List of Famous people born in South Korea

Kim Yoon-seo is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2009, and has played supporting roles in television dramas such as Glass Mask (2012), You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin (2013) and 4 Legendary Witches (2014).

Kang Seung-yoon, known mononymously as Seungyoon or Yoon, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actor, and leader of boy group Winner. Appearing on the reality television singing contest Superstar K2 (2010), he rose to prominence after finishing in fourth place. Through the show he released the digital single "Instinctively", which became a number one hit, almost selling over 2 million copies. In January 2011, he was scouted by South Korean label YG Entertainment and officially debuted as a solo artist in July 2013 with the digital single "It Rains" (비가 온다) and as the leader of Winner in August 2014.

Shin Jin-seo is a South Korean professional Go player, ranked first in professional ratings as of 2020. He is the first person to reach an ELO of 3800.

Lee Su-hyun, is a South Korean singer. Following her appearance on the second installation of SBS audition program K-pop Star alongside her brother, she debuted as the vocalist of the sibling duo AKMU on April 7, 2014, under YG Entertainment after winning the show. Alongside Lee Hi, she was also part of the duo Hi Suhyun, formed in 2014, and debuted as a solo artist on October 16, 2020, with the digital single "Alien".

Park Myung-soo is a South Korean DJ, comedian, MC, singer, and songwriter who debuted on television in 1993, appearing on MBC. He co-hosted the top-rated comic variety programme Infinite Challenge and also hosted the Date at 2 o'clock radio show. He has released several music singles, including "Prince of the Sea", which was covered by LPG in 2007.

Hong Joon-pyo, also spelled as Hong Jun-pyo, is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who was the governor of South Gyeongsang Province. He was the presidential nominee of the Liberty Korea Party, known prior to the collapse of the Park Geun-hye administration as the Saenuri Party, in the 2017 South Korean presidential election. Often compared to the U.S. President Donald Trump, he has been nicknamed "Hong Trump" due to his aggressive campaigning style. He served as the Chairperson of the Liberty Korea Party from July 2017 to June 2018.

Seo Eun-kwang, also simply known as Eunkwang, is a South Korean singer, entertainer, musical actor and the leader and main vocalist of the South Korean boy group BtoB.

Park Shin-yang is a South Korean actor.

Kim So-ya is a South Korean singer, known mononymously as Soya. She debuted in 2010 as a member of the duo Soya n' Sun under 101 Entertainment.

Park Yeong-gyu is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in Attack the Gas Station, in which he plays the owner of the titular gas station, and Break Out, in which he plays a corrupt politician.