100 Notable alumni of
Yonsei University
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Yonsei University is 151st 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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Lu Han
- Occupations
- modeldanceractorsinger
- 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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Bong Joon-ho
- Enrolled in Yonsei University
- 1988-1995 graduated with bachelor's degree in sociology
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm directortelevision producerpolitician
- Biography
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Bong Joon Ho is a South Korean filmmaker. His work is characterized by emphasis on social and class themes, genre-mixing, dark comedy, and sudden tone shifts. The recipient of numerous accolades, Bong has won three Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and five Asian Film Awards. In 2017, he was included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century, and in 2020, he was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time and among the Bloomberg 50.
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J.Y. Park
- Occupations
- film directordancerrecord producertelevision actortelevision producer
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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.
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Park Gyu-young
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Park Gyu-young is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for her roles in the Netflix series Sweet Home (2020), for which she was nominated for Best New Actress, and season 2 and 3 of Squid Game (2024–2025).
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Han Kang
- Enrolled in Yonsei University
- Studied in 1989-1993
- Occupations
- writerpoetnovelistshort story writer
- Biography
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Han Kang is a South Korean writer. From 2007 to 2018, she taught creative writing at the Seoul Institute of the Arts. Han rose to international prominence for her novel The Vegetarian, which became the first Korean language novel to win the International Booker Prize for fiction in 2016. Han is the first Asian woman and Korean to be a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, receiving the award in 2024 in recognition of her "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life".
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Justin Chon
- Occupations
- television actorfilm directoractortelevision producerYouTuber
- Biography
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Justin Jitae Chon is a Korean-American actor and filmmaker. He has directed four films, Gook (2017), Ms. Purple (2019), Blue Bayou (2021), and Jamojaya. He is also known for portraying Eric Yorkie in The Twilight Saga film series. He is a member of the K-pop parody group Boys Generally Asian.
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Paik Jong-won
- Occupations
- writerchefbusinesspersontelevision personality
- Biography
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Paik Jong-won, sometimes spelled Baek Jong-won, is a South Korean businessman. In television, he is known as the main host of the cooking television series Baek Jong-won's Top 3 Chef King (2015–2017), Baek Jong-won's Food Truck (2017), Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant (2018–2021), and one of two main judges in the cooking competition Netflix series Culinary Class Wars (2024).
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Seo Jang-hoon
- Occupations
- basketball playertelevision personality
- 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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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 striker for Süper Lig club Alanyaspor and the South Korea national team.
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Lee Boo-jin
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Lee Boo-jin is a South Korean businesswoman who is the president and chief executive of one of Seoul's leading hotels and conference centers, Hotel Shilla, since 2010. Lee has been dubbed by the media as "Little Lee Kun-hee" and is regarded as a successful businesswoman for her work in Hotel Shilla. She is the younger sister of Samsung Electronics executive chairman Lee Jae-yong, and the older sister of Lee Seo-hyun, chairman of Samsung Welfare Foundation.
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Ahn Nae-sang
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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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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Jun Hyun-moo
- Occupations
- broadcasterjournalisttelevision presenterannouncer
- Biography
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Jun Hyun-moo is a South Korean host and television personality. Before becoming a host, he was a KBS news anchor and radio announcer.
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Sun Sheng Xi
- Occupations
- singer-songwriterrecording artist
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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
- poetindependence activist
- 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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Shin Hyun-jun
- Occupations
- modeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Shin Hyun-joon is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Bichunmoo (2000), Guns & Talks (2001), Marrying the Mafia II (2005) and its sequel, Barefoot Ki-bong (2006), as well as the television series Stairway to Heaven (2003–2004). He is also known as the photographer in the popular music video "Because I'm A Girl" by KISS. In the Korean press, he is nicknamed the "Arab Prince" due to his foreign look and long eyelashes.
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Kim Yong-gun
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm 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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Kang Kyung-hwa
- Occupations
- diplomatpoliticianannouncer
- Biography
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Kang Kyung-wha is a South Korean diplomat and politician who was 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 South 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 at 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. Kang now serves as the president and CEO of the Asia Society. Since 2025, Kang has served as the 29th ambassador of South Korea to the United States.
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Park Jin-hee
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- 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
- film directorscreenwriter
- 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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Na Young-seok
- Occupations
- television directortelevision producer
- 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, Earth Arcade and their spin-offs.
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Yoon Jong-shin
- Occupations
- singersongwritercomposerrecord producerfilm actor
- 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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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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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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Choi Hee-seo
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm directoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Choi Hee-seo, born Choi Moon-kyung (최문경), 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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Woo Hyun
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Woo Hyun is a South Korean actor and former democracy activist.
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Oh Sang-jin
- Occupations
- television actortelevision presenteractorannouncer
- Biography
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Oh Sang-jin is a South Korean former news anchor, television personality, and actor.
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Ihn Yo-han
- Occupations
- academicphysician
- Biography
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Ihn Yo-han is an American and South Korean physician and politician who served as a member of the 22nd National Assembly of South Korea from 2024 to 2025. He received South Korean citizenship in 2012. Since 1991, he has been the director of Yonsei University's International Health Care Center at Severance Hospital.
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Yu In-chon
- Occupations
- film actoractorstage actor
- Biography
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Yu In-chon is a South Korean actor who served as the minister of culture, sports and tourism from 2008 to 2011 and from 2023 to 2025. He was formerly the special presidential adviser on culture and sports.
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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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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 60+ wins worldwide on six different tours, she is the winningest Korean golfer, male or female, of all time.
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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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Woo Won-shik
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Woo Won-shik is a South Korean politician who has served as the speaker of the 22nd National Assembly of South Korea since June 2024. He was a member of the National Assembly for Nowon, Seoul from 2004 to 2008 and returned to office in 2012. He was a member of Democratic Party of Korea prior to his election as speaker in 2024. As speaker, he led the National Assembly's response to the martial law crisis and the subsequent impeachments of President Yoon Suk Yeol and Acting President Han Duck-soo.
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Park Beom-kye
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgepolitician
- Biography
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Park Beom-kye is a South Korean politician who has served in the National Assembly representing Daejeon since 2012. He also served as the Minister of Justice under President Moon Jae-in from 2021 to 2022.
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Song Young-gil
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- 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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Nam Kyung-pil
- Occupations
- politician
- 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 District. 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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Ha Seung-Jin
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ha Seung-jin is a South Korean former 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 tallest players in the NBA. He is also the first and only South Korean to have played in the NBA.
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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. Song has played abroad for football clubs in the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and China. At international level, he represented the South Korea national football team at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Her Eun-a
- Enrolled in Yonsei University
- Graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- crew memberbusinesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Her Eun-a is a South Korean politician and former entrepreneur.
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Oh Eun-Young
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 61)
- Occupations
- academicpsychiatrist
- Biography
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Oh Eun-young is a South Korean pediatric psychiatrist and television host. She is the host of My Golden Kids, a weekly show that consults children with emotional and behavioral disorders. Oh also operates a hospital and four counseling centers.
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Koo Bon-moo
- Occupations
- businesspersonchief executive officer
- 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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Lee Ki-poong
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lee Ki-poong [also spelled as Yi Ki-bong or Lee Gi-bung] was a South Korean politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party from 1954 to 1960 during which he was also serving as Speaker of the assembly, the Minister of National Defense from May 1951 to March 1952 (during which Lee presented a proposal to enhance the capabilities of the South Korean army), and the Mayor of Seoul from June 1949 to May 1951. Lee was a supporter of President Syngman Rhee and the leader of the Liberal Party, the ruling party of South Korea under Rhee during the First Republic from 1948 to 1960. By the 1954 election (which he failed to qualify as Vice President), Lee became the most prominent member of the Liberal Party, and was considered one of Rhee's closest right-hand men.
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Lee A-hyeon
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- 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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Gong Ji-young
- Occupations
- writerprose writer
- Biography
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Gong Jiyeong is a South Korean novelist.
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Yoon Ki-jung
- Years
- 1931-2023 (aged 92)
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Yoon Ki Joong was a South Korean economist. He was the father of former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol.
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Choi Song-hyun
- Occupations
- film actoractorannouncer
- 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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Kim Young-ha
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Young-ha Kim is a modern South Korean writer.
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Roh Soh-yeong
- Biography
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Roh Soh-yeong is a South Korean business executive who is the founder and director of Art Center Nabi.
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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 A constituency from 2004 to 2008, and since 2012.
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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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Choi Min-jeong
- Occupations
- short-track speed skater
- Biography
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Choi Min-jeong is a South Korean short track speed skater. She is a three-time Olympic Champion (2018, 2022), a four-time World Champion (2015, 2016, 2018, 2022), Four Continents Champion (2020), and the current world record holder for 1500m. Along with Chun Lee-kyung and Jin Sun-yu, Choi is widely regarded as one of the best female Korean short track speed skaters of all time.
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Gim Yujeong
- Occupations
- writernovelist
- Biography
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Gim Yujeong 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, are named after him.
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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 2 club Yongin FC.
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Kim Do-hoon
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Kim Do-hoon is a South Korean professional football manager and former player. He played for the South Korean national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
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Han Seung-soo
- Occupations
- economistdiplomatuniversity teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Han Seung-soo is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 2008 to 2009 under President Lee Myung-bak.
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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 Busan KCC Egis in the Korean Basketball League and the South Korean national team.
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Ji Sang-wuk
- Enrolled in Yonsei University
- Studied civil engineering
- Occupations
- university teacherpolitician
- 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 District and Seongdong District, Seoul, and was previously head of the party's district organization in Jung-gu.
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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 Busan KCC Egis of the Korean Basketball League and the South Korea national team.
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Huh Jung-moo
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Huh Jung-moo is a former South Korean football player and manager.
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Kwak Yoon-gy
- Occupations
- short-track speed skater
- Biography
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Kwak Yoon-Gy is a South Korean former 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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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 K League 1 club Ulsan HD and the South Korea national team. He won two AFC Champions Leagues with Kashima Antlers and Ulsan Hyundai.
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Woo Ji-Won
- Years
- 1973-.. (age 53)
- 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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Lee Kwang-jae
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 61)
- 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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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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Sung-Joo Kim
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Sung-Joo Kim is a South Korean businesswoman. She is the founder of Sungjoo Group and Chairperson of MCM Holding AG.
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Ahn Ji-hyun
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Ahn Ji-hyun is a South Korean actress.
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Kim Sung-kyung
- Occupations
- actorannouncer
- 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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Hur Jin-ho
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Hur Jin-ho is a South Korean film director and screenwriter.
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Lee Geum-hee
- Occupations
- television presenterannouncer
- Biography
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Lee Geum-hee is a South Korean radio presenter, television announcer, television personality, and voice actress. She became known as a KBS announcer, hosting programs such as 6 o'clock My Hometown, Love Request, and Power Interview. She notably hosted KBS Morning Garden for 18 years and the narrator of Human Theatre for approximately 10 years. She was known as one of the nation's top broadcasting talents and recognized by public with the title of "Nation's Announcer".
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Kwak Jaesik
- Years
- 1982-.. (age 44)
- Enrolled in Yonsei University
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- researcherscience fiction writerchemist
- Biography
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Kwak Jaesik is a South Korean novelist, science fiction writer and chemist. His pen name is Gerecter. 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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Im Sang-soo
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriter
- 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: first for The Housemaid in 2010, and then The Taste of Money in 2012.
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Park Jong-woo
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Park Jong-woo is a South Korean professional footballer who currently plays 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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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 North Gyeongsang Province. 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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Horan
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Choi Soo-jin, better known by her stage name Horan (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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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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Paul Yoo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Yoo Jeong-bok is a South Korean politician who has served as the mayor of Incheon since 2022. A member of the People Power Party, Yoo previously held the office from 2014 to 2018.
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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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Cho Jeong-sik
- Years
- 1963-.. (age 63)
- 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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Lee Ju-yeol
- Occupations
- bankereconomist
- Biography
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Lee Ju-yeol is a South Korean economist and technocrat who 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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Lee Soo-jung
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 62)
- 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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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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An Chi-hwan
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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An Chi-hwan is a South Korean singer, song-writer, and record 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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Chang Kang-myoung
- Occupations
- journalistwriter
- Biography
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Chang Kang-myoung is a South Korean science fiction writer.
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Jang Hye-young
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jang Hye-young is a South Korean politician and human rights activist for the disabled and the LGBTQ+ community. She is an incumbent lawmaker and has proposed anti-discrimination laws. Jang has an autistic sister. In 2018, she released a documentary about their shared life together. Jang is a member of the Progressive Justice Party of Korea.
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Kim Joo-hee
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestantannouncer
- Biography
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Kim Joo-hee is a South Korean tv host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Korea 2005. She is former Seoul Broadcasting System announcer and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant.
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Kitack Lim
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- 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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Lee Yu-bin
- Occupations
- short-track speed skater
- Biography
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Lee Yu-bin is a South Korean short track speed skater. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics in the Women's 1500 metres and Women's 3000 metre relay winning a silver medal.
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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 Thai League 1 side Ayutthaya United.
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Cho Kwang-rae
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Cho Kwang-rae is a former South Korean football midfielder and manager. He is the current director of Daegu FC.
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Park Hee-young
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Park Hee-young is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
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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 SK and South Korea national team.
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Kim Tae-sul
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kim Tae-sul is a South Korean basketball coach. 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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Kim Un-yong
- Occupations
- taekwondo athletepolitician
- 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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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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Oh Yeon-ho
- Occupations
- journalistbusinessperson
- 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 and the South Korean national team. He has previously also played for the Seoul SK Knights.
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Kim Dong-gil
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Kim Dong-gil was a South Korean poet and politician. A member of the Unification National Party and later the United Liberal Democrats, he served in the National Assembly from 1992 to 1996.
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Park Soon-ae
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 61)
- 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 former Education Minister who served under President Yoon Suk-yeol in July 2022 to August 2022.
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Song Sokze
- Occupations
- writerpoetnovelistactor
- Biography
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Song Sokze is a South Korean writer, poet and painter.
