Schoo ...
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Park Yong-rae
Park Yong-rae (Hangul: 박용래; Hanja: 朴龍來; August 14, 1925—November 21, 1980) was a South Korean poet.
Life
Park was born on August 14, 1925 in Buyeo, Chungcheongnam-do Korea and died November 21, 1980. He graduated from the Ganggye ...
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Han Yong-un
Han Yong-un ( ko, 한용운; August 29, 1879 – June 29, 1944) was a twentieth century Korean Buddhist reformer and poet. This name was his religious name, given by his meditation instructor in 1905, and Manhae (만해) was his pen name; his ...
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Na Huideok
Na Huideok (, born 1966) is a South Korean poet.
Life
Na Huideok was born in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province. She was raised in an orphanage in which her parents - Christians who sought to carry out the teachings of their religion through c ...
Shin Yong-mok
Shin Yong-Mok (Hangul: 신용목) is a South Korean poet.
Life
Shin Yong-Mok was born in Geochang, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea in 1974. Shin entered college by which time he was already writing poetry. He was elected student body president
Th ...
Song Gisuk
Song Gisuk (Hangul: 송기숙; 5 July 1935 – 5 December 2021) was a South Korean writer of novels, short stories, and essay.
Life
Song Gisuk was born on 5 July 1935 in Changhung, Jeollanam-do, Korea. Song graduated with an M.A. from Chonnam ...
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Song Giwon
Song Giwon (Hangul: 송기원 is a modern South Korean novelist, who has won several awards, and been arrested for suspected treason."송기원" biographical PDF available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#
L ...
Song Yeong
Song Yeong (Hangul: 송영; March 15, 1940 – October 14, 2016) was a South Korean modern writer.
Life
Seong Young was born on March 15, 1940, in Yeongkwang Jeollanam-do, Korea. Song graduated with a degree in German Literature from Han ...
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Sung Chan-gyeong
Seong Changyeong (, 1930–2013) was a modern South Korean poet.”Sung Chan-geyong" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: http://klti.or.kr/ke_04_03_011.do#
Life
Seong Changyeong was born on March 1, 1930 in Yesan C ...
Yun Dong-ju
Yun Dong-ju or Yoon Dong-ju (, ; December 30, 1917 – February 16, 1945) was a Korean poet born in Longing, Jilin, China,""Yoon Dongju" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: who was known for his lyric poetries as ...
Ahn Cheol-Soo
Ahn Cheol-soo ( ; born 26 February 1962) is a South Korean politician, medical doctor, businessperson, and software entrepreneur. He currently serves as a member of the National Assembly as part of the conservative People Power Party.
Prior ...
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Cho Yang-ho
Cho Yang-ho (; sometimes written Y. H. Cho; 8 March 1949 – 8 April 2019)Fred A. Bernstein ''The New York Times'', June 7, 2009, Accessed June 8, 2009. was a South Korean businessman who was the chairman and chief executive officer of Korean Ai ...
Chung Ju-yung
Chung Ju-yung or Jung Joo-young (; November 25, 1915 – March 21, 2001), was a South Korean entrepreneur, businessman and the founder of Hyundai Groups, one of the largest chaebols in South Korea. Raised as the eldest son of a poor Korean far ...
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Chung Mong-hun
Chung Mong-hun (September 14, 1948 – August 4, 2003) was the 5th son of Chung Ju-yung, the founder of the South Korean Hyundai conglomerate. After the death of his father, he took over part of his father's role and became the chairman of Hy ...
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David Chang
David Chang (Korean: ; born August 5, 1977) is an American restaurateur, author, podcaster, and television personality. He is the founder of the Momofuku restaurant group. In 2009, Momofuku Ko was awarded two Michelin stars, which the restaura ...
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Euh Yoon-dae
Euh Yoon-Dae (born 1945) is a South Korean professor, financier, and advisor for the South Korean government. He served as Chairman of KB Financial Group and of the Presidential Council on Nation Branding, Korea.
Childhood and Education
Euh ...
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Lee Byung-chul
Lee Byung-chul ( Korean: 이병철 12 February 1910 – 19 November 1987) was a South Korean businessman. He was the founder of the Samsung Group, which is South Korea's largest chaebol, and he is considered one of South Korea's most success ...
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Lee Kun-Hee
Lee Kun-hee (, ; 9 January 194225 October 2020) was a South Korean business magnate who served as the chairman of Samsung Group from 1987 to 2008 and from 2010 to 2020, and is credited with the transformation of Samsung to one of the world's la ...
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Koo In-hwoi
Koo In-hwoi (, 26 August 1906 – 31 December 1969) was a South Korean businessman and the founder of LG Group, one of the largest chaebols in South Korea.
Life
He is the 14th generation descendant of Gu Sa-min (구사민;具思閔) who is the ...
Chung Ju-yung
Chung Ju-yung or Jung Joo-young (; November 25, 1915 – March 21, 2001), was a South Korean entrepreneur, businessman and the founder of Hyundai Groups, one of the largest chaebols in South Korea. Raised as the eldest son of a poor Korean far ...
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Rim Ji-hoon
Rim may refer to:
*Rim (basketball), the hoop through which the ball must pass
**Breakaway rim, a sprung basketball rim
*Rim (coin), the raised edge which surrounds the coin design
*Rim (crater), extending above the local surface
*Rim (firearms), ...
John Cho
John Cho (born Cho Yo-Han; June 16, 1972) is an American actor known for his roles as Harold Lee in the '' Harold & Kumar'' films, and Hikaru Sulu in the ''Star Trek'' rebooted film series.
Early in his career, Cho also starred in the Asian A ...
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Ken Jeong
Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong (, ; born July 13, 1969) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, producer, writer and licensed physician. He rose to prominence for playing Leslie Chow in ''The Hangover'' film series (2009–2013) and Ben Chang in the ...
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Awkwafina
Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, rapper, and comedian who rose to prominence in 2012 when her rap song "My Vag" became popular on YouTube. She then released her debut album, ''Yellow Ra ...
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Ji Chang-wook
Ji Chang-wook (born 5 July 1987) is a South Korean actor and singer. He rose to fame for playing the lead role of Dong-hae in daily drama series ''Smile Again'' (2010–2011), and had notable lead roles in television series such as '' Warrior B ...
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Kim Nam-gil
Kim Nam-gil () is a South Korean actor, producer, director, singer and philanthropist. He is best known from leading roles in disaster blockbuster ''Pandora'' (2016); crime thriller '' Memoir of a Murderer '' (2017); adventure film '' The Pirate ...
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Kim Seon-ho
Kim Seon-ho (; born May 8, 1986) is a South Korean actor. He began his career on stage and appeared in numerous plays before making his screen debut in 2017 with ''Good Manager''. He rose to prominence with the television series ''Start-Up'' (2 ...
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Baek Sung-hyun
Baek Sung-hyun (; born January 30, 1989) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Baek Sung-hyun made his acting debut in the 1994 film ''I Wish for What Is Forbidden to Me'' when he was five years old. The child actor practically grew up onscreen, pla ...
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Ryu Soo-young
Ryu Su-young (born Eo Nam-seon on September 5, 1979) is a South Korean actor. He made his first appearance on television as a college student on a cooking show in 1998, then starred in the controversial film '' Summertime'' (2001). This was follo ...
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Seo Kang-joon
Seo Kang-joon (born Lee Seung-hwan on October 12, 1993) is a South Korean actor and singer who is a member of the group 5urprise. He gained recognition with his role in the television series '' Cheese in the Trap'' (2016) and has since starred ...
Park Seo-joon
Park Seo-joon (born Park Yong-kyu; December 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his starring roles in the television series ''Kill Me, Heal Me'' (2015), '' She Was Pretty'' (2015), '' Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth'' (2016� ...
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Kim Rae-won
Kim Rae-won (Korean: 김래원; born 19 March 1981) is a South Korean actor. He first rose to fame with his appearances in the 2003 romantic comedy series '' Cats on the Roof'', and movies such as '' My Little Bride'' (2004), ''Sunflower'' (2006 ...
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Go Jun
Ko Jun (born Kim Joon-ho on 8 December 1978) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography Film
Television series
Web series
Variety shows
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
People from ...
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Joo Jin-mo
Joo Jin-mo (born Park Jin-tae on 26 September 1974), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films '' Happy End'' (1999) in which he won Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actor, '' 200 Pounds Beauty'' (2006), ...
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Sung Dong-il
Sung Dong-il (born April 27, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Sung made his acting debut in theater in 1987, then was recruited at the 1991 SBS open talent auditions. He rose to fame as the comic, Jeolla dialect-speaking character "Red Socks" in ...
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Sandra Oh
Sandra Miju Oh (born July 20, 1971) is a Canadian–American actress. She is best known for her starring roles as Rita Wu on the HBO comedy '' Arliss'' (1996–2002), Dr. Cristina Yang on the ABC medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2005 ...
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Randall Park Randall may refer to the following:
Places
United States
*Randall, California, former name of White Hall, California, an unincorporated community
* Randall, Indiana, a former town
* Randall, Iowa, a city
* Randall, Kansas, a city
*Randall, Minne ...
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Lee Min-ki
Lee Min-ki (born January 16, 1985) is a South Korean actor, singer and model. Lee played his first TV leading role in the 2005 sports drama ''Taereung National Village'', followed by the television series '' Love Truly'' (2006), '' Dal-ja's Sp ...
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Go Yoon
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Jang Hyuk
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Jae Suh Park
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Personal life
Park grew up in Lodi, California.
She is married to Randall Park, and they have o ...
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Go Soo
Go Soo (born October 4, 1978), also known as Ko Soo, is a South Korean actor. He has appeared in television series such as ''Piano'', '' Green Rose'' and '' Will It Snow for Christmas?'', as well as the films '' White Night'' and '' The Front Lin ...
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Gong Yoo
Gong Ji-cheol (; born July 10, 1979), better known by his stage name Gong Yoo (), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas '' Coffee Prince'' (2007), '' Guardian: The Lonely and Great God'' (2016–2017), ...
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Jang Keun-suk
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Jung Il-woo
Jung Il-woo (; born 9 September 1987) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the sitcom '' Unstoppable High Kick'' (2006), and the television dramas '' The Return of Iljimae'' (2009), ''49 Days'' (2011), '' Cool Guys, Hot R ...
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Jung Joon-ho
Jung Joon-ho (; born October 1, 1970) is a South Korean actor, who gained fame in the 2000 series, Women Like You, (왕추). His recent hits are '' Last Scandal'' (내 생애 마지막 스캔들) and ''IRIS''. Jung Jun-ho has a passionate interes ...
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Jun Ji-hyun
Jun Ji-hyun (born Wang Ji-hyun on 30 October 1981), also known by her English name Gianna Jun, is a South Korean actress and model. She has received multiple awards, including two Grand Bell Awards for Best Actress and a Daesang (Grand Prize) f ...
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Daniel Dae Kim
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Kang Ha-neul
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Kang Ki-young
Kang Ki-young (born October 14, 1983) is a South Korean actor. He is well-known for his supporting roles in a number of popular Korean drama
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Lee Dong-wook
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Kim Yong-gun
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Song Joong-ki
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Song Hye-kyo
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Philip Ahn
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Shin Ha-kyun
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Biology
* The front part of the human leg below the knee
* Shinbone, the tibia, the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates
Names
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Ryu Si-won
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Early life
Ryu was ...
Jung Woo-sung
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Jung started his career as a fashion model, rising to stardom and teenage cult status with the gangster movie '' Beat'' (1997), for which ...
Seo In-guk
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Jang Ki-yong
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Wi Ha-joon
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Bobby Lee
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Ryan Bang
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Defconn
Yoo Dae-joon (; January 6, 1977), known by his stage name Defconn, is a South Korean rapper and television personality.
Biography
2004
In 2004, Defconn received the Korean Music Award for "Best Hip-Hop Album". His songs are mostly comical, som ...
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H-Eugene
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Margaret Cho
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Jee Seok-jin
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In 1992, Jee Seok-jin debuted as a ...
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Jeong Hyeong-don
Jung Hyung-don (; born February 7, 1978) is a South Korean comedian and television host. He is best known for his roles on the variety shows '' Infinite Challenge'' and ''Weekly Idol''.
Early life and education
Jung was born in Gimcheon in Nor ...
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Jeong Jun-ha
Jeong Jun-ha (born March 18, 1971) is a South Korean comedian and entertainer. His well-known motto is "(Whether they) give love or not, (he) always gives love: Jeong Jun-ha" (정주나 안정주나 늘정주는 정준하).
History
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Ken Jeong
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Ji Sang-ryeol
Ji Sang-ryeol (born December 26, 1970) is a South Korean actor, comedian, and host. Ji has made numerous appearances in dramas and TV Shows. He is well known for his blunt yet humorous personality in TV Shows such as ''X-Man'' and being of the ...
Kim Byung-man
Kim Byung-man (born July 29, 1975) is a South Korean comedian, best known for his slapstick and acrobatic stunts as a ''Master'' in ''Gag Concert'', and survival skills in ''Law of the Jungle'' as he acts as the Chief of the show. In November 2 ...
Moon Se-yoon
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Kim GuRa
Kim Hyeon-dong (, born October 3, 1970), better known as his stage name Kim Gu-ra () is a South Korean MC, comedian and radio host.
Career
He first appeared on television in the 1990s in comedy shows and comedy skits. Kim was blasted by the ...
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Kim Yong-man
Kim Yong-man () is a Korean name consisting of the family name Kim and the given name Yong-man, and may also refer to:
* Kim Yong-man (writer) (born 1940), South Korean writer
* Kim Yong-man (comedian)
Kim Yong-man (born November 30, 1967) i ...
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Lee Su-geun
Lee Soo-geun (; born February 10, 1975) is a South Korean comedian who has worked on a number of comedy shows on South Korean television. He began his career as a comedian on KBS ''Gag Concert'', and is under the management of SM Culture & ...
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Lee Yong-jin
Lee Yong-jin (; born on November 28, 1985) is a South Korean comedian and singer. He is most known for his work on the tvN sketch comedy show Comedy Big League
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Lee Kyung-kyu
Lee Kyung-kyu (born August 1, 1960) is a South Korean actor, comedian, MC, film producer, and screenwriter. He was the highest paid entertainer on the KBS network in 2010, with earnings of .
Lee patented his instant noodle recipe ''Kkokkomyeo ...
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Park Myeong-su
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Noh Hong-chul
Noh Hong-chul ( ko, 노홍철 盧弘喆; born 31 March 1979) is a South Korean entertainer and entrepreneur. He is the co-host of the variety show ''Talents for Sale''. He previously appeared on the television programs '' Infinite Challenge'' ...
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Park Kyung-lim
Park Kyung-lim ( Korean: 박경림; born March 30, 1979) is a South Korean entertainer, comedian and actress known for her wit and kind behavior. After leaving to go to school in the United States at the New York Film Academy School of Film & Ac ...
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Gil Seong-joon
Gil Seong-joon (Korean: 길성준, Hanja: 吉成俊; born December 24, 1977), better known by his stage name Gill ( ko, 길), is a South Korean singer and television personality. He was the main singer of former South Korean hip-hop duo, Lees ...
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Shim Hyung-rae
Shim Hyung-rae (; born January 3, 1958, sometimes credited as Hyung Rae Shim) is a South Korean former comedian and filmmaker best known for directing '' Yonggary'' () and '' D-War'' (), by far the most expensive Korean movie in history. He ha ...
Yoo Jae-suk
Yoo Jae-suk (; or ; born on 14 August 1972) is a South Korean comedian, host and television personality. He has hosted several variety television shows in South Korea, including ''Infinite Challenge'', '' Running Man'', '' Happy Together, and ...
Sung Hi Lee
Sung-Hi Lee ( Korean:이승희) is a South Korean model and actress based in North America. She has been featured in ''Playboy'' magazine as well as in many other magazines and some commercial advertising.
Early life and education
Born in Gi ...
Future
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Weki Meki
Weki Meki (; abbreviated as WEME or WKMK) is a South Korean girl group formed by Fantagio in 2017. The group consists of eight members: Suyeon, Elly, Yoojung, Doyeon, Sei, Lua, Rina, and Lucy.
History
Pre-debut
The members started out as trai ...
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P1Harmony
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Sandara Park
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Ok Taecyeon
Ok Taec-yeon (; born December 27, 1988), known mononymously as Taecyeon, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor and entrepreneur. He is the main rapper of the South Korean boy band 2PM.
In 2010, Ok debuted as an actor in the Kore ...
Yoon Il-sang
Yoon Il-sang ( ko, 윤일상; born February 21, 1974) is a South Korean composer, producer, and songwriter. He graduated from Kyung Hee University Post Modern Music Department, and he is also the co-founder of Nega Network Ltd.
In January 2012, ...
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Cho Kyuhyun
Cho Kyu-hyun (born February 3, 1988), referred to as Kyuhyun, is a South Korean singer, musical theatre actor and television host. He debuted as a new member of boy group Super Junior (and later its sub-groups Super Junior-K.R.Y. and Super Ju ...
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Choi Seung-hyun
Choi Seung Hyun, also known as Shawn Choi, is a South Korean film score composer. He has composed music for movies such as '' Oldboy'', '' The Classic'', ''Windstruck'', ''My Girlfriend Is an Agent'', and many more. His works are well known to m ...
Choi Siwon
Choi Si-won (; born 7 April 1986), known mononymously as Siwon, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, model, and actor known for his work as a member of South Korean boy group Super Junior. Choi committed as special representative of UNICEF K ...
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Choi Soo-young
Choi Soo-young (; born February 10, 1990), professionally known as Sooyoung, is a South Korean singer, actress and songwriter. She was a member of the short-lived Korean-Japanese singing duo Route 0 during 2002 in Japan. After returning to Sou ...
Eunhyuk
Lee Hyuk-jae (born April 4, 1986), better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer and television host. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T and S ...
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G-Dragon
Kwon Ji-yong (; born August 18, 1988), also known by his stage name G-Dragon (지드래곤), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer, known as the " King of K-pop". G-Dragon is the recipi ...
Heo Ga-yoon
Heo Ga-yoon (born May 18, 1990), better known by the mononym Gayoon, is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a former member of South Korean girl group 4Minute and its sub-group 2Yoon.
Biography Early life and education
Heo was born on M ...
Im Na-yeon
Im Na-yeon (; born September 22, 1995), known mononymously as Nayeon, is a South Korean singer. She became a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, under JYP Entertainment, in 2015 as a winning contestant of the reality survival televisi ...
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Im Yoona
Im Yoon-ah (; born May 30, 1990), known mononymously as Yoona, is a South Korean singer and actress. After training for five years, she debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-Oh!GG) in Augu ...
Joon Park
Joon Park (Korean name: Park Joon-hyung, ; born July 20, 1969) is a South Korean-born American singer, actor and entertainer based in South Korea. As a singer, he is best known as the leader and rapper of the Korean pop group g.o.d.
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JooE
Lee Joo-won ( Hangul: 이주원; Hanja: 李珠沅;born August 18, 1999) better known by her stage name JooE (주이), is a South Korean rapper and singer. She is a member of the girl group Momoland under MLD Entertainment.
Personal life
Joo ...
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Jeon Jung-kook
Jeon Jung-kook (; born September 1, 1997), known mononymously as Jungkook (stylized as Jung Kook), is a South Korean singer. He is the youngest member and vocalist of the South Korean boy band BTS.
Jungkook has released three solo tracks as p ...
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Jennie Kim
Jennie Kim (; born January 16, 1996), known mononymously as Jennie, is a South Korean singer and rapper. Born and raised in South Korea, Jennie studied in New Zealand for five years before returning to South Korea in 2010. She debuted as a me ...
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Jessica Jung
Jessica Jung (born Jessica Sooyoun Jung; April 18, 1989), also known by the mononym Jessica, is a South Korean-American singer, songwriter, actress, author, fashion designer and businesswoman known for her work as a former member of South Ko ...
Hwasa
Ahn Hye-jin (, born July 23, 1995), known professionally by her stage name Hwasa (), is a South Korean singer, rapper, and television personality currently signed to RBW. She debuted as a member of the girl group Mamamoo in 2014. She made her ...
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Insooni
Kim In-soon ( ko, 김인순; born April 5, 1957), known professionally as Insooni ( ko, 인순이), is a South Korean singer who made her debut in 1978 as a member of Hee Sisters ( ko, 희자매). Since then, she has recorded a total of 19 alb ...
Kang Seul-gi
Kang Seul-gi (; born February 10, 1994), known mononymously as Seulgi, is a South Korean singer and dancer. She is a member of girl group Red Velvet, its sub-unit Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi, and the supergroup Got the Beat. She released her ...
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Karen O
Karen Lee Orzolek (born November 22, 1978) is a South Korean-born American singer, musician, and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist for the indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Early life
She was born in Seoul, South Korea, the daughter of a Ko ...
Kim Hyo-yeon
Kim Hyo-yeon (born September 22, 1989), referred to as Hyoyeon or DJ Hyo, is a South Korean singer, dancer, DJ, and television personality. She debuted as a member of the girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one o ...
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Kim Jaejoong
Kim Jae-joong (; born January 26, 1986), also known mononymously as Jaejoong in South Korea and in Japan, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor and director. He is a member of the Korean pop group JYJ and was one of the original member ...
Kim Ji-woo
Kim Ji-woo (born Kim Jeong-eun on November 22, 1983) is a South Korean actress.
Filmography
Television series
Film
Variety show
Musical
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Kim Junsu
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Kim Ryeowook
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Kim Seok-jin
Kim Seok-jin (; born December 4, 1992), also known professionally as Jin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and member of the South Korean boy band BTS. Kim has co-written and released three solo tracks with BTS: " Awake" in 2016, "Epiphan ...
Kim Yong-sun
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Kwon Yuri
Kwon Yu-ri (; born December 5, 1989), better known by her mononym Yuri, is a South Korean singer, actress and songwriter. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-Oh!GG) in August 2007, w ...
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Lee Donghae
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Lee Hi
Lee Ha-yi (; born September 23, 1996), known by her stage name Lee Hi, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She first garnered attention as the runner-up of '' K-pop Star 1''. She debuted with single "1, 2, 3, 4" on October 28, 2012 and rea ...
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Lee Moon-se
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Leeteuk
Park Jeong-su (born July 1, 1983), known professionally as Leeteuk (), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, presenter, radio personality and actor. He debuted as the leader of the boy band Super Junior in November 2005 and since then has part ...
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Luna
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Luna may also refer to:
Places Philippines
* Luna, Apayao
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Roma ...
Oh Ha-young
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Life and career
1996–2011: Early life and debut with Apink
Oh ...
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Park Bom
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Park began her musical career in 2006, featuring on singles released by labelmat ...
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Park Chan-yeol
Park Chan-yeol (; born November 27, 1992), better known mononymously as Chanyeol, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, actor and model. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo, its sub-group Exo-K and sub-u ...
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Park Cho-rong
Park Cho-rong (born March 3, 1991), better known mononymously as Chorong, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known as the leader of the South Korean girl group Apink.
Early life
Park Cho-rong was born in Cheongju, ...
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Park Soo-young
Park Soo-young is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as '' My Beautiful Bride'' (2015), ''Listen to Love
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Psy
Park Jae-sang (, ; born December 31, 1977), known professionally as Psy (stylized in all caps as PSY) (; ; ), is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Psy is known domestically for his humorous videos and stage per ...
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Rain
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Sandeul
Lee Jung-hwan (; born March 20, 1992), better known by his stage name Sandeul () is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He is a member of the South Korean boy group B1A4, that debuted on April 23, 2011. He debuted as a solo artist on October 4, ...
Seo Joo-hyun
Seo Ju-hyun (; born June 28, 1991), known professionally as Seohyun, is a South Korean singer, actress and songwriter. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup Girls' Generation-TTS) in August 2007, which ...
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Seo Taiji
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Shindong
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Son Na-eun
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Song Jieun
Song Ji-eun, (born May 5, 1990), better known mononymously as Jieun, is a South Korean singer and actress best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Secret. Aside from her group's activities, she has released several solo songs and ...
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Song So-hee
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Stray Kids
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Taeyang
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Yesung
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Yoon Bo-mi
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Early life and education
Yoon Bo-mi was born in Suwon, Gyeonggi Pr ...
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Yoon Doo-joon
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Early life
Yoon Doo-joon was born in Goyang, South Korea on July 4, 1989 ...
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Musical education
Caroline Fischer received her first piano lessons from her mother at the age of t ...
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Stefan Jackiw
Stefan Jackiw (; born 1985) is an American classical violinist.
Biography
Stefan Jackiw was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents are both prominent physics professors, now retired with emeritus status. His mother, So-Young Pi, was the da ...
Seong-Jin Cho
Seong-Jin Cho ( ko, 조성진; born May 28, 1994) is a South Korean pianist. He rose to fame within South Korea and the international classical music world in 2015 after winning the XVII International Chopin Piano Competition, becoming the first ...
* Song Sang-Hyun, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Politicians
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Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon (; ; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was his country's Ministe ...
, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
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Park Jung-Hee
Park Chung-hee (, ; 14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as the dictator of South Korea from 1961 until his assassination in 1979; ruling as an unelected military strongman from 196 ...
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President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
, 1963–1979
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Chun Doo-hwan
Chun Doo-hwan (; or ; 18 January 1931 – 23 November 2021) was a South Korean army general and military dictator who ruled as an unelected strongman from 1979 to 1980 before replacing Choi Kyu-hah as president of South Korea from 1980 to 198 ...
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President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
, 1980–1988
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Roh Tae-woo
Roh Tae-woo (; ; 4 December 1932 – 26 October 2021) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as the sixth president of South Korea from 1988 to 1993.
Roh was a close ally and friend of Chun Doo-hwan, the predecessor leader ...
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President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
, 1988–1993
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Kim Young-sam
Kim Young-sam (; or ; 20 December 1927 – 22 November 2015) was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the seventh president of South Korea from 1993 to 1998.
From 1961, he spent almost 30 years as one of the leaders of t ...
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President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
, 1993–1998
* Kim Dae-jung,
President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
, 1998–2003
* Roh Moo-hyun,
President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
, 2003–2008
* Lee Myung-bak,
President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
, 2008–2012
* Park Geun Hye,
President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
, 2013–2017
* Moon Jae-in,
President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
, 2017–2022
* kim Boo-kyum
* Cho Tae-yong, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations.
* Lee Hoi-chang
* Lee Hun Jai
* Lee Hae-chan
* Hwang Kyo-ahn
* Kim Moo-sung
* Kim Il-Sung, Leader of The North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1948–1994
* Kim Jong-Il, Supreme Leader of The North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1994–2011
* Kim Jong-Un, Supreme Leader of The North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2011–present
Religious leaders
* Angela Warnick Buchdahl (born 1972), American rabbi
* Andrew Kim Taegon (1821–1846), first Korean-born Catholic priest, canonized in 1984
* David Yonggi Cho, founder/pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church
* Hae Jong Kim, Bishop of the United Methodist Church
* Nicolas Cheong Jin-Suk, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Seoul (1998–present)
* Paul Kim (Anglican bishop), Anglican Primate of Korea and Archbishop of Seoul (2009–present)
* Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church
* Dora Kim Moon, community organizer in Hawaii
Scholars, Philosopher and Social Activists
* Do-ol, Kim Yong-ok, philosopher
* Ham Seok-heon
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Ko Un
Ko Un (born 1 August 1933) is a South Korean poet whose works have been translated and published in more than fifteen countries. He had been imprisoned many times due to his role in the campaign for Korean democracy and was later mentioned in K ...
* Lee Yuksa
* Moon Ik-hwan
* Hwang Sok-yong
* Jang Jun-ha
* Kwon Young-ghil
* Roh Hoe-chan
* Jeon Tae-il
* Ha Soo Whang, Korean social worker in Hawaii
* Maria Whang, educator and community organizer in Hawaii
Scientists and Engineers
* Lee Sang-mook, geologist and oceanographer
* Kim Soon-kwon, corn biologist
* :de:Hwang Jun-muk, Hwang Jun-muk, mathematician of algebraic geometry and differential geometry
* Jeong Han Kim, Kim Jeong-han, mathematician
* Benjamin W. Lee, theoretical physicist
* Woo Jang-choon, agricultural scientist and botanist
* Philip Kim, physicist
* :ko:김빛내리, Kim Bit-nae-ri, biologist
* Hongkun Park, chemist
* Donhee Ham, electrical engineer
* Joon Yun, radiologist
* Stanley Sukjin Kim, world-renowned ophthalmologist
* Incheol Shin, cancer researcher
* Unha Ban, mathematician
* Chan-Jin Chung, Computer Scientist
* Chan-Jin Chung, Computer Scientist
* June Huh, world-renowned mathematician
Athletes
* Ahn Jung-Hwan, footballer
* Hwang Jun-ho, ice skiing
* Birdie Kim (born Kim Ju-yun), LPGA player and 2005 Women's Open champion
* Im Dong-hyun, archery
* Byung-hyun Kim, former MLB player
* Chan Sung Jung, mixed martial arts
* Cha Bum-Kun, footballer in Bundesliga
* Chan-ho Park, MLB player
* Choo Shin-Soo, MLB player, plays for the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers
* Dong Keun Park, legendary Taekwondo Champion of the 1960s
* Ha Seung-Jin, professional basketball player currently playing in the Korean Basketball League
* Hee Seop Choi, former Major League Baseball, MLB player, currently plays in South Korea's Professional Baseball League
* Hines Ward, American football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
* Hong Myung-Bo, footballer
* Hong-Man Choi, K-1 professional kick boxer
* In Jin Chi, professional boxer, former WBC world champion
* B.J. Penn, Jay Dee "B.J." Penn, professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner; first American gold medalist of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and former UFC Lightweight and Welterweight Champion
* Jim Paek, pro ice hockey player
* Jong Song-Ok, North Korean; championship of Marathon in 1999
* Joo Se Hyuk, Table tennis, defensive chopper
* Jung Kil Kim, taekwondo champion
* Ki Soo Kim, professional boxer, first Korean world champion (WBA, WBC)
* Yuna Kim, Kim Yuna, figure skater; 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist
* Lee Chun-Soo, footballer
* Lee Hyung-Taik, tennis player
* Lee Sung-hyun, kickboxer
* Lee Seung-Yeop, Nippon Professional Baseball, NPB baseball player
* Lee Yong-Kyu, baseball player
* Lydia Ko, LPGA player
* Michelle Wie, Korean-American LPGA player
* Mi Hyun Kim, LPGA player
* Moon Dae-Sung, 2004 Olympic Games, Olympic Taekwon-Do Gold medalist
* Myung Jae Nam, Hapkido master, founder of Hankido (1938–1999)
* Nam Sung-yong, marathon Runner; 1936 Olympic Bronze Medalist
* Park Ji-Sung, footballer, first ever Korean to win the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League with Manchester United F.C., Manchester United.
* Park Sung-hyun (archer), Park Sung-hyun, Olympic medal winner Archery
* Park Tae-hwan, swimmer
* Ryu Hyun-Jin, professional baseball player, currently playing in Toronto Bluejays, MLB
* Se Ri Pak, LPGA player
* Seol Ki-hyeon, footballer
* Sohn Kee-Chung, marathon Runner; 1936 Olympic gold medalist
* Son Heung-min, footballer at Tottenham Hotspur, captain and gold medalist at the 2018 Asian Games.
* Sun-Woo Kim, baseball player
* Lee Sang-hyeok, (Faker) professional e-sports player; mid laner on SKT T1
* Yoo Hyeong-jong, footballer
Korean people from other countries
* Korean people
* List of Goguryeo people
* List of Baekje people
* List of Silla people
* List of Goryeo people
* List of Joseon Dynasty people
* List of Korean Americans
* List of Korean Canadians
* List of people by nationality
References
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Lists of people by ethnicity, Korea
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