100 Notable alumni of
Korea University
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Korea University is 135th in the world, 24th in Asia, and 1st in South Korea by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Korea 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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Ok Taec-yeon
- Occupations
- businesspersoncomposerfilm actormodeltelevision actor
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Ok Taec-yeon, known mononymously as Taecyeon, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the rapper of the South Korean boy band 2PM.
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Lee Myung-bak
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- businesspersonpolitician
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Lee Myung-bak, often referred to by his initials MB, is a South Korean businessman and politician who served as the 10th president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013. Before his presidency, he was the CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction, and the mayor of Seoul from 2002 to 2006.
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Kim Yuna
- Occupations
- figure skaterwriter
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Yuna Kim, also credited in eastern name order as Kim Yuna or Kim Yeon-a, is a South Korean figure skater. Known for her well-rounded skills, achievements, popularity, and impact on the sport, she is one of the most highly recognized athletes in South Korea and regarded as one of the greatest figure skaters in history, being commonly referred to as "Queen Yuna". Kim started skating at five years old and competed in women's singles from 2001 to 2014. She is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time World champion (2009, 2013) the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2006, 2007, 2009), the 2006 World Junior champion, the 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a six-time South Korean national champion (2003–2006, 2013, 2014).
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Kim A-jung
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- film actormodelsingeractor
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Kim Ah-joong is a South Korean actress, model and singer. She is best known for playing the main character in the romantic comedy 200 Pounds Beauty.
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Eugene
- Occupations
- actorfilm actorsingerpianistmaster of ceremonies
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Kim Yoo-jin, known professionally as Eugene, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as a former member of the girl group S.E.S., which went on to become one of South Korea's best-selling artists. Following the group's disbandment in 2002, she subsequently left SM Entertainment and released two solo studio albums.
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Jeon Do-yeon
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- stage actorfilm actoractor
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Jeon Do-yeon is a South Korean actress. She won Best Actress at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, making her the first Korean actress to win an acting award at Cannes, and Best Performance by an Actress at the 1st Asia Pacific Screen Awards for her performance in Lee Chang-dong's 2007 film Secret Sunshine. Many young actresses have cited Jeon as a role model.
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Lee Sang-woo
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- film directoractortelevision actormodelfilm editor
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Lee Sang-woo is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the 2007 television drama First Wives' Club, and has since played leading roles on The Road Home (2009), Don't Hesitate (2009), Life Is Beautiful (2010), and Feast of the Gods (2012).
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Jung Ryeo-won
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- film actormodelsingeractor
- Biography
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Jung Ryeo-won is an Australian actress and former singer based in South Korea. She began her career as a singer in the girl group Chakra, following their disbandment of the group, she transitioned to an actress where she rose to fame in the hit television series My Name Is Kim Sam-soon (2005). She is also known for her roles in Two Faces of My Girlfriend (2007), Castaway on the Moon (2009), History of a Salaryman (2012) and Wok of Love (2018).
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Byung-Chul Han
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- writeruniversity teacherphilosopher
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Byung-Chul Han is a South Korean-born philosopher and cultural theorist living in Germany. He was a professor at the Berlin University of the Arts and still occasionally gives courses there. His work largely centers around a critique of neoliberalism and its impact on society and the individual. Although he writes in German, his books have been best received in the Hispanosphere.
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Cha Bum-kun
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- association football playerassociation football manager
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Cha Bum-kun is a South Korean former football manager and player. A forward, he was nicknamed Tscha Bum or "Cha Boom" in Germany because of his name and thunderous ball striking ability. He showed explosive pace and powerful shots with his thick thighs. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time.
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Lee Beom-soo
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Lee Beom-soo is a South Korean actor. He is well known for his role in Singles (2003), Giant (2010), On Air (2008), Surgeon Bong Dal-hee (2007), as well as in History of a Salaryman (2012).
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Park Hye-soo
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- film actortelevision actorsingeractor
- Biography
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Park Hye-su, also spelled as Park Hye-soo, is a South Korean actress and singer. She participated in K-pop Star 4 as a contestant. Park rose to fame for her role in Hello, My Twenties!. She took on her first lead role in Introverted Boss.
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Lee Mi-sook
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- actorfilm actor
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Lee Mi-sook is a South Korean actress. One of the best-known actresses of 1980s Korean cinema, Lee's most famous films from this era include Bae Chang-ho's Whale Hunting and The Winter That Year Was Warm, Lee Doo-yong's Mulberry and Eunuch, and Kwak Ji-kyoon's Wanderer in Winter. She retired from film after getting married in 1987, though she still appeared on television in dramas such as How's Your Husband? (1993). Then a decade later, Lee made her comeback with an award-winning leading role in E J-yong's feature debut An Affair (1998). She has since remained active in film and television, notably in the May–December romance Solitude (2002), the Dangerous Liaisons adaptation Untold Scandal (2003), the mockumentary Actresses (2009), the family dramas Smile, Mom (2010), and Queen of Tears (2024).
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Hong Myung-bo
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Hong Myung-bo is a South Korean football manager and former footballer who played as a sweeper. Hong is often considered one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time. He is the current manager of South Korea national team.
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Kim Su-mi
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- actorfilm actor
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Kim Soo-mi was a South Korean actress. She had a prolific career in film and television. She debuted in a talent contest in 1970, then shot to fame in Country Diaries. The landmark TV series aired for almost 20 years, making her one of the most popular Korean actresses of the 1980s.
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Sung Si-kyung
- Occupations
- television actorrecording artisttelevision presentersinger
- Biography
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Sung Si-kyung is a South Korean singer, entertainer and television host. He debuted in 2001 and has released eight studio albums in Korean and two studio albums in Japanese. He has also hosted and appeared on numerous South Korean variety television shows including 2 Days & 1 Night, Witch Hunt, Non-Summit, Duet Song Festival, Vocal War: God's Voice, Battle Trip, The Voice Of Korea 2020, On & Off.
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Bae Jong-ok
- Enrolled in Korea University
- Graduated with doctorate in journalism
- Occupations
- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Bae Jong-ok is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a TV actress after she was recruited by KBS, and has since been active in theater, film and television.
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Park Chu-young
- Occupations
- association football player
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Park Chu-young is a South Korean retired footballer who played as a forward.
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Sam Hammington
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- film actorvoice actortelevision actorcomedian
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Samuel Mayer Russ Hammington is a New Zealand-born Australian comedian who is primarily active in South Korea. Hammington hosted radio show Drivetime with Annabelle Ambrose from 2008 to 2012. He was a cast member of popular reality-military show Real Men. He was also cast as a member of the popular KBS reality-variety show The Return of Superman with his two sons, William and Bentley Hammington.
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Park Jeong-min
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- film actortelevision actorstage actoractor
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Park Jeong-min is a South Korean actor, writer, and book publisher. Known as a prolific Chungmu-ro actor, he is most acclaimed for starring in the films Bleak Night (2011), Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016), Keys to the Heart (2018), Deliver Us from Evil (2020), and Smugglers (2023). He is also the writer of best-selling book A Useful Person.
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Lee Sang-hwa
- Occupations
- speed skater
- Biography
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Lee Sang-hwa is a South Korean retired speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances. She is a two-time Olympic champion in 500 metres (2010 and 2014) and the 2010 World Sprint champion. She is the current world record holder in women's 500 metres with the time of 36.36 seconds set in Salt Lake City on 16 November 2013, and held the South Korean record on 1000 metres from March 2009 until January 2024.
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Cha Jun-hwan
- Occupations
- figure skater
- Biography
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Cha Jun-hwan is a South Korean figure skater. He is the 2023 Worlds silver medalist, the 2022 Four Continents champion, the 2024 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2018–2019 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a six-time Grand Prix medalist (6 bronze), a four-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (1 gold and 3 silver), the 2025 World University Games bronze medalist, as well as a nine-time consecutive South Korean national champion (2017–2025). He represented South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics. At the junior level, Cha is the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and a two-time Junior Grand Prix gold medalist.
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Sun Dong-yol
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- baseball player
- Biography
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Sun Dong-yol is a South Korean retired baseball pitcher and former manager. He was a pitcher in the KBO League and Nippon Professional Baseball, and the former manager of the Samsung Lions and the Kia Tigers in the KBO.
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Oh Se-hoon
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- judgepoliticianlawyer
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Oh Se-hoon is a South Korean politician who has served as the mayor of Seoul since 2021. He also previously served as a member of the National Assembly from 2000 to 2004 and as mayor of Seoul from 2006 to 2011. A member of the People Power Party (PPP), Oh is a lawyer by profession.
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Hong Joon-pyo
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Hong Joon-pyo, also spelled as Hong Jun-pyo, is a South Korean politician and former prosecutor who has served as the mayor of Daegu since 2022. He previously served as the governor of South Gyeongsang Province, a member of the National Assembly for five terms, and the party leader of the conservative Grand National Party in 2011 and its successor incarnation the Liberty Korea Party from 2017 to 2018.
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Jang Mi-ran
- Enrolled in Korea University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- weightlifterprofessor
- Biography
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Jang Mi-ran is a South Korean Olympic weightlifter. She is currently based in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, competing for the Goyang City Government Sports Club.
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Sohn Kee-chung
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- long-distance runnerathletics competitormarathon runner
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Sohn Kee-chung was a Korean Olympic athlete and long-distance runner. He became the first Korean to win a medal at the Olympic Games, winning gold in the marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He was born in the Korean Peninsula, but he was forced to compete as a member of the Japanese delegation because Korea was under Japanese rule at the time. Sohn set an Olympic record of 2 hours 29 minutes 19.2 seconds.
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Kim Tu-bong
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- writerpoliticianlinguist
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Kim Tu-bong was the first Chairman of the Workers' Party of North Korea (one of two predecessors of today's Workers' Party of Korea, the other being Workers' Party of South Korea) from 1946 to 1949. He was known in South Korean history as a linguist, scholar, revolutionary and politician. His most famous work was under Ju Sigyeong; later, after participating in the March First Movement, he with other Korean leaders of the time established a provisional government-in-exile in China, and because of his communist beliefs he played an important role in the early North Korean communist government.
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Roh Hoe-chan
- Occupations
- politiciantrade unionistjournalistwelder
- Biography
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Roh Hoe-chan was a South Korean politician. He was a member of the 17th, 19th, and 20th National Assemblies. Roh was involved with multiple progressive-leaning parties, lately with the Justice Party from 2012 until his death in 2018.
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Chung Sye-kyun
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- politician
- Biography
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Chung Sye-kyun is a South Korean politician who has served as Speaker of the National Assembly from 2016 to 2018 and the prime minister of South Korea from 2020 to 2021.
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Cha Du-ri
- Occupations
- association football player
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Cha Du-ri is a South Korean professional manager and former footballer. He played as a right back, right winger, or striker. Born in Germany, he is the first Korean player who was born outside of Korea to have played in a FIFA World Cup. During the third-place match of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup against Uzbekistan, Cha captained the national team in place of the regular Korean captain, Park Ji-sung.
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Lee Chun-soo
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- association football player
- Biography
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Lee Chun-soo is a South Korean retired football player. He played as a forward for the South Korea national team at the 2002 and 2006 editions of the FIFA World Cup.
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Park Ji-sun
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- comedianactor
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Park Ji-sun was a South Korean comedian.
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Chey Tae-won
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- entrepreneurbusiness executive
- Biography
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Chey Tae-won is a South Korean businessman and the chairman of SK Group, the country's second largest conglomerate that includes 186 subsidiaries such as SK Telecom, SK Hynix, and SK Innovation. Chey has been the chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) since March 2021.
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Jeon Hyun-heui
- Enrolled in Korea University
- Graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- politicianlawyerdentist
- Biography
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Jeon Hyun-hee is a South Korean dentist-turned lawyer and politician currently who served as the Chairperson of Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission under President Moon Jae-in from June 2020 until June 2023. She also previously served as a two-term parliamentarian.
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Chung Eui-sun
- Occupations
- businessperson
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Chung Eui-sun, also spelled Euisun Chung, is a South Korean billionaire business magnate. He is the executive chairman and CEO of Hyundai Motor Group and the only son and "heir apparent" of Hyundai Motor Group honorary chairman Chung Mong-koo.
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Chun In-gee
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- golfer
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Chun In-gee, also known as In Gee Chun, is a South Korean professional golfer. She was born in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province. She is a three-time major champion, having won the 2015 U.S. Women's Open, the 2016 Evian Championship with a score of 21 under par, which is the lowest winning score in a major tournament for either men or women, and the 2022 Women's PGA Championship.
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Ha Tae-keung
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- politician
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Ha Tae-keung is a South Korean activist and politician who is currently a member of National Assembly representing the 1st constituency of Haeundae District, Busan. He has served as Vice President of the Bareun Party, a Vice President of the Bareunmirae Party, and one of the co-Presidents of the New Conservative Party.
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Ihn Yo-han
- Enrolled in Korea University
- In 2000 graduated with master's degree
- In 2003 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- academicphysician
- Biography
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Ihn Yo-han is an American and South Korean physician and politician who served as the member of the 22nd National Assembly of South Korea since 2024. He received South Korean citizenship in 2012. Since 1991, he has been the director of Yonsei University's International Health Care Center at Severance Hospital.
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Lee Jae-sung
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- association football player
- Biography
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Lee Jae-sung is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the South Korea national team.
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Lee In-hye
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- actor
- Biography
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Lee In-hye is a South Korean actress.
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Choi Song-hyun
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- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Choi Song-hyun is a South Korean actress. Choi began her television career as a KBS announcer in 2006, then she resigned from the network in 2008 to focus on acting. She has since starred in films and television dramas such as Insadong Scandal (2009), Mrs. Town (2009), Prosecutor Princess (2010), and I Need Romance (2011).
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Hyun Joo-Yup
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Hyun Joo-yup is a South Korean former professional basketball player and head coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest power forwards of all time in the Korean Basketball League (KBL). Hyun was given the moniker "Magic Hippo", "The Lord of the Military", "Point Forward" and "Korean Charles Barkley" for his size, versatility, and dominance. He is known for being the only player who broke the backboard in Korean basketball history.
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Yoon Jeong-hee
- Occupations
- film actor
- Biography
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Yoon Jeong-hee was a South Korean actress and beauty pageant titleholder who competed at Miss Korea 1964. She debuted in 1967 in Theatre of Youth. She appeared in about 330 films, and her better known works are New Place (1979), Woman in Crisis (1987) and Manmubang (1994). Her last performance was in 2010, in director Lee Chang-dong's film Poetry, for which she won 7 best actress awards including Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Actress at 4th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the Grand Bell Award at 47th Grand Bell Awards, and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award at 2011 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards.
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Do-ol
- Enrolled in Korea University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- philosopherjournalistpractitioner of Korean medicineauthorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Kim Yong-ok is a South Korean philosopher. His art name is Do-ol. His name is sometimes rendered as To-ol Kim Young-oak.
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Bang Jeong-hwan
- Occupations
- writerchildren's writer
- Biography
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Bang Jeong-hwan was a pioneer of Korean juvenile literature and a children's rights activist, who led the establishment of Children's Day (Korean: 어린이날) in Korea.
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Ye Su-jeong
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorstage actoractor
- Biography
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Ye Soo-jung is a South Korean actress. In 1979, she made her debut in the play A Woman Named Solitude and she presented a well-balanced and solid performance with her solid interpretive skills and broad perspectives that she developed while studying abroad in Germany. She has appeared in numerous stage productions such as Long Day's Journey into Night, Gift of Gorgon, The Cherry Orchard, Widows, Green Bench, Guest, Hanako, Death of a Salesman, I Am You, Hwajeonga, and Agnes of God.
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Kim Tae-ho
- Occupations
- television director
- Biography
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Kim Tae-ho is a South Korean television director.
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Choi Hee-seop
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Hee-seop Choi is a South Korean former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, and Los Angeles Dodgers and in the KBO League for the Kia Tigers. He was the first Korean-born position player to play in the major leagues.
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Park Heong-joon
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Park Heong-joon is a South Korean journalist, educator and politician. He was a former professor of the Sociology Department and Graduate School of International Studies at Dong-a University from 1 September 1991 to 12 March 2021.
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Chung Mong-gyu
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Chung Mong-gyu is a South Korean businessman. He is one of his country's top business leaders and chairman of HDC Group. Since 2013, he has served two consecutive terms as the 53rd president of the Korea Football Association (KFA). In May 2017, he won a seat on the FIFA Council. Chung received his bachelor's in business administration from Korea University in 1985, and completed his master's in politics, philosophy and economics at the University of Oxford in 1988. He was born in Seoul.
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Lee Hu-rak
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Lee Hu-rak was a South Korean politician, diplomat and the Director of the Korea Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) of South Korea from 1970 to 1973. In 1972, during his time as Director of the KCIA, he traveled to Pyongyang on a secret diplomatic mission and met Kim Il-Sung. These were the first formal diplomatic contacts between North Korea and South Korea and led to the July 4th North–South Korea Joint Statement. He was also elected to the National Assembly in 1979 but was prohibited from political activity in 1980 following corruption charges. Although the restriction was lifted in 1985, he stayed out of any further participation in politics up until his death in 2009.
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Oh Shin-hwan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Oh Shin-hwan is a South Korean former actor and conservative politician. Starting his career as an obscure actor in 1990s, he was elected as a Member of National Assembly for Gwanak 2nd constituency at the 2015 by-election, making him as the first conservative MP of the liberal-leaning constituency since its creation in 1988.
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Won Yoo-chul
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Won Yoo-chul is a South Korean politician. He has a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Korea University. He is currently a member of the 19th National Assembly and the floor leader of Saenuri Party. On April 14, 2016, he was appointed interim leader of the party after its defeat in the 2016 general elections.
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Chung Jin-suk
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Chung Jin-suk is a South Korean journalist, activist, and politician who briefly served as the interim President of the Saenuri Party (now the People Power Party) from 11 May 2016 to 1 June 2016. He has been the Member of the National Assembly for Gongju-Buyeo-Cheongyang since 2016 and was previously MP for Gongju-Yeongi from 2000 to 2004, and again from 2005 to 2008. He was the Senior Secretary to the President for Political Affairs in the Lee Myung-bak government from 2010 to 2011.
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Park Yong-taik
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Park Yong-taik is a South Korean outfielder who has played his entire career for the LG Twins in the KBO League. With 2,504 career hits, he is the all-time career hit leader in the KBO. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
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Lee Se-eun
- Occupations
- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Lee Se-eun is a South Korean actress. Lee made her acting debut in 1999, then began gaining popularity after starring in the horror film Bunshinsaba (2004). She appears in both television and film, notably Coma (2005), Love Needs a Miracle (2005), Fly High (2007), and The King of Legend (2010).
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Lee Hoon
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Lee Hoon is a South Korean actor.
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Seo Kyoung-Duk
- Years
- 1974-.. (age 51)
- Biography
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Seo Kyoung-Duk is a South Korean social activist. Seo is a counselor at the Presidential Council on Nation Branding. Seo is a professor in Sungshin University and the creator of ‘Dokdo School’ (Korean: 독도학교; Hanja: 獨島學校), an educational institution with a strong patriotic orientation. Professor Seo criticizes Japan on comfort women and Liancourt Rocks disputes and actively involves in Sino-Korean cultural disputes.
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Lee Jae-oh
- Years
- 1945-.. (age 80)
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Lee Jae-oh is a conservative South Korean politician of the People Power Party. He was member of the National Assembly for Eunpyeong-gu in Seoul, and served as Minister for Government Legislation and Special Affairs in Lee Myung-bak's administration. He is regarded as a close associate of Lee Myung-bak, and ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Saenuri nomination in the 2012 presidential election.
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Jain Kim
- Occupations
- rock climber
- Biography
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Kim Ja-in, more widely known in the Western world as Jain Kim, is a professional climber who specializes in competition climbing. She is mainly active in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering. She has won the Lead Climbing World Cup three times (2010, 2013, 2014), the Lead Climbing World Championship once (2014), and the Rock Master once (2010, Lead discipline). She has won the Asian Championships 14 times in 15 years, 11 times in lead climbing and 3 times in bouldering (see below for details).
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Ho Chong
- Occupations
- politicianjournalistactivist
- Biography
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Ho Chong was a South Korean politician and Korean independence activist who served as the Prime Minister of South Korea during the country's Second Republic. He also served as Acting President of South Korea in 1960 following the April Revolution that overthrew the First Republic. Ho was known by his art name Uyang (우양; lit. friend of the seas).
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Choo Kyung-ho
- Years
- 1960-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- bureaucratpolitician
- Biography
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Choo Kyung-ho is a South Korean government official and politician. He was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance under the Yoon Suk Yeol government. He has been serving as the Member of the National Assembly for Dalseong since 2016.
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Song Bum-keun
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Song Bum-keun is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and the South Korea national team.
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Kim Hyo-joo
- Occupations
- golferprofessional golfer
- Biography
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Kim Hyo-joo, also known as Hyo Joo Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA of Korea Tour. She won the 2014 Evian Championship while setting the record for lowest 18-hole score at a major with a 61 in the first round. The 2014 Evian Championship was her first major appearance. She later accepted membership on the LPGA Tour for 2015.
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Ko Sung-kuk
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 67)
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Ko Sung-kuk is a South Korean political scientist.
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Gong Byeong-ho
- Occupations
- writereconomist
- Biography
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Gong Byeong-Ho is a South Korean economist and author. After graduating from Korea University, Gong received his Ph.D. in Economics at Rice University in 1987. Some books authored include 10 Years Later, Gong Byeong-Ho's Self-Management, Standing Up as a One-Man Company, Thoughts of a Rich Man and Poor Man, and Gong Byeong-Ho's Greek Classics. In 2013, Gong wrote Gong Byeong-Ho’s Life Philosophy, To My Son in the Military, Korea, 5 Years Later through the Lens of Developmental Psychology. In 2014, Gong wrote Gong Byeong-Ho’s Bible Study, God that Gong Byeong-Ho Met, Jesus that Gong Byeong-Ho Met. Gong is the president of the Gong Institute.
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Lee Kyou-hyuk
- Occupations
- speed skater
- Biography
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Lee Kyou-hyuk is a South Korean retired long track speed skater who specializes in the 500 and 1,000 meters. He was the 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 World Sprint Speed Skating Champion and the 2011 World Champion for 500 m. He is one of four men to have won the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships four times.
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Jeon Hae-cheol
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jeon Hae-cheol is a South Korean lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of the Interior and Safety from 2020 to 2022. He formerly served as the Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs from 2006 to 2007, under the then President Roh Moo-hyun.
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Son Sook
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Son Sook is a South Korean actress and former politician. In her first year at Korea University, she made her debut as the protagonist in the play Samgakmoja, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the school's founding. In 1969, she became a founding member of the theater group Sanwoollim, and in 1971, she joined the National Theater, working with renowned directors of the time such as Lee Hae-rang.
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Yoon Chang-jung
- Years
- 1956-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Yoon Chang-jung is a South Korean journalist and official. He briefly served as the press spokesman for Korean president Park Geun-hye in early 2013, and was fired following a sexual assault on a Korean American female intern at the South Korean Embassy in the U.S. in May 2013. This event is said to "have overshadowed President Park's first visit to the US".
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Seo Jung-won
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football manager
- Biography
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Seo Jung-won is a South Korean football manager and former player, he is the currently head coach of Chinese Super League club Chengdu Rongcheng.
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Choi Sung-yong
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Choi Sung-yong is a former South Korean footballer who played as a wing-back or midfielder. Known for his good stamina and concentration, Choi was noted for his ability for man-to-man defense. He performed a role to concentrate on marking Hidetoshi Nakata, considered the best Asian player at the time, when South Korea played against Japan in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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Yi Pyong-do
- Occupations
- historian
- Biography
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Yi Pyong-do was a Korean historian.
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Yi Cheol-seung
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Yi Cheol-seung was a South Korean politician who served in the National Assembly for seven terms.
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Han Suk-joon
- Occupations
- announcer
- Biography
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Han Suk-joon is a South Korean television personality and former announcer. He also appeared in Code - Secret Room in 2016.
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Pak Noja
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- translatorpoliticianorientalistkoreanologisthistorian
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Vladimir Tikhonov, known mainly by his Korean art name Pak Noja (Korean: 박노자), is a Soviet-born Korean activist, historian, Koreanist, and writer.
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Yoon Je-kyoon
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- screenwriterfilm directorfilm produceractor
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Yoon Je-kyoon is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and producer. His directorial debut My Boss, My Hero is about a gangster who is sent back to school, while Sex Is Zero has been compared with American Pie.
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Kong Sang-jeong
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- short-track speed skatertelevision personality
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Kong Sang-jeong is a South Korean short track speed skater who won a gold Olympic medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the 3000 metre relay.
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Kim Sei-young
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- golfer
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Kim Sei-young, also known as Sei Young Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer.
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Lee In-young
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- politician
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Lee In-young is a South Korean activist and politician who served as the Minister of Unification from 2020 to 9 May 2022. Prior to this, he was the parliamentary leader of the Democratic Party from 2019 to 2020. He has been the Member of the National Assembly for Guro 1st constituency from 2004 to 2008 and since 2012. Before entering to politics, he was the 1st President of the Association of National University Student Representatives, an anti-establishment student organisation.
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Sul Hoon
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- politician
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Sul Hoon is a South Korean activist and politician currently serving as a member of National Assembly in Wonmi District's 2nd constituency of Bucheon. He is also one of the Vice presidents in Democratic Party of Korea since August 2018.
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Sun-woo Kim
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- baseball player
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Sun-woo "Sunny" Kim is a retired South Korean professional baseball pitcher of the Korea Baseball Organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, Colorado Rockies, and Cincinnati Reds. He bats and throws right-handed.
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Seomoon Tak
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- singer
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Seomoon Tak, sometimes known mononymously as Tak, is a South Korean singer, noted for her powerful voice and technically skilled wide vocal range. Her debut album Asura has been among the top 20 popular karaoke songs in South Korea for more than 20 years. In 2002, she participated in the Red Devils Cheer, the support album for the South Korea national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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Park Kwang-on
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- politician
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Park Kwang-on is a South Korean broadcaster and politician. He is the incumbent Member of the National Assembly for Suwon 4th constituency since 2014, as well as the former secretary-general of the ruling liberal Democratic Party from 2020 to 2021. He was one of the vice presidents of the party from 2018 to 2020. Before entering to politics, he worked at Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) from 1984 to 2011.
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Shin Song-mo
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- politician
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Shin Song-mo or Shin Sung-mo was a Korean independence activist and politician. He was an acting prime minister in 1950 following the first prime minister of South Korea, Lee Beom-seok. He served as a Defence Minister during the Korean War.
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Youm Kyoung-youb
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- baseball player
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Youm Kyoung-youb is a South Korean former baseball player and the current manager of the KBO League team LG Twins. He previously managed the Nexen Heroes and the SK Wyverns.
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Kim Hyun-mok
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- film actor
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Kim Hyun-mok is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his roles in dramas such as Extraordinary You, Once Again, and Memorials.
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Jin Joo
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- singer
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Jinju, better known as Pearl, is a South Korean singer.
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Huh Chang-soo
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- businesspersonbusiness executive
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Huh Chang-soo is the chairman of GS Group. Huh has a degree in business administration from Korea University and attended an MBA course at Saint Louis University in the United States.
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Choi Sung-kuk
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- association football player
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Choi Sung-kuk is a former South Korean footballer who played as a second striker. He was banned by FIFA from all football-related activities because of his involvement in match fixing.
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Shin Shin-ae
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- singerfilm actor
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Shin Shin-ae is a South Korean actress and trot singer. She has been loved by the public for her appearances in various media, including television programs, television dramas, movies, and theater plays. She is known for her recent roles in the television dramas Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha and Lost. She is also known as a scene stealer in the box office movie Extreme Job (2019). She reunited with her She is also known as a scene stealer in the box office movie costar Lee Dong-hwi in the fifth film of Myung Film Lab,, which was a hot topic at the 2019 Jeonju International Film Festival. The movie was Gukdo Theater (2019).
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Kim Jung-woo
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- association football player
- Biography
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Kim Jung-woo is a former South Korean footballer.
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Kim Hoon
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- writerliterary criticjournalistessayist
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Kim Hoon is a South Korean novelist, journalist and critic.
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Kim Kyung-moon
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- baseball player
- Biography
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Kim Kyung-moon is the manager of the Hanwha Eagles, and a former catcher in the Korea Baseball Organization.
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Kim Young-choon
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- politician
- Biography
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Kim Young-choon is a South Korean former politician serving as the Secretary-General of the National Assembly from June 2020. He was previously President Moon Jae-in's first Minister of Oceans and Fisheries and a three-term parliamentarian. Prior to entering politics, he was an activist at Korea University, where he served as the president of its student union.
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Cho Young-wook
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- association football player
- Biography
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Cho Young-wook is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for FC Seoul.
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Lee Ki-taek
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- politician
- Biography
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Lee Ki-taek was a South Korean politician and parliamentarian.
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Hwang Ki-chul
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- civil servant
- Biography
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Hwang Ki-chul is a South Korean ex Navy chief served as the Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs from 2020 to 2022.
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Ma Hae-young
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- academicbaseball player
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Ma Hae-young is a retired South Korean professional baseball infielder who played for 14 seasons in the KBO League.
