100 Notable alumni of
Seoul National University
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Seoul National University is 184th in the world, 34th in Asia, and 4th in South Korea by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Seoul National University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Kim Tae-hee
- Occupations
- film actormodeltelevision actoractor
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Kim Tae-hee is a South Korean actress. Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful actresses, she is best known for her roles in television series such as Stairway to Heaven (2003–2004), Love Story in Harvard (2004–2005), Iris (2009), My Princess (2011), Yong-pal (2015), and Hi Bye, Mama! (2020).
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Ban Ki-moon
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- writerpoliticiandiplomat
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Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was the South Korean minister of foreign affairs and trade between 2004 and 2006. Ban was initially considered to be a long shot for the office of Secretary-General of the United Nations; he began to campaign for the office in February 2006. As the foreign minister of South Korea, he was able to travel to all the countries on the United Nations Security Council, a manoeuvre that subsequently turned him into the campaign's front-runner.
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Yoon Suk-yeol
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- politicianprosecutorlawyer
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Yoon Suk Yeol is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who has served as the 13th president of South Korea since 2022. Following his impeachment, his powers are currently suspended.
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Lee Sang-yoon
- Enrolled in Seoul National University
- Studied physics
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorstage actoractor
- Biography
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Lee Sang-yoon is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his starring roles in Seoyoung, My Daughter (2012), Angel Eyes (2014), Liar Game (2014), On the Way to the Airport (2016), Whisper (2017), About Time (2018), VIP (2019), and One the Woman (2021).
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Lee Ha-nee
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- film actormodelbeauty pageant contestantactor
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Lee Hanee, also known as Honey Lee, is a South Korean actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Korea 2006 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2007. She has acted in several films and television series.
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Bang Si-hyuk
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- composerrecord producerexecutive producer
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Bang Si-hyuk is a South Korean music executive, record producer and songwriter who is a co-founder and the chairperson of Hybe Corporation. He founded the record label Big Hit Music (formerly Big Hit Entertainment) and entertainment company Hybe Corporation both in 2005.
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Kim Young-sam
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- politician
- Biography
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Kim Young-sam, often referred to by his initials YS, was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the seventh president of South Korea from 1993 to 1998.
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Lee Soo-man
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- record producercomposerentrepreneursinger
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Lee Soo-man is a South Korean business executive and record producer who is best known for being the founder of SM Entertainment, a multinational South Korean entertainment company based in Seoul. He has also been referred to as the "president of culture", as one of the pioneers of the Korean Wave. Lee debuted as a singer in 1971 while he was a student at Seoul National University. In 1989, he founded SM Entertainment, which has since become one of the largest entertainment companies in the country.
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Lee Jae-yong
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- businesspersonindustrialist
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Lee Jae-yong is a South Korean business executive who has served as the executive chairman of Samsung Electronics since October 2022. He is the only son of Lee Kun-hee and Hong Ra-hee.
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Kim Keon-hee
- Enrolled in Seoul National University
- In 2012 graduated with Executive Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Kim Keon-hee is a South Korean businesswoman who has served as the first lady of South Korea since 2022 as the wife of Yoon Suk Yeol. Since 2009, she has been the chief executive officer and president of the art exhibition company Covana Contents.
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Hwang Dong-hyeok
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- screenwriterfilm directortelevision directorfilm producer
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Hwang Dong-hyuk is a South Korean film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for creating the Netflix survival drama series Squid Game (2021–present) and the crime drama film Silenced (2011).
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Lee Soon-jae
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- actorfilm actorstage actorpoliticiantelevision actor
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Lee Soon-jae is a South Korean actor. He has had a prolific career on the small and big screen spanning over six decades, and was given a second-class Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit for his work as an actor. Lee made his debut on the TV screen in 1961 with the first drama of KBS' opening Should I become a human too.
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Kim Jeong-hoon
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- actorsingertelevision actor
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Kim Jeong-hoon, also known by his stage name John Hoon, is a South Korean singer and actor. He initially rose to fame as a member of South Korean duo UN debuting with the single Voice Mail in 2000. After the duo disbanded in 2005, his fame increased as an actor starring in Princess Hours, a drama based on a manhwa.
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Kim Hye-eun
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Kim Hye-eun is a South Korean actress. Kim began working as an announcer for the MBC network in 1997, first at a local affiliate in Cheongju, then later as a weathercaster of the main news desk in Seoul. After eight years, she resigned from MBC in 2004. Kim pursued acting in earnest in 2007, and has since starred in films and television series, notably Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012) and Secret Love Affair (2014).
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Ahn Cheol-soo
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- physiologistphysicianuniversity teacherentrepreneurcomputer scientist
- Biography
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Ahn Cheol-soo is a South Korean politician, medical doctor, businessperson, and software entrepreneur. He is a member of the National Assembly as part of the conservative People Power Party. Prior to his career in politics, Ahn founded AhnLab, Inc., an antivirus software company, in 1995. He was chairman of the board and Chief Learning Officer of AhnLab until September 2012, and remains the company's largest stakeholder. Prior to entering politics, Ahn served as dean of the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Seoul National University until September 2012. Ahn was considered a left-wing politician when he entered politics in 2012, then considered a centrist politician by his 2017 presidential bid, and is now considered a right-wing politician.
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Kim Eui-sung
- Occupations
- film actor
- Biography
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Kim Eui-sung is a South Korean actor. He is a first-generation film actor who started as a stage actor in the 1980s and 1990s. He is known for his roles in the films The Day a Pig Fell into the Well (1996), Office (2015), The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo (2015), and Train to Busan (2016), as well as the television dramas W (2016) and Taxi Driver (2021).
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Rhyu Si-min
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- politicianjournalisteconomistwriteruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Rhyu Si-min is a South Korean politician who served as the 44th Minister of Health and Welfare from February 2006 to May 2007 under the Roh Moo-hyun administration.
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Sumi Jo
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- musicianopera singerclassical singer
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Sumi Jo, OSI is a South Korean lyric coloratura soprano known for her Grammy award-winning interpretations of the bel canto repertoire.
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Lee Nak-yon
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- politicianreporter
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Lee Nak-yon is a South Korean politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 2017 to 2020. A member of the New Reform Party, he is the longest-serving prime minister since the Constitution of South Korea was last revised in 1987. Lee previously held the governorship of South Jeolla Province province from 2014 to 2017, a stronghold of his party. Before serving as governor, he worked as a journalist for over 20 years and served as a member of the National Assembly for four terms.
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Na Kyung-won
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- judgepoliticianlawyer
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Na Kyung-won is a South Korean judge and politician. She is a member of the conservative People Power Party. She has been a member of the National Assembly since 2004. From December 2018 to December 2019 she was the parliamentary leader of the Liberty Korea Party, the first woman to hold the position.
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Kim Jong-pil
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- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Kim Jong-pil, also known colloquially as JP, was a South Korean politician and the founder/first director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA, now the National Intelligence Service). He served as prime minister twice, from 1971 to 1975 during the presidency of Park Chung Hee (1961–1979) and from 1998 to 2000 during the presidency of Kim Dae-jung (1998–2003). He was a nine-term National Assembly member.
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Hwang Woo-suk
- Occupations
- geneticist
- Biography
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Hwang Woo-suk is a South Korean veterinarian and researcher. He was a professor of theriogenology and biotechnology at Seoul National University until he was dismissed on March 20, 2006. He was considered a pioneering expert in stem cell research and even called the "Pride of Korea". However, he became infamous around November 2005 for fabricating a series of stem cell experiments that were published in high-profile journals, the case known as the Hwang affair.
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You Hee-Yeol
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- record producertelevision presentersingersongwriterpianist
- Biography
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You Hee-yeol is a South Korean singer-songwriter, radio disk jockey, and the host of You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook. He is the founder of the record label Antenna Music and the sole member of the project band Toy.
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Ha-Joon Chang
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- economist
- Biography
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Ha-Joon Chang is a South Korean economist and academic. Chang specialises in institutional economics and development, and lectured in economics at the University of Cambridge from 1990–2021 before becoming professor of economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in 2022. Chang is the author of several bestselling books on economics and development policy, most notably Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective (2002). In 2013, Prospect magazine ranked Chang as one of the top 20 World Thinkers.
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Kim Chang-wan
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- actorsingertelevision actorcomposerfilm actor
- Biography
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Kim Chang Wan is a South Korean singer, actor and writer.
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Beenzino
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- rappersinger-songwriterrecord producer
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Lim Sung-bin, better known by the stage name Beenzino (빈지노), is a South Korean rapper. Beenzino first gained popularity through the duo Jazzyfact, which he formed with Shimmy Twice in 2008. And he made his first official public appearance at Dok2's Hustle Real Hard Concert on June 5, 2011, and has since released three solo albums, as well as other works in collaboration with hip hop producers Primary and Shimmy Twice, and as the duo Hot Clip with South Korean rapper Beatbox DG. He is noted for his melodic style of rapping.
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Han Duck-soo
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- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Han Duck-soo is a South Korean diplomat, economist, and politician who served as acting president of South Korea from 14 to 27 December 2024 and the 48th prime minister of South Korea from 2022. Since 27 December 2024, Han has been suspended from his presidential and prime ministerial powers following his impeachment by the National Assembly of Korea.
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Jeong Jin-yeong
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- stage actorfilm directoractortelevision actorscreenwriter
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Jung Jin-young is a South Korean actor. He has starred in numerous films, including Hi! Dharma!, Bunt, and The Case of Itaewon Homicide. Jung is best known for his frequent collaborations with director Lee Joon-ik, as Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield and its sequel Battlefield Heroes, The Happy Life, Sunny, and particularly for his role as King Yeonsan in the hugely successful King and the Clown.
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Chang Ki-ha
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- actorsingersongwritertelevision actorwriter
- Biography
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Chang Kiha is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, essay writer and radio host. He is best known as the lead singer of the indie rock band Kiha & The Faces.
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Kam Woo-sung
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Kam Woo-sung is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his portrayal of a court jester serving a despotic king in the hit period film The King and the Clown.
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Chung Doo-un
- Enrolled in Seoul National University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Chung Doo-un was a South Korean politician who was Vice-Mayor of Seoul from 2000 to 2003.
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Kim So-hyun
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- actor
- Biography
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Kim So-hyun is a South Korean musical theatre actress. A classically-trained former opera singer, she switched to musical theater and debuted in 2001 as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera. She immediately rose to musical theatre stardom and has since starred in South Korean stage productions of Jekyll & Hyde, My Fair Lady, The Three Musketeers, Elisabeth, and Marie Antoinette.
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Ok Ja-yeon
- Enrolled in Seoul National University
- Studied aesthetics
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorstage actoractor
- Biography
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Ok Ja-yeon is a South Korean actress.
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Hwang Seok-jeong
- Enrolled in Seoul National University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in Korean traditional music
- Occupations
- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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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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Cho Yoon-sun
- Enrolled in Seoul National University
- Studied in 1984-1988
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Cho Yoon-sun is a South Korean lawyer, writer and politician. She formerly served as the South Korean Minister of Gender Equality and Family and later as its Minister of Culture. However, she was later jailed after being convicted of abuse of power and coercion.
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Chung Mong-joon
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- politicianassociation football playerarcherbusinessperson
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Chung Mong-joon or Chung Mong Joon is a South Korean businessman and politician. He is the sixth son of Chung Ju-yung, founder of Hyundai, the second-largest South Korean chaebol before its breakup in 2003. He remains the controlling shareholder of a Hyundai offshoot, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, parent of the world's largest shipbuilding company. He is also the chairman of the board of the University of Ulsan and Ulsan College in Ulsan, South Korea. He is the founder and the honorary chairman of The Asan Institute for Policy Studies. He was vicepresident of FIFA and president of the South Korean football association.
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Jo Young-nam
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- paintersinger
- Biography
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Jo Young-nam, also known as Cho Youngnam, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, painter, writer, and television personality. He started his singing career in 1968.
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Lee Si-won
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- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Lee See-won is a South Korean actress.
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Kim Sung-min
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Kim Sung-min was a South Korean actor.
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Sim Sang-jung
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- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Sim Sang-jung is a South Korean labor rights activist and former politician. She was one of the five major presidential candidates in the 2017 South Korean presidential election, running as the Justice Party's nominee. She again ran as the Justice Party's nominee in the 2022 presidential election, finishing in 3rd place.
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Won Hee-ryong
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- politician
- Biography
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Won Hee-ryong is a South Korean politician who is the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport from May 2022 to December 2023, when he resigned to run for a parliamentary seat in Incheon, held by Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung. He was a member of the 16th, 17th, and 18th National Assembly, and a Supreme Council Member of the conservative Grand National Party. He was governor of Jeju Province until his resignation on 11 August 2021.
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Lee Hae Chan
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- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Lee Hae-chan is a South Korean politician who served as Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea from 2018 to 2020. He also served as Prime Minister of South Korea from 2004 to 2006.
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Yoo Da-in
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Yoo Da-in is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her performance in the indie film Re-encounter, her first leading role. In 2016, she played a supporting role in South Korean television series The Doctors.
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June Huh
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- mathematicianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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June E Huh is an Korean American mathematician who is currently a professor at Princeton University. Previously, he was a professor at Stanford University. He was awarded the Fields Medal and a MacArthur Fellowship in 2022. He has been noted for the linkages that he has found between algebraic geometry and combinatorics.
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Lee Juck
- Occupations
- pianistsingersongwriter
- Biography
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Lee Juck is a South Korean singer, lyricist, composer and arranger.
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Jeon Hyun-heui
- Enrolled in Seoul National University
- Graduated with Doctor of Dental Surgery (bachelor'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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Yoo Seong-min
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- politician
- Biography
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Yoo Seong-min, also known as Yoo Seung-min, is a South Korean economist and politician. Yoo is former a member of the Korean Parliament and was the Bareun Party's presidential nominee in the 2017 South Korean presidential election. He is the son of late Daegu court chief, attorney and Member of Parliament, Yoo Soo-ho for Junggu of Daegu.
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Shin Won-ho
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- television directortelevision producer
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Shin Won-ho is a South Korean director and television producer. He directed the 2004 sitcom Old Miss Diary, entertainment Star Golden Bell, and Happy Sunday – Qualifications of Men. Moving to CJ E&M in 2011, he directed tvN's anthology series Reply.
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Lee Hoi-chang
- Occupations
- judgepoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Lee Hoi-chang is a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 1993 to 1994. He was a presidential candidate in the 15th, 16th and 17th presidential elections of South Korea. Prior to his presidential campaigns, Lee served as Supreme Court Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea.
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Kang Yong-suk
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Kang Yong-suk is a South Korean lawyer and a current right-wing media personality. He is known for his criticism of politicians such as Ahn Cheol-soo. He has been subject to a number of controversies.
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Lee Hye-sung
- Occupations
- announcertelevision presenter
- Biography
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Lee Hye-sung is a South Korean television personality. She was formerly an announcer under KBS from October 2016 to May 2020.
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Kim Jung-ju
- Enrolled in Seoul National University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in computer science
- 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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Moon Hee-sang
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- booksellerpolitician
- Biography
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Moon Hee-sang is a South Korean politician. He has a bachelor's degree in law from Seoul National University. He is a member of the National Assembly, and was the interim leader of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy from 2014 to 2015.
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Kolleen Park
- Occupations
- music directoractorconductor
- Biography
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Kolleen Park is an American-born South Korean-Lithuanian musical director, conductor, and actress, and is also a judge on the Korean talent show Korea's Got Talent.
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Jeong Eun-kyeong
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Jeong Eun-kyeong or Jung Eun-kyeong is a South Korean infectious disease and public health expert served as the first Commissioner of KDCA, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, from 2020 to 2022. Jeong was previously the first woman to lead its preceding agency, KCDC, which history dates back to 1981.
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Chin Jung-kwon
- Occupations
- politicianjournalistliterary critic
- Biography
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Chin Jung-kwon is a South Korean aesthetician, critic, and professor.
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Lee Hui-ho
- Occupations
- peace activistpolitician
- Biography
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Lee Hee-ho, sometimes spelled as Lee Hui-ho,, was a South Korean women's rights activist, peace advocate and former First Lady of South Korea during the presidency of her husband Kim Dae-jung from 1998 to 2003.
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Goh Kun
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Goh Kun is a South Korean politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 1997 to 1998 and again from 2003 to 2004. He was also the acting president of South Korea at the time of Roh Moo-hyun's suspension in 2004 and a former mayor of Seoul.
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Lee Jong-wook
- Occupations
- physicianpoliticiandiplomat
- Biography
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Lee Jong-wook was a South Korean physician. He was the director-general of the World Health Organization for three years. Lee joined the WHO in 1983, working on a variety of projects including the Global Programme for Vaccines and Immunizations and Stop Tuberculosis. He began his term as director-general in 2004, and was the first figure from Korea to lead an international agency.
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Lee In-je
- Occupations
- politicianjudge
- Biography
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Lee In-je is a South Korean politician and a former judge.
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Ko Un
- Occupations
- short story writeractivistopinion journalistuniversity teacherwriter
- Biography
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Ko Un is a South Korean poet whose works have been translated and published in more than fifteen countries. He had been imprisoned many times due to his role in the campaign for Korean democracy and was later mentioned in Korea as one of the front runners for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Kang Bu-ja
- Occupations
- politicianfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Kang Boo-ja is a South Korean actress. Kang was studying Korean Language and Literature at Chungnam National University when she dropped out to pursue acting. She made her acting debut in 1962 and has been active on Korean stage, television and film for more than five decades.
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Sohn Hak-kyu
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sohn Hak-kyu is a South Korean politician and former governor of Gyeonggi Province, the most populous province in Korea. He became a politician in 1996 as a congressman of the Grand National Party and governor of Gyeonggi-do in 2002. He was the leader of the liberal Democratic Party. Sohn announced he was running in the 2022 presidential election as an independent candidate, but subsequently withdrew his candidacy.
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Lee Jung-hee
- Occupations
- politicianautobiographerhuman rights activistlawyer
- Biography
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Lee Jung-hee is a South Korean politician, lawyer and activist. She was a member of the 18th National Assembly of South Korea. She was one of the candidates for the 2012 presidential election.
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Lee Jong-kul
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Lee Jong-kul is a South Korean politician. He has a bachelor's degree in law from Seoul National University. He is currently a member of the National Assembly and was the floor leader of The Minjoo Party of Korea. He is proud of his grandfather Lee Hoe-yeong as he devoted himself to fighting Japanese colonialists.
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Ji Sang-ryeol
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actoractorcomedian
- Biography
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Ji Sang-ryeol is a South Korean actor, comedian, and host. Ji has made numerous appearances in dramas and TV Shows. He is well known for his blunt yet humorous personality in TV Shows such as X-Man and being of the main MCs of top Korean variety show 2 Days & 1 Night until a sudden withdrawal and replaced by Kim C. In 2010 Ji was one of the main MCs of Family Outing 2 along with female comedian Shin Bong-sun.
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Cho Kuk
- Occupations
- activistpoliticianwriterlegal scholar
- Biography
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Cho Kuk is a South Korean politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of South Korea from May to December 2024, when he lost his seat following the Supreme Court of Korea's decision to uphold his two-year prison sentence for document falsification. He is the founder of the Rebuilding Korea Party.
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Kim Sin-rock
- Enrolled in Seoul National University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in geography
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm actortelevision 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, and One Ordinary Day.
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Kim Taek-jin
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 58)
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Kim Taek-jin is a South Korean businessman and software engineer. He is co-chairman of video game developer NCSoft, the second largest video game company in the country.
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Chung Dong-young
- Occupations
- politicianjournalistdiplomat
- Biography
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Chung Dong-young is a politician and was the United New Democratic Party nominee for President of South Korea in 2007.
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Chun In-bum
- Occupations
- army officer
- Biography
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Chun In-bum is a retired South Korean Army Lieutenant general and authority on Korean politics and military relations.
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Chung Eui-yong
- Years
- 1946-.. (age 79)
- Enrolled in Seoul National University
- In 1968 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in diplomacy
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Chung Eui-yong is a South Korean diplomat and a politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2022. Chung was previously President Moon Jae-in's first Director of National Security from 2017 to 2020.
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Kim Gi-hyeon
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kim Gi-hyeon is a South Korean lawyer and politician who served as the Mayor of Ulsan from 2014 to 2018. He was the acting President of the conservative People Power Party (PPP) from 30 April to 11 June 2021.
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Oh Keo-don
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Oh Keo-don is a South Korean public servant and politician who served as mayor of Busan from 2018 until 2020.
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Kim Jin-pyo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kim Jin-pyo is a South Korean politician who previously served as a government minister under two liberal Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun and has represented Suwon at the National Assembly since 2004. He has dedicated his career in public service as a public servant for 30 years and then as government minister and a parliamentarian. He belongs to the more conservative wing of the liberal Democratic Party.
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Kim Jin-ai
- Enrolled in Seoul National University
- 1971-1975 graduated with bachelor's degree
- In 1978 graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- engineerpoliticianurban planner
- Biography
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Kim Jinai, also known as Kim Jin-ae, is a South Korean urban engineer and politician.
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Chun Jung-bae
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Chun Jung-bae is a South Korean politician who was the joint chairman of the People's Party, alongside Ahn Cheol-soo. He is a member of the National Assembly for Seo District, Gwangju since 2015, having previously represented Ansan from 1996 to 2012. He served as Minister of Justice from 2005 to 2006 under President Roh Moo-hyun.
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Benjamin Whisoh Lee
- Occupations
- physicisttheoretical physicist
- Biography
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Benjamin Whisoh Lee, or Ben Lee, was a South Korean and American theoretical physicist. His work in theoretical particle physics exerted great influence on the development of the standard model in the late 20th century, especially on the renormalization of the electro-weak model and gauge theory.
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Park Wan-suh
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Park Wan-suh was a South Korean writer.
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Kim Chi-ha
- Occupations
- poetplaywright
- Biography
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Kim Jiha or Kim Chi-ha was a South Korean poet and playwright.
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Lee O-young
- Occupations
- minister of cultureliterary criticuniversity teacherwriterjournalist
- Biography
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Lee O-young was a South Korean critic and novelist. Although the romanized spelling of the hangul name "이어령" might be Yi O-ryŏng or Lee Eo-ryeong, Lee O-young is the author's preferred romanization according to the Literature Translation Institute of Korea.
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Chung Un-chan
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianeconomistbanker
- Biography
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Chung Un-chan is a South Korean politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 2009 to 2010. He was a professor of Seoul National University from 1978 to 2009, serving as the president of the university from July 2002 to July 2006. From 2018 to 2020, Chung also served as the 22nd commissioner of the Korea Baseball Organization.
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Hong Jin-ki
- Years
- 1917-1986 (aged 69)
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Hong Jin-Ki was a South Korean media mogul, jurist and politician of Syngman Rhee's government who served as the 9th Minister of Justice from 1958 to 1960.
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Han Min-goo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Han Min-goo, is a former South Korean Minister of Defense. He is a former South Korean army general who served as the 40th Chief of Staff of the South Korean army as well as the 36th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean military.
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Yoo Il-ho
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Yoo Il-ho is a South Korean politician. He was the acting Prime Minister of South Korea, following Hwang Kyo-ahn's resignation from 11 May 2017 until 31 May 2017. Yoo had also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.
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Seo Kyung-seok
- Occupations
- comedian
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Seo Kyung-seok, is a South Korean comedian and show host. He was a cast member of the variety show Real Men.
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Yun Byung-se
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- diplomatpolitician
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Yun Byung-se was the Foreign Affairs Minister of South Korea. His term ended 31 May 2017. From 2006 to 2008, Yun served as senior presidential secretary for foreign, security and unification policy.
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Lho Shin-yong
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- diplomatpolitician
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Lho Shin-yong was a South Korean politician, diplomat and intelligence chief, who served as the prime minister, the Foreign Minister and the Director of the Agency of National Security Planning (ANSP, now National Intelligence Service) of the fifth South Korean republic.
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Kang Kum-sil
- Years
- 1957-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
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Kang Kum-Sil is a South Korean politician and a lawyer, and also served as the minister of justice from February 2003 to July 2004. She was the ruling Uri Party mayoral candidate for Seoul (lost to Oh Se-hoon of Grand National Party), and is a graduate of Seoul National University with a degree in Law.
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Do Ho Suh
- Occupations
- printmakerinstallation artistsculptor
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Do Ho Suh is a South Korean artist who works primarily in sculpture, installation, and drawing. Suh is well known for re-creating architectural structures and objects using fabric in what the artist describes as an "act of memorialization." After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts from Seoul National University in Korean painting, Suh began experimenting with sculpture and installation while studying at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from RISD in 1994, and went on to Yale where he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture in 1997. He practiced for over a decade in New York before moving to London in 2010. Suh regularly shows his work around the world, including Venice where he represented Korea at the 49th Venice Biennale in 2001. In 2017, Suh was the recipient of the Ho-Am Prize in the Arts. Suh currently lives and works in London.
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Cho Bae-sook
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- politician
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Cho Bae-sook is a South Korean politician and legislator, serving as the Chairwoman of the liberal Party for Democracy and Peace, a party that split from the People's Party following Ahn Cheol-soo's decision to merge with the Bareun Party to form the Bareunmirae Party. Cho is one of three women leading prominent South Korean liberal parties, along with Choo Mi-ae of the Minjoo Party and Lee Jeong-mi of the Justice Party.
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Park Kyung-mee
- Enrolled in Seoul National University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- mathematicianpolitician
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Park Kyung-mee is a South Korean politician who served as the Spokesperson of President Moon Jae-in from 2021 to 2022. She was previously a professor of mathematics education at Hongik University and Chungbuk National University.
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Hwang Woo-yea
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- politician
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Hwang Woo-yea is a South Korean jurist, politician, and former chairman of the Saenuri Party. As of 2012 Hwang represents the electorate centred on Yeonsu District, Incheon in the National Assembly of South Korea.
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Suh Hoon
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 71)
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Suh Hoon is a South Korean government official who served as the Director of National Security Office from 2020 to 2022 and previously as the director of the National Intelligence Service from 2017 to 2020.
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Yoo Myung-hee
- Occupations
- bureaucrat
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Yoo Myung-hee is a South Korean politician who served as the Minister for Trade of South Korea from 2019 to 2021. She was the first woman to hold the position. Over the past 25 years, she worked in various government agencies since she passed the Korean state civil servant exam in 1991. She is also noted as being the final two candidates in the 2020 World Trade Organization leadership race.
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Kim Moon-soo
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
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Kim Moon-soo is a South Korean politician currently serving as the current Chairperson of the Economic, Social and Labor Council (ESLC) of the Republic of Korea from September 30, 2022. Previously, he was the 32nd Governor of Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. A former labor activist, he began his career in politics when he participated in the foundation of the People's Party in 1990. He was elected to the 15th National Assembly at Sosa-gu, Bucheon, as a candidate for the New Korea Party. After continuing to serve as a member of the assembly in the 16th and the 17th National Assemblies, he became the 4th Governor of Gyeonggi Province to be elected by popular vote in 2006.
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Ohm Ki-young
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 74)
- Occupations
- journalist
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Ohm Ki-Young is a popular news anchor and the former CEO of Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation in South Korea.
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Lee Jae-gyu
- Occupations
- film directortelevision director
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Lee Jae-kyoo is a South Korean television and film director. Lee directed the television series, Damo (2003), Fashion 70's (2005), Beethoven Virus (2008), The King 2 Hearts (2012) and All of Us Are Dead (2022), as well as the films The Influence (2010), The Fatal Encounter (2014) and Intimate Strangers (2018).
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Yi Mun-yol
- Occupations
- writernovelist
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Yi Mun-yol is a South Korean writer. Yi's given name at birth was Yol; the character, Mun (which translates as "writer"), was added after he took up a writing career. His works include novels, short stories and Korean adaptations of classic Chinese novels as well as political and social commentaries. An informal count has estimated that over 30 million copies of his books have been sold and, as of 2021, they have been translated into 21 languages. His works have garnered many literary awards and many have been adapted for film and television.
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Lee Han-dong
- Occupations
- politician
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Lee Han-dong was a South Korean politician. He served from May 2000 to July 2002 as the prime minister of South Korea.
