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Cho (Korean Name)
Cho (, also written as Zo or Jo) is a Korean family name. As of 2000, there were 1,347,730 people by this surname in South Korea, about 2.95% of the total population. The name may represent either of the Hanja or . List of people with the surname Cho * Alina Cho (born 1971), American journalist * Arden Cho (born 1985), American actress * Cho Byung-hwa (1921–2003), South Korean poet, critic and essayist * Cho Byung-kuk (born 1981), South Korean footballer * Cho Chi-hun (1920–1968), South Korean poet, critic, and activist * Cho Chikun (born 1956), South Korean Go player * Cho Chirin (died 1011), Goryeo official * David Yonggi Cho (1936–2021), South Korean Pentecostal Pastor * Erica Cho, American artist * Frank Cho (born 1971), Korean-American comic writer * Cho Gi-seok (born 1992), South Korean photographer * Cho Gue-sung (born 1998), South Korean professional footballer * Henry Cho (born 1962), American stand-up comedian * Cho Hun-hyun (born 1953), South Korean Go player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Family Name
This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (Korean name), Kim (), followed by Lee (Korean name), Lee () and Park (Korean surname), Park (). These three surnames are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. This article uses the most recent South Korean statistics (currently 2015) as the basis. No such data is available from North Korea. From 2015 South Korean statistics , at least 191 distinct surnames in Hangul and 514 distinct surnames in Hanja were in use. Notes: (1) The total population was 49,705,663. (2) This data only lists surnames used by five or more people. Surnames used by fewer than five people are categorized as "Other" (). From 2000 South Korean statistics These are surnames that appear in the 2000 South Korean statistics but not in 2015. Since the 2015 statistics only lists surnames used by five or more people, these surnames may still exist. Other surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Hye-ri
Cho Hye-ri (; born May 31, 1972), better known by her stage name Wax (), is a South Korean pop singer. She debuted in 1998 as the lead vocalist of the rock band DOG. She released her first solo album, ''The Diary of Mom'', in 2000. Wax made her acting debut in 2007 with a main role in the musical ''Fixing My Makeup'', the plot of which is based on her hit song of the same name. Biography Wax was born Cho Hye-ri on May 31, 1972. She graduated from the Department of Postmodern Music at Kyung Hee University. Although she has been professionally active since 1998, her personal life has been mostly veiled from the public. Career Her debut as a singer was as lead vocalist of the band Dog in 1998. The band only released one album, ''DOG-1st''. The title track of the album was "Kyung Ah's Day", and the album also included nine other songs. After Dog disbanded, she made her solo debut with the stage name Wax in 2000. Her debut album as a soloist was ''Vol. 1: The Diary of Mom'', wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Cho
Liz Cho is a news anchor at WABC-TV in New York City. She has co-anchored the weekday 4 and 6 p.m. editions of ''Eyewitness News''. Early life and education Cho grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, and has a younger brother, Andrew. She was born to Sang In Cho, a Korean American surgeon, and a Jewish-American nurse, Donna Cho (née Weltman). Her father, born and raised in South Korea, immigrated to the United States to practice medicine and was a liver and kidney transplant surgeon who headed the team that did the first liver transplant in Boston. He died from colon cancer on March 13, 2009. Liz Cho attended Boston University, majoring in journalism and history. Career Her first professional work in journalism was as an assignment editor at New England Cable News in Newton, Massachusetts. Cho was next a reporter at WPLG in Miami, Florida before moving to ABC News as a Chicago-based correspondent for ABC NewsOne, the network's affiliate news service. She later co-anchored ABC's ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Kyu-hyun
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 Junior-M as well as former member of SM Entertainment project group SM the Ballad) in May 2006. Apart from his group's activities, he has established himself as a musical actor, notably through his participation in the original and Korean versions of stage musicals including ''The Three Musketeers (musical), The Three Musketeers'', ''Catch Me If You Can (musical), Catch Me If You Can'', ''Moon Embracing the Sun'', ''Singin' in the Rain (musical), Singin' in the Rain'', ''The Days'', ''Robin Hood (musical), Robin Hood'', ''Werther'', ''Mozart!'', ''The Man Who Laughs'', ''Phantom (2023 film), Phantom'', and ''Frankenstein''. He was also cast in television shows including ''Radio Star (TV series), Radio Star'', ''We Got Married#Chinese versio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Kyoo-hong
Cho Kyoo-hong (; born 19 February 1967) is a South Korean government official who has served as Minister of Health and Welfare in the Cabinet of Yoon Suk Yeol since 5 October 2022. As the first deputy health minister, Cho served as acting minister after former Minister Kwon Deok-cheol left office in May. He was the third person appointed by President Yoon to fill the position after the first two nominees were forced to step down amid controversy. Early life and education Cho graduated from Seoul National University with a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in public administration. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Colorado The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universities in Colorado. It consists of four institutions: the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, the University of Colorado Denver, and the U .... References 1967 births Living people People from Haman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Ki-jung
Cho Ki-Jung (June 22, 1939 – December 20, 2007) was a South Korean potter who was designated as living treasure by the Gwangju Metropolitan Government in 1986 for his achievement to revive Goryeo celadon. Style and nature of his work He works in traditional styles. He rediscovered how to produce blue celadons of the quality of Goryeo times. See also *List of Korean ceramic artists and sculptors Korean arts include traditions in calligraphy, music, painting and pottery, often marked by the use of natural forms, surface decoration and bold colors or sounds. The earliest examples of Korean art consist of Stone Age works dating from 3000 ... Notes External links *http://www.antiquealive.com/masters/m16/master16_view3.html (tells of his search to recreate blue celadon) South Korean ceramists South Korean potters 1939 births 2007 deaths 20th-century ceramists {{Korea-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Ki-hyang
Cho Ki-hyang (born 23 September 1963 in Donghae, Gangwon) is a South Korean former field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe .... Education *Cheongju College of Education ( Seowon University) *Mukho Girls' Commercial High School (Donghae Commercial High School) References External links * * 1963 births Living people People from Donghae, Gangwon South Korean female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for South Korea Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for South Korea Olympic medalists in field hockey Sportspeople from Gangwon Province, South Korea Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1982 Asian Games Field hockey p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Ki-chon
Cho Ki-chon (; 6 November 1913 – 31 July 1951) was a Russian-born North Korean poet. He is regarded as a national poet and "founding father of North Korean poetry" whose distinct Soviet-influenced style of lyrical epic poetry in the socialist realist genre became an important feature of North Korean literature. He was nicknamed "Korea's Mayakovsky" after the writer whose works had had an influence on him and which implied his breaking from the literature of the old society and his commitment to communist values. Since a remark made by Kim Jong Il on his 2001 visit to Russia, North Korean media has referred to Cho as the "Pushkin of Korea". Cho was dispatched by the Soviet authorities to liberated Korea when the Red Army entered in 1945. By that time, he had substantial experience with Soviet literature and literature administration. The Soviets hoped that Cho would shape the cultural institutions of the new state based on the Soviet model. For the Soviets, the move w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 as well as '' Better Luck Tomorrow'', '' Columbus'', and '' Searching'' which made him the first Asian American actor in history to headline a mainstream thriller film in Hollywood. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in ''Searching''. He also made history in American television in the 21st century as the first Asian American actor cast as a romantic lead in a romantic comedy series when he starred as Henry Higgs in the 2014 sitcom '' Selfie''. In addition to his role in ''Selfie'', Cho has had lead roles in series such as ''FlashForward'', '' Off Centre'', and '' The Afterparty'', and recurring roles in '' Sleepy Hollow'' and '' Difficult People''. In his early career, Cho attained recognition for his guest starring role in the fantasy t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Jin-woong
Cho Jin-woong (; born March 3, 1976), born Jo Won-jun (), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time'' (2012), '' The Admiral: Roaring Currents'' (2014), ''Assassination'' (2015), '' The Handmaiden'' (2016), '' The Sheriff in Town'' (2017), '' The Spy Gone North'' (2018), '' Believer'' (2018), '' Intimate Strangers'' (2018), and '' Black Money'' (2019), as well as the television series '' Deep Rooted Tree'' (2011) and ''Signal A signal is both the process and the result of transmission of data over some media accomplished by embedding some variation. Signals are important in multiple subject fields including signal processing, information theory and biology. In ...'' (2016). For his role as a mysterious villain in '' A Hard Day'' (2014), Cho won Best Actor at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards. Filmography Film Television series Television shows Web shows Musical theater Accolades Awards a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ah Young
Cho Ah-young (; born May 26, 1991), better known by her stage name Ah Young (), is a South Korean singer and actress, as well known as a member of the South Korean girl group Dal Shabet. Early life Ah Young was born on May 26, 1991, in Seoul, South Korea. She attended Dongduk Women's University and majored in entertainment. Career 2011–2012: Career beginnings Ah Young made her official debut through the release of '' Supa Dupa Diva'' with Dal Shabet on January 3, 2011. On February 28, 2011, Ah Young made a cameo, with Dal Shabet, in the hit KBS drama Dream High, as a student of Kirin High School. Ah Young and Dal Shabet later appeared in the movie '' Wonderful Radio'' as the fictional girl group 'Corby Girls'. Ah Young also participated in Dal Shabet's reality shows ''Sweet Sweet Story'' and ''Cool Friends'', as well as their YouTube series ''Shabet on Air''. 2013–present: Acting roles It was announced on January 9, 2013, that Ah Young would be making her fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
