List of Famous people born in South Korea

Lee Ji-hyun, better known by her stage name Qri, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of girl group T-ara in July 2009, who went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.

Im Won-hee is a South Korean actor. Im was an alumnus of the legendary Daehak-ro theater troupe Mokhwa (Korean: 목화), starring in many of Jang Jin's stage plays. He made his film debut in Jang's black comedy The Happenings in 1998, and through the years has become one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean cinema, with notable roles in Three... Extremes and Le Grand Chef. But Im is best known for his iconic role Dachimawa Lee, which began in 2000 as the title character of a 35-minute short film that director Ryoo Seung-wan made as a parody/homage to '70s Korean genre action films. The internet short was enormously popular and received more than a million page views, and in 2008, Ryoo again cast Im in an action-comedy feature film based on the same character, Dachimawa Lee.

Kwon Hwa-woon is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his roles in Lie After Lie, Sky Castle, Doctor John, Zombie Detective and Mouse. He also appeared in movie Northern Limit Line as Corporal Kim Seung-hyun.

Choi Woo Hyuk is a former South Korean actor. He is best known for his role in the 2000 hit drama series Autumn in My Heart.

You Ho-jeong is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1991 and has been starring in television and film since. Roles include a divorcee whose husband lives next door in daily drama Definitely Neighbors (2010), and the grown-up protagonist in box office hit Sunny (2011).

Kim Do-yeon, better known by the mononym Doyeon, is a South Korean singer signed under Fantagio. She is best known as a contestant on the Mnet reality show Produce 101, and being a member of resulted group I.O.I, and as a member of Weki Meki and the special unit WJMK under Fantagio and Starship Entertainment. In 2018, she appeared on Law of the Jungle and made her acting debut in the drama Short (2018).

Kim Hyung-soo, better known by his stage name K.Will (Korean: 케이윌), is a South Korean singer. The name is a combination of the first letter 'K' of his last name 'Kim' and the English word 'Will', which means will. He debuted in 2007 and has since become known for his chart-topping ballads. He has also been dubbed the "Prince of OST" for his frequent Korean drama soundtrack appearances.

Won Jong-hyun is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher currently playing for the NC Dinos of the KBO League.

Lee Hyun-jae is a South Korean actor and drummer. He made his acting debut in South Korean television drama High Kick Through the Roof (2009). He featured in the commercially successful Chinese films, Tiny Times 3 (2014) and Tiny Times 4 (2015), and helped him achieved general recognition in China.

Lee Hee-jin is a South Korean actress and former member of girl group Baby V.O.X..