Seong-hoon, also spelled Sung-hoon, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

in 1970, falling to sixth place in 1980. Its 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 each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading " sung" and 12 hanja with the reading "

hoon A hoon is an Australian term describing a person who deliberately drives a vehicle in a reckless or dangerous manner, generally in order to provoke a reaction from onlookers. Hoon activities (or hooning) can include speeding, burnouts, dough ...

" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. One common pair of hanja used to write this name () can also be read as a

Japanese name in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name, in that order. Nevertheless, when a Japanese name is written in the Roman alphabet, ever since the Meiji era, the official policy has been to cater to Western expecta ...

Yoshihiro Yoshihiro is a Japanese masculine given name, and less commonly, a surname. There are dozens of different ways to write the name in kanji. Some examples of possible writings *義弘, "justice, vast" *義広, "justice, wide" *義寛, "justice, g ...

. People with this name include:

Entertainers and musicians

Kim Seong-hun (filmmaker) Kim Seong-hun (born February 20, 1971) is a South Korean film and television director. He directed ''How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men'' (2006), '' A Hard Day'' (2014) and ''Kingdom'' (2019–). Career Kim Seong-hun began his filmmaking care ...

(born 1971), South Korean director *

Kim Sung-hoon (director) Kim Sung-hoon (born 1974) is a South Korean film director debuted with the musical drama film ''My Little Hero'' (2013). His second feature was the fast-paced action film ''Confidential Assignment'' (2017) which starred Hyun Bin. A box office hi ...

(born 1974), South Korean director * Sung-hoon Kim (born 1978), South Korean pianist *Kim Sung-hoon, stage name

Ha Jung-woo Kim Sung-hoon (born March 11, 1978), better known as Ha Jung-woo (), is a South Korean actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. One of the highest grossing actors in South Korea, Ha's starring films have accumulated more than 100 mil ...

(born 1979), South Korean actor *

Kang Sung-hoon (singer) Kang Sung-hoon (hangul:강성훈, born February 22, 1980) is a South Korean singer, best known as a former member of the 90s South Korean boy group Sechs Kies. While in Sechskies, Sunghoon was the main vocalist. After SechsKies had disbanded in ...

(born 1980), South Korean singer, lead vocalist of Sechs Kies *

Sung Hoon Sung Hoon (born Bang In-gyu on February 14, 1983) is a South Korean actor and a model. Early life Sung Hoon's birth name is Bang In-gyu but he legally changed his name to Bang Sung-hoon because since little, he was often sick and had so many su ...

, birth name Bang Sung-hoon (born 1983), South Korean actor *

Park Sung-hoon (actor) Park Sung-hoon (born February 18, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He started his acting career in 2008 with a small role in the film A Frozen Flower, ''A Frozen Flower''. Park began to attract attention in 2014 with supporting roles in SBS ''T ...

(born 1985), South Korean actor *

Park Sung-hoon (singer) Park Sung-hoon (; born December 8, 2002), known mononymously as Sunghoon, is a South Korean singer, former presenter and former figure skater. He competed as a figure skater from 2010 to early 2020; while simultaneously being a Bighit Music tra ...

(born 2002), South Korean singer, member of Enhypen

Sportspeople

Footballers

* Jung Sung-hoon (born 1968), South Korean youth manager and former defender *

Jeong Shung-hoon Jeong Shung-hoon (; born 4 July 1979) is a South Korean football (soccer), footballer who most recently played for Bucheon FC 1995, Bucheon FC as striker. He has also represented South Korea national football team. Career He started his care ...

(born 1979), South Korean striker (Korea National League) * An Sung-hun (born 1982), South Korean midfielder (K League) * Cho Sung-hoon (footballer) (born 1998), South Korean goalkeeper (K League) * Cheon Seong-hoon (born 2000), South Korean striker (K League)

Other sportspeople

* Cho Sung-hoon (skier) (born 1964), South Korean skier *Choo Sung-hoon (born 1975), later known as

Yoshihiro Akiyama , also known as and by his nickname Sexyama, is a Japanese mixed martial artist and judoka who won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championships for South Korea and for Japan at the 2002 Asian Games. A fourth-generation Japanese of ...

, Japanese mixed martial artist of Korean descent *

Jeong Seong-hoon Jeong Seong-hoon (born June 27, 1980) is South Korean former professional baseball player. He represented the South Korea national baseball team at the 2006 World Baseball Classic. After nine seasons with the LG Twins, Jeong was released by t ...

(born 1980), South Korean baseball player * Yoon Sung-hoon (born 1983), South Korean field hockey player *

Kang Sung-hoon (golfer) Kang Sung-hoon ( ko, 강성훈; born 4 June 1987), also known as Sung Kang, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson, his first win on the PGA Tour. Amateur career In April 2006 Kang won t ...

(born 1987), South Korean golfer * Choi Sung-hoon (born 1989), South Korean baseball player *

Park Sung-hoon (figure skater) Park Sung-hoon (; born December 8, 2002), known mononymously as Sunghoon, is a South Korean singer, former presenter and former figure skater. He competed as a figure skater from 2010 to early 2020; while simultaneously being a Bighit Music tr ...

(born 2002), South Korean figure skater and singer, member of Enhypen * Lee Sung-hun, South Korean judo athlete

Other

Kim Sung-hoon (biologist) Dr. Kim Sunghoon is a South Korean biologist. Education *1981 B.S. Seoul National University *1983 M.S. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology *1991 Ph.D. Brown University, U.S. Work Dr. Sunghoon Kim has been studying novel f ...

(born 1958), South Korean biologist

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