List of Famous people born in South Korea

Lee Gi-kwang, known professionally as Gikwang or Kikwang, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He originally debuted as solo singer with the stage name AJ, releasing his first mini album First Episode: A New Hero on April 4, 2009. In October 2009, he debuted as the main dancer, visual and a lead vocalist of boy group BEAST, which was renamed Highlight in February 2017.

Woo Ji-ho, better known by his stage name Zico (Korean: 지코), is a South Korean rapper, record producer and singer-songwriter. He debuted as the leader of the boy band Block B in 2011 and made his first solo release in 2014.

Lee Sang-hwa is a South Korean retired speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances. She is a two-time Olympic champion in 500 metres and the 2010 World Sprint champion. She is the current world record holder in women's 500 metres with the time of 36.36 seconds set in Salt Lake City on 16 November 2013, and also holds the South Korean record on 1000 metres. She has also won three World Championships medals in 500 metres, and has placed in the top three in World Cup events four times in this distance. Her first World Cup victory, however, came on the non-Olympic distance 100 metres. On the 1000 metres, however, she has never placed higher than fifth in international events.

Kim Hyo-jong, better known as Dawn and formerly E'Dawn, is a South Korean rapper and songwriter under P Nation. Dawn is best known as a former rapper and songwriter of the South Korean boy band Pentagon, releasing nine EPs in both Korean and Japanese before his departure from Cube Entertainment in 2018. Dawn also participated in the group Triple H alongside (then) bandmate Hui and labelmate Hyuna for the release of two EPs.

Kim Jun-su or simply Junsu, also known by the stage name Xia is a South Korean singer, model, dancer and stage actor. He is a member of the Korean pop group and later duo JYJ, and was one of the original members of boy band TVXQ.

Park Hye-su, also spelled as Park Hye-soo, is a South Korean actress and singer. She participated in K-pop Star 4 as a contestant. Park rose to fame for her role in Hello, My Twenties!. She took on her first lead role in Introverted Boss.

Park Yoo-na is a South Korean actress under 8D Creative's WIP sub-label. She is best known for her roles in the television series True Beauty (2020–2021), Sky Castle (2018–2019) and Hotel del Luna (2019).

Steve Sueng Jun Yoo, also known as his Korean name Yoo Seung-jun, is a Korean-American singer and actor who became one of South Korea's most popular K-pop singers after his debut in 1997. Yoo's singing career ended in 2002 when he was accused of evading South Korean mandatory military service by becoming a U.S. citizen. He was subsequently banned from entering South Korea, becoming the only person in history to be banned from the country for acquiring another citizenship. Since then, Yoo has been working as an actor in China.

Han Seung-yeon, better known mononymously as Seungyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known as former main vocalist of the South Korean girl group Kara and for her role in Hello, My Twenties!.

Ong Seong-wu is a South Korean singer and actor. He is known for his participation in the survival reality show Produce 101 Season 2, where he finished in fifth place, and is a former member of the show's derivative boy group Wanna One. Following Wanna One's disbandment, Ong made his acting debut with cast At Eighteen (2019). Ong also established his career as a solo artist with the release of his first extended play, Layers, on March 25, 2020.