List of Famous people born in South Korea

Hui

이회택
Born on August 28, 1993 (age 32)
Born in South Korea

Lee Hoe-taek, better known as Hui (Korean: 후이), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and composer. He debuted as the leader, main vocalist and lead dancer of boy group Pentagon in October 2016, under Cube Entertainment. He was a member of the co-ed trio Triple H, alongside former bandmate Dawn and former labelmate Hyuna, and is the leader of trot boy group Super Five of MBC's Favorite Entertainment.

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Lee Pil-mo

First Name Lee
Last Name Pil-mo
Born on June 26, 1974 (age 51)
Born in South Korea

Lee Pil-mo is a South Korean actor.

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Chung Yong-jin

First Name Chung
Last Name Yong-jin
Born on September 19, 1968 (age 57)
Born in South Korea
Net Worth $1.9B

Chung Yong-jin is a South Korean businessman, the vice chairman and CEO of Shinsegae Group. He is the son of Lee Myung-hee, chairwoman of Shinsegae Group.

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Jung Shi-ah

박현정
First Name Jung
Last Name Shi-ah
Born on August 29, 1981 (age 44)
Born in South Korea
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Yooa

유시아
Born on September 17, 1995 (age 30)
Born in South Korea

Yoo Si-ah, better known by her stage name YooA (유아) is a South Korean singer, and is a member of the girl group Oh My Girl under WM Entertainment. She made her debut as a solo artist, with her first EP Bon Voyage, on September 7, 2020.

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Hyun Jin Moon

First Name Hyun
Last Name Moon
Born on January 1, 1969 (age 57)
Born in South Korea
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Hyun Jin Preston Moon is the founder and chairman of the Global Peace Foundation, and later the Family Peace Association. His father, Sun Myung Moon, was the founder of the Unification movement, an international Christian new religious movement.

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Kyung-wha Chung

First Name Kyung-wha
Born on March 26, 1948 (age 78)
Born in South Korea

Kyung Wha Chung is a South Korean violinist.

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Lee Jang-mi

First Name Lee
Last Name Jang-mi
Born on August 25, 1994 (age 31)
Born in South Korea

Lee Jang-mi is a South Korean female badminton player. She won her first international title at the 2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Grand Prix in the women's singles event.

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Younha

고윤하
Born on April 29, 1988 (age 38)
Born in South Korea

Go Youn-ha, better known by the mononym Younha, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer. She began her career in 2004 in Japan, where she was nicknamed the "Oricon Comet" for her success on the Japanese music chart. In 2006, she debuted in South Korea, where she is regarded as one of the country's best singer-songwriters.

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Tablo

이선웅
Born on July 22, 1980 (age 45)
Born in South Korea

Daniel Armand Lee, better known by his stage name Tablo, is a Korean-Canadian hip hop recording artist, lyricist, composer and record producer. Tablo is best known as the leader and producer of veteran Korean hip-hop group Epik High, and the founder of independent music label HIGHGRND, which housed bands Hyukoh and The Black Skirts.

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