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Ji-woo
Ji-woo, also spelled Ji-u, or Ji-oo, is a Korean unisex given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "'' ji''" and 60 hanja with the reading "''woo''" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. In 2008, Ji-woo was the eighth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea, with 2,107 being given the name; it rose to fifth place in 2011, and subsequently to third place in 2013 and 2015. People People with this name include: * Hwang Ji-u (born 1952), South Korean poet *Jung Ji-woo (born 1968), South Korean film director *Choi Ji-woo (born Choi Mi-hyang, 1975), South Korean actress *Park Ji-woo (born 1980), South Korean dancer *Kim Ji-woo (born Kim Jeong-eun, 1983), South Korean actress *Song Ji-woo (born 1997), South Korean actress *Ji Woo (born Choi Ji-woo, 1997), South Korean actress *Park Ji-woo (speed skater) (born 1998), South Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choi Ji-woo
Choi Ji-woo (; born June 11, 1975), born Choi Mi-hyang (), is a South Korean actress. Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful women, she has received critical acclaim for her work in a wide range of melodramas, most notably '' Beautiful Days'' (2001), '' Winter Sonata'' (2002), '' Stairway to Heaven'' (2003), '' Air City'' (2007), '' Star's Lover'' (2008), ''The Suspicious Housekeeper'' (2013), and ''Temptation'' (2014), as well as the romantic comedy series '' Twenty Again'' (2015) and '' Woman with a Suitcase'' (2016). Career 1994–1998: Beginnings Choi Mi-hyang was first discovered when she won a talent audition organized by MBC in 1994, then made her acting debut in the drama series ''War and Love'' in 1995. Afterwards, she adopted the stage name Choi Ji-woo. She was cast in her first major role in 1996 film ''The Gate of Destiny'', but her limited acting skills resulted in her being replaced during filming. In the next couple of years Choi continued to star in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Ji-woo
Song Ji-woo (; born December 15, 1997) is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Web series Awards and nominations References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Song, Ji-woo 1997 births Living people South Korean television actresses 21st-century South Korean actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Ji-woo
Kim Ji-woo (; born November 22, 1983), birth name Kim Jeong-eun (), is a South Korean actress. Filmography Television series Film Variety show Musical * Note: Most, if not all, large scale South Korean Musicals are generally double or triple cast for a role. The actors share the role equally and alternate throughout the eight show week. Awards and nominations References External links * * * Kim Ji-wooat Daum Kim Ji-wooat Naver Naver (; stylized as NAVER) is a South Korean online platform operated by the Naver Corporation. The company's products include a search engine, email hosting, blogs, maps, and mobile payment. History Naver was the first Korean web provide ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Ji-woo South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses South Korean television personalities Living people 1983 births Actresses from Seoul Dankook University alumni 21st-century South Korean actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung Ji-woo
Jung Ji-woo (also spelled as Chung Ji-woo; born May 7, 1968) is a South Korean film director. He is best known for his films '' Happy End'' (1999) and '' Eungyo'' (2012). Filmography Feature film Short film Documentary Television References External links * * * South Korean film directors South Korean screenwriters 1968 births Living people {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men Are Men
''Men are Men'' () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-eum, Yoon Hyun-min, Seo Ji-hoon, Choi Myung-gil and Jo Woo-ri. The series aired from July 6 to September 1, 2020 on KBS2. Synopsis The leader of a webtoon planning team, Seo Hyun-ju harbors the jaded view that all men are same and has decided to remain single. Hwang Ji-woo is the CEO of Sunwoo Pharmaceutical Company. He has a cold and distant personality but excellent instinct in business. He takes an interest in Seo Hyun-ju and starts pursuing her. Park Do-gyeom is a popular webtoon writer. He is a well mannered and sociable person. He and Seo Hyun-ju grew up like siblings, but he has held a crush on Seo Hyun-ju for a long time. Cast Main * Hwang Jung-eum as Seo Hyun-ju ** Joo Ye-rim as Seo Hyun-ju (child) ** Lee Chae-yoon as Seo Hyun-ju (teen) * Yoon Hyun-min as Hwang Ji-woo ** Jung Ji-hoon as Hwang Ji-woo (child) ** Bae In-hyuk as Hwang Ji-Woo (teen) * Seo Ji-hoon as Park Do-gyeom ** Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Most Popular Given Names In South Korea
This is a list of the most popular given names in South Korea, by birth year and gender for various years in which data is available. Aside from newborns being given newly popular names, many adults change their names as well, some in order to cast off birth names they feel are old-fashioned. Between 2000 and 2010, a total of 844,615 people (about 1 in every 60 South Koreans) applied to change their names; 730,277 were approved. In 2010, 552 men changed their name to Min-jun, and 1,401 women changed their name to Seo-yeon. 2021 2019 2017 2015 2013 2011 2010 2007 2004 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950 1945 1940 See also *List of Korean given names References {{reflist, 30em * South Korea given names popular Names A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ji Woo
Choi Ji-woo (; born November 25, 1997), known mononymously as Ji Woo, is a South Korean actress. She started her career as a child actress with her debut movie '' Villain and Widow'' in 2010. Life and career She attended Morak Middle School. In 2017, she was an honorary ambassador of the 9th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival alongside Cho Jin-woong. In June 2019, Ji Woo signed with new agency King Kong by Starship. In November 2022, Ji Woo signed with Hicon Entertainment. Filmography Film Television series Web series Music video appearances Stage Awards and nominations References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ji, Woo 1997 births Living people Actresses from Jeonju South Korean film actresses South Korean television actresses South Korean web series actresses 21st-century South Korean actresses Konkuk University alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuu
Kim Ji-woo (, born October 20, 1999), known professionally by her stage name Chuu (), is a South Korean singer, actress and television personality. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Loona and its sub-unit, yyxy. Early life Kim Ji-woo was born on October 20, 1999, in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, North Chungcheong, South Korea. She is the eldest of three children, with two younger brothers. For her audition she sang "Halo (Beyoncé song), Halo" by Beyoncé. Her stage name "Chuu" is derived from saying her given name quickly. She graduated from and . Career 2017–2022: Debut with Loona and solo activities On December 14, 2017, Chuu was revealed as the tenth member of the Korean idol girl group Loona. As part of the group's pre-debut release strategy, on December 28, she released her Chuu (single album), self-titled single album with "Heart Attack" as its title track. ''Chuu'' reached number 8 on the Circle Album Chart, Gaon Album Chart. She wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Ji-woo (speed Skater)
Park Ji-woo (born 27 October 1998) is a South Korean speed skater. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko .... References 1998 births Living people Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics South Korean female speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for South Korea Asian Games medalists in speed skating Speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Speed skaters at the 2025 Asian Winter Games Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Medalists at the 2025 Asian Winter Games Speed skaters at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic gold medalists for South Korea Competitors at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Ji-woo
Park Ji-woo (, born December 6, 1980) is a South Korean dancer. He started dancing in sixth grade, and studied in British dancesport school. He won a silver medal in the rumba at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games and bronze medal in the five dances at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games with his older sister Park Ji-eun. Filmography Television series Television shows References External links * 1980 births Living people South Korean male dancers Seoul Arts High School alumni Yewon Arts University alumni Hanyang University alumni South Korean male television actors {{SouthKorea-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Korean Given Names
This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See for an explanation.anandhu List * Ga-young () * Ga-eun () * Ga-eul () * Ga-in () * Kang-min () *Gun () * Kun-woo () * Kyung-gu () * Kyung-lim () * Kyung-mo () * Kyung-min () * Kyung-seok () * Kyung-sun () * Kyung-soo () * Kyung-sook () * Kyung-ah () * Kyung-ok () * Kyung-wan () * Kyung-won () * Kyung-ja () * Kyung-jae () * Kyung-ju () * Kyung-joon () * Kyung-chul () * Kyung-tae () * Kyung-taek () * Kyung-ho () * Kyung-hwa () * Kyung-hwan () * Kyung-hee () * Go-eun () * Kwang () * Kwang-min () * Kwang-seok () * Kwang-seon () * Kwang-su () * Kwang-sik () * Kwang-jo () * Kwang-hyok () * Kwang-hyun () * Kwang-ho () * Kwang-hwan () * Kwang-hoon () * Kwang-hee () * Gyuri () * Kyu-won () * Kyu-chul () * Geun () * Kum-song () * Ki-nam () * Ki-moon () * Ki-young () * Ki-woo () * Gi-ung () * Ki-jung () * Ki-tae () * Ki-ha () * Na-rae () * Nari () * Na-moo () * Na-young () * Nak-won () * Nam-kyu () * Nam-gi () * Nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ji (Korean Name)
Ji, also spelled Jee, Chi, or Chee, is a Korean family name, as well as a popular element in Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Family name As a family name, Ji may be written with either of two hanja, one meaning "wisdom" (), and the other meaning "pond" (). Each has one ''bon-gwan'': for the family name meaning "wisdom", Pongju Village, Pongsan County, North Hwanghae in what is today North Korea, and for the family name meaning "pond", Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do in what is today South Korea. The 2000 South Korean census found 147,572 people with this family name. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 79.5% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Ji in their passports. Another 9.0% spelled it as Jee, and 8.5% as Chi. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 3.0%) included Gi, Chee, Je, and Jy. For the Koryo-saram from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |