List of Famous people born in South Korea

Kim Yong-gun is a South Korean actor. His sons Ha Jung-woo and Cha Hyun-woo are also actors.

Yang Hyun-suk is a South Korean music executive, rapper, dancer, and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of Seo Taiji and Boys during the 1990s. After the group disbanded, he founded and became the chief executive officer of YG Entertainment, one of the biggest record companies in South Korea.

Lee Elijah is a South Korean actress. She debuted with leading role in 2013 tvN's drama Basketball. After several years in major supporting roles, she was cast as lead again with JTBC's The Good Detective (2020). She is best known for portraying villainous roles such as the evil mistress in The Last Empress .

Cho Jin-ho was a South Korean football player who played as a midfielder or striker for the South Korea national team.

Kim Bo-ra is a South Korean actress. She gained recognition for her role in the hit drama Sky Castle (2018). She started her career as a child when she was in the film For Horowitz (2006), and has since been in the dramas and films Jungle Fish 2 (2010), Bel Ami (2013), Glamorous Temptation (2015), and others.

Kang Ye-seo, better known mononymously as Yeseo, is a South Korean singer and actress. She is best known for competing on the Mnet survival competition show Girls Planet 999 and ranking 6th in the final episode, making her a member of the group Kep1er. She is also a former member of the South Korean group CutieL and Busters as the lead vocalist. Kang began her acting career in 2010 in a supporting role in the MBC drama, Golden Fish.

Sung Joon is a South Korean actor and model. He became best known for his leading roles in the television series Flower Band (2012), Can We Get Married? (2012), I Need Romance 3 (2014), High Society (2015) and Madame Antoine: The Love Therapist (2016). He also appeared in the films Dangerously Excited (2012), Horror Stories 2 (2013), Pluto (2013) and The Villainess (2017).

Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. One of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country, Park is best known for his films Joint Security Area (2000), Thirst (2009), The Handmaiden (2016) and what has become known as The Vengeance Trilogy, consisting of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Oldboy (2003) and Lady Vengeance (2005).

Han Suk-kyu is a South Korean actor. One of the leading actors of Korean cinema, Han's notable works include Green Fish (1997), No. 3 (1997), Christmas in August (1998), Shiri (1999), The Scarlet Letter (2004), and The President's Last Bang (2005).

Joo Jin-mo, is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the films Happy End (1999) in which he won Grand Bell Awards for Best Supporting Actor, 200 Pounds Beauty (2006), and A Frozen Flower (2008) in which he won Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Actor, as well as the television series Empress Ki (2013).