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Jun-young, also spelled Joon-young, is a Korean unisex given name. It was the tenth-most popular name for baby boys in
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 t ...
in 1980, rising to sixth place by 1990. Its meaning depends on the
hanja Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as early as the Gojoseon period. () ...
used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading " jun" and 34 hanja with the reading "
young Young may refer to: * Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents * Youth, the time of life when one's age is low, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood Music * The Young, an America ...
" on the
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 t ...
n government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.


People


Entertainers

* Park Junyoung (born 1987), South Korean singer in Japan *
Nucksal Lee Jun-yeong (; born March 24, 1987), better known by his stage name, Nucksal (), is a South Korean rapper. He debuted in 2009 as a member of the hip hop duo Future Heaven, and became one of the most popular rappers in South Korea's underground ...
(born Lee Jun-yeong, 1987), South Korean rapper *
Seo Jun-young Seo Jun-young (; April 24, 1987), born Kim Sang-gu (), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in award-winning indie '' Bleak Night'', period drama ''Deep Rooted Tree'', coming-of-age film In genre studies, a coming-of-age st ...
(born Kim Sang-gu, 1987), South Korean actor *
Jung Joon-young Jung Joon-young (; born February 21, 1989) is a South Korean former musician and sex offender who was convicted in 2019 for gang-raping two different victims on two occasions in 2016. Jung first gained recognition in the 2012 season of the mu ...
(born 1989), South Korean rock singer *
Lee Jun-young (entertainer) Lee Jun-young (; born January 22, 1997), also known as Jun, is a South Korean singer, rapper and actor who debuted as a member of the boy band U-KISS in 2014. He joined the survival program ''The Unit'' (2017–18) and won to become a member ...
(born 1997), South Korean singer, member of boy band U-KISS * Profit (gamer) (born Park Joon-yeong, 1999), South Korean ''Overwatch'' player


Sportspeople

* Lee Jun-yeong (), South Korean basketball player * Bang Jun-yeong (born 1965), South Korean swimmer * Lee Jun-young (footballer) (born 1982), South Korean football forward *
Yoo Joon-young Yoo Joon-young (; born 17 February 1990) is a South Korean footballer who plays as midfielder for Bucheon FC 1995 in K League Challenge. Career Yoo was selected by Bucheon FC in the 2013 K League 2013 K League may refer to: * 2013 K League C ...
(born 1990), South Korean football midfielder *
Jang Jun-young Jang Jun-young (; born 4 February 1993) is a South Korean footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, ...
(born 1993), South Korean football defender (K-League Challenge) * Kim Jun-young (footballer) (born 1999), South Korean football midfielder (Belarusian Premier League)


Other

* Kim Jun-young (born 1951), South Korean economist *
June-Young Soh June-Young Soh (; born 15 January 1965) is a South Korean director/musician who made his worldwide debut in Shanghai Mercedes-Benz Arena with the musical ''The Lost Garden'' on 8 June 2013. His current work'CHASA' is a circus based musical the s ...
(born 1965), South Korean musical director * Park Jun-young (government official, born 1967), South Korean Deputy Minister of Oceans and Fisheries since 2020 * Ki Jun-young (born 1972), South Korean female writer


Fictional characters

*Park Jun-yeong, from the 2017 television series ''
Prison Playbook ''Prison Playbook'' () is a 2017 South Korean television series directed by Shin Won-ho and starring Park Hae-soo and Jung Kyung-ho. The series marks Park's first-ever lead role. It aired on tvN from November 22, 2017 to January 18, 2018, ev ...
'' *Do Joon-young, from the 2018 television series ''
My Mister ''My Mister'' () is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Lee Sun-kyun and Lee Ji-eun. The series was directed by Kim Won-seok, written by Park Hae-young and produced by Chorokbaem Media. It aired on tvN from March 21 to May 17, 2 ...
'' *Oh Joon-yeong, from the 2022 television series ''
All of Us Are Dead ''All of Us Are Dead'' () is a South Korean coming-of-age zombie apocalypse Horror fiction, horror television series. It is based on the All of Us Are Dead (webtoon), webtoon of the same name by Joo Dong-geun, which was published on Webtoon (pl ...
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See also

*
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-m ...


References

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