Korean Famous Names Starting with Letter K

He is best known as a member of boy band Shinhwa, but since 2002 has been making a name for himself

He is best known as a member of boy band Shinhwa, but since 2002 has been making a name for himself as an actor, with prominent roles in television dramas such as A Farewell to Sorrow and Children of Heaven. He has said that given the opportunity he would prefer a career in acting rather than as a singer,[1] although since the release of his debut album he says that now he prefers singing more.[2] From Shinhwa, Kim is the fourth member to go solo, following Lee Min Woo, Shin Hye Sung, and Jun Jin.

A South Korean footballer who plays for K-League side Gyeongnam FC as an Attacking Midfielder and Fo

A South Korean footballer who plays for K-League side Gyeongnam FC as an Attacking Midfielder and Forward. In 2006-2007 season, he assignmented a number 11, but he looked like normal youngster because he didn't show good form. But in 2008 season, new manager Cho Kwang-Rae starts to give him an important position. And Kim rewards his manager for good plays.

A Korean soccer player who plays for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in South Korea and also the South Korea n

A Korean soccer player who plays for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in South Korea and also the South Korea national football team. He has also played for SC Braga in Portugal. His assets are mainly his height and strength.

A South Korean footballer who plays left back for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and the South Korean nat

A South Korean footballer who plays left back for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and the South Korean national team.Previously Kim played for FC Seoul(formerly Anyang LG Cheetahs), where he made his professional debut in 2000, and he made 119 league appearances for the K-League club. He was a left midfielder of the South Korean 2004 Olympic football team, and helped Korea finish second in Group A by scoring one goal (against Greece) and two assists (both against Mali), consequently advancing to the next round. However, they were stopped by the silver medalist Paraguay.

Is a former South Korean amateur boxer. Kim started garnering attention in May 1982 when he won the

Is a former South Korean amateur boxer. Kim started garnering attention in May 1982 when he won the light welterweight silver medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championship held in Munich, West Germany. In July 1982, he won the gold medal at the Asian Ama

Is a South Korean football player who since 2008 has played for Ulsan Hyundai (formerly Gwangju Sang

Is a South Korean football player who since 2008 has played for Ulsan Hyundai (formerly Gwangju Sangmu).

A male badminton player from South Korea won major titles between the mid 1990's and the mid 2000's.

A male badminton player from South Korea won major titles between the mid 1990's and the mid 2000's.Kim is married with his former mixed doubles pair Ra Kyung-min, and in July 2007 they had a son called Kim Han-wool.[1] Kim currently resides in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.Kim competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Ha Tae-kwon. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Robert Mateusiak and Micha? ?ogosz of Poland in the second. In the quarterfinals, Kim and Ha beat Zheng Bo and Sang Yang of China 15-7, 15-11. They won the semifinal against Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 15-8, 15-2 and defeated fellow Koreans Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung 15-11, 15-4 to win the gold medal.

A South Korean football player who plays for JEF United Ichihara Chiba as a striker.

A South Korean football player who plays for JEF United Ichihara Chiba as a striker.

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 both the K-1 1000 m and the K-4 1000 m events.

A Korean professional football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse. Despite having

A Korean professional football player currently playing for J1 team Shimizu S-Pulse. Despite having represented his country at youth level, Dong Sub is yet to make a first team start for S-Pulse.

Is a South Korean football player who currently plays for Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i in the K-League. Do

Is a South Korean football player who currently plays for Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i in the K-League. Dong-Suk was a member of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad. He made his professional debut in 2006 at FC Seoul.

Is a South Korean short track speed skater, who won two medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics and has b

Is a South Korean short track speed skater, who won two medals at the 1998 Winter Olympics and has been the two-time champion at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships (1997, 2002). Controversy surrounded his disqualification at the 2002 Winter

A South Korean boxer who is most famous for his death resulting from a boxing match against Ray Manc

A South Korean boxer who is most famous for his death resulting from a boxing match against Ray Mancini.

A South Korean boxer who is most famous for his death resulting from a boxing match against Ray Manc

A South Korean boxer who is most famous for his death resulting from a boxing match against Ray Mancini.

A former member of the Korean girl group Baby V.O.X.As its oldest member, Kim had been the leader of

A former member of the Korean girl group Baby V.O.X.As its oldest member, Kim had been the leader of Baby Vox and had been assigned the 'sexy' role in the group. She was the group's rapper and sang sub vocals. In March 2006 after Baby VOX broke up, Kim decided to pursue an acting career. She has also worked as an emcee for MNET. She has attended Kyung Hee University where she studied dance.

A South Korean football player. He played for the South Korea national team at 2004 AFC Asian Cup in

A South Korean football player. He played for the South Korea national team at 2004 AFC Asian Cup in China.

Is a female South Korean handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Is a female South Korean handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Is a South Korean football player who since 2007 has played for Chunnam Dragons.

Is a South Korean football player who since 2007 has played for Chunnam Dragons.

Is a South Korean professional pocket billiards (pool) player who plays on the Women's Professional

Is a South Korean professional pocket billiards (pool) player who plays on the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) tour. Her father began teaching her to play three-cushion billiards (a form of carom billiards) when she was about twelve years

South Korean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder in Gyeongnam FC, member of K-league. He

South Korean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder in Gyeongnam FC, member of K-league. He was regarded as one of the decent young midfielders. And he had a competitive relationship with Steelers midfielder Kwon Jip, who had a role of playmaker in Dongbuk High school. During 2006 and 2007 season, he learned new role as a stopper and defensive midfielder. So it is clear that Kim is versatile midfielder.

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

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

A Korean footballer currently playing for Pohang Steelers in the K-League. His position is central m

A Korean footballer currently playing for Pohang Steelers in the K-League. His position is central midfielder.In 1991, he debuted as a professional player with Pohang (then POSCO Atoms) right after his graduation from high school, which was quite unusual then. (Choi Moon-Sik would be a similar case.) He started to appear in the top team matches after joining Yukong Kokkiri (Bucheon SK after 1996). Bucheon at that time was highly recognized to have a strong midfield under manager Valeri Nepomniachi, and Kim Gi-Dong was a key member.

A South Korean football player who has played for Daejeon Citizen in South Korea. His previous club

A South Korean football player who has played for Daejeon Citizen in South Korea. His previous club is include Chunnam Dragons, Bucheon FC, Jeju United FC and Otelul Galati in the Romanian Liga I.

A South Korean singer known mostly for her ballads. She was born on October 22, 1983 in Seosan, Sout

A South Korean singer known mostly for her ballads. She was born on October 22, 1983 in Seosan, South Chungcheong and studied in Dongduk Women's University. She was discovered by singer-songwriter Park Jin Young when she had the opportunity to sing for him at one of his fan-meetings, and is currently signed to his talent agency, JYP Entertainment.Byul's first album was released in 2002, with the interestingly-titled single "December 32nd" marking her debut in the entertainment industry. A song of waiting for a lost love (who promised he would be back before the end of the year), it became very popular (as it was released in December of that year). The subsequent singles from the album, though, did not achieve much popularity and Byul took a break from the music scene.

Was a leader of Korean independence movement against the Japanese occupation of Korea that lasted fr

Was a leader of Korean independence movement against the Japanese occupation of Korea that lasted from 1910 to 1945 and a reunification activist who had struggled for the independent reunification of Korea since its national division in 1945.