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This is a list of Korean given names, in Hangul alphabetical order. See Korean name § Given names for an explanation. List Ga ...
Squid Game (Korean: 오징어 게임; RR: Ojing-eo Geim) is a South Korean survival drama series created by Hwang Dong-hyuk for Netflix.The series revolves around a secret contest where 456 players, all of whom are in deep financial hardship, risk their lives to play a series of deadly children's games for the chance to win a ₩45.6 billion won prize (100 million per person killed).
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.
A certain name written in Hangul can be a native Korean name, or a Sino-Korean name, or even both. For example, Bo-ram (보람) can not only be a native Korean name, [21] but can also be a Sino-Korean name (e.g. 寶濫). [22] In some cases, parents intend a dual meaning: both the meaning from a native Korean word and the meaning from Hanja.
Korean clans are groups of Korean people that share the same paternal ancestor. They are indicated by the combination of a bongwan (Korean: 본관; lit. place of origin) and a family name. [1] Korean clans distinguish clans that happen to share the same family name. The bongwan identifies descent groups by geographic place of origin. [2]
This is a list of South Korean male television, film, musical, theatre, and voice actors who are active in South Korea. Names are listed as stage name. Names are listed as stage name. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Park Hae-soo (Korean: 박해수; born November 21, 1981) is a South Korean actor.He is best known worldwide for portraying Cho Sang-woo in the first season of the Netflix hit series Squid Game (2021), which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Oh Hyuk, South Korean singer, member of indie rock band Hyukoh; Oh Hye-rin (stage name Raina), South Korean singer, member of girl group After School; Oh In-kyun, South Korean footballer; Oh Jae-il, South Korean baseball player; Oh Jae-moo, South Korean actor; Oh Jae-suk, South Korean footballer; Oh Jae-seong, South Korean volleyball player