12 Notable alumni of
Jeonju University
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Jeonju University is 2392nd in the world, 591st in Asia, and 50th in South Korea by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Jeonju 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 Woo-bin
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- television actormodelfilm actoractor
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Kim Woo-bin is a South Korean actor and model. He began his career as a runway model and made his acting debut in the television drama White Christmas. He subsequently gained attention in A Gentleman's Dignity (2012), and made his breakthrough with School 2013 (2012-2013) and The Heirs (2013). Kim later starred in box office hits Friend: The Great Legacy (2013), The Con Artists (2014) and Twenty (2015). In 2016, he took on his first leading role on television in Uncontrollably Fond.
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Koo Ja-cheol
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- association football player
- Biography
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Koo Ja-cheol is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Jeju United as a midfielder. Koo is one of the three most successful South Korean players with careers in the German Bundesliga, alongside Cha Bum-kun and Son Heung-min. He played for VfL Wolfsburg, FC Augsburg and Mainz 05 with 211 Bundesliga appearances. He also captained the South Korea national team in the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and won a bronze medal in the Summer Olympics.
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Defconn
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- songwritercomposercomediansinger
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Yoo Dae-joon, known by his stage name Defconn, is a South Korean rapper and television personality.
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Kim Young-gwon
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- association football player
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Kim Young-gwon is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Ulsan Hyundai and the South Korea national football team.
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Park Byung-ho
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- baseball player
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Byung-ho Park is a South Korean professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman for the KT Wiz of the KBO League. He previously played for the LG Twins and Kiwoom Heroes, and Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). In the KBO, Park had two consecutive seasons with 50 home runs (2014–2015) and was the home run title winner for four consecutive seasons (2012–2015). He holds the KBO record for runs batted in during a single season, with 146 RBI in 2015.
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Kwoun Sun-tae
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- association football player
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Kwoun Sun-tae is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Kashima Antlers and the South Korean national football team. He is currently assistant goalkeeping coach at Kashima Antlers.
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Lee Sung-Jin
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- archer
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Lee Sung-jin is a recurve archer from South Korea. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning in the women's team event at the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2005, she became the women's individual recurve champion at the World Championships and achieved the world number one spot for female recurve archers in the World Archery Rankings. In 2016, the World Archery Federation named her as the ninth best Olympic archer in the history of the Games.
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Kang Kwang-bae
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- bobsledderskeleton racer
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Kang Kwang-bae is a South Korean retired bobsledder, skeleton racer, and luger. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 19th in the four-man bobsleigh event at Vancouver in the 2010 games.
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Jo Tae-keun
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- association football player
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Jo Tae-keun is a South Korean footballer who plays as defender for Thai League 2 club Ayutthaya United F.C.
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Park Jun-hyuk
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- association football player
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Park Jun-Hyuk is a South Korean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper who plays for Cheonan City FC.
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Hong Joon-ho
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- association football player
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Hong Joon-ho is a South Korean footballer who plays as centre back for FC Seoul in K League 1.
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Choi Sung-hwan
- Occupations
- association football player
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Choi Sung-Hwan is a South Korean football defender, who plays for Gyeongnam FC in K League Challenge. His previous club was Daegu FC, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Ulsan Hyundai and Gwangju FC.
