Korean Famous Names Starting with Letter Y

Is a South Korean sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los An

Is a South Korean sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he was eliminated in the repechages of the C-1 500 m event and the semifinals of the C-2 500 m event.

Is a professional Go player.He was promoted to 3 dan in 2004, 4 dan in 2005, and 5 dan in 2007 after

Is a professional Go player.He was promoted to 3 dan in 2004, 4 dan in 2005, and 5 dan in 2007 after winning the Guksu title. He is currently 6 dan. Yun broke a record in 2002 when he qualified for the first round of the 7th LG Cup. It was the shortest ti

An archer from South Korea. She holds the Olympic record for a women's 18-arrow match, at 173 out of

An archer from South Korea. She holds the Olympic record for a women's 18-arrow match, at 173 out of a possible 180. Yun set the record in Sydney, Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and matched it in Athens, Greece.Yun represented Korea at the 2004 Sum

A South Korean archer, who won the gold medal in the team and a silver in the individual competition

A South Korean archer, who won the gold medal in the team and a silver in the individual competition at the 2006 Asian Games.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Yun finished her ranking round with a total of 667 points, six points behind ranking leader

Was the first woman soprano to achieve fame throughout Korea.She left for Japan where she studied mu

Was the first woman soprano to achieve fame throughout Korea.She left for Japan where she studied music at Tokyo Music School. It was there that she met and fell in love with an English literature and drama student, Woojin Kim. However, Kim was married and had a wife and children at his home in the city of Mokpo.They set off back for Korea on a passenger ship but jumped from the ship into the ocean and were drowned.[1][2]Her most famous recording, recorded in Osaka by the Japanese Nitto recording company, and accompanied by her sister on the piano, is "Saui ch'anmi/In Praise of Death" (or a Psalm of Death) which is set to the tune of "The Waves of the Danube" by Ion Ivanovici. This was released in Korea in 1926 and is often regarded as the first "popular" Korean song. [3]

Is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2008 South Korean Junior champion.

Is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2008 South Korean Junior champion.

Is a South Korean sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul

Is a South Korean sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event.

An American Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actress in Japan. Ito was born in Los Angeles and rai

An American Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actress in Japan. Ito was born in Los Angeles and raised in Hawaii. She is currently signed onto Sony Music Japan. She rose to fame due to the movie adaptation of the manga Nana, playing Reira Serizawa. She sang one of the main theme songs of the movie, "Endless Story", which peaked at the number two spot on the Oricon charts.

Is a Korean film and theatre actress, best known in the English-speaking world for her role as Sun-H

Is a Korean film and theatre actress, best known in the English-speaking world for her role as Sun-Hwa Kwon on the ABC television series Lost.

South Korean actress and former member of Japanese bands Brandnew Biscuits and Memory Cats.

South Korean actress and former member of Japanese bands Brandnew Biscuits and Memory Cats.