90 Notable alumni of
Dankook University
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Dankook University is 361st in the world, 69th in Asia, and 8th in South Korea by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 90 notable alumni from Dankook University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Ji Chang-wook
- Occupations
- television actorsingeractorfilm actor
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Ji Chang-wook is a South Korean actor and singer. He rose to fame for playing the lead role of daily drama series Smile Again (2010–2011), and gained further prominence with television series Warrior Baek Dong-soo (2011), Empress Ki (2013–2014), Healer (2014–2015), The K2 (2016), Suspicious Partner (2017), The Worst of Evil (2023), Welcome to Samdal-ri (2023–2024), and film Fabricated City (2017).
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Rain
- Occupations
- modelactortelevision actorsongwriterfilm actor
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Jung Ji-hoon, known professionally as Rain and Bi (비; ['piː]), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, and record producer. Rain's musical career includes seven albums (six Korean, one Japanese), 28 singles and numerous concert tours around the world. He achieved breakthrough success with his third Korean album, It's Raining (2004), which spawned the number one single of the same name. The album sold over 200,000 copies in South Korea and one million copies throughout Asia, and established Rain as an international star.
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Park Bo-young
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- singeractorvoice actor
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Park Bo-young is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the films Scandal Makers (2008), which garnered her multiple best new actress awards, A Werewolf Boy (2012) and On Your Wedding Day (2018), as well as the television series Oh My Ghost (2015), Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017), Daily Dose of Sunshine (2023), and Our Unwritten Seoul (2025).
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Ha Ji-won
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- television actorsingeractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Jeon Hae-rim, better known by her stage name Ha Ji-won (하지원) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for the films Phone (2002), Sex Is Zero (2002), Miracle on 1st Street (2007), Tidal Wave (2009), Closer to Heaven (2009), and Pawn (2020), as well as the television series Damo (2003), Something Happened in Bali (2004), Hwang Jini (2006), Secret Garden (2010–2011), The King 2 Hearts (2012), and Empress Ki (2013–2014).
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T.O.P
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- modeltelevision actorfashion modelsongwriterrecording artist
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Choi Seung-hyun, known professionally as T.O.P, is a South Korean rapper, musician, philanthropist, and actor. He performed as an underground rapper before joining the record label YG Entertainment and debuted as the lead rapper of the boy band BigBang in 2006. The group became one of the best-selling groups of all time in Asia and one of the best-selling boy bands in the world. In 2010, while the group was on hiatus, T.O.P and G-Dragon collaborated to release the album, GD & TOP. As a solo rapper, he has released two digital singles, "Turn It Up" (2010) and "Doom Dada" (2013), that have peaked at number two and four, respectively, on the Gaon Digital Chart.
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Ok Taec-yeon
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- television actorbusinesspersonactorcomposermodel
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Ok Taec-yeon, known mononymously as Taecyeon, is a South Korean rapper, singer, actor, and entrepreneur. In 2008, he debuted as the rapper of the South Korean boy band 2PM. In 2010, Ok debuted as an actor in the Korean drama Cinderella's Stepsister and has since starred in notable television series such as Dream High (2011), Bring It On, Ghost (2016), Vincenzo (2021), and The First Night with the Duke (2025), as well as films such as Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022). As a solo artist, he has released one studio album in Japan titled Taecyeon Special: Winter Hitori.
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Jay Park
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- dancerentrepreneurrapperactorcomposer
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Jay Park, Korean name Park Jae-beom (박재범), is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and dancer based in South Korea. He is a member of the Seattle-based b-boy crew Art of Movement (AOM), and founder and former CEO of the independent hip hop record labels AOMG and H1ghr Music, as well as the founder of the record label More Vision. Park returned to South Korea in June 2010 for the filming of Hype Nation, and in July, Park signed a contract with SidusHQ, one of the largest entertainment agencies in South Korea. Rebranding and re-debuting as both a solo singer and a rapper, Park has participated in the underground hip hop culture scene in South Korea, a rarity for both active and former K-Pop idols.
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Jang Hyuk
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- taekwondo athletetelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Jung Yong-jun, better known as Jang Hyuk, is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films Volcano High (2001), Windstruck (2004), The Flu (2013), as well as the television series Successful Story of a Bright Girl (2002), Thank You (2007), The Slave Hunters (2010), Deep Rooted Tree (2011), You Are My Destiny (2014), Voice (2017), Money Flower (2017–18), and Bloody Heart (2022).
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Park Hae-soo
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Park Hae-soo is a South Korean actor. He is best known worldwide for portraying Cho Sang-woo in the first season of the Netflix hit series Squid Game (2021), which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
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Woo Do-hwan
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Woo Do-hwan is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas Save Me (2017), Mad Dog (2017), Tempted (2018), My Country: The New Age (2019), The King: Eternal Monarch (2020), Bloodhounds (2023) and Mr. Plankton (2024). He also appeared in the film The Divine Fury (2019).
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Na In-woo
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Na Jong-chan, better known by his stage name Na In-woo (나인우), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in Mr. Queen (2020–2021), River Where the Moon Rises (2021), Marry My Husband (2024), and Motel California (2025). He has been a cast member of the variety show 2 Days & 1 Night since 2022.
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Cho Seung-woo
- Enrolled in Dankook University
- Studied theatre studies
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Cho Seung-woo is a South Korean actor and singer. He is best known for his leading roles in the films The Classic (2003), Marathon (2005), Tazza: The High Rollers (2006), and Inside Men (2015), as well as in the stage musicals Jekyll & Hyde, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Man of La Mancha. He is also known for his leading roles in television dramas The King's Doctor (2012), God's Gift: 14 Days (2014), Stranger (2017–2020), Life (2018), Sisyphus: The Myth (2021) and Divorce Attorney Shin (2023).
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Kim Hyun-joo
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- singeractorfilm actor
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Kim Hyun-joo is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the television dramas Glass Slippers (2002), Toji, the Land (2004), Twinkle Twinkle (2011), What Happens to My Family? (2014), I Have a Lover (2015), Watcher (2019), and Hellbound (2021–present).
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Yu Ji-tae
- Enrolled in Dankook University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm directoractormodelprofessor
- Biography
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Yoo Ji-tae is a South Korean actor. After a stint as a fashion model, Yoo launched his acting career in 1998 then rose to fame through the films Attack the Gas Station (1999) and Ditto (2000). In the succeeding years, he gained acting recognition by working with acclaimed directors such as Hur Jin-ho in One Fine Spring Day (2001), Park Chan-wook in Oldboy (2003), and Hong Sang-soo in Woman is the Future of Man (2004). Yoo began directing short films in 2003, which were well received in the film festival circuit. His feature directorial debut Mai Ratima was released in 2012.
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Lee Joon-hyuk
- Enrolled in Dankook University
- Graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- stage actormodeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Lee Joon-hyuk is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his role as Seo Dong-jae in Stranger (2017–2020). His other notable works include Naked Fireman (2017), A Poem a Day (2018), Designated Survivor: 60 Days (2019), 365: Repeat the Year (2020), Dark Hole (2021), Vigilante (2023), and Love Scout (2025).
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Kim Jong-kook
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- actorsingertelevision actor
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Kim Jong-kook is a South Korean singer, entertainer, and actor. Kim debuted as a member of South Korean duo Turbo in 1995. The duo was considered to be one of the most popular idols in that time and sold out millions of albums in South Korea and Asia. Following the disbanding of the duo in 2000, Kim released his debut solo album, Renaissance, in December 2001.
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Choi Sun-sil
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- real estate entrepreneurcult leaderbusinesspersontranslatorkindergarten teacher
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Choi Soon-sil is a South Korean businesswoman known primarily for her involvement in the 2016 South Korean political scandal, stemming from her influence over the 11th President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye. In 2018, a court sentenced Choi to 20 years in prison on corruption charges. Due to Choi's concurrent involvement in her father's religious cult, reporting media have called her "South Korea's Rasputin", in reference to Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin.
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Oh Na-ra
- Enrolled in Dankook University
- Graduated with Master of Arts in musical
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Oh Na-ra is a South Korean actress. She began her career by joining the Seoul Performing Arts Company in 1996 and made her debut in the musical Simcheong the following year. She went on to star in various productions such as Bari, Annie Quang, All That Jazz, Broadway 42nd Streets, Empress Myeongseong, Love in the Rain, and Mamma Mia. Since 2004, she started play the main lead in the creative musicals I Love You. Followed by Finding Kim Jong-wook, Singles, and Jomjom.
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Lee Yo-won
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- modeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Lee Yo-won is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Queen Seondeok in the eponymous hit period drama.
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Kwak Si-yang
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- singermodeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Kwak Si-yang, birth name Kwak Myeong-jin (곽명진), is a South Korean actor.
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Choo Ja-hyun
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Chu Eun-ju, known by her stage name Choo Ja-hyun (추자현), is a South Korean actress. Best known in Korea for the films Bloody Tie (2006) and Portrait of a Beauty (2008), Choo has also actively worked in China since 2007, notably in television drama The Temptation to Go Home (2011, remake of Temptation of Wife).
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Lee Eun-ju
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- actorfilm actor
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Lee Eun-ju was a South Korean actress. She was best known for the films Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000), Bungee Jumping of Their Own (2001), Lovers' Concerto (2002), and Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004). She died by suicide at age 24.
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Lee Ki-woo
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- stage actormodeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Lee Ki-woo is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in The Classic (2003), Tale of Cinema (2005), A Love to Kill (2005), Flower Boy Ramyun Shop (2011), Rain or Shine (2017–2018), and My Liberation Notes (2022).
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Lee Ha-na
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- songwritertelevision actorcomposeractorfilm actor
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Lee Ha-na is a South Korean actress. Lee made her acting debut with Alone in Love (2006). She is best known for her role as Kang Kwon-joo in the multiple seasons-procedural thriller Voice (2017–present).
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Oh Seung-hwan
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Seung-hwan Oh is a South Korean former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions, in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Colorado Rockies. In the KBO, he was the leagues' first (and only) player to reach the 300- and 400-save milestones, and is the all-time saves leader.
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Bada
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- actorsingercomposer
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Choi Sung-hee, known professionally as Bada (바다) (also known as Sea), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, composer, musical actress and television presenter. She debuted as a member of the South Korean girl group S.E.S. in 1997, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea. After S.E.S. disbanded in December 2002, she released her first solo studio album, A Day of Renew, in October 2003. Since then, she continued her active singing career with songs such as Aurora, Eyes, V.I.P, GoGoGo, Queen, and Mad.
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Oh Hyeon-kyeong
- Enrolled in Dankook University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- television actorbeauty pageant contestantactorfilm actor
- Biography
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Oh Hyun-kyung, birth name Oh Sang-ji, is a South Korean actress and beauty pageant titleholder.
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Park Won-soon
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- lawyerpolitician
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Park Won-soon was a South Korean politician, activist, and lawyer. He was the longest-serving mayor of Seoul, from 2011 until his death in July 2020. A member of the Democratic Party of Korea, he was first elected in 2011 and won re-election in 2014 and 2018. He died by suicide in July 2020 following allegations of sexual harassment.
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Shin Eun-kyung
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Shin Eun-kyung is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in Downfall (1997) and My Wife Is a Gangster (2001). Shin is one of the most prominent Korean actress in the 1990s, alongside Shim Eun-ha, Ko So-young and Jeon Do-yeon, whom she starred with in General Hospital (1994).
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Seven
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- actorsingertelevision actor
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Choi Dong-wook, better known by his stage name Seven (Korean: 세븐; stylized as Se7en), is a South Korean singer. He made his debut in 2003 with the studio album Just Listen, which sold over 210,000 copies by the end of the year and spawned the hit single "Come Back to Me". Its success led Seven to win the Best New Artist awards at various year-end award ceremonies in South Korea, including at the SBS Gayo Daejeon, MBC Gayo Daejejeon, Mnet Music Video Festival and Golden Disc Awards.
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Shin Jae-ha
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Shin Jae-ha is a South Korean actor.
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Lee Min-hyuk
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- television actoractordisc jockeysongwriterrapper
- Biography
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Lee Min-hyuk, commonly known as Minhyuk or Huta, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and presenter. He is a member of the South Korean boy group BtoB. He has appeared in multiple supporting roles in television series such as A New Leaf and Sweet, Savage Family.
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In Gyo-jin
- Enrolled in Dankook University
- Studied English-language literature
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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In Gyo-jin is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in various television dramas.
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Jo Hyun-jae
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Jo Hyun-jae is a South Korean actor. Jo made his entertainment debut as a singer in the four-member boy band Guardian, which disbanded after releasing their self-titled album in 1998. In 2000, after he drew popularity when he appeared in a commercial for sports drink Pocari Sweat, Jo began acting. He is best known for his leading roles in Love Letter (2003), Only You (2005), Ballad of Seodong (2005), and 49 Days (2011).
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Shin Dong-mi
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Shin Dong-mi is a South Korean actress. She made her debut as a theater actor in 1998. She started her career as a television actress in 2001 and later made her film debut in a supporting role in Don't Look Back (2006). She had her first leading role in Lee Kwang-kuk's highly acclaimed debut Romance Joe (2002). She starred as a lead in Lee's second feature A Matter of Interpretation (2015) again and earned acclaim for her calibrated and humorous performance. More recently, she has appeared in drama titles such as Hi Bye, Mama! (2020), Record of Youth (2020), The Good Detective (2020–2022) and Welcome to Samdal-ri (2023–2024).
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Park Tae-Hwan
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- swimmer
- Biography
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Park Tae-hwan is a South Korean retired competitive swimmer who is an Olympic gold medalist and world champion. He has four Olympic medals, five world titles, and 20 Asian Games medals. He won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle and a silver in the 200-meter freestyle events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also won two silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 200- and 400-meter freestyle. He is the first Asian swimmer to claim a gold medal in the men's 400-meter freestyle, and the first-ever South Korean swimmer to win any Olympic medal in swimming. He also holds 3 Asian Records, all in Men's Freestyle. He is best known for his impressive range and versatility, as he is able to compete at international level in 100-, 200-, 400- and 1,500-meter freestyle.
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Oh Yeon-soo
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Oh Yeon-soo is a South Korean actress.
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Kim Min-seo
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- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Kim Min-seo is a South Korean actress. She debuted as Kim Se-ha in the short-lived K-pop three-member girl group Mint, which was active from 1999 to 2000. When Mint disbanded, she turned to acting. Kim is best known for her role as a villainous queen consort in the period drama Moon Embracing the Sun (2012).
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Danny Ahn
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- singerrapper
- Biography
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Danny Ahn is an American entertainer best known as the main rapper of the South Korean pop music group g.o.d. Having made his debut in the entertainment industry as a member of g.o.d in 1999, Ahn has gone into acting and has also been a radio DJ and MC.
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Lee Chae-young
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- actorfilm actor
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Lee Chae-young is a South Korean actress. She debuted in a music video called "Come On" by the Hip-hop group Turtles in 2003. The following year, she appeared in Rain's "I Do" music video and in 2007, Yoon Mi-rae's "Did You Forget It". Her first television drama was Witch Yoo Hee, a romantic comedy, as Chef Marie. It wasn't until she was cast as Sa Illa in the 2009 historical drama Iron Empress and took the role as a host on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) variety show Star Golden Bell that her popularity rose. She is a Dankook University graduate and the younger sister of Seo Seung-ah.
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Choi Yoon-young
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- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Choi Yoon-young is a South Korean actress. She has notable roles in Seoyoung, My Daughter, Passionate Love, My Dear Cat and Designated Survivor: 60 Days among other works.
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Son Ho-young
- Occupations
- singerdanceractor
- Biography
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Son Ho-young is a South Korean-American singer and musical actor based in South Korea. Best known as a member of g.o.d, he made his debut in the entertainment industry with the group in 1999 and pursued a solo career as a singer and musical theater actor after the group went on hiatus. He has also regularly appeared on Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend and other music variety shows.
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Park Jung-min
- Occupations
- modelrecording artistactorsinger
- Biography
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Park Jung-Min is a South Korean singer, entertainer, actor, and a member of boyband SS501. In 2009, Park made his musical debut in Grease as Danny Park, where he received the Best New Musical Talent award by the Golden Ticket Awards. He also had his acting debut as a main lead in Human Theater 2010. In 2010, Park opened his own online shopping mall called Royal Avenue, with him as the CEO. ONstyle Magazine created a documentary about the shopping center named What Women Want. With the expiration of the contract, Park left DSP Media, who managed him as part of SS501 and joined CNr Media as a solo artist. He made his debut as a soloist in January 2011 with single Not Alone, and had his first Japanese drama entitled Love Song In August in 2011. However, Park joined Yamaha A&R's Victor Entertainment eventually after successfully terminating his contract with CNr Media in 2012. Park speaks Korean, Japanese, and Chinese fluently. On July 2, 2015, he started his two years of military duties as a public service worker and returned on July 1, 2017.
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Heo Jung-min
- Occupations
- singerstage actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Heo Jung-min is a South Korean actor and musician. He was a member of the rock band Moon Child (now known as MC the Max) from 2000 to 2001. As an actor, he had a lead role in the 2014 South Korean television series Marriage, Not Dating.
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Song So-hee
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Song So-hee, widely known as the "Traditional Music Girl" (국악소녀) is a South Korean Gyeonggi minyo (경기민요) or traditional folk singer. She rose to fame after winning the KBS National Singing Contest in 2008 at the age of 11, earning her a reputation as a gugak prodigy. The South Korean government honored Song with the title, "Best Korean of the Year," in 2010.
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Noh Sa-yeon
- Occupations
- singeractor
- Biography
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Noh Sa-yeon is a South Korean singer, television personality, and radio DJ.
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Park Jie-won
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Park Jie-won is a South Korean politician who served as Director of the National Intelligence Service. He was the chief presidential secretary to President Kim Dae-jung, and served as the Minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and coined the term "Esports" during his administration. On 9 April 2008, he was elected as a member of 18th National Assembly of South Korea for Mokpo as an independent. After being elected, he returned to the Democratic Party. In May 2012, he became the floor leader for the Democratic United Party.
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Lee Byung-kyu
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Lee Byung-kyu is a South Korean retired baseball player who played 17 seasons for the LG Twins of the KBO League, as well as three seasons with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball. He also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He played as an outfielder.
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ALi
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Jo Yong-jin, known professionally as Ali (Korean: 알리), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, pianist, musical artist, radio host and professor in applied musical arts at the Seoul Technical Arts College. Following her debut in 2009, she was primarily recognized for her time as a contestant on the KBS program Immortal Songs 2.
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Kim Yoon-seo
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Kim Yoon-seo, birth name Kim Ga-eun, is a South Korean actress.
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Ko Un
- Occupations
- opinion journalistuniversity teacherwritertranslatorpoet
- Biography
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Ko Un 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 Korea as one of the front runners for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Kim Roe-ha
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Kim Roi-ha is a South Korean actor. Notable roles include a detective in Memories of Murder (2003), and a gangster in A Bittersweet Life (2005).
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Naul
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Yoo Na-ul, better known by the mononym Naul (Hangul: 나얼), is a South Korean singer, artist, and member of Brown Eyed Soul, signed under in Next Music. He released his debut solo album, Back to the Soul Flight, on January 8, 2005. Naul has worked as a professor of music for Korea Nazarene University.
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Jang Minho
- Occupations
- singertelevision actormodeldancersongwriter
- Biography
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Jang Ho-geun, known professionally as Jang Minho (장민호), is a South Korean singer. He competed in the TV Chosun audition show Mr. Trot, placing in the top sixth. He is also a model, dancer, and TV presenter.
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Go Se-won
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Go Se-won is a South Korean actor. Go began his acting career in musical theatre, then made the leap to television in 2007. He has played supporting roles in several Korean dramas such as Three Brothers, Cinderella's Stepsister, Three Sisters, You Don't Know Women, and The Moon and Stars for You. Go has also appeared in 13 seasons of cable sitcom Rude Miss Young-ae. In 2013, he was cast in his first onscreen leading role in the daily melodrama Crazy Love.
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Lee Huan
- Years
- 1917-2010 (aged 93)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lee Huan was a Taiwanese politician. He was Premier of the Republic of China from 1989 to 1990, serving for one year under former President Lee Teng-hui. He was the father of Lee Ching-hua and Diane Lee. He was born in Hankou, Hubei.
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Julius Chan
- Enrolled in Dankook University
- Studied in 1978
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sir Julius Chan was a Papua New Guinean politician who served as Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 1980 to 1982 and from 1994 to 1997. He was Member of Parliament for New Ireland Province, having won the seat in the 2007 national election. He was also the Governor of New Ireland Province from 2007 until his death in 2025. On 26 May 2019, Prime Minister Peter O'Neill announced he would soon resign and that he wished for Sir Julius to succeed him. An outgoing Prime Minister does not, however, have the power to appoint his successor, and the following day O'Neill delayed his own formal resignation. He was also a leading figure in his country during the years-long Bougainville conflict.
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Lee Wan-koo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lee Wan-koo was a South Korean politician who briefly served as the prime minister of South Korea in 2015.
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Kim Da-hyeon
- Occupations
- singerscreenwritertelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Kim Se-hyun, better known as Kim Da-hyun, is a South Korean actor and singer. Kim made his entertainment debut in 1999 as the lead vocalist of the rock band Yada (which disbanded in 2004). Since then, he has been actively engaged in the musical theatre scene, playing lead roles in The Sorrows of Young Werther, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and La Cage aux Folles.
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Na Sang-ho
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Na Sang-ho is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Machida Zelvia and the South Korea national team.
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Nam Hee-suk
- Occupations
- television presenter
- Biography
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Nam Hee-suk, is a South Korean comedian. He also hosted Global Talk Show from 2006 to 2010.
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Kim Ye-lim
- Occupations
- figure skater
- Biography
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Kim Ye-lim is a retired South Korean competitive figure skater. She is a two-time Four Continents medalist (silver in 2023, bronze in 2022), the 2022 NHK Trophy champion, 2022 Grand Prix de France silver medalist, a three-time ISU Challenger Series gold medalist, the 2023 Winter World University Games bronze medalist, and the 2021 South Korean national champion. She represented her country at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Lee So-jung
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Lee So-jung, known mononymously as Sojung, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Ladies' Code. Sojung made her debut as a soloist in March 2017 with single "Better Than Me".
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Kwon Hyun-sang
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorstage actor
- Biography
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Im Dong-jae, better known professionally as Kwon Hyun-sang, is a South Korean actor.
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Hong Chul
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Hong Chul is a South Korean football player who plays for Gangwon FC and the South Korea national team.
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Ilchi Lee
- Occupations
- writeracademiclife coachlecturer
- Biography
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Lee Seung-Heun, better known as Ilchi Lee, is a South Korean author and the founder of a variety of mind-body training methods, including Body & Brain (Korean: Dahn Hak), Brain Wave Vibration, Kookhak Qigong, and DahnMuDo, all falling under the umbrella name "Brain Education" (formerly known as "Brain Respiration"). Lee started teaching his methods in a park in the 1980s, and since then, the practice has developed into an international network of for-profit and non-profit entities. Lee's practices have been criticized as pseudoscience.
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Kim Ji-woo
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Kim Ji-woo, birth name Kim Jeong-eun (김정은), is a South Korean actress.
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Park So-youn
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- figure skater
- Biography
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Park So-youn is a former South Korean competitive figure skater. She is the 2012 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy champion, the 2014 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy bronze medalist, the 2015 South Korean national champion, and a three-time South Korean national silver medalist (2012–2014).
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Shin Dong-yeop
- Occupations
- poet
- Biography
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Shin Dong-yup was a Korean poet.
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Kim Tae-hyoung
- Occupations
- baseball managerbaseball player
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Kim Tae-hyoung is a South Korean professional baseball manager and former player. As manager of the Doosan Bears, he led the team into seven consecutive Korean Series appearances between 2015 and 2021, and won the championship on three occasions.
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Shin Young-sook
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- academic
- Biography
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Shin Youngsook is a South Korean musical theatre actress. She majored in vocal performance at the university and made her musical debut, she appeared in the musical The Last Empress as Lady Sontag. She was a member of the Seoul Performing Arts Company from 2000 to 2007. The final level of education she has completed is a master's degree in Dankook University.
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Lee Jung-su
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- short-track speed skater
- Biography
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Lee Jung-su is a South Korean short track speed skater. He is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2010 Winter Olympics.
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David Jang
- Occupations
- theologian
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David Jang is a South Korean professor, Christian theologian, and pastor. He has founded several Christian organizations, including Olivet University in San Francisco, Christian Today headquartered in Korea, Christian Daily Korea, and Christianity Daily in Los Angeles, CA. He served as a member of the North American Council of the World Evangelical Alliance from 2007 to 2018, the former president of World Olivet Assembly, the founder and first international president of Olivet University, and current president of the Holy Bible Society. Jang was also the 88th President of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Korea.
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Loopy
- Years
- 1987-.. (age 39)
- Occupations
- singerrapper
- Biography
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Lee Jin-yong, better known by his stage name Loopy (Hangul: 루피), is a South Korean rapper. He was the runner-up for Show Me the Money 777.
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Shin Jae-young
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Shin Jae-young is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League.
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Jung Choun-sook
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jung Choun-sook is a South Korean politician and women's right activist.
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Yun Young-sun
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Yun Young-sun is a South Korean former footballer who played as centre back.
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June Hyoung Lee
- Occupations
- figure skateractor
- Biography
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Lee June-hyoung is a South Korean former competitive figure skater. He is the 2014 JGP France champion and a three-time South Korean national champion (2013, 2015, 2016). He is the first South Korean male figure skater who stood on the podium and won gold at ISU events. Also, he is the first Korean male skater to qualify for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.
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Yim Pil-sung
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- actorscreenwriterfilm director
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Yim Pil-sung is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed Antarctic Journal (2005), Hansel and Gretel (2007), and Scarlet Innocence (2014).
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Ahn Do-hyun
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- prose writerpoetwriter
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An Dohyeon is a South Korean poet and university professor. He was Born in Yecheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do in 1961, he made his literary debut in 1984 when his poem won the Dong-A Ilbo New Year's Literary Contest. He has published poetry collections such as 'Jeon Bong-jun Going to Seoul', 'Bonfire', 'I Want to Go to You', 'The Discovery of Ando-hyun', 'Miscellaneous Essays', Such a Thing, and Baekseok's Criticism. The fairy tale for adults such as Salmon, which has been printed over 100 times, has been translated and published overseas in 15 languages. He has won awards including the Seokjeong Poetry Literature Award, Sowol Poetry Literature Award, Nojak Literature Award, Isu Literature Award, Yun Dong-ju Award, and Baekseok Literature Award, and is currently a professor in the Department of Creative Writing at Dankook University.
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Wang Chien-ming
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Wang Chien-ming is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in South Korea, he represents the Chinese Taipei national football team.
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Kim Won-il
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- writerprose writer
- Biography
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Kim Won-il is a South Korean writer.
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Park Ji-won
- Occupations
- short-track speed skater
- Biography
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Park Ji-won is a South Korean short track speed skater.
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Ha Tae-goon
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Ha Tae-kyun is a South Korean Football player who currently plays for Jeonnam Dragons. He was chosen as the number one draft pick for Suwon in 2007. Ha has also been nominated for the 2007 K-League Rookie of the Year Award.
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Lee Seon-hwa
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Lee Seon-hwa is a South Korean professional golfer now playing on the United States LPGA Tour.
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Ma Jung-kil
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ma Jung-kil is a South Korean sidearm relief pitcher who plays for the Nexen Heroes of the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed.
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Yoon Sook-ja
- Years
- 1948-.. (age 78)
- Enrolled in Dankook University
- Graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- academicchef
- Biography
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Yoon Sook-ja is a South Korean cooking researcher and professor.
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Yun Dae-nyeong
- Occupations
- poetwriter
- Biography
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Yoon Dae-nyeong is a South Korean writer.
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Kim Dae-yeol
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Kim Dae-yeol is a South Korean former football midfielder. He made his professional debut in 2010, playing for Daegu FC in the K-League. He subsequently played for Sangju Sangmu, Daejeon Citizen, and latterly for Ansan Greeners in the K League 2, the second tier of football in South Korea.
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Choi Jae-bong
- Occupations
- speed skater
- Biography
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Choi Jae-bong is a South Korean speed skater. He represented his country at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. At that time he was the holder of the junior World record at 1500 m, set in early December 1997 in Thialf, Heerenveen, where he clocked 1:52.25 to break the record. In Nagano where he finished in 12th position he broke his own world junior record to a new best time of 1:51.47, which was 0.78 of a second faster. He also finished in 29th position at the 5000 m. In November 1998 he broke the junior world record over 500 m into a new time of 36.30 in Calgary and a day later he broke his own 1500 m record again, this time 1:49.71 was his new best time. Due to these records and some other decent results in that same weekend he also broke the junior world record for the small allround classification to 153.689 points. That same season he won the bronze medal at the World Junior Allround Championships and broke another two world records. He set 1:10.87 at the 1000 m in February 1999 and a total of 143.965 points for the sprint classification again in Calgary.
