List of Famous people born in South Korea
Kim Yoon-ji
Kim Yoon-ji is a Korean–American singer and actress in South Korea. She performs under the stage name NS Yoon-G and debuted in 2009 with the digital single "Head Hurts" under JTM Entertainment. She is now with VAST Entertainment. The "NS" in her name initially stood for "New Spirit", but was later changed to "New Star". Kim used her Korean name as a part of her stage name as she found "Christine" too difficult for Korean people to pronounce.
Shin Eun-jung
Shin Eun-jung is a South Korean actress. She has played supporting roles in television dramas such as The Legend (2007), East of Eden (2008) and Faith (2012).
Kang Hye-jung
Kang Hye-jung is a South Korean actress. Making her film debut in arthouse film Nabi (2001), she rose to stardom and critical acclaim in Park Chan-wook's 2003 revenge thriller Oldboy. She furthered her merit, gaining acting awards through Han Jae-rim's relationship drama Rules of Dating (2005), and Park Kwang-hyun's Korean War comedy Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005).
Kim Jin-woo
Kim Jin-woo is a South Korean actor and singer. He began his acting career in musical theatre, and has since starred in television series such as Queen and I (2012), The Birth of a Family (2012), Can't Stand Anymore (2013) and The Return of Hwang Geum-bok (2015).
Hwanhee
Hwang Yoon-Seok, better known as Hwanhee, is a South Korean singer, actor and a member of South Korean R&B duo Fly to the Sky.
Chae Min-seo
Chae Min-seo is a South Korean actress. Chae made her acting debut in 2002 with Champion, and has since played leading roles in horror film The Wig and the indies Loner (2008), Vegetarian (2010), Sookhee (2014) and Young Mother: What's Wrong with My Age? (2015). She actually shaved her head for the movie The Wig.
Kang Soo-il
Kang Soo-il is a Korean footballer.
Yoo Yeon-seong
Yoo Yeon-seong is a South Korean professional badminton player.
Lee In-hye
Lee In-hye is a South Korean actress.
Bang Si-hyuk
Bang Si-hyuk, known professionally as "Hitman" Bang, is a South Korean lyricist, composer, producer, and record executive. He is the founder and CEO of Big Hit Entertainment.