Ilya Belyakov (russian: Илья Беляков, ko, 일리야 벨랴코프, born 26 August 1982) is a Korean of
Russian origin who lives and performs in
South Korea as a television personality, medical interpreter, professional linguist and language teacher.
Personal
Early life
He was born in
Vladivostok, a port city of the
Russian Far East, an approximate two-hour flight from
Seoul, where he majored in
Korean language at
Far Eastern Federal University.
Education and work in South Korea
He arrived in South Korea for the first time in 2003, and received the highest score, for a Russian, on the language proficiency test
TOPIK. He completed a
master's degree at the
Korean Language Institute of
Yonsei University as a scholarship student supported by the
Korea Foundation, and in 2015 was studying for a
Ph.D in anthropology and linguistics at the
University of South Carolina. He is fluent in
Japanese,
English ,
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
and
Spanish, as well as Korean.
He started working at
Samsung's global human resources department in 2010.
He is a contributing columnist for Korea.net, sharing anecdotal and cultural perspectives as a Russian living in Seoul.
Broadcast and acting career
On 17 November 2014 he was a "visiting intern" guest on the
JTBC talk-
variety show ''Non-Summit'', that was made of a cast of young men from different countries, living in Seoul, who debated and discussed issues, in Korean, with perspectives they brought from their various cultures, from their native countries.
He was selected to become a permanent cast member on 12 January 2015 for Episode 28.
As part of the cast, along with more serious discussions, he shared his old-fashioned dress style of
bell-bottoms, entertained with a song duet with
Baek Jiyoung
Baek Ji-young (; born March 25, 1976), also known as Baek Z Young, is a South Korean singer. She made her debut in 1999, with the release of her album ''Sorrow''. Over her career she has released eight studio albums and won awards for Best Fem ...
, and told stories of growing up in Russia. When ''Non-Summit'' changed six members of the cast on 29 June 2015, after Episode 52, in order to add new cast from different countries, he was recognized, by his fans and the show's audience, as a special contributing member to the show's reception.
Celebrity and endorsements
In April 2015, he and ''Non-Summit'' cast member
Tyler Rasch
Tyler Josef Rasch (born 6 May 1988) is an American writer, educator, lecturer, actor, and television personality in South Korea. He was the author of bestseller "No Second Earth (두 번째 지구는 없다)" and a cast member of hit TV shows su ...
, both Honorary Culture Sharing Ambassadors of the
Korea Foundation, attended a ceremony for the new "Koreans and Foreigners Together" program.
Filmography
Television series
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Russian television personalities
Russian expatriates in South Korea
Mass media people from Vladivostok
Far Eastern Federal University alumni
Naturalized citizens of South Korea
South Korean people of Russian descent