67 Notable alumni of
Korean National University of Arts
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The Korean National University of Arts is 603rd in the world, 116th in Asia, and 13th in South Korea by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 67 notable alumni from the Korean National University of Arts 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 Go-eun
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Kim Go-eun is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the film Eungyo (2012), for which she won several Best New Actress awards in South Korea. She is also known for her roles in the television series Cheese in the Trap (2016), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017), Yumi's Cells (2021–2022), and Little Women (2022), as well as the films Coin Locker Girl (2015), Hero (2022), and Love in the Big City.
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Lee Sun-kyun
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Lee Sun-kyun was a South Korean actor. Internationally, he was best known for his role in Bong Joon-ho's Academy Award–winning film Parasite (2019), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award along with his castmates. He received several other awards, including a nomination for an International Emmy Award.
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Jung So-min
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- stage actormodeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Kim Yoon-ji, known professionally as Jung So-min (정소민), is a South Korean actress. Jung made her screen debut in 2010 with a supporting role in the television series Bad Guy. She then got her first leading role that same year in the romantic comedy television series Playful Kiss. She is known for her leading roles in the television series Because This Is My First Life (2017), Alchemy of Souls (2022), Love Next Door (2024), and Would You Marry Me (2025), as well as the film Love Reset (2023).
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Lee Je-hoon
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Lee Je-hoon is a South Korean actor. Having found success in both film and television, Lee first gained recognition for his roles in the films Bleak Night (2011) and The Front Line (2011), receiving numerous awards for his performances. Notably, his role as Ki-tae in Bleak Night earned him Best New Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Grand Bell Awards.
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Park So-dam
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- film actoractorstage actor
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Park So-dam is a South Korean actress. She gained recognition through her appearances in the film The Priests (2015) and television series Cinderella with Four Knights (2016), Record of Youth (2020), and Death's Game (2023–2024).
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Suho
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- television actordanceractormodelrecording artist
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Kim Jun-myeon, known professionally as Suho (수호; lit. guardian), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is the leader of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-unit Exo-K. He debuted as a soloist on March 30, 2020, with the release of his extended play (EP) Self-Portrait. Outside of his musical career, Suho has also starred in various television dramas and movies such as One Way Trip (2016), The Universe's Star (2017), Rich Man (2018), Middle School Girl A (2018), How Are U Bread (2020), Behind Your Touch (2023), and Missing Crown Prince (2024).
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Kim Jung-hyun
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Kim Jung-hyun is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his lead roles in popular television series School 2017 (2017), Welcome to Waikiki (2018), and Time (2018). He gained international recognition by starring in the dramas Crash Landing on You (2019–2020) and Mr. Queen (2020–2021), which rank amongst the highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history.
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Jang Dong-geon
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- singerstage actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Jang Dong-gun is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films Friend (2001) and Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004). Jang is one of the highest-paid actors and celebrity endorsers in Korea, consistently topping surveys by industry insiders of most bankable stars.
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Yang Se-jong
- Enrolled in the Korean National University of Arts
- Studied acting
- Occupations
- stage actormodeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Yang Se-jong is a South Korean actor and model. Yang had his breakthrough role as a young chef in the 2017 romance drama Temperature of Love which won him several Best New Actor awards. His other works included the television series Dr. Romantic (2016), Saimdang, Memoir of Colors (2017), Duel (2017), Still 17 (2018), My Country: The New Age (2019), Doona! (2023) and Low Life (2025).
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Kim Dong-wook
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- television actorfilm actoractorfilm score composer
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Kim Dong-wook is a South Korean actor. After appearing in student short films and several minor parts, Kim became a star through his supporting role in the popular TV series Coffee Prince (2007), followed by box office hit Take Off (2009). He then starred in Happy Killers (2010), Romantic Heaven (2011), The Guest (2018) and The King of Pigs (2022). His acclaimed performance as an obsessed and tormented king in the 2012 period drama The Concubine, along with his appearance in the fantasy action films Along with the Gods 1 and 2 has brought Kim the best reviews of his career yet.
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Anupam Tripathi
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- actor
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Anupam Tripathi is an Indian actor based in South Korea. He has appeared in various South Korean television series and films. His first main role as Ali Abdul in Netflix's South Korean survival drama series Squid Game (2021) garnered him worldwide recognition.
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Yoon Park
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Yoon Park is a South Korean actor.
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Seo Eun-soo
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- modeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Lee Jeong-min, known professionally as Seo Eun-soo (서은수), is a South Korean actress and model. Seo made her acting debut in the 2016 television drama Don't Dare to Dream (2016). Seo received her big break after portraying the role of Seo Ji-soo in the KBS2 family drama My Golden Life (2017–2018). She appeared in other popular dramas, such as Dr. Romantic (2016), Duel (2017), Top Management (2018), and Legal High (2019). Her other works include The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (2018), Unlock My Boss (2022), Missing: The Other Side (2020–2023), and The Witch: Part 2. The Other One (2022).
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Han Ye-ri
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Kim Ye-ri, known professionally as Han Ye-ri (한예리), is a South Korean actress.
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Lee Sang-yi
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- actorsinger
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Lee Sang-yi is a South Korean actor and singer known for his work on stage and screen. He debuted in theater in 2014 and has since acted in several plays and musicals. He gained wider recognition for his leading roles in dramas, notably, Bloodhounds (2023–present), Spice Up Our Love (2023), and Good Boy (2025). As a singer, he is best known for being a member of the vocal group MSG Wannabe.
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Ahn Eun-jin
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Ahn Eun-jin is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition for her supporting role in Hospital Playlist (2020–2021). Ahn later starred in the Shim Na-yeon-directed The Good Bad Mother (2023), and My Dearest (2023), receiving a Best Actress nomination at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards for her role in the latter. She has also starred in the films The Night Owl (2022) and Citizen of a Kind (2024).
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Kim Sung-cheol
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Kim Sung-cheol is a South Korean actor. He achieved initial success in stage musicals before being cast in his debut television role as Kim Young-cheol (a.k.a. 'Jailbird') in Prison Playbook (2017). He is recognised for his roles in The Battle of Jangsari (2019), Do You Like Brahms? (2020), Our Beloved Summer (2021), and Hellbound (2024).
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Shin Hyun-been
- Enrolled in the Korean National University of Arts
- Studied art history
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Kwak Hyun-been, known professionally as Shin Hyun-been (신현빈), is a South Korean actress. Shin started her acting career by starring in the film He's on Duty (2010) and television series Warrior Baek Dong-soo (2011). She gained wider recognition with the television series Hospital Playlist (2020–2021).
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Park Ju-hyun
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Park Ju-hyun is a South Korean actress. She debuted in the film The Dude In Me (2019) followed by tvN 's television film Drama Stage Season 3: My Wife's Bed. She gained recognition with her appearance in the drama series A Piece of Your Mind (2020) and starred in her first lead role as Bae Gyu-ri in Netflix original series Extracurricular (2020).
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Park Hae-joon
- Enrolled in the Korean National University of Arts
- Studied theatre art
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Park Sang-woo, better known by his stage name, Park Hae-joon (Korean: 박해준), is a South Korean actor. He is internationally recognized for his starring roles in the dramas The World of the Married (2020), The 8 Show (2024), and When Life Gives You Tangerines (2025).
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Lee Hee-joon
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Lee Hee-joon is a South Korean actor. He first gained recognition portraying a minor character in the television series My Husband Got a Family (2012). Lee is best known for the films 1987: When the Day Comes (2017), Miss Baek (2018), The Man Standing Next (2020), and Handsome Guys (2024), as well as the television series The Queen of Office (2013), Steal Heart (2014), Mouse (2021), and A Killer Paradox (2024).
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Byun Yo-han
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Byun Yo-han is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014), Six Flying Dragons (2015–2016), Mr. Sunshine (2018), and Black Out (2024). He has also appeared in films including Socialphobia (2015), The Book of Fish (2021), and Hansan: Rising Dragon (2022), for which he was awarded the Best Supporting Actor prize at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards.
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Park Jeong-min
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Park Jeong-min is a South Korean actor, writer, and book publisher. Known as a prolific Chungmu-ro actor, he has starred in films such as Bleak Night (2011), Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (2016), Keys to the Heart (2018), Deliver Us from Evil (2020), Smugglers (2023), Uprising (2024), Harbin (2024) and The Ugly (2025). He is also the author of the best-selling book A Useful Person.
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Jin Kyeong
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Jin Kyung is a South Korean actress.
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Lee Yoo-young
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Lee Yoo-young is a South Korean actress. She made her debut in the film Late Spring (2014) which earned her a Best Actress award at the 14th Milan Film Festival. She subsequently starred in the television series The Lies Within (2018), Insider (2022) and Dare to Love Me (2024).
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Yoo Sun
- Enrolled in the Korean National University of Arts
- Studied theatre art
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Wang Yoo-sun, known professionally as Yoo Sun, is a South Korean actress. She is best known for the popular family drama My Too Perfect Sons, as well as the films Black House, Moss, GLove, and Don't Cry Mommy.
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Lee Hyun-wook
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- actortelevision actor
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Lee Hyun-wook is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series Hell Is Other People (2019), Mine (2021), and Remarriage & Desires (2022).
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Oh Man-seok
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Oh Man-seok is a South Korean actor. Best known for playing the titular transgender singer in rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Oh's acting career spans theater, television and film.
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Choi Sung-eun
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Choi Sung-eun is a South Korean actress. She is known for roles in television dramas such as SF8 (2020), Beyond Evil (2021), and The Sound of Magic (2022), as well as in the Netflix film My Name Is Loh Kiwan (2024).
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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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Jin Seon-kyu
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Jin Seon-kyu is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles on the big screen, such as The Outlaws (2017) and Extreme Job (2019). He won Best Supporting Actor award at the 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards in 2017 for his performance in the film The Outlaws.
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Jang Hye-jin
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- film actoractorstage actor
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Jang Hye-jin is a South Korean actress. She is best known internationally for her role as Kim Chung-sook in the Academy Award winning film Parasite.
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Ha Yoon-kyung
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Ha Yoon-kyung is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in television series such as Hospital Playlist (2020–2021), Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022), and See You in My 19th Life (2023).
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Moon Jeong-hee
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Moon Jeong-hee is a South Korean actress. She has won Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Deranged (2012) and Best Supporting Actress award in Buil Film Awards for her performance in Cart (2014).
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Hwang Seok-jeong
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Hwang Seok-jeong is a South Korean actress. She has mostly played supporting roles in films and television series, notably Secret Love (2013), Misaeng: Incomplete Life (2014) and She Was Pretty (2015).
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Chae Seo-jin
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Kim Ko-woon, known professionally as Chae Seo-jin (채서진), is a South Korean actress. She started her career as a young actress in Over the Rainbow (2006). She is known to be Kim Ok-vin's sister. In May 2016, Chae decided to use Chae Seo-jin as her stage name instead of her birth name, Kim Ko-woon.
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Wang Ji-won
- Enrolled in the Korean National University of Arts
- Studied ballet
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- ballet dancertelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Wang Ji-won is a South Korean actress and ballet dancer.
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Yeol Eum Son
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- pianistcomposermusician
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Yeol Eum Son is a South Korean classical pianist. She is an interpreter of the classical period of composers, especially Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, as well as such later composers as Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt, Rachmaninoff and Ravel. Son has achieved global acclaim for her performances of Mozart's piano concertos and piano sonatas.
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Cha Seo-won
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Lee Chang-yeob, known by his stage name Cha Seo-won (차서원), is a South Korean actor. His breakthrough role was in The Second Husband (2022), where he won his first acting award. He has also been a cast member of the variety show I Live Alone since 2022.
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Kim Sin-rock
- Enrolled in the Korean National University of Arts
- Graduated with Bachelor 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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Kim Ji-hyun
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- film actoractorstage actor
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Kim Ji-hyun is a South Korean actress. Kim is known for her roles in The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (2018), Justice (2019), and Thirty-Nine, as well as for her performances in films like Solace (2006) and A Little Pond (2009). She is currently affiliated with the artist management company Vibe Actors.
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Choi Ye-bin
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- actor
- Biography
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Choi Ye-bin is a South Korean actress. She is best known for role in The Penthouse: War in Life (2020–2021), where she rose to prominence for playing the villainous soprano student Ha Eun-byeol.
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Kim Jung-ju
- Enrolled in the Korean National University of Arts
- Graduated with Master of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- businesspersoninvestor
- Biography
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Kim Jung-ju, also known as Jay Kim, was a South Korean businessman, investor, and founder of Korea's largest gaming company, Nexon. He was the chairman and CEO of NXC Corporation, the holding company of Nexon, and a partner at Collaborative Fund, a New York-based venture capital firm.
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Oh Dae-hwan
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- actortelevision actor
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Oh Dae-hwan is a South Korean actor. He appeared in television series such as Squad 38 (2016), Shopping King Louie (2016), Radiant Office (2017), The Red Sleeve (2021), and Mr. Plankton (2024).
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Kang Ki-doong
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- film actortelevision actorstage actor
- Biography
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Kang Ki-doong is a South Korean actor. He appeared in numerous television series, including Fight for My Way (2017), Prison Playbook (2019), It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020), Reborn Rich (2022) and The First Responders (2022–2023).
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Kim Gun-woo
- Years
- 1992-.. (age 34)
- Occupations
- film actor
- Biography
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Kim Gun-woo is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his roles in dramas such as Less Than Evil, Fight for My Way, Record of Youth and The Glory.
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Seo Hyun-woo
- Years
- 1983-.. (age 43)
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Seo Hyun-woo is a South Korean actor who began his career on stage and made his debut in a musical in 2010. In the same year, he won an acting award at The 9th Off Daehakro Festival.
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Lee Yong-woo
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Lee Yong-woo is a South Korean actor and dancer. He graduated from the Korea National University of Arts with a degree in Dance and joined the modern dance company Laboratory Dance Project in 2001. Lee made his acting debut in 2009 and has since starred in television dramas such as Style and Birdie Buddy. He is also one of the coaches/judges (called "masters") in the reality competition show Dancing 9.
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Stephanie
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- singeractor
- Biography
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Bo-kyung Kim, better known as Stephanie Kim or Stephanie, is an American singer, ballerina and musical actress based in South Korea. Born and raised in California, she went to South Korea and joined SM Entertainment after winning Youth Best Selection Competition in February 2004. After years of training, she debuted as a member of South Korean girl group The Grace in April 2005. In October 2012, she began her solo career with the release of single album The New Beginning.
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Jang In-sub
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Jang In-sub is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in Special Affairs Team TEN Season 2, Secret Door and Mrs. Cop. Lee also appeared in the famous and popular drama of School series, Who Are You: School 2015 as Seong Yoon Jae.
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Lee Jeong-beom
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- film directorscreenwriter
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Lee Jeong-beom is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He is best known for such films as Cruel Winter Blues (2006) and The Man from Nowhere (2010). With more than 6 million admissions and a revenue of ₩47.1 billion, The Man from Nowhere was the best-selling film (domestic and foreign) in Korea in 2010.
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Park Ji-soo
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- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Park Ji-soo is a South Korean actress. Park made her official acting debut as the title character in Mai Ratima, the feature directorial debut of actor-director Yoo Ji-tae.
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Seo Eun-ah
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Seo Eun-ah is a South Korean actress. She graduated from the Korea National University of Arts School of Drama with a major in Acting and a minor in Dance, and began her entertainment career in 2005 by appearing in Dove commercials. In 2013, Seo beat 200 hopefuls when she auditioned three times for the leading role as a student who has an affair with her professor's husband in the film Act, for which she won the Grand Bell Award for Best New Actress.
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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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Kim Ae-ran
- Occupations
- prose writernovelistwriter
- Biography
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Ae-ran Kim is a South Korean writer.
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Taegoon
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Taegoon is a Korean pop singer and dancer. His first television appearance was on the talent search program Battle Shinhwa in 2005. He reached the final round of the competition and was the last one to leave the group. Four years later, after completing hundreds of auditions he was finally able to start a career.
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Sunwook Kim
- Occupations
- pianist
- Biography
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Sunwook Kim is a South Korean pianist living in London. He came to international recognition when he won the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006.
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Lee Lang
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Lang Lee is a South Korean indie folk singer-songwriter, composer and author. She has released three albums: Yon Yonson (욘욘슨) (2012), Playing God (신의 놀이) (2016) and There is a Wolf (늑대가 나타났다) (2021).
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Lee Kyoung-mi
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- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Lee Kyoung-mi is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. She is widely recognized for her distinctive and often darkly comedic storytelling, frequently featuring complex female protagonists. Lee rose to prominence with her critically acclaimed feature directorial debut, Crush and Blush (2008), which earned her the Best New Director and Best Screenplay awards at the Blue Dragon Film Awards. Her notable works also include the mystery thriller The Truth Beneath (2016) and the Netflix series The School Nurse Files (2020).
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Hyun Su Shin
- Occupations
- violinist
- Biography
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Zia Hyunsu Shin is a South Korean violinist.
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July Jung
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm directorfilm producerfilm editor
- Biography
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Jung Joo-ri, also known as July Jung, is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Jung's directorial debut feature A Girl at My Door won the Best First Film at the 25th Stockholm International Film Festival. She also won the Best New Director at the 23rd Buil Film Awards and Best Director/Screenwriter at the 15th Women in Film Korea Awards in 2014, and Best Screenplay at the 2nd Wildflower Film Awards and Best New Director for film at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards in 2015.
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Phillip Jeong
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Phillip Jeong is a South Korean tenor, crossover artist, and musical theatre actor. He studied vocal performance at the Korea National University of Arts, and became known to the Korean public after appearing on JTBC's television program Phantom Singer 2 in 2017. Jeong is a member of the crossover quartet Miraclass and has performed as part of the duo Feel in with fellow Miraclass member Tain Han. In 2023, Jeong released an album featuring classical vocal pieces and held a concert. Since 2019, he has also been involved in Korean musical theater.
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Shim Sung-bo
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Shim Sung-bo is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
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Song Yoo-hyun
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Song Yoo-hyun is a South Korean actress. She is an alumna of Korea National University of Arts, Department of Acting. She made her acting debut in 2001; since then, she has appeared in a number of films and television series. She is known for her role as Han Go-eun, a cynical boss in Hell Is Other People (2019), and 18 Again (2020). She has acted in films such as Mate (2019) and Midnight (2021). She also appeared in TV series such as Born Again (2020) and Now, We Are Breaking Up (2021).
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Jin-sol
- Occupations
- conductor
- Biography
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Sol Chin is a South Korean conductor.
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Kang Hwa-gil
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Kang Hwagil is a South Korean writer and feminist who writes primarily about women, often using unreliable narrators. Her writing is influenced by gothic romance and thrillers written by women in the 19th century. She is a recipient of the Munhakdongne Young Writers’ Award (2017) and the Hankyoreh Literary Award (2017).
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Jung Yoon-suk
- Years
- 1981-.. (age 45)
- Enrolled in the Korean National University of Arts
- Graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts in visual arts
- Graduated with Master of Fine Arts in documentary film
- Occupations
- film director
- Biography
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Jung Yoon-suk is a South Korean artist and film director.
