21 Notable alumni of
Kookmin University
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Kookmin University is 1147th in the world, 242nd in Asia, and 24th in South Korea by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from Kookmin 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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Ahn Hyo-seop
- Enrolled in Kookmin University
- Studied International Business Administration
- Occupations
- actorsinger
- Biography
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Ahn Hyo-seop is a Canadian actor and singer based in South Korea. He debuted as a singer in 2015 with the group One O One, releasing the debut single "Love You". He then gained recognition as an actor for his performances in the second and third seasons of Dr. Romantic (2020–2023), dramas Lovers of the Red Sky (2021) and Business Proposal (2022), as well as voicing the character Jinu in the animated musical film KPop Demon Hunters (2025).
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Lee Hyori
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Lee Hyo-ri is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of group Fin.K.L in 1998, which became one of the most popular girl groups in South Korea during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Aside from Fin.K.L, she has also participated in several project groups, including the Refund Sisters and SSAK3 in 2020.
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Kim Keon Hee
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Kim Keon Hee is a South Korean businesswoman who served as the first lady of South Korea from 2022 to 2025, as the wife of Yoon Suk Yeol, the 13th president of South Korea. From 2009 to 2022, she was the chief executive officer and president of the art exhibition company Covana Contents that closed down shortly after her husband took office.
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Seven
- Occupations
- actorsingertelevision actor
- Biography
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Choi Dong-wook, better known by his stage name Seven (Korean: 세븐; stylized as Se7en), is a South Korean singer. He made his debut in 2003 with the studio album Just Listen, which sold over 210,000 copies by the end of the year and spawned the hit single "Come Back to Me". Its success led Seven to win the Best New Artist awards at various year-end award ceremonies in South Korea, including at the SBS Gayo Daejeon, MBC Gayo Daejejeon, Mnet Music Video Festival and Golden Disc Awards.
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Kim Ga-eun
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Kim Ga-eun is a South Korean actress.
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Shin Dong-wook
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Shin Dong-wook, birth name Shin Hwa-shik, is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in Soulmate and Cloud Stairs (both in 2006), and his supporting role in War of Money (2007).
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Son Seokhee
- Occupations
- announcerbusinesspersonjournalist
- Biography
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Sohn Suk-hee is a South Korean journalist who served as the general director and president of JTBC and JTBC Studios from November 2020 to September 2021. He is also a former professor at Sungshin Women's University, Seoul, South Korea and visiting professor at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan, since April 2024.
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Lee Min-woo
- Occupations
- singeractorsongwriter
- Biography
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Lee Min-woo, also known by the stage name M, is a South Korean entertainer and singer. He is best known as a member of the South Korean boy band Shinhwa. Lee was the first Shinhwa member to debut as a solo artist in 2003, and has since released three studio albums.
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Lee Kyu-han
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Lee Kyu-han is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 1998, but first drew viewers' attention in 2005 as the heroine's ex-boyfriend in romantic comedy My Lovely Sam Soon, later going on to more high-profile supporting roles in Que Sera, Sera (2007), Smile, You (2009), and More Charming by the Day (2010). Lee has since played leading roles in the television dramas The Wedding Scheme (2012), The Birth of a Family (2012), and Only Love (2014). Appearances on variety-reality shows such as the second season of Real Men in 2015 further boosted his popularity. And he was further known for his role as Baek Seok in a 2015–2016 drama series I Have a Lover.
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Tak Jae-hun
- Occupations
- actorsinger
- Biography
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Bae Sung-woo, better known by his stage name Tak Jae-hoon (탁재훈), is a South Korean singer, actor and entertainer. He first became known for being part of K-pop group Country Kko Kko. He has since made a career as an entertainer on South Korean variety shows.
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Shin So-yul
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Shin So-yul, birth name Kim Jung-min, is a South Korean actress. Shin began acting in 2006, and appeared in supporting roles in films and television series such as Hello My Love, Jungle Fish 2, and Penny Pinchers. Her breakthrough would come in 2012 with the popular cable dramedy Reply 1997. In 2013, she received acting nominations from the Baeksang Arts Awards and the Grand Bell Awards for her risque role in romantic comedy film My PS Partner, and became one of the hosts of talk show Talk Club Actors. Shin played the leading role in the 2014 daily drama Love & Secret. In recent years, Shin became recognized for her supporting roles in various television dramas.
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Kim Dong-wan
- Occupations
- singeractor
- Biography
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Kim Dong-wan is a South Korean entertainer, known as a member of South Korean boy band Shinhwa. He has been acting since 2002, and has starred in television dramas such as A Farewell to Sorrow and Children of Heaven. He has said that given the opportunity he would prefer a career in acting rather than as a singer, However, since the release of his debut album, he has stated that now he prefers singing more. From Shinhwa, Kim is the fourth member to go solo, following Lee Min-woo, Shin Hye-sung, and Jun Jin.
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Chung Doo-un
- Enrolled in Kookmin University
- Graduated with Doctor in public administration
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Chung Doo-un was a South Korean politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly from 2004 to 2016.
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Young Tak
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Park Young-tak, credited mononymously as Young Tak (영탁, commonly stylized as YOUNGTAK), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He made his debut in 2007 as a ballad singer with his 1st album Young Tak Disia. In 2016, he started his trot career with the release of his first trot single album, Nuna You Are Perfect. In 2020, he became well known by placing second in the TV Chosun audition show Mr. Trot out of 17,000 participants with his biggest hit "Jjiniya".
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Park Min-woo
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Park Min-woo is a South Korean actor. He made his official acting debut with his supporting role in the romantic comedy series Cool Guys, Hot Ramen (2011). He has since continued to appear in television dramas, such as I Need a Fairy (2012), Play Guide (2013), and Modern Farmer (2014).
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Yang Kyung-won
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Yang Kyung-won is a South Korean actor and model. He is best known for his roles in Vincenzo, Crash Landing on You, Arthdal Chronicles Part 1: The Children of Prophecy and Hi Bye, Mama!.
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Choi Sung-won
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Choi Min-woo, better known by his stage name Choi Sung-won, is a South Korean actor. He started gaining recognition through his role as Sung No-eul in the Korean drama Reply 1988 (2015), a third installment of the Reply series by tvN.
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Jo Jung-min
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Jo Jung-min is a South Korean singer, actress, pianist and singer-songwriter.
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Jo Seung-hee
- Occupations
- actorsingermodel
- Biography
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Cho Seung-hee, better known as Cho Yi-hyun (조이현), is a South Korean actress, singer, general producer of the label company PocketDol Studio and founder of PocketDol Studio's label M25. She debuted as new member of F-ve Dolls in 2013 and continued to promote until the group unofficially disbanded in November 2014, which was confirmed in March 2015. Following the disbandment, she returned as a trainee for almost a year before re-debuting as the leader of DIA in September 2015.
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Park Doo-shik
- Occupations
- film actor
- Biography
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Park Doo-shik is a South Korean actor. He is known for his main roles in movie Gangsters (2019) and dramas such as Drama Stage Season 2: All About My Rival in Love, Heroes (2015). Park also appeared in the famous and popular drama of School series, Who Are You: School 2015 as Kwon Gi Tae.
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Youn Kun-young
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Youn Kun-young, also known as Yun Kun-young, is a South Korean politician representing Guro District of Seoul at the National Assembly starting from 2020. He previously served as state affairs secretary to President Moon Jae-in.
