100 Notable alumni of
Hanyang University
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Hanyang University is 282nd in the world, 55th in Asia, and 7th in South Korea by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Hanyang 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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Lee Byung-hun
- Occupations
- television actormodelsingerfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Lee Byung-hun is a South Korean actor. He has received acclaim for his work in a wide range of genres, most notably Joint Security Area (2000); A Bittersweet Life (2005); The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008); I Saw the Devil (2010); Masquerade (2012); and the television series Iris (2009) and Mr. Sunshine (2018). His critically acclaimed film Inside Men (2015) won him the Best Actor prize at the three most prestigious South Korean award ceremonies: 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards, 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards and 53rd Grand Bell Awards. Lee has seven films—Joint Security Area, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, Masquerade, Inside Men, Master, Ashfall and The Man Standing Next—on the list of the highest-grossing films in South Korea. Lee was Gallup Korea's Actor of the Year in the Film division in 2012 and in the Television division in 2018. In 2021, he appeared in a recurring role as the Front Man in the Netflix hit survival series Squid Game.
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Kim So-hyun
- Occupations
- television actormodelfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Kim So-hyun is a South Korean actress who began her career as a child in 2006, initially gaining public attention for playing pivotal roles in Moon Embracing the Sun (2012) and Missing You (2013).
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Ji Seong
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Ji Sung is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas All In (2003), Save the Last Dance for Me (2004), New Heart (2007), Protect the Boss (2011), Secret Love (2013), Kill Me, Heal Me (2015), Innocent Defendant (2017), Familiar Wife (2018), Doctor John (2019), The Devil Judge (2021) and the film My PS Partner (2012).
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Jung Il-woo
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Jung Il-woo 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 Ramen (2011), Moon Embracing the Sun (2012), and Cinderella with Four Knights (2016).
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Bae Doona
- Occupations
- film actormodeltelevision actoractorphotographer
- Biography
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Bae Doona, is a South Korean actress and photographer. She became known outside Korea for her roles as a political activist in Park Chan-wook's Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), archer Park Nam-joo in Bong Joon-ho's The Host (2006), and as the doll in Hirokazu Kore-eda's Air Doll (2009). She has had English-speaking roles in the Wachowski films Cloud Atlas (2012) and Jupiter Ascending (2015), as well as their Netflix television series Sense8 (2015–2018). In Korean-speaking roles, she is well known as the leading female character in the Netflix period zombie thriller, Kingdom (2019–present), the crime thriller Stranger (2017-2020), and the sci-fi limited series The Silent Sea.
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Jang Keun-suk
- Enrolled in Hanyang University
- Studied in 2006-2010
- Studied in 2011
- Occupations
- film directormodelfilm actorrecording artistactor
- Biography
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Jang Keun-suk is a South Korean singer and actor. He is best known for starring in the Korean television dramas Beethoven Virus (2008), You're Beautiful (2009), Mary Stayed Out All Night (2010), Love Rain (2012), Bel Ami (2013), The Royal Gambler (2016), and Switch (2018).
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Choi Ji-woo
- Occupations
- actorfilm actormodel
- Biography
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Choi Ji-woo is a South Korean actress. Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful women, she has received critical acclaim for her work in a wide range of melodramas, most notably Beautiful Days (2001), Winter Sonata (2002), Stairway to Heaven (2003), Air City (2007), Star's Lover (2008), The Suspicious Housekeeper (2013) and Temptation (2014), as well as the romantic comedy series Twenty Again (2015) and Woman with a Suitcase (2016).
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Chen
- Occupations
- songwritertelevision actoractorsinger-songwritermodel
- Biography
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Kim Jong-dae, better known by his stage name, Chen (Korean: 첸), is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, its subgroup Exo-M and its subunit Exo-CBX, and participated in SM's projects SM the Ballad. He is predominantly known for his role as the vocalist of Exo. Apart from his group's activities, Chen has also recorded songs for various television dramas, most notably "Best Luck" for It's Okay, That's Love (2014) and "Everytime" for Descendants of the Sun (2016).
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Lee Young-ae
- Occupations
- actorfilm actormodel
- Biography
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Lee Young-ae is a South Korean actress. She is known for her appearances in the Korean historical drama Dae Jang Geum (2003), and as a revenge seeking single mother in Park Chan-wook's crime thriller film Lady Vengeance (2005). For her performance in the film, she received Best Actress awards at the 38th Sitges Film Festival, 26th Blue Dragon Film Awards and 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards.
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Gang Dong-won
- Occupations
- television actormodelfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Gang Dong-won is a South Korean actor. He is known for starring in the films Temptation of Wolves (2004), Maundy Thursday (2006), Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard (2009), Secret Reunion (2010), Kundo: Age of the Rampant (2014), The Priests (2015), A Violent Prosecutor (2016), Master (2016), and Peninsula (2020).
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Ha Seok-jin
- Occupations
- television actormodeltelevision presenterfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Ha Seok-jin is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in TV drama series such as Radiant Office (2017), Drinking Solo (2016), Shark (2013), and 4 Legendary Witches (2014), for which he received two nominations for the Excellence Award at the 2014 MBC Drama Awards and the 4th APAN Star Awards.
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Youn Yuh-jung
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Youn Yuh-jung is a South Korean actress, whose career in film and television spans over five decades. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Independent Spirit Awards, and a nomination for a Critics' Choice Movie Award. She has starred in many South Korean television series and films.
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Lee Sang-yeob
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Lee Sang-yeob is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in the sitcom Living Among the Rich (2011–12), the melodrama The Innocent Man (2012), the period drama Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love (2013), and the fantasy drama While You Were Sleeping (2017). Lee was cast in his first leading role in the weekend drama A Little Love Never Hurts (2013). He recently gained immense recognition for portraying the role of Yoon Gyu-jin in the weekend drama Once Again (2020).
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Lee Dong-geon
- Occupations
- television actorfilm actorsingeractor
- Biography
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Lee Dong-gun is a South Korean actor and singer.
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Kim Ung-yong
- Occupations
- civil engineernuclear physicist
- Biography
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Kim Ung-Yong is a South Korean civil engineer. During his youth, he was recognized as a child prodigy with the highest recorded IQ having scored above 210 on the Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scale.
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Park Shi-hoo
- Occupations
- television actormodelfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Park Si-hoo is a South Korean actor. He began his entertainment career as an underwear model and stage actor, then made his official television debut in 2005. After several years in supporting roles, Park rose to fame in 2010 with the popular romantic comedy series Queen of Reversals and Prosecutor Princess. This was followed by leading roles in period drama The Princess' Man (2011) and thriller film Confession of Murder (2012).
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Song Yoon-ah
- Occupations
- modelfilm actoractorsinger
- Biography
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Song Yoon-ah is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in the film Jail Breakers (2002), as well as the television dramas Hotelier (2001), On Air (2008), Mama (2014), The K2 (2016), and Secret Mother (2018).
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Jeong Yu-mi
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Jeong Yu-mi is a South Korean actress. She is best known for starring in Rooftop Prince, Six Flying Dragons, and Partners for Justice.
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Lee Chung-ah
- Occupations
- actorfilm actormodel
- Biography
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Lee Chung-ah is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the films Temptation of Wolves (2004) and My Tutor Friend 2 (2007), as well as the cable dramas Cool Guys, Hot Ramen (2011), VIP (2019) and Celebrity (2023).
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Jang Dong-yoon
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Jang Dong-yoon is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the popular television series School 2017 (2017), The Tale of Nokdu (2019), Search (2020), Daily Dose of Sunshine (2023), Like Flowers in Sand (2023–2024) and My Man is Cupid (2023–2024).
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Kim Min-joung
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Kim Min-jung is a South Korean actress.
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Kim Jae-gyu
- Occupations
- politicianspy
- Biography
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Kim Jae-gyu was a South Korean politician, army lieutenant general and the director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency. He assassinated South Korean President Park Chung Hee—who had been one of his closest friends—on October 26, 1979, and was subsequently executed by hanging on May 24, 1980.
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Lee Jung-eun
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Lee Jung-eun is a South Korean actress. She is best known internationally for her role as the housekeeper Moon-gwang in the film Parasite, which won four Academy Awards and became the first non-English language film to win the award for Best Picture.
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Kang Ye-won
- Occupations
- actorfilm actormodel
- Biography
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Kang Ye-won is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in Tidal Wave, Harmony and Quick.
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Yoon Chan-yeong
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Yoon Chan-young is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child actor and gained wider recognition for his appearance in the Netflix original series All of Us Are Dead (2022).
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Lee So-yeon
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Lee So-yeon is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Untold Scandal (2003) and Feathers in the Wind (2004), and the television series Spring Waltz (2006), Temptation of an Angel (2009) and Dong Yi (2010).
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Kim Jaewon
- Occupations
- television actormodelfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Kim Jaewon is a South Korean actor. He is best known for the television dramas Romance (2002), Listen to My Heart (2011), May Queen (2012), and The Scandal (2013).
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Sol Kyung-gu
- Occupations
- film actorstage actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Sol Kyung-gu is a South Korean actor. Sol studied Theater and Film at Hanyang University. Upon his graduation in 1994, he appeared in numerous theatrical productions, such as the hit Korean adaptation of the German rock musical Subway Line 1, and productions of Sam Shepard's True West and A. R. Gurney's Love Letters.
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Jung Da-bin
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Jung Da-bin is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition in 2003 as a commercial model for Baskin-Robbins and was widely dubbed as "Ice Cream Girl". In 2005, she made her acting debut through the television series Wonderful Life. Since then, she has appeared in several dramas including She Was Pretty (2015) and The Flower in Prison (2016). More recently, she has starred in Extracurricular (2020) as a main character.
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Chan Ho Park
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Chan Ho Park is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher. Park was the first South Korea-born player in MLB history, and the first South Korean player to be named an MLB All-Star. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB), the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. As of 2023, he has the most career wins of any Asia-born pitcher in history (124), having passed Hideo Nomo for that distinction in 2010. During his playing days, Park stood 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm) tall, weighing 210 pounds (95 kg).
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Park Hang-seo
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- association football managerassociation football player
- Biography
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Park Hang-seo is a South Korean football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of the Vietnam National Football Team. He is considered the most successful coach in Vietnamese football history.
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Lee Jeong-jin
- Occupations
- television actormodelfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Lee Jung-jin, is a South Korean actor.
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Lee Geung-young
- Occupations
- film directortelevision actorscreenwriterfilm actor
- Biography
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Lee Geung-young is a South Korean actor. He graduated from the Department of Drama in Seoul. He debuted in 1977 and after completing his mandatory military service, he debuted in 1982 as the 10th public relations actor for the Korea Broadcasting Corporation (KBS), became a voice actor for a year, and re-entered his KBS 18th career in 1983. In 1983, he debuted as an actor in the KBS drama "Ordinary People". He also wrote and directed the films The Gate of Destiny (1996) and The Beauty in Dream (2002).
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Hong Seok-cheon
- Occupations
- film actormodelbusinesspersontelevision actoractor
- Biography
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Hong Seok-cheon is a South Korean actor, television personality, restaurateur and member of the dissolved Democratic Labor Party. He caused considerable controversy in his home country when he came out as gay in 2000, and remains the most prominent openly gay celebrity in Korea.
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Choi Yeo-jin
- Occupations
- actorfilm actormodel
- Biography
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Choi Yeo-jin is a South Korean-Canadian model-turned-actress.
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Kim Hyo-jin
- Occupations
- stage actormodelfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Kim Hyo-jin is a South Korean actress and model. She began modeling in teen magazines, and made her acting debut in 1999. She made her theater debut in 2009 in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream and followed this up by appearing in the theatrical production Fool for Love a year later. She is best known for playing the youngest of the three sisters in sex comedy film Everybody Has Secrets (2004), a con artist in the television drama Private Lives (2020) and a top star in Castaway Diva (2023).
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Lee Tae-ran
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Lee Tae-ran is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in Korean dramas such as Yellow Handkerchief, My Rosy Life, Famous Princesses, Wang's Family, and Sky Castle.
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Jung Ga-ram
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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Jung Ga-ram is a South Korean actor. He rose to prominence for his roles in the films 4th Place (2016) and The Poet and the Boy (2017). He is also known for his roles in television series such as Standby (2012), Mistress (2018), When the Camellia Blooms (2019), and Love Alarm (2019).
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Lee Tae-im
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Lee Tae-im is a South Korean actress. She graduated from Sunggwang Highschool and dropped out from Hanyang University, while majoring Theater and Film. She played the leading role in the series Don't Hesitate (2009), as well as supporting roles in the movies Days of Wrath (2013) and For the Emperor (2014).
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Choo Mi-ae
- Occupations
- judgepolitician
- Biography
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Choo Mi-ae is a South Korean politician who served as the Minister of Justice as well as five-term parliamentarian and 3rd leader of Democratic Party.
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Na Hong-jin
- Occupations
- film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Na Hong-jin is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter.
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Kim Moo-sung
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Kim Moo-sung is a South Korean politician as a member of the Liberty Korea Party. He was previously the Saenuri Party leader from 2014 to 2016.
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Lee Young-ah
- Occupations
- modelstage actorfilm actoryoga instructoractor
- Biography
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Lee Young-ah is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for playing the role of Nguyen Jin Joo in Golden Bride, a 2008 drama that was extended by 14 episodes due to its popularity. It was in the Top 3 Korean Dramas of the South Korean Nielson Ratings during January–February 2008 and the Top 7 for TNmS Ratings.
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Kim Hye-jun
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Kim Hye-jun is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her role in Kingdom (2019–2020) as Queen Consort Cho. She won Best New Actress at the 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards for her role in Another Child (2019). She gained further recognition for her role as Song Yi-kyung or 'K' in Inspector Koo (2021) for which she won Best New Actress – Television at the 58th Baeksang Arts Awards the following year. Her other works include Matrimonial Chaos (2018) and Rain or Shine (2017–2018).
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Kim Tae-hun
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Kim Tae-hoon is a South Korean actor. Kim graduated from Hanyang University, then began his acting career with the Hanyang Repertory Theatre in 1997. Onscreen, he has played leading roles in indie films such as Way to Go, Rose (2006), The Pit and the Pendulum (2009) and When Winter Screams (2013). Kim also stars in mainstream films and television dramas such as The Man from Nowhere (2010), You're So Pretty (2011), The Innocent Man (2012), An Ethics Lesson (2013), and Pure Love (2013).
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Kim Ja-ok
- Occupations
- actorsingerfilm actor
- Biography
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Kim Ja-ok was a South Korean actress. Kim was born in Busan in 1951. Kim dropped out of Hanyang University majoring in Film. Kim started her acting career after admitted to a public recruit by MBC TV. During the early period of the 1970s, she mainly starred in TV series, while in the late 1970s, Kim focused on film. Kim gained a popularity for her cheerful depiction on a woman of the new generation such as Sinbu ilgi (신부일기). Her last husband was singer, Oh Seung Geun. Her brother was announcer, Kim Tae Ok.
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Oh Ji-eun
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Oh Ji-eun is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in the weekend drama Three Brothers, the daily drama Smile Again, the sitcom Living Among the Rich, the entertainment industry satire The King of Dramas, and the supernatural police procedural Cheo Yong. On 22 October 2017, she is officially married to a Korean American, whom she dated for over two years. ""
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Park Mi-sun
- Occupations
- comedianactorfilm actor
- Biography
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Park Mi-sun is a South Korean comedian and TV host of variety shows, notably Quiz to Change the World, Happy Together - Season 3, and We Got Married. In 1988, She made her official debut with a gold prize in the 2nd MBC TV Gag Contest. In October 1991, She moved to SBS when SBS was launched. She married Lee Bong-won (ko: 이봉원), who moved to SBS at the same time. She expanded her field of activity to KBS after she declared her freelance in September 1994. She also starred in the sitcoms Soonpoong Clinic, Tae-hee, Hye-kyo, Ji-hyun, and All My Love.
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Chung Mong-koo
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Chung Mong-koo is a South Korean businessman. He is the honorary chairman and former CEO of Hyundai Motor Group, Korea's second largest chaebol that manages 54 subsidiaries including Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors, and Hyundai Steel. He started his career in 1970, joining the engineering & construction division of the group. Chung succeeded his father, Chung Ju-yung, the founder of the conglomerate known as the Hyundai Group. When the conglomerate split into several parts in 1999, Chung Mong-koo took over the Hyundai Motor division. He is the eldest surviving son of Chung Ju-yung's eight sons.
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Im Jong-seok
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Im Jong-seok is a South Korean politician and former Chief of Staff for Moon Jae-in currently serving as Moon's Special Advisor for Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy to UAE. Im served as Moon's chief of staff during the primary and 2017 presidential election.
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Ryu Hyeon-kyeong
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Ryu Hyun-kyung is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1996 at age 12 as the younger counterpart of the protagonist in the SBS TV series Oxtail Soup. In 2010, Ryu drew attention with her supporting roles in the erotic period drama The Servant and the romantic comedies Cyrano Agency and Petty Romance. Leading roles followed in Mama (2011), Two Weddings and a Funeral (2012), and Miss Cherry's Love Puzzle (2013).
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Do Ji-won
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Do Ji-won is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in Ladies of the Palace (2001), Punch Lady (2007), and Smile Again (2010).
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Kim Ji-young
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Kim Ji-young is a South Korean actress. She won several Best Supporting Actress awards for playing an indomitable handball player in the 2008 sports drama Forever the Moment. Kim also starred in leading roles in the televisions series My Lovely Fool (2006), Two Wives (2009), Marry Me, Please (also known as All About Marriage, 2010), and Everybody Say Kimchi (2014), as well as the film Touch (2012).
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Choi Bool-am
- Occupations
- television actorpoliticianstage actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Choi Bool-am is a South Korean retired actor and a professor.
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Kwon Hae-hyo
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Kwon Hae-hyo is a South Korean television, film and stage actor. He is also an activist, involved in the Unite Our People Movement Headquarters, the Abolish the Family Registry and Create Family Equality Organization, the Cultural Alliance for Peace at Daechuri, the Minkahyup Human Rights Group, among various other political and social justice causes.
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Kim Ga-yeon
- Occupations
- film actor
- Biography
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Kim Ga-yeon is a South Korean actress and former owner of the StarCraft II team SlayerS.
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Yu O-seong
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Yu Oh-seong is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in The Spy (1999), Attack the Gas Station (1999) and Friend (2001).
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Lee Hak-joo
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Lee Hak-joo is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series The World of the Married (2020) and My Name (2021).
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Jung Jae-hyung
- Occupations
- singerpianistsongwriter
- Biography
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Jung Jae-hyung is a South Korean pop singer-songwriter, pianist and film music composer. Currently, his agency is the Antenna.
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Kang Chol-hwan
- Occupations
- journalistwriterhuman rights activist
- Biography
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Kang Chol-hwan is a North Korean defector, author, and the founder and president of the North Korea Strategy Center.
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Lee Eun-seong
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Lee Eun-sung is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in the youth drama Sharp, followed by roles in the television series Evasive Inquiry Agency (2007), and the films Dasepo Naughty Girls (2006), Milky Way Liberation Front (2007) and Take Off (2009).
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Jo Hye-ryeon
- Occupations
- comedianactorpresenter
- Biography
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Jo Hye-ryun, is a South Korean comedian. She is a former cast member in the variety show Law of the Jungle W.
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Im Hyun-sik
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Im Hyun-sik is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading role in the family drama Three Families Under One Roof (1986-1993), and supporting roles in the period epics Hur Jun (1999) and Dae Jang Geum (2003).
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Lee Moon-sik
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Lee Moon-sik is a South Korean actor. Lee Moon-sik debuted in Jang Jin films of the late 1990s after an illustrious career in Daehak-ro (considered the "Korean Broadway"), where he learned great comic timing, ad-lib prowess, and dramatic acting. He has since become one of South Korea's most prolific supporting actors, appearing in numerous films and television series throughout his career. Among Lee's leading roles are in Mapado, The 101st Proposal, Detective Mr. Gong, A Bloody Aria, Fly, Daddy, Fly, and Here He Comes.
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Hong Kyung
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Hong Kyung is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the film Innocence (2020), which won him a Baeksang Arts Award, Weak Hero Class 1 (2022), and Revenant (2023).
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Choi Dae-chul
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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Choi Dae-chul is a South Korean actor. He has been active in musical theatre since 2002, but has also played supporting roles in television dramas such as Wang's Family (2013), Jang Bo-ri Is Here! (2014), My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol (2015), and Our Gap-soon (2016).
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Moon Taeil
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Moon Tae-il, known mononymously as Taeil, is a South Korean singer. He is a member of the South Korean boy band NCT and its sub-units NCT U and NCT 127, managed by the label SM Entertainment. Moon made his debut in April 2016 in the rotational unit NCT U and became a member of the Seoul-based unit NCT 127 in July 2016.
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Hong Ji-yoon
- Years
- 1991-.. (age 33)
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Hong Ji-yoon is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in television series My First First Love and Woori the Virgin (2022).
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CNU (singer)
- Occupations
- singeractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Shin Dong-woo, better known by his stage name CNU, is a South Korean singer and actor. He is best known for being a member of the South Korean boy group B1A4. In 2012, he appeared in the KBS sitcom Sent from Heaven.
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Oh Seung-yoon
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- television actorvoice actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Oh Seung-yoon is a South Korean actor. He began his career as a child actor.
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Lee Mi-do
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Lee Mi-do is a South Korean actress.
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Nam Jin
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Nam Jin is a South Korean trot singer. He debuted in 1965 with the album Seoul Playboy, and became one of South Korea's most popular singers of the 1960s and 1970s.
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Kim Nam-il
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Kim Nam-il is a South Korean football manager and former player who played as defensive midfielder. He is the manager of K League 1 club Seongnam FC.
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Jeon Soo-kyung
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Jeon Soo-kyeong is a South Korean actress. She is best known in musical theatre, and has starred in Korean productions of Mamma Mia!, Chicago, The Life, Guys and Dolls, Menopause, and Kiss Me, Kate.
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Hong Nam-ki
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Hong Nam-ki is a former Minister of Economy and Finance and a Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea served under President Moon Jae-in from 2018 to 2022. He is the longest serving Minister of Economy and Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of the country. He previously served as an acting Prime Minister from April to May 2021.
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Yuto Adachi
- Occupations
- rapper
- Biography
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Yuto Adachi, known mononymously as Yuto (Korean: 유토; Japanese: ユウト), is a Japanese rapper, singer, songwriter and composer. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Pentagon, formed by Cube Entertainment.
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Lee Tzsche
- Occupations
- singercomposersongwriter
- Biography
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Lee Sang-eun, also known by the stage name Lee Tzsche (Korean: 리채), is a South Korean singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1988 and released 15 full-length albums. She won the Rookie Artist Award at the 1988 Golden Disc Awards and Female Musician of the Year at the 2004 and 2006 Korean Music Awards.
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Im Ha-ryong
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Im Ha-ryong is a South Korean actor and comedian. During the 1980s and 1990s, Im was one of Korea's foremost comedians (called "gag men") alongside Shim Hyung-rae and Kim Hyung-gon. As his brand of comedy became less popular among younger viewers, Im started appearing in small supporting roles in films and television series, particularly those directed by Jang Jin. In 2005, he won Best Supporting Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for his first major film role as a veteran soldier in the hit Korean War dramedy Welcome to Dongmakgol. Other notable films include workplace/musical drama Bravo My Life (2007) and political satire Good Morning President (2009).
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Bae Seong Jae
- Occupations
- celebrity
- Biography
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Bae Sung-jae is a South Korean television personality, sportscaster, radio DJ and announcer.
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Jay Kim
- Years
- 1939-.. (age 85)
- Enrolled in Hanyang University
- In 1993 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- politicianentrepreneurcivil engineer
- Biography
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Jay Chang Joon Kim is a Korean-American politician and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California. He was the first Korean American to be elected to the United States Congress.
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Hong Ihk-pyo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Hong Ihk-pyo is a South Korean academic and politician in the liberal Minjoo Party of Korea. Since 2012 he has been member of the National Assembly for Seongdong, Seoul. He is considered a member of the party's pro–Roh Moo-hyun faction.
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Shim Soo-chang
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Shim Soo-chang is a South Korean relief pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed.
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Enes Kaya
- Occupations
- film actor
- Biography
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Enes Kaya is from a Turkish television personality, living and performing in South Korea. He was most known for being a cast member on the talk show Non-Summit.
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Ryu Joong-il
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ryu Joong-il is a former South Korean baseball player who is currently a former manager of the LG Twins of the KBO League.
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Yoon Hui-seok
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Yoon Hee-seok is a South Korean actor.
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Won Sei-hoon
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Won Sei-hoon is a former South Korean public servant. Born in Yeongju, he obtained a Masters in Urban Administration from Hanyang University. In 2009, he was appointed the 10th Director of the National Intelligence Service. He was indicted in June 2013 for attempted interference in the 2012 South Korean presidential election by allegedly ordering an online misinformation campaign against opposition candidates. On January 22, 2014 he was found guilty for graft. He got a 2-year jail term and a fine of some 160 million won. In 2015, the Supreme Court returned to a lower court this ruling. On 30 August 2017, he was sentenced to four years in prison by the Seoul High Court.
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Jang Hyo-jo
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jang Hyo-Jo was a South Korean outfielder in the Korean professional baseball league who played for the Samsung Lions and Lotte Giants. Jang batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Busan.
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Park Young-rin
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Park Young-rin is a South Korean actress. Park Young-rin served as the interview-host and debuted in "Entertainer Intermediary" in 2006. In 2008, she became an actor and appeared in TV series Don't Cry My Love (2008, MBC) and Birdie Buddy (2010). She appeared as the protagonist villain of morning drama in Your Lady (2013). From the beginning of 2014 to May 2019, she performed on stage under the stage name of Park Tae-in (박태인), and changed her name back to her real name before acting in TV series Graceful Family (2019). In 2020 she is appearing in TV series Phoenix.
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Kim Jho Kwang-soo
- Occupations
- film directorhuman rights activistscreenwriterfilm producer
- Biography
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Kim-Jho Gwang-soo, also known as Peter Kim, is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, film producer and LGBT rights activist.
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Cho Jin-ho
- Occupations
- association football managerassociation football player
- Biography
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Cho Jin-ho was a South Korean football player who played as a midfielder or striker for the South Korea national team.
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Kim Se-jin
- Occupations
- volleyball player
- Biography
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Kim Se-jin is a retired volleyball player from South Korea, who currently coaches the Ansan OK Savings Bank in V-League. As a player Kim competed with the South Korean national team from 1992 to 2003 and took part in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics. At the 1994 World League Kim was honored as best spiker with the 52.08% success percentage in attack (349 successful attacks for 670 attempts). Since 2013, he has been managing the Ansan OK Savings Bank volleyball team as head coach, winning the V-League twice in the 2014-15 and 2015–16 season.
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Park Mi-hee
- Years
- 1963-.. (age 61)
- Occupations
- volleyball player
- Biography
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Park Mi-hee is a South Korean volleyball player, and coach.
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Shin Ji-soo
- Occupations
- singeractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Shin Ji-soo is a South Korean actress and singer. Shin began her entertainment career as a child actress, and has since starred in television dramas such as Virtue (2000) and Famous Princesses (2006), as well as the film The Hero (2013). In addition to acting, Shin also became part of the three-member K-pop girl group D.Heaven in 2010.
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Im Sun-rye
- Occupations
- film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Yim Soon-rye is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She is considered one of the few leading female auteurs of Korean New Wave cinema.
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Won Du-jae
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Won Du-jae is a South Korean football player. He plays as a defensive midfielder or a sweeper for Gimcheon Sangmu.
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Yoo Jin-ryong
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Yoo Jin-ryong is a South Korean politician who formerly served as the Minister of Culture.
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Han Sun-soo
- Occupations
- volleyball player
- Biography
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Han Sun-soo is a volleyball player from South Korea. He currently plays the setter position for the Incheon Korean Air Jumbos in the V-League.
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Joo Min-kyu
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Joo Min-kyu is a South Korean football player who plays for Ulsan Hyundai.
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Kim Si-jin
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Kim Si-jin is a retired pitcher and a former manager in the Korea Baseball Organization.
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Youn Kwan-suk
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Youn Kwan-suk is a South Korean activist, labourer and politician who served Secretary-General of the Democratic Party from 4 May to 24 November 2021. He has also been the Member of the National Assembly for Namdong 2nd constituency since 2012.
