100 Notable alumni of
Hanyang University
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Hanyang University is 290th in the world, 57th 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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Kim So-hyun
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- modeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Kim So-hyun is a South Korean actress. She is known for her leading roles in the youth drama Who Are You: School 2015 (2015), historical melodramas The Emperor: Owner of the Mask (2017) and River Where the Moon Rises (2021), romantic drama Love Alarm (2019), and the action-comedy Good Boy (2025).
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Ji Seong
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Kwak Tae-geun, known professionally as Ji Sung (Korean: 지성), 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), Connection (2024), The Judge Returns (2026) and the film My PS Partner (2012).
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Bae Doona
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- actortelevision actormodelfilm actorstage actor
- Biography
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Bae Doona, anglicized as Doona Bae, is a South Korean actress and photographer. She debuted as a model and first gained recognition for her roles in Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), Take Care of My Cat (2001), and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002). She became known for her performances as a Korean exchange student in Linda Linda Linda (2005), archer Park Nam-joo in The Host (2006), and as the titular character in Air Doll (2009). She has also starred in A Girl at My Door (2014), Tunnel (2016), Broker and Next Sohee (both 2022).
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Jung Il-woo
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- film actoractortelevision 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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Jang Keun-suk
- Enrolled in Hanyang University
- Studied in 2006-2010
- Studied in 2011
- Occupations
- film actormodelfilm directortelevision actorsinger
- 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), Marry Me, Mary! (2010), Love Rain (2012), Bel Ami (2013), The Royal Gambler (2016), and Switch (2018).
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Choi Ji-woo
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- stage actormodeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Choi Ji-woo, born Choi Mi-hyang (최미향), 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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Kim Young-kwang
- Enrolled in Hanyang University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- stage actormodeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Kim Young-kwang is a South Korean actor and model. Kim began his career as a model and has modeled for designers such as Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Etro. In 2008, he was the first Asian model to model at Dior Homme's show. As an actor, Kim has starred in the films Hot Young Bloods (2014) and On Your Wedding Day (2018), as well as the television dramas Pinocchio (2014), The Guardians (2017), The Secret Life of My Secretary (2019), Call It Love (2023), and the most recent series Trigger (2025).
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Chen
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- television actordanceractormodelsinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Kim Jong-dae, known professionally as Chen (Korean: 첸), is a South Korean singer and songwriter. He is a member of the South Korean 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
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- film actoractormodel
- Biography
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Lee Young-ae is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her appearances in the historical drama Jewel in the Palace (2003), in Hur Jin-ho's film One Fine Spring Day (2001), in Park Chan Wook's films Joint Security Area (2000) and Lady Vengeance (2005). For her performance in the latter, 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
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- modeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Gang Dong-won is a South Korean actor. He debuted as a model and rose to stardom through the film Temptation of Wolves (2004). He is subsequently known for starring in the films 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
- Enrolled in Hanyang University
- Studied mechanical engineering
- Occupations
- television presentermodeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
- 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
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Youn Yuh-jung is a South Korean actress. Youn gained attention on Korean television in the late 1960s and rose to prominence with the film Woman of Fire (1971). She retired in the mid-1970s after marrying and immigrating to the United States, but returned to acting in the late 1980s following her divorce. Known as the “Godmother of Chungmu-ro,” Youn's notable films include The Housemaid (2010), The Taste of Money (2012), The Bacchus Lady (2016), Canola (2016), as well as a series of matriarch roles in TV dramas Men of the Bath House (1995), Be Strong, Geum-soon! (2005), Daughters-in-Law (2007), My Husband Got a Family (2012), and Dear My Friends (2016). She gained international recognition for her role in Minari (2020), becoming the first Korean actress to win a Screen Actors Guild Award, an Independent Spirit Award, a British Academy Film Award, and an Academy Award, all for Best Supporting Actress.
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Lee Sang-yeob
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- film actoractortelevision 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 (2011–2012), 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). He recently gained immense recognition for portraying the role of Yoon Gyu-jin in the weekend drama Once Again (2020).
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Kim Ung-yong
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- nuclear physicistcivil engineer
- Biography
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Kim Ung-Yong or Kim Woong-Yong is a South Korean civil engineer and professor. He is best known for being a child prodigy with the highest recorded IQ on record, having scored above 210 on the Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scale. He entered university at age 4 and at age 7, he received an invitation to work at NASA. By age 5, he spoke five languages.
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Lee Dong-gun
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- television actoractorsingerfilm actor
- Biography
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Lee Dong-gun is a South Korean actor and singer.
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Jang Dong-Yoon
- Enrolled in Hanyang University
- Studied economics
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision 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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Song Yoon-ah
- Enrolled in Hanyang University
- Studied cultural anthropology
- Occupations
- modeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
- 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 Show Window: The Queen's House (2021–2022).
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Lee Jung-eun
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Lee Jung-eun is a South Korean actress. She debuted onstage in 1991 and also played minor roles in films. She went on to appear in acclaimed films like The Attorney (2013), A Violent Prosecutor (2015), and festival favorites such as A Girl at My Door (2014) and The Wailing (2016). Lee landed more significant roles in A Taxi Driver (2017), Miss Baek (2017), and Another Child (2018). Known for her work with Bong Joon-ho, starting with the 2009 film Mother, as the voice of the pig Okja in the film Okja, 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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Park Si-hoo
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- modeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Park Si-hoo, birth name Park Pyeong-ho, 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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Jeong Yu-mi
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- 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
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- modeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
- 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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Kim Jae-gyu
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- army officerpolitician
- Biography
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Kim Jae-gyu was a South Korean politician, army lieutenant general and 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 executed by hanging on May 24, 1980.
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Yoon Chan-yeong
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- film actoractortelevision 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 as Lee Cheong-san in the Netflix series All of Us Are Dead (2022) and the web series called High School Return of a Gangster (2024).
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Kim Min-joung
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Kim Min-jung is a South Korean actress.
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Park Ji-hu
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Park Ji-hu is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the film House of Hummingbird (2018), in the Netflix original series All of Us Are Dead (2022–present) and tvN's Little Women (2022).
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Lee So-yeon
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- 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
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- modeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
- 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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Chan Ho Park
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- baseball player
- Biography
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Chan Ho Park is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher. Park was the first South Korean-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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Jung Da-bin
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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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). She transitioned to leading roles with Extracurricular (2020), Live On (2020–2021) and High Cookie (2023).
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Park Hang-seo
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- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Park Hang-seo is a South Korean football manager and former player.
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Kim Hyo-jin
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- modelstage actoractorfilm actor
- 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 Geung-young
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- screenwriterstage actorfilm directortelevision actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Lee Geung-young is a South Korean actor.
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Lee Jeong-jin
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- modeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Lee Jung-jin, is a South Korean actor.
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Hong Seok-cheon
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- film actormodelstage actortelevision 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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Jung Ga-ram
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- 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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Kim Hye-jun
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- film actoractortelevision 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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Choi Yeo-jin
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- film actoractormodel
- Biography
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Choi Yeo-jin is a South Korean-Canadian model-turned-actress.
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Lee Tae-ran
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm 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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Sul Kyung-gu
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- film actortelevision actorstage actor
- Biography
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Sul Kyung-gu is a South Korean actor. 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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Ryu Hyun-kyung
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- voice actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
- 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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Choo Mi-ae
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- lawyerjudgepolitician
- 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 congresswoman and 3rd leader of the Democratic Party.
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Na Hong-jin
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- film producerscreenwriterfilm director
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Na Hong-jin is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. His filmography is characterized by the incorporation of violent thriller and horror elements. Na's emergence in the film industry began with his feature film debut, The Chaser (2008), which achieved both critical and commercial success, ranking as the third-highest-grossing film in South Korea for its release year. His subsequent film, The Yellow Sea (2010), was presented in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. The Wailing (2016) further contributed to Na's critical and commercial standing, earning accolades that included the Best Director award at the 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards and recognition at the Bucheon International Film Festival.
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Jun Suk-ho
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Jeon Seok-ho is a South Korean actor. He is known for his role in Kingdom as the incompetent magistrate. He starred in TV series such as Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014), The Good Wife (2016), and Strong Woman Do Bong-soon (2017). and Squid Game (2024-25) as Choi Woo-seok, which earned him international recognition.
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Kim Tae-hun
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm 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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Chung Mong-koo
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- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Chung Mong-koo is a South Korean business magnate. 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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Kim Ja-ok
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- singerstage actortelevision actoractorfilm 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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Hong Kyung
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- actorfilm 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), as well as the television series Weak Hero Class 1 (2022) and Revenant (2023).
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Lee Young-ah
- Occupations
- actormodelyoga instructorfilm actorstage actor
- 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 Ji-young
- Enrolled in Hanyang University
- Studied cultural anthropology
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- 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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Lee Hak-joo
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm 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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Park Mi-sun
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- actorcomedianfilm 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, 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, Hilarious Housewives, and All My Love.
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Choi Bool-am
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- stage actorpoliticiantelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Choi Bool-am is a South Korean retired actor and a professor.
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Oh Ji-eun
- Occupations
- actorfilm actor
- 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 married a Korean American, whom she dated for over two years.
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Kim Moo-sung
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- businesspersonpolitician
- 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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Yoo Oh-seong
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Yu Oh-seong is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in Beat (1997), Attack the Gas Station (1999), Friend (2001) and Champion (2002).
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Kwon Hae-hyo
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actoractivistactorfilm actor
- Biography
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Kwon Hae-hyo is a South Korean actor and activist. In addition to his acting career, he is also known for his activism. Kwon has been involved with a number of organizations advocating for political and social justice causes, including the Unite Our People Movement Headquarters, the Abolish the Family Registry and Create Family Equality Organization, the Cultural Alliance for Peace at Daechuri, and the Minkahyup Human Rights Group.
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Do Ji-won
- Enrolled in Hanyang University
- Studied dance
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- 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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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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Jung Jae-hyung
- Occupations
- singercomposerpianistsongwritermusic director
- 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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Im Hyun-sik
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm 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 Jewel in the Palace (2003).
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Kim Ga-yeon
- Occupations
- film actor
- Biography
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Kim Ga-yeon, birth name Kim So-yeon, is a South Korean actress and former owner of the StarCraft II team SlayerS.
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Lee Eun-seong
- Occupations
- actorfilm actor
- 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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Kim Sin-rock
- Enrolled in Hanyang University
- Graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorstage actor
- Biography
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Kim Shin-rok is a South Korean actress. She gained recognition for her supporting roles in 2021 television series Beyond Evil, Hellbound, One Ordinary Day, and Reborn Rich.
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Kang Chol-hwan
- Occupations
- human rights defenderwriterjournalist
- 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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Jo Hye-ryeon
- Occupations
- presentersingeractorcomedian
- 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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Nam Jin
- Occupations
- actorfilm actor
- 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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Lee Moon-sik
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm 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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Choi Dae-chul
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- 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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Hong Ji-yoon
- 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 (2019) and Woori the Virgin (2022).
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Oh Seung-yoon
- Occupations
- voice actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
- 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 actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Lee Mi-do, birth name Lee Eun-hye, is a South Korean actress.
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CNU (singer)
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- songwriterrapperactorsinger
- Biography
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Shin Dong-woo, known professionally as CNU, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, composer 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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Yuto Adachi
- Occupations
- songwriterdancerrappersinger
- Biography
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Yuto Adachi, known mononymously as Yuto (Korean: 유토; Japanese: ユウト), is a Japanese rapper, singer and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Pentagon, formed by Cube Entertainment.
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Jeon Soo-kyung
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- 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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Kim Nam-il
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- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Kim Nam-il is a South Korean football manager and former player who played as defensive midfielder.
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Bae Seong Jae
- Occupations
- celebrityannouncer
- Biography
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Bae Sung-jae is a South Korean television personality, sportscaster, radio DJ and announcer.
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Lee Tzsche
- Occupations
- singersongwritercomposer
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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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Hong Nam-ki
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Hong Nam-ki is a South Korean politician who served as the minister of economy and finance and deputy prime minister of South Korea from 2018 to 2022 under President Moon Jae-in. He is the longest-serving holder of the office. Hong also served as the acting prime minister from April to May 2021.
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Im Ha-ryong
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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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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Hong Ihk-pyo
- Occupations
- politician
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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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Jay Kim
- Years
- 1939-.. (age 87)
- Enrolled in Hanyang University
- In 1993 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- civil engineerentrepreneurpolitician
- 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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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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Yoon Hui-seok
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Yoon Hee-seok is a South Korean actor.
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Park Hae-min
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Park Hae-min is a South Korean center fielder for the LG Twins in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
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Woo Ji-hyeon
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Woo Ji-hyun is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as The Veil, Mouse, A Piece of Your Mind and All of Us Are Dead. He also appeared in movies In Between Seasons, The Witness, I Can Speak and Kim Ji-young: Born 1982.
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Park Young-rin
- Occupations
- stage actoractor
- Biography
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Park Young-rin, alias Park Tae-in, 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 2020.
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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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Jang Hyo-jo
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jang Hyo-Jo was a South Korean professional baseball outfielder. He played in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions and Lotte Giants. Jang batted and threw left-handed.
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Enes Kaya
- Occupations
- film actor
- Biography
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Enes Kaya is a Turkish former television personality in South Korea who currently lives and works in the country as a businessman and trade consultant. He was most known for being a cast member on the talk show Non-Summit.
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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 August 30, 2017, he was sentenced to four years in prison by the Seoul High Court.
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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 play as a striker for Daejeon Hana Citizen and the South Korea national team.
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Kim Jho Kwang-soo
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- screenwriterstage actorfilm directorhuman rights defenderfilm 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 playerassociation football coach
- 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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Im Sun-rye
- Occupations
- film producerscreenwriterfilm director
- 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 professional footballer. He plays as a defensive midfielder or a sweeper for the South Korea national team.
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Park Mi-hee
- Years
- 1963-.. (age 63)
- 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
- actorsingerfilm 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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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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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, Sports and Tourism.
