List of Famous people born in South Korea

Ahn Sang-soo

First Name Ahn
Last Name Sang-soo
Born on February 9, 1946 (age 80)

Ahn Sang-soo is a South Korean politician. He was chairman of the Grand National Party, the precursor to the Saenuri Party. He was the Mayor of Changwon from 2014 to 2018. He hopes to improve that city's bicycle-sharing plan.

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So Joo-yeon

First Name So
Last Name Joo-yeon
Born on December 31, 1993 (age 32)
Born in South Korea, Seoul

So Joo-yeon is a South Korean model and actress under LSAC Model. She starred in the Korean television series Dr. Romantic 2 (2020).

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Kim Jin-kyung

First Name Kim
Last Name Jin-kyung
Born on March 3, 1997 (age 29)
Born in South Korea

Kim Jin-kyung is a South Korean model and actress. In 2012, she participated in OnStyle's Korea's Next Top Model, becoming the runner up. She made her acting debut in 2016, with the web-drama Yellow.

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Wax

조선미
Born on May 31, 1976 (age 49)
Born in South Korea

Cho Hye-ri, better known by her stage name Wax, is a South Korean pop singer and musical actress. She debuted in 1998 as the lead vocalist of the rock band DOG. She released her first solo album, The Diary of Mom, in 2000. Wax made her acting debut in 2007 with a main role in the musical Fixing My Makeup, the plot of which is based on her hit song of the same name.

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Kwon Eun-bi

First Name Kwon
Last Name Eun-bi
Born on September 27, 1995 (age 30)
Born in South Korea

Kwon Eun-bi, also known by the mononym Eunbi, is a South Korean singer and musical actress. She debuted as a member of the short-lived girl group Ye-A under the stage name Kazoo in 2014 before leaving the group and signing a contract with Woollim Entertainment. In 2018, she participated on the survival show Produce 48, finishing in seventh place, which allowed her to debut as a member and the leader of the show's girl group Iz*One.

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Cho Gun-woo

First Name Cho
Last Name Gun-woo
Born on August 30, 1988 (age 37)

Cho Gun-woo is a South Korean badminton player from Samsung Electro-Mechanics, and joined the club since 2007.

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Kim Hye-seong

First Name Kim
Last Name Hye-seong
Born on January 14, 1988 (age 38)
Born in South Korea

Kim Hye-sung is a South Korean actor and model.

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Kim Ki-jung

Kim Gi-jung or Kim Ki-jung is a South Korean badminton player. He competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event.

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Moon Kook-hyun

First Name Moon
Last Name Kook-hyun
Born on January 12, 1949 (age 77)
Born in South Korea

Moon Kook-hyun is the leader of the Creative Korea Party, who served as a well-known business manager and civil environmental campaigner in South Korea before entering his political career.

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Son Hyeon-ju

First Name Son
Last Name Hyeon-ju
Born on June 24, 1965 (age 60)
Born in South Korea

Son Hyun-joo is a South Korean actor. Since 1991, he has starred in numerous television series and films, such as First Love (1996), To Be With You (2002), My Rosy Life (2005), Tazza (2008), My Too Perfect Sons (2009), Definitely Neighbors (2010), Secretly, Greatly (2013), and Empire of Gold (2013).

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