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Myung, also spelled Myeong, Myong, or Myoung, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Family name The surname Myeong is derived from the Chinese surname Ming, written with the hanja , meaning "bright" or "brilliance". The 2000 South Korean census estimated that 26,746 people had 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 62.1% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Myung in their passports. The Revised Romanisation spelling Myeong was in second place at 18.9%, while another 16.2% used the spelling Myoung. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 2.8%) included Myeoung. People with this family name include: * Ming Yuzhen (1328–1366), Ming Xia Dynasty emperor, founder of several Myung clans * Myoung Bok-hee (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Family Name
This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (Korean name), Kim (), followed by Lee (Korean name), Lee () and Park (Korean surname), Park (). These three surnames are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. This article uses the most recent South Korean statistics (currently 2015) as the basis. No such data is available from North Korea. From 2015 South Korean statistics , at least 191 distinct surnames in Hangul and 514 distinct surnames in Hanja were in use. Notes: (1) The total population was 49,705,663. (2) This data only lists surnames used by five or more people. Surnames used by fewer than five people are categorized as "Other" (). From 2000 South Korean statistics These are surnames that appear in the 2000 South Korean statistics but not in 2015. Since the 2015 statistics only lists surnames used by five or more people, these surnames may still exist. Other surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts. The band comprises John Petrucci (guitar), John Myung (bass), Mike Portnoy (drums), James LaBrie (vocals) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards). Dream Theater was formed under the name Majesty by Petrucci, Myung and Portnoy—all natives of Long Island, New York (state), New York—while they attended Berklee College of Music. They dropped out to concentrate on the band. Petrucci and Myung have been the only two constant members. Portnoy remained until 2010, when he was replaced by Mike Mangini after deciding to leave to pursue other musical projects, before rejoining Dream Theater in October 2023. After a brief stint with Chris Collins, followed by Charlie Dominici (who was dismissed from Dream Theater shortly after the release of their 1989 debut album ''When Dream and Day Unite''), LaBrie was hired as the band's singer in 1991. Dream Theater's original keyboardist, Kevin Moore, left the ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myung-hoon
Myung-hoon, also spelled Myung-hun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading "myung" and 12 hanja with the reading "hoon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. People with this name include: *Myung-whun Chung (born 1953), South Korean pianist and conductor *Ri Myung-hun (born 1967), North Korean basketball player * Choi Myung-hoon (born 1975), South Korean professional Go player * Bae Myung-hoon (born 1978), South Korean science fiction writer *Chun Myung-hoon (born 1978), South Korean singer, member of NRG * Shin Myung-hoon (born 1981), South Korean amateur boxer * Lee Myung-hoon (actor) (born 1989), South Korean actor * Jung Myung-hoon (born 1991), South Korean StarCraft player Fictional characters with this name include: *Shin Myung-hun, in 2008 South Korean television series '' East of Eden'' See also *L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myung-hee
Myung-hee, also spelled Myong-hui, Myeong-hui, or Myeong-hee, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. Hanja There are 19 hanja with the reading "myung" and 24 hanja with the reading " hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Examples include: * ( ''moksum myeong'' "life"; ''bitnal hui'' "shining") * ( ''balgeul myeong'' "bright"; ''bitnal hui'' "shining") * (feminine; ''balgeul myeong'' "bright", ''yeoja hui'' "woman") People People with this name include: Sportspeople *Sim Myeong-hui (born 1925), South Korean male sport shooter * Han Myeong-hui (born 1945), South Korean female sprinter * Mo Myeong-hui (born 1963), South Korean female sprinter *Chung Myung-hee (born 1964), South Korean female badminton player * Jeong Myung-hee (born 1964), South Korean female basketball player * Choi Myong-hui (born 1966), North Korean female gymnast *Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east. Like North Korea, South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has Demographics of South Korea, a population of about 52 million, of which half live in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the List of largest cities, ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world; other major cities include Busan, Daegu, and Incheon. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Gojoseon, Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early seventh century BC. From the mid first century BC, various Polity, polities consolidated into the rival Three Kingdoms of Korea, kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myung-sook
Myung-sook, also spelled Myeong-sook or Myong-suk, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 19 hanja with the reading " myung" and 13 hanja with the reading " sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Myung-sook was the fifth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1950. People with this name include: *Han Myeong-sook (born 1944), South Korea's first female prime minister * Kim Myong-suk (born 1947), North Korean volleyball player * Paek Myong-suk (born 1954), North Korean volleyball player * Kimshin Myongsuk (born 1961), South Korean feminist activist *Jong Myong-suk (born 1993), North Korean wrestler Fictional characters with this name include: *Myung-sook, character portrayed by Bang Eun-hee in 2004–2005 South Korean television series ''Precious Family'' See also *List of Korean given names This is a list of Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yun Myŏng
Yun Myŏng (?–?) was a Korean scholar-official of the Joseon period in the 15th century. He was also diplomat and ambassador, representing Joseon interests in a diplomatic mission to the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan. 1406 mission to Japan King Taejong dispatched a diplomatic mission to Japan in 1406. This delegation to court of Ashikaga Yoshimochi was led by Yun Myŏng. The purpose of this diplomatic embassy was to respond to a message sent to the Joseon court by the Japanese shogun.Kang, Etsuko H. (1997) ''Diplomacy and Ideology in Japanese-Korean Relations: from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century,'' p. 275./ref> The Japanese hosts may have construed this mission as tending to confirm a Japanocentric world order.Arano Yasunori (2005) "The Formation of A Japanocentric World Order,"''The International Journal of Asian Studies,'' vol. 2, pp. 185-216. Yun Myŏng's actions were more narrowly focused in negotiating protocols for Joseon-Japan diplomatic relations. See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leafhopper
Leafhopper is the common name for any species from the family (biology), family Cicadellidae: based on the type genus ''Cicadella''. These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and are covered with hairs that facilitate the spreading of a secretion over their bodies that acts as a water repellent and carrier of pheromones. They undergo a partial metamorphosis, and have various host associations, varying from very generalized to very specific. Some species have a cosmopolitan distribution, or occur throughout the temperate and tropical regions. Some are pests or Vector (epidemiology), vectors of plant viruses and phytoplasmas. The family is distributed all over the world, and constitutes the second-largest hemipteran family, with at least 20,000 described species. They belong to a lineage traditionally treated as infraorder Cicadomorpha in the suborder Auchenorrhy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myung Tae-kyun
Myung Tae-kyun (, born 1970) is a South Korean businessman and journalist recognized as a key figure in the 2024 political scandal involving First Lady Kim Keon-hee and several conservative politicians. Prominent in South Gyeongsang Province, he is accused of conducting unverified polls and unlawfully influencing elections through the "Future Korea Research Institute" ()an organization he founded. In the lead-up to the 2018 South Korean local elections, he conducted illegal public opinion polls without proper qualifications and was convicted of violating the Public Official Election Act (). On July 10, 2019, he was sentenced to 10 months in prison with a two-year probation for fraud and violation of the Attorney-at-Law Act (), after accepting bribes from a Grade 6 civil servant in exchange for lobbying for their promotion to Grade 5. Myung had largely remained behind the scenes until he emerged into the public spotlight amid the so-called ''People Power Party Primary Lobby Sca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myung Se-bin
Myung Se-bin (; born April 10, 1975) is a South Korean actress from the Seochok Myeong clan. She is best known for her television dramas ''Purity'' (1998), ''Paper Crane'' (1998), ''Into the Sun'' (2003), '' Three Sisters'' (2010) and '' Doctor Cha'' (2023). Early life and education Myung Se-bin is a graduate from Dongduk Women's University. Career Myung was spotted in 1996 at a department store in Seoul by singer Shin Seung-hun, who cast her in his music video A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to .... She later modelled for magazines and commercials, which led to an acting career. Personal life Myung married lawyer Gang Ho-sung at the Sheraton Walkerhill Hotel on August 17, 2007. The couple divorced five months later in January 2008. Filmography Film Televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myung Rye-hyun
Myung Rye-hyun (; born 14 April 1926) was a North Korean football player and manager. Myung was the manager of the North Korea national football team in the 1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 to 30 July 1966. England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the 1966 FI ..., when they became the first Asian team to reach the second round of the World Cup. References 1926 births Possibly living people North Korean men's footballers North Korean football managers North Korea national football team managers 1966 FIFA World Cup managers Men's association football players not categorized by position {{NorthKorea-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myung Kyungjae
Myung Kyungjae (; born May 4, 1968) is a biologist researching DNA repair pathways at the molecular level. He is a Distinguished Professor at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) and the Director of the IBS Center for Genomic Integrity located on the UNIST campus. He is on the editorial board of various peer-reviewed journals and is a member of multiple scientific societies. Education Majoring in zoology, Myung received his bachelor's from Seoul National University (SNU) graduating with honors in 1991. Continuing at SNU, he then majored in molecular biology and graduated with a M.S. in 1993 after studying under Professor Sang Dai Park. He completed a Ph.D. in molecular biology, cell biology and biochemistry from Brown University in 1999 under Professor Eric A. Hendrickson. His thesis was recognized with a Barry Jay Rosen Memorial Award. Career Myung did his postdoctoral training at Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in the University of California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
