24 Notable alumni of
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
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The Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is 859th in the world, 180th in Asia, and 17th in South Korea by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 24 notable alumni from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Park Seong-ung
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Park Sung-woong is a South Korean actor. Following his acting debut in No. 3 in 1997, Park has starred in several movies and television series, notably as a gangster in New World (2013) and a serial killer in The Deal (2015).
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Kim Ji-seok
- Enrolled in the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
- Studied German and English
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Kim Ji-seok is a South Korean actor.
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Park Ji-hyun
- Enrolled in the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
- Studied Spanish
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Park Ji-hyun is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for her role in the television series Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung (2019) and Do You Like Brahms? (2020), as well as films such as Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) and The Divine Fury (2019).
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Kim Sung-ryung
- Enrolled in the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
- Studied marketing
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorbeauty pageant contestantactorfilm actor
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Kim Sung-ryung is a South Korean actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She won Miss Korea 1988 later represented her country at Miss Universe 1989 pageant, Kim began her career as a reporter on KBS's showbiz news program Entertainment Weekly. In 1991, she made her film acting debut in Kang Woo-suk's Who Saw the Dragon's Claws?.
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Kim Jun
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- singermodeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Kim Joon is a South Korean rapper and actor who rose to stardom with his portrayal of one of the famous F4 members in the 2009 hit drama Boys Over Flowers.
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Younha
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- singersongwriterpianistjazz musicianfilm actor
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Ko Younha, known mononymously as Younha, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer. She began her career in 2004 in Japan, where she was nicknamed the "Oricon Comet" for her success on the Japanese music chart. In 2006, she debuted in South Korea, where she is regarded as one of the country's best singer-songwriters.
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Oh Se-hoon
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- lawyerjudgepolitician
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Oh Se-hoon is a South Korean politician and lawyer who has served as the mayor of Seoul since 2021, an office he previously held from 2006 to 2011. A member of the People Power Party, he served as a member of the National Assembly from 2000 to 2004.
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Ahn Sung-ki
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Ahn Sung-ki was a South Korean actor. Known as one of the country's most respected actors, he is the recipient of numerous accolades in a career on screen spanning six decades.
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Kim Jong-in
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- economistprofessorpolitician
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Kim Chong-in is a South Korean economist and politician. He was the interim chairman of the Minjoo Party of Korea from January to August 2016 and a member-elect of the National Assembly on the party's proportional list since the April 2016 parliamentary election. He was previously a member of the Assembly from 1981 to 1988, 1992 to 1994, and 2004 to 2008, each time elected by party list. He served as Minister of Health and Social Affairs under President Roh Tae-woo from 1989 to 1990. From May 2020 until April 2021, he was the leader of the main opposition People Power Party.
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Lee Hyeon-seo
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- writerhuman rights defenderpolitical activistsinger
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Lee Hyeon-seo, best known for her book, The Girl with Seven Names, is a North Korean defector and activist who lives in Seoul, South Korea. She escaped from North Korea and later guided her family out of North Korea through China and Laos.
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Chung Bong-ju
- Years
- 1960-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Chung Bong-ju is a South Korean politician and the former Member of the National Assembly for Nowon 1st constituency from 2004 to 2008.
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Um Hong-Gil
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- mountaineer
- Biography
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Um Hong-gil is a South Korean mountaineer.
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Lim Su-kyung
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- journalistpolitician
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Lim Su-kyung is a South Korean activist and politician. She is best known for attending the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students, held in North Korea and praising President of North Korea Kim Il Sung in 1989, without first obtaining travel permission from the South Korean government. She attended the festival representing the student organization Jeondaehyop (전대협), now known as Hanchongryun. Upon her return to South Korea, she was arrested and sentenced to twelve years in prison, later commuted to five years of which she served three.
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Lee Seung-hwan
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- composersongwriterrecording artistsinger
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Lee Seung-hwan is a South Korean singer and record producer known as the country's "King of Live Performances" for his frequent solo concerts. Lee debuted in 1989 as a pop ballad singer and later incorporated rock elements into his music. He has released numerous hit songs and is the president and founder of South Korean entertainment agency Dream Factory.
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Dana
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- singeractor
- Biography
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Hong Sung-mi, known professionally as Dana, is a South Korean singer, musical actress and vocal coach. Dana first made her public appearance with acts on the boy group H.O.T's sci-fi movie Age of Peace in 2000. Dana later made her official debut as a solo singer, with released full-album DANA (2001) and Maybe (2003). Concurrently with her music career in 2002, Dana made her acting debut with cast in the third season of MBC sitcom Nonstop and also made her musical theatre debut with cast as Wendy in Peterpan.
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Kim Jun-hyun
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- film actor
- Biography
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Kim Jun-hyun is a South Korean comedian. He joined KBS as a comedian for the 22nd open recruitment in 2007 and appeared in KBS's Laughter Club 2, Gag Concert, The Star Who Will Be Big, and Roller Coaster 2. He is currently hosting Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend, and he won the grand prize at the 2023 KBS Entertainment Awards.
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Song Seung-whan
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- actor
- Biography
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Song Seung-hwan is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as My Kids Give Me a Headache, Racket Boys, All About My Mom, One Spring Night and Three Bold Siblings. He also appeared in movies The Memo Of A 21-Year-Old, A Peculiar Woman, The Box and The Moon Is... the Sun's Dream.
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Kim Seong-hun
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- actorscreenwriterfilm director
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Kim Seong-hun 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 (2019–20).
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Kim Byong-joon
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- politician
- Biography
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Kim Byong-joon is a former chief of staff (minister), Presidential Office of National Policies, Republic of Korea/ the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Human Resources Development. He is designated Prime Minister of South Korea by President Park Geun-hye, on November 2, 2016, but Park withdrew her designate November 8.
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Lee Kyoung-mi
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- film directorscreenwriter
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Lee Kyoung-mi is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She is widely recognized for her distinctive and often darkly comedic storytelling, frequently featuring complex female protagonists. Lee rose to prominence with her critically acclaimed feature directorial debut, Crush and Blush (2008), which earned her the Best New Director and Best Screenplay awards at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Her notable works also include the mystery thriller The Truth Beneath (2016) and the Netflix series The School Nurse Files (2020).
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Park Sung-joon
- Years
- 1969-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- television presenterpoliticianannouncer
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Park Seong-jun, alternatively spelled Park Sung-joon, is a South Korean politician from the Democratic Party. He represents Jung–Seongdong B district in the National Assembly of South Korea since 2020.
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Kang Sung-hee
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- politician
- Biography
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Kang Sung-hee is a South Korean politician and labour activist who was the floor leader of the Progressive Party from 2023 to 2024. He was a member of the 21st National Assembly representing the Jeonju B constituency.
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Yun Duk-min
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- politician
- Biography
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Yun Duk-min is a South Korean political scientist who is the current ambassador of South Korea to Japan. He was a former chancellor of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy.
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Choe Sang-hun
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- journalist
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Choe Sang-Hun is a South Korean journalist. He has received a Pulitzer Prize and is Seoul Bureau Chief for The New York Times.
