100 Notable alumni of
Yonsei University
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Yonsei University is 148th in the world, 25th in Asia, and 2nd in South Korea by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Yonsei 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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Bong Joon-ho
- Enrolled in Yonsei University
- 1988-1995 graduated with bachelor's degree in sociology
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriterpoliticiantelevision producer
- Biography
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Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. The recipient of three Academy Awards, his filmography is characterised by emphasis on social and class themes, genre-mixing, black humor, and sudden tone shifts.
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Lu Han
- Occupations
- television actormodelsingeractorrecording artist
- Biography
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Lu Han, also known mononymously as Luhan, is a Chinese singer, actor, and dancer. He was a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-group Exo-M, before leaving the group in October 2014. That year, he was ranked the sixth most popular entertainment star in China by China National Radio. In 2017, Lu Han was listed as the second highest-paid celebrity in the Forbes China Celebrity 100, behind only Fan Bingbing.
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J.Y. Park
- Occupations
- television actoractorsinger-songwriterjazz musicianrecord producer
- Biography
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Park Jin-young, also known by his stage names J. Y. Park and The Asiansoul or the initials JYP, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive, and reality television show judge. Park rose to stardom as a singer following the release of his 1994 debut album, Blue City. In 1997, he became the founder of JYP Entertainment, one of the most profitable entertainment agencies in South Korea. As the former head of JYP Entertainment (May 1997–Feb 2011), Park has developed and managed highly successful K-pop artists including Rain, Wonder Girls, 2PM, Miss A, Got7, Day6, Twice, Stray Kids, Itzy, Xdinary Heroes and Nmixx, as well as Mandopop group Boy Story and J-pop group (Nizi Project Season 1-2) NiziU and Nexz.
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Park Gyu-young
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Park Gyu-young is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in the dramas It's Okay to Not Be Okay (2020), Sweet Home (2020), Dali & Cocky Prince (2021), Celebrity (2023) and A Good Day to Be a Dog (2023).
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Baek Jong-won
- Occupations
- chefwritertelevision personalitybusinessperson
- Biography
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Baek Jong-won, sometimes spelled Paik Jong-won, is a South Korean chef. He is the main host of the SBS' cooking television series Baek Jong-won's Top 3 Chef King, Baek Jong-won's Food Truck, and Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant.
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Seo Jang-hoon
- Occupations
- television personalitybasketball player
- Biography
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Seo Jang-hoon is a South Korean former professional basketball player, who is currently active as an entertainer and variety show star.
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Ahn Nae-sang
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Ahn Nae-sang is a South Korean actor. He began his career on the stage, and in 1994 made his film debut in the Bong Joon-ho short film Baeksekin ("White Man" or "White-collar worker"), followed by Jang Sun-woo's Bad Movie in 1997. He has since starred in numerous films, with supporting roles in Lee Chang-dong's Oasis and Poetry, and a leading role in Hoichori ("Cane"). He also appears in television series, notably Conspiracy in the Court, First Wives' Club, Three Brothers, High Kick: Revenge of the Short Legged, and The Light in Your Eyes.
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Hwang Ui-jo
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Hwang Ui-jo is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Alanyaspor, on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest, and the South Korea national team.
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Jun Hyun-moo
- Occupations
- television presenterjournalistbroadcaster
- Biography
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Jun Hyun-moo is a South Korean host and television personality. Before becoming a host, he was a news anchor and radio announcer.
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Sun Sheng Xi
- Occupations
- recording artistsinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Sun Sheng Xi, also known as Shi Shi (Chinese: 希希), is a Taiwanese-South Korean singer, songwriter and record producer.
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Yun Dong-ju
- Occupations
- poet
- Biography
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Yun Dong-ju or Yoon Dong-ju was a Korean poet. He is known for his lyric poetries and for his poems dedicated to the Korean independence movement against the Empire of Japan.
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Kang Kyung-hwa
- Occupations
- diplomatpoliticianinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Kang Kyung-wha is a South Korean diplomat and politician who served as the first female Foreign Minister of South Korea under President Moon Jae-in from 2017 to 2021 as well as the first woman nominated for and appointed to the position. She is also the first Korean woman to hold a high-level position in the United Nations. Previously, Kang was the first non-exam-taker to become a director-general in the ministry. She is the first South Korean foreign minister to join the official South Korean delegation for the inter-Korean summit as well as to visit Pyongyang, the North Korean capital. Kang is the incoming president and CEO of the Asia Society.
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Kim Yong-gun
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Kim Yong-gun is a South Korean actor. His sons Ha Jung-woo and Cha Hyun-woo are also actors.
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Shin Hyun-jun
- Occupations
- television actormodelfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Shin Hyun-joon is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in Barefoot Ki-bong, Stairway to Heaven and the Marrying the Mafia sequels, and as the photographer in the popular music video "Because I'm A Girl" by KISS. In the Korean press he is nicknamed as 아랍왕자 ("Prince of Arab") due to his foreign look and long eyelashes.
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Yoon Jong-shin
- Occupations
- songwritersingerfilm actorrecord producercomposer
- Biography
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Yoon Jong-shin is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, and the CEO of Mystic Story.
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Park Jin-hee
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Park Jin-hee is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the television series Please Come Back, Soon-ae (2006), War of Money (2007), and Giant (2010), as well as for the film Shadows in the Palace (2007).
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Kim Tae-yong
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm director
- Biography
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Kim Tae-yong is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. After his feature directorial debut Memento Mori (1999), he helmed the critically-acclaimed Family Ties (2006), and the English-language remake Late Autumn (2010).
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Jang Hyun-soo
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Jang Hyun-soo is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa.
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Han Kang
- Occupations
- novelistjournalistwriter
- Biography
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Han Kang is a South Korean writer. She won the Man Booker International Prize for fiction in 2016 for The Vegetarian, a novel about a woman's descent into mental illness and neglect from her family. The novel is also one of the first of her books to be translated into English.
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Choi Hee-seo
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Choi Hee-seo is a South Korean actress. She is best known for portraying anarchist Fumiko Kaneko in the 2017 historical film Anarchist from Colony. For this role, she set a record of winning eleven acting accolades in a single award season, whilst also achieving an unprecedented feat of winning both Best New Actress and Best Actress at the Grand Bell Awards.
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Oh Sang-jin
- Occupations
- actortelevision presentertelevision actor
- Biography
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Oh Sang-jin is a South Korean former news anchor, television personality, and actor.
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Na Young-seok
- Occupations
- television producertelevision director
- Biography
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Na Yeong-seok, often known by his nickname Na PD, is a South Korean television producer and director. Na is best known for producing the popular variety-reality shows 2 Days & 1 Night, New Journey to the West, Grandpas Over Flowers, Three Meals a Day, Youn's Kitchen, Youn's Stay and their spin-offs.
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Song Chong-gug
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Song Chong-gug is a retired South Korean footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. At international level, he represented the South Korea national football team at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Woo Hyun
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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Woo Hyun is a South Korean actor, and former democracy activist.
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Son Yeon-jae
- Occupations
- rhythmic gymnast
- Biography
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Son Yeon Jae KTM is a retired South Korean individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a former member of the South Korean national gymnastics team, based in Taereung, Seoul. Son is the 2014 Asian Games All-around Champion, the 2010 Asian Games All-around bronze medalist, three-time (2016, 2015, 2013) Asian Championships All-around Champion. She is the first and only South Korean individual rhythmic gymnast to win a medal at the World Championships, FIG World Cup series, Universiade and the Asian Games.
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Jiyai Shin
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Jiyai Shin is a former world No. 1 ranked South Korean professional golfer who primarily plays on the LPGA of Japan Tour. She previously played primarily on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA). She has broken existing KLPGA records, winning 10 events in 19 starts on the KLPGA Tour in 2007. In 2008, playing only 10 tournaments on the LPGA Tour as a non-member, she won three events, including the Women's British Open and the ADT Championship. She has been ranked No. 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for 25 weeks and was the first Asian to be ranked No. 1. With 64 wins worldwide on six different tours, she is the winningest Korean golfer, male or female, of all time.
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Park Beom-kye
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Park Beom-kye is a South Korean politician who served as Minister of Justice under President Moon Jae-in from 2021 to 2022 and a three-term parliamentarian representing Daejeon from 2012.
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Yu In-chon
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Yu In-chon is a South Korean actor and the current Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism under president Yoon Suk Yeol, the position which he previously held under president Lee Myung-bak. He was formerly the Special Presidential Adviser on Culture and Sports.
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Nam Kyung-pil
- Occupations
- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Nam Kyung-pil is a South Korean politician who served as the 34th governor of Gyeonggi Province from 2014 to 2018. Before his election, he had been a member of the National Assembly since 1998, representing Paldal-gu. In 2016, he left the Saenuri Party because of President Park Geun-hye's scandal. He helped establish the new Bareun Party with other conservative politicians who left Saenuri.
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John A Linton
- Occupations
- physicianacademic
- Biography
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John Alderman Linton, also known by his Korean name Ihn Yo-han (Korean: 인요한), is an American and South Korean physician. He is the director of Yonsei University's International Health Care Center at Severance Hospital.
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Song Young-gil
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Song Young-gil is a South Korean politician who served as the Leader of the centre-liberal Democratic Party from 2 May 2021 until 10 March 2022. He was Member of the National Assembly, as well as the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee of the 21st National Assembly. He also held various positions such as the Chair of the Democratic Party's Special Committee on Peace and Cooperation in Northeast Asia and as the Chair of the Presidential Committee on Northern Economic Cooperation. He previously served as Mayor of Incheon from 2010 to 2014. Prior to serving as mayor, he was a democratic movement student activist and a member of the Korean National Assembly for three terms. He is a practicing Catholic.
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Kim Si-woo
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Kim Si-woo, also known as Si Woo Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2017 Players Championship to become the youngest ever winner of the event at age 21.
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Koo Bon-moo
- Occupations
- chief executive officerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Koo Bon-moo was a South Korean business executive, who gained worldwide fame as the renamer and business executive of the LG Group.
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Ha Seung-Jin
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ha Seung-Jin is a retired South Korean professional basketball player who has played in the NBA and the NBA D-League. He was a second round draft pick (46th overall) of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2004 NBA draft. At 7 ft 3 in, 305 lb, he was among the largest players in the NBA. He is also the first (and as of December 2023), only South Korean to play in the NBA.
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Lee A-hyeon
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Lee Ah-hyun is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in the television drama Daughter of a Rich Family, for which she won Best New Actress at the 1994 KBS Drama Awards.
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Lee Soon-ja
- Biography
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Lee Soon-ja is the widow of South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan. She was the first lady when Chun Doo-hwan was in office, from 1980 to 1988.
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Choi Song-hyun
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- 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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Gong Ji-young
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Gong Jiyeong is a South Korean novelist.
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Ryu So-yeon
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Ryu So-yeon, also known as So Yeon Ryu, is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and on the LPGA of Korea Tour.
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Kim Young-ha
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Young-ha Kim is a modern South Korean writer.
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Lee Ki-poong
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lee Ki-poong was a South Korean politician and Vice President elect. He was the Minister of National Defense (May 7, 1951 – March 29, 1952) and Mayor of Seoul (June 6, 1949 – May 8, 1951). He was the leader of Liberal Party and supporter of Syngman Rhee (as a President). By the 1954 election, Lee became the most prominent member of the Liberal Party. The Liberal Party held power from 1948 to 1960.
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Woo Sang-ho
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Woo Sang-ho is a South Korean activist and politician who served as the interim President of the Democratic Party from 7 June 2022 to 29 August 2022. He previously served as the parliamentary leader of the party from 2016 to 2017. He has been the Member of the National Assembly for Seodaemun 1st constituency from 2004 to 2008, and since 2012.
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Kim Min-woo
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Kim Min-woo is a South Korean football player who is currently playing for K League 1 club Ulsan HD.
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Her Eun-a
- Years
- 1972-.. (age 52)
- Enrolled in Yonsei University
- Graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Heo Eun-ah is a South Korean politician from the People Power Party who has been a member of the National Assembly since 2020.
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Gim Yujeong
- Occupations
- novelistwriter
- Biography
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Gim Yu-jeong or Kim Yu-jŏng was a Korean novelist. He is one of the famous novelists of Korea, also recognised as the icon of Chuncheon, where he was born. Gim You-jeong Literature Village and Gimyujeong Station, both located in Chuncheon was named after him.
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Kim Do-hoon
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Kim Do-hoon is a South Korean professional football manager and former player.
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Ahn Ji-hyun
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Ahn Ji-hyun is a South Korean actress.
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Han Seung-soo
- Occupations
- economistpoliticianuniversity teacherdiplomat
- Biography
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Han Seung-soo is a South Korean politician and diplomat. He served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea from 29 February 2008 to 28 September 2009. He was the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Envoy on Climate Change (2007–08) and for Disaster Risk Reduction and Water (2013–18), Special Advisor to the UN/World Bank High-Level Panel on Water (2016–18), Member of the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation Agency (UNSGAB, 2007–15), Member of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel for Global Sustainability (GSP, 2010–12), Founding Chair of Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI, 2010–12), Temasek International Panel Member (2004–18) and Independent Non-Executive Director of Standard Chartered plc (2010-2019).
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Ji Sang-wuk
- Enrolled in Yonsei University
- Studied civil engineering
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Ji Sang-wook is a South Korean academic and politician in the conservative Bareun Party. He is currently a member of the National Assembly for Jung-gu and Seongdong-gu, Seoul, and was previously head of the party's district organization in Jung-gu.
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Roh Soh-yeong
- Biography
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Roh Soh-yeong is a South Korean art museum director. She is the founder and director of Art Center Nabi.
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Heo Ung
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Heo Ung is a South Korean professional basketball player. He plays for Jeonju KCC Egis in the Korean Basketball League and the South Korean national team.
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Kim Hyun-mee
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kim Hyun-mee is a South Korean politician previously served as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) under President Moon Jae-in from 2017 to 2020. She is the first woman to lead this ministry since its creation in 1948.
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Ma Kwang-soo
- Occupations
- novelistuniversity teacheressayistpoetjournalist
- Biography
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Ma Kwang-soo was a South Korean poet, professor in Korean literature, novelist and essayist. He died in an apparent suicide in September 2017. For most of his life, he taught at Yonsei University. He was imprisoned for eight months, and discharged from his university for six years, for publishing 'sexually explicit' novels in 1995. His novel, Happy Sara (즐거운 사라) was deemed obscene by the Supreme Court and is banned for teenagers.
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Heo Hoon
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Heo Hoon is a South Korean professional basketball player. He plays for Suwon KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League and the South Korea national team.
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Kwak Yoon-gy
- Occupations
- short-track speed skater
- Biography
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Kwak Yoon-Gy is a South Korean short track speed skater. He is the 2012 Overall World Champion. He is also the two-time Olympics silver medalist in the 2010 and 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
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Sung-Joo Kim
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Sung-Joo Kim is Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Sungjoo Group and Chairperson of MCM Holding AG.
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Lee Kwang-jae
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 59)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lee Kwang-jae is a South Korean activist, labourer and politician. He was the former Governor of Gangwon from 2010 to 2011. He has been the Member of the National Assembly for Wonju 1st constituency since 2020 and was previously MP for Taebaek-Yeongwol-Pyeongchang-Jeongseon from 2004 to 2010.
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Huh Jung-moo
- Occupations
- association football managerassociation football player
- Biography
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Huh Jung-moo is a former South Korean football player and manager.
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Lee Geum-hee
- Occupations
- television presenter
- Biography
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Lee Geum-hee is a South Korean radio presenter, television announcer, television personality, and voice actress. She rose to prominence as a KBS announcer, hosting programs such as 6 o'clock My Hometown, Love Request, and Power Interview. Particularly, she left a lasting impression on viewers as the host of KBS Morning Garden for 18 years and the narrator of Human Theatre for approximately 10 years, infusing the programs with her distinctive touch. She was known as one of the nation's top broadcasting talents and has been honored with the title of "Nation's Announcer" by the public.
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Jung Seung-hyun
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Jung Seung-hyun is a South Korean footballer who plays as defender for Al-Wasl. He won two AFC Champions Leagues with Kashima Antlers and Ulsan Hyundai.
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Park Jong-woo
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Park Jong-woo is a South Korean football player, who currently plays for Busan IPark as a midfielder. He has previously played for the Chinese club Guangzhou R&F and also in the UAE Arabian Gulf League for Al Jazira and Emirates. He has represented South Korea at age group and senior level, including the Men's tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and was part of the South Korean squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
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Im Sang-soo
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm director
- Biography
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Im Sang-soo is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He has twice been invited to compete for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, with The Housemaid in 2010 and The Taste of Money in 2012.
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Kwak Jaesik
- Years
- 1982-.. (age 42)
- Enrolled in Yonsei University
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- science fiction writerresearcherchemist
- Biography
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Kwak Jaesik is a South Korean novelist, science fiction writer and chemist. He is best known for stories of ordinary people with plot twists of science fiction or fantasy elements. Some of his work has been adapted to television drama and comics.
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Choi Kyoung-hwan
- Enrolled in Yonsei University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Choi Kyoung-hwan is a South Korean politician who was a member of the National Assembly of South Korea in the Hannara Party. He represented the Gyeongsan-Cheongdo region of Gyeongsangbuk-do. Choi has promised to work for the extension of Daegu Subway Line 1 beyond the borders of Daegu to Gyeongsan, and to expand the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology. Choi was the acting Prime Minister from 27 April 2015 to 18 June 2015, following the departure of Lee Wan-koo.
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Choung Byoung-gug
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Choung Byoung-gug is a South Korean politician and the former Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. He was the leader of the centre-right Bareunmirae Party, and Chairman of the Special Committee on the 4th Industrial Revolution of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.
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Hur Jin-ho
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm director
- Biography
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Hur Jin-ho is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
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Moon Chung-in
- Occupations
- international forum participantdiplomat
- Biography
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Moon Chung-in is a Special Advisor to President Moon Jae-in of South Korea for Foreign Affairs and National Security. He is also a Distinguished University Professor of Yonsei University, Krause Distinguished Fellow, School of Policy and Global Strategy, University of California, San Diego, and co-Convener of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (APLN). He is currently serving as the editor-in-chief of Global Asia. On 21 May 2017, Moon Chung-in was nominated by President Moon Jae-in as a special advisor on unification, diplomacy and national security affairs.
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Horan
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Choi Soo-jin, better known by her stage name Horan (Hangul: 호란) is a South Korean singer and actress. She is the female vocalist of the South Korean electropop band Clazziquai that was formed in 2001 and debuted in 2004 with the album Instant Pig. She is also the vocalist of the rock band Ibadi.
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Kim Sung-kyung
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Kim Sung-kyung is a South Korean television personality and actress. Kim joined the broadcasting network SBS in 1993 as a news presenter, notably as the weekend anchor for the SBS Eight O'Clock News. She left SBS in 2002 to go freelance, and also became a planning director for the "edutainment" company SangSang and I in 2007. Kim made her acting debut in 2014 (her older sister is actress Kim Sung-ryung), and has appeared in Korean dramas such as City of the Sun (2015).
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Woo Ji-Won
- Years
- 1973-.. (age 51)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Woo Ji-won is a South Korean retired professional basketball player. He played for three different teams over a fourteen-year career, the longest of which was spent at Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus, who retired his number 10 shirt after his retirement. He was nicknamed "Prince of the Court" (코트의 황태자).
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Kim Ju-young
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Kim Ju-young is a South Korean former football player.
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Lee Ju-yeol
- Occupations
- economistbanker
- Biography
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Lee Ju-yeol is a South Korean economist and technocrat served as the 25th Governor of the Bank of Korea, the South Korean central bank, from 2014 to 2022. He was re-nominated for the governorship by President Moon Jae-in and the nomination was confirmed by the National Assembly, thus renewing his governorship to March 2022 and becoming the first central bank Governor to be appointed for a second term throughout the history of the nation. He also serves as the Alternate Governor representing South Korea on the IMF Board.
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Ida Daussy
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Ida Daussy, also known by her Korean name Seo Hye-na, is a South Korean celebrity. Born in France, she came to South Korea in the 1990s and is currently a professor at the Department of French Language & Culture of Sookmyung Women's University. She received a presidential citation in 2005 by the South Korean government. Her television work turned her into a "household name" in South Korea.
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Paul Yoo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Yoo Jeong-bok is a South Korean public servant and politician who is the current mayor of Incheon since July 1, 2022 and was also from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018.
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An Chi-hwan
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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An Chi-hwan is a South Korean singer, song-writer, and producer. A former member of Nochatsa, he is one of the notable 386 singer.
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Park Jae-hong
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Park Jae-hong is a retired South Korean outfielder in the KBO League. Park was considered one of the best five-tool players in the KBO. He was the first player in KBO history to have 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases (in 1996) and the only player to have more than two seasons of 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases, doing so a record three times: (1996, 1998 and 2000). He was a 30-30 player in his debut season (1996), the only person to do so until Mike Trout, who did it in 2012.
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Kim Yong-dae
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Kim Yong-dae is a South Korean former football goalkeeper who last played for Ulsan Hyundai. He is considered one of South Korea's best goalkeepers even to the point where he had been nicknamed by fans as "Yong Der Sar" in reference to former Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar of Manchester United and the Netherlands.
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Chu Ki-chol
- Occupations
- pastor
- Biography
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Chu Ki-chol was a Korean Presbyterian minister and martyr. After having dropped out of Yonhi College due to poor health and being briefly associated with the March 1st Movement for the independence of Korea, Chu attended a faith meeting of Kim Ik-du. Thereafter, he sought a career in ministry, enrolling first at the Pyongyang Theological Seminary becoming a deacon. Chu was ordained a minister in 1926 and served as one in Pusan, Masan, and Pyongyang.
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Lee Soo-jung
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- psychologist
- Biography
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Soo Jung Lee is a South Korean forensic psychologist, professor of forensic psychology at Kyonggi University in Seoul, and part of the country's first generation of criminal profilers. She has been named part of BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019, in the leadership category. Lee has worked numerous high-profile murder cases, and believes stalking is what leads to more serious crimes. As a result of this she helped introduce an anti-stalking bill now passed in South Korea.
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Kitack Lim
- Occupations
- diplomatpoliticianinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Kitack Lim is a South Korean maritime official who served as a previous Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization.
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Kim Joo-hee
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Kim Joo-hee is a South Korean TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Korea 2006. She is former Seoul Broadcasting System announcer and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant.
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Chang Kang-myoung
- Occupations
- writerjournalist
- Biography
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Chang Kang-myoung is a South Korean writer.
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Cho Jeong-sik
- Years
- 1963-.. (age 61)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Cho Jeong-sik is a South Korean politician and chief policymaker of the Democratic Party of Korea. He is a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.
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Baek Sung-dong
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Baek Sung-dong is a South Korean football Midfielder who plays for K League 1 side Pohang Steelers.
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Na Woon-gyu
- Occupations
- actorfilm directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Na Woon-gyu was a Korean actor, screenwriter and director. He is widely considered the most important filmmaker in early Korean cinema, and possibly Korea's first true movie star. Since he often wrote, directed and acted in his films, he has even been said to have started the auteur film-making tradition in Korea.
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Kim Un-yong
- Occupations
- politiciantaekwondo athlete
- Biography
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Kim Un-yong or Un Yong Kim was a South Korean sports administrator, vice-president of the International Olympic Committee, and founding member of the WTF executive board. Kim Un-yong was elected the president of the Korean Taekwondo Association on 23 January 1971. He received a doctorate in political science in 1963 from the Yonsei University. Kim retired from the WTF presidency in 2004 and was succeeded by Chungwon Choue.
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Kim Dong-jun
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Kim Dong-jun is a South Korean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Jeju United and South Korea national team.
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Cho Kwang-rae
- Occupations
- association football managerassociation football player
- Biography
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Cho Kwang-rae is a former South Korean football player and manager. He is the current director of Daegu FC.
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Kim Kyung-tae
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Kim Kyung-tae, also known as K.T. Kim, is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour and the Korean Tour.
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Ha Soo Bin
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Ha Soo-bin is a South Korean singer, songwriter, music producer, architect, and fashion designer.
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Song Sok-ze
- Occupations
- novelistpoetwriteractor
- Biography
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Song Sokze is a South Korean writer, poet and painter.
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Oh Yeon-ho
- Occupations
- businesspersonjournalist
- Biography
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Oh Yeon-ho is the founder of "citizen journalism" in South Korea, and CEO of OhmyNews a new approach to cyber-journalism in which ordinary citizens can contribute to a major news organization through being at news events, filing reports, and having their work verified and edited by trained news staff. He is seen as one of the pivotal figures in the contemporary culture of South Korea.
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Choi Jun-yong
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Choi Jun-yong is a South Korean basketball player for Busan KCC Egis former Seoul SK Knights and the South Korean national team.
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Kim Jong-hoon
- Years
- 1952-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kim Jong-hoon is a South Korean diplomat and politician who served as a parliamentarian and Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He played a major role in the South Korea–United States Free Trade Agreement.
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Lee Jang-soo
- Occupations
- association football managerassociation football player
- Biography
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Lee Jang-soo is a South Korean association football manager and a former player. As a player, he had the distinction of being one of the first fully professional footballers to play in the newly formed Korean Super League in the inaugural 1983 league season, however it has been as a manager where he has distinguished himself particularly within China where he has gone on to twice win the Chinese FA Cup with Chongqing Lifan and Qingdao Beilaite. He has also achieved a successful spell back home within South Korea with FC Seoul when he won the K-League Cup, however he has continued to return to China where he was the manager of Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande whose appointment also makes him the longest serving foreign coach within Chinese football.
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Kim Ho-kon
- Occupations
- association football managerassociation football player
- Biography
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Kim Ho-kon is a South Korean football manager and former football player who played as a sweeper or right back. He was the captain of the South Korea national football team in the 1978 Asian Games where they won the gold medal. He also managed Ulsan Hyundai from 2009 to 2013, and was noted for his attractive tactics, nicknamed the "Iron mace football" by showing a mortal blow during the defensive play. In 2012, he won the 2012 AFC Champions League, and was named the Asian Coach of the Year. However, he resigned from the team after coming a close second in the 2013 K League 1.
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Kim Tae-sul
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kim Tae-sul is a South Korean retired basketball player. During his fourteen-year professional career, Kim played for five different teams, the longest stint being at Anyang KGC where he won the KBL Championship. He was also a member of the South Korea national team and participated in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and two Asian Games.
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Eun Hee-kyung
- Occupations
- writerpoet
- Biography
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Eun Heekyung is a South Korean writer.
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Park Soon-ae
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 59)
- Enrolled in Yonsei University
- Graduated with master's degree
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- professor
- Biography
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Park Soon-ae is a South Korean professor of public policy at Seoul National University who served as Education Minister and ex officio Deputy Prime Minister of Social Affairs under President Yoon Suk-yeol in 2022.
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Lee Jong-beom
- Years
- 1982-.. (age 42)
- Occupations
- comics artist
- Biography
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Lee Jong-beom is a South Korean webtoon artist. He is best known for writing the webtoon Dr. Frost. He has also appeared in The Genius: Black Garnet in 2014.
