List of Famous people born in South Korea

Kim Jung-sook

First Name Kim
Last Name Jung-sook
Born on November 15, 1954 (age 71)
Born in South Korea

Kim Jung-sook is a South Korean classical singer who is currently the First Lady of the Republic of South Korea and spouse of Moon Jae-in, the 12th President of South Korea.

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Seo Ji-seok

서종욱
First Name Seo
Last Name Ji-seok
Born on September 9, 1981 (age 44)
Born in South Korea

Seo Ji-seok is a South Korean actor. He is best known for playing in the long-running TV series, notably in the 167-episode KBS1 daily drama Pure in Heart, which brought him to win Best New Actor at the 2006 KBS Drama Awards.

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Choi Bo-min

First Name Choi
Last Name Bo-min
Born on August 24, 2000 (age 25)

Choi Bo-min, professionally known by the mononym Bomin, is a South Korean singer, actor and host. He is a member of Golden Child. He made his acting debut with a lead role in the web-drama A-TEEN 2 (2019) and hosted the KBS music program Music Bank from July 5, 2019 to July 17, 2020.

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Oh Sang-jin

First Name Oh
Last Name Sang-jin
Born on February 15, 1980 (age 46)
Born in South Korea

Oh Sang-jin is a South Korean former news anchor, television personality, and actor.

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Kim Yeong-min

First Name Kim
Last Name Yeong-min
Born on November 5, 1971 (age 54)
Born in South Korea

Kim Young-min (Korean: 김영민), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in television series My Mister (2018), Crash Landing on You (2019), The World of the Married (2020), and Military Prosecutor Doberman (2022).

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Jo Jae-yun

First Name Jo
Last Name Jae-yun
Born on September 15, 1974 (age 51)

Jo Jae-yoon is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 2003 and has since starred as a supporting actor in numerous films and television series, including The Man from Nowhere (2010), The Chaser (2012), Gu Family Book (2013), and The Suspect (2013). Jo also appears in the variety-reality show Animals (2015).

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Ock Joo-hyun

First Name Ock
Born on March 20, 1980 (age 46)
Born in South Korea

Ock Joo-hyun is a South Korean singer and musical theatre actress, known mostly for her role as the lead singer of the South Korean girl group Fin.K.L. After their unofficial breakup in 2002, Ock released three solo albums and has participated in musicals, namely Wicked, Aida, Chicago, Cats, 42nd Street, and The Count of Monte Cristo.

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Kwon Tae-won

First Name Kwon
Last Name Tae-won
Born on March 18, 1961 (age 65)
Born in South Korea
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Baek Il-seob

First Name Baek
Last Name Il-seob
Born on June 10, 1944 (age 81)

Baek Il-seob is a South Korean film and television actor. In recent years he appeared in the family dramas Mom's Dead Upset, My Too Perfect Sons and Ojakgyo Brothers.

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Hyomin

박선영
Born on May 30, 1989 (age 36)
Born in South Korea

Park Sun-young, known professionally as Hyomin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actress. She is a member of South Korean girl group T-ara. Apart from her group's activities, Hyomin has also starred in various television dramas such as My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox (2010), Gye Baek (2011), The Thousandth Man (2012), and in various films such as Gisaeng Ryung (2011) and Jinx!!! (2013). She debuted as a solo artist with her debut EP, Make Up, on June 30, 2014.

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