Korean Famous Names Starting with Letter S

A South Korean football defender who currently plays for Pohang Steelers.

A South Korean football defender who currently plays for Pohang Steelers.

Is a South Korean model and actress. She has acted in films such as Volcano High (2001) and A Bitter

Is a South Korean model and actress. She has acted in films such as Volcano High (2001) and A Bittersweet Life (2005) where she played the mistress of a mob boss. She has also appeared in K-Pop music videos for g.o.d. and Jo Sungmo. She studied performing

Is an amateur boxer from South Korea who has medaled repeatedly at Asian Games.

Is an amateur boxer from South Korea who has medaled repeatedly at Asian Games.

Was a prolific South Korean film producer and director, with more than 100 producer and 70 director

Was a prolific South Korean film producer and director, with more than 100 producer and 70 director credits. He is most famous for his being kidnapped by the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, for the purpose of producing critically-acclaimed films.

Is South Korean ballad singer who was at top popularity in early 1990s. He is remembered as one of t

Is South Korean ballad singer who was at top popularity in early 1990s. He is remembered as one of the most important figure in South Korean pop music scene.

Is a South Korean football player who since 2008 has played for Gyeongnam FC (formerly Busan I'Park)

Is a South Korean football player who since 2008 has played for Gyeongnam FC (formerly Busan I'Park).

A South Korean football player who since 2007 has played for Gwangju Sangmu (formerly Busan I'Park)

A South Korean football player who since 2007 has played for Gwangju Sangmu (formerly Busan I'Park)

A South Korean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Drafted for the Queensland Roar in t

A South Korean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Drafted for the Queensland Roar in the Australian A-League competition in 2005, he retired due to an ankle problem and was offered, and accepted, a coaching role at the club in which he assisted the coach at the time Miron Bleiberg primarily with skills coaching.Before he moved to the Queensland Roar, he was a member of K-League side Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.

Is a South Korean figure skater. She has competed for two seasons on the Junior Grand Prix circuit,

Is a South Korean figure skater. She has competed for two seasons on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, and placed fourth at the 2007 Winter Universiade. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 8th at the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championshi

Is a South Korean football player who since 2005 has played for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.

Is a South Korean football player who since 2005 has played for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.

A Korean footballer who plays for Suwon Samsung Bluewings and the South Korean national football tea

A Korean footballer who plays for Suwon Samsung Bluewings and the South Korean national football team. He is currently the most promising young striker in the Korean squad. Cha Bum-Kun, the most prolific South Korean striker of all time, has praised his precision in penalty area which he claims is better than his during his days as a footballer.

Is a male badminton player from South Korea.Shon played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men

Is a male badminton player from South Korea.Shon played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men' singles, defeating Antti Viitikko of Finland and Richard Vaughan of Great Britain in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Shon defeated Chen Hong of People's Republic of China 10-15, 15-4, 15-10.

A South Korean football player who was play at midfielder for Busan I'Park at K-League in South Kore

A South Korean football player who was play at midfielder for Busan I'Park at K-League in South Korea.His previous club was Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix at K-League in South Korea for military duty and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.Sim has represented South Korea at senior team squads as of 1998 to 2001. His A-match first goal was April 5, 2000, against Laos at Dongdaemun Stadium for Asian Cup first qualification match.

Is a retired South Korean Greco Roman wrestler. He won gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Game

Is a retired South Korean Greco Roman wrestler. He won gold medals at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, and is the only South Korean wrestler to win two gold medals in the Olympics.

South Korean singer known professionally as Sim Soo-bong. When she was a senior at Myongji Universit

South Korean singer known professionally as Sim Soo-bong. When she was a senior at Myongji University, she debuted in 1978 through MBC College Song Contest (Korean: MBC ?????) at which she performed her self-composed song "Geuddae Geu Saram" (?? ???).She met teuroteu singer Nah Hoon-ah in 1975 who was a top singer at that time. Nah was impressed by her singing and introduced to Sinsegi Records but her album was not able to come out to the market because the record company did not think that it would be successful.

A South Korean football player. He has played for FC Seoul since 2006.

A South Korean football player. He has played for FC Seoul since 2006.

A South Korean football player who is play at defender for Changwon City FC at National League in So

A South Korean football player who is play at defender for Changwon City FC at National League in South Korea.

A South Korean football player who since 2008 has played for Gwangju Sangmu (formerly Seongnam Ilhwa

A South Korean football player who since 2008 has played for Gwangju Sangmu (formerly Seongnam Ilhwa)

Is a South Korean figure skater. She placed 10th at the 2007 Asian Winter Games. She placed 4th at t

Is a South Korean figure skater. She placed 10th at the 2007 Asian Winter Games. She placed 4th at the 2007 South Korean junior championships.

Is a Korean professional ice hockey winger. He is playing in his rookie year for Anyang Halla.

Is a Korean professional ice hockey winger. He is playing in his rookie year for Anyang Halla.

A Korean female singer.

A Korean female singer.

A Korean actor.So Ji Sub started out his career as a model. Before taking up acting, he was also an

A Korean actor.So Ji Sub started out his career as a model. Before taking up acting, he was also an accomplished swimmer, having won medals in the national level. In the late 90s, he first played small parts such as in "Model". In 2002, his first large role was in Glass Slippers, where he played a gangster who falls in love with the main female character. In 2005, he starred in the immensely popular drama, "I'm Sorry, I Love You", which garnered him many awards and drew attention all over Asia. Unfortunately, his career was interrupted by service in the Korean military, which he completed in 27 April 2007.

Became the first medal-winning Korean Olympian when he won the gold medal in the Marathon at the 193

Became the first medal-winning Korean Olympian when he won the gold medal in the Marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics as a member of the Japanese delegation, under the name of Son Kitei, which is the Japanese pronunciation of the hanja making up his name.

A South Korean singer and actress, who debuted as a member of mixed group Typhoon in 2006.Solbi had

A South Korean singer and actress, who debuted as a member of mixed group Typhoon in 2006.Solbi had been trained by songwriter Kim Se-jin for more than 2 years. A total of 18 tracks make up Typhoon's first album, which was released in 2006. The album ranges from disco, reggae, techno and ballads. Although the trio concentrates on dance music, Typhoon wanted to display their talent by offering a variety of songs on their first album.Aside from her music career, Solbi has also achieved fame as a television host on MBC, in shows such as Sang Sang Plus Season 2 (alongside Lee Hyori and Shin Jung-hwan), as well as a current host on Music Core with Big Bang members Seung Ri and Dae Sung.

He made his debut in 1970. He got married in 1992 and has a daughter. Son currently lives in Seoul.

He made his debut in 1970. He got married in 1992 and has a daughter. Son currently lives in Seoul.