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unusual facts about Kim Young-Gwon


Kim Young-Gwon

Kim played for South Korea national under-20 football team, South Korea Universiade team and South Korea national futsal team when he studied at Jeonju University.


Bae Eun-sik

A fellow Kim impersonator, Kim Young-sik, called himself a "rising star" in contrast to the "falling star" of Bae.

Dong-Min Lim

At that time, Lim got a message of congratulations by Kim Young-sam, the president of Korea at that moment.

Gary Gach

2005: (Co-translator with Brother Anthony Of Taizé and Kim Young-moo) Ten Thousand Lives by Ko Un, introduction by Robert Hass, (Green Integer: Los Angeles) ISBN 1-933382-06-6

Gyeongsang

The region also has a significant role in modern Korean history, since a half of previous South Korean presidents, (Park Chung-hee, Roh Tae-woo, Chun Doo-hwan, Kim Young-sam, Roh Moo-hyun and Park Geun-hye) were born in the Gyeongsang region.

Gyeongsang dialect

From the Park Chung-hee to the Kim Young-sam governments (1961–1997), the Gyeongsang dialect had greater prominence in the Korean media than other dialects as all of the presidents (except Choi Kyu-hah) were natives of Gyeongsang province.

However, former president Kim Young-sam was criticised (when he was in office) for failing to pronounce precisely when giving a public speech.

Kim Young-Chul

Since moving to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma from Konkuk University, he has remained loyal to the Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, except for spells with Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo and Icheon Sangmu during his mandatory two-year period of military service.

Kim Young-ha

Kim, after graduating from Yonsei University in 1993, began his military service as an assistant detective at the military police 51st Infantry Division near Suwon.

Kim is also a successful screenwriter and along with John H. Lee won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2005 Grand Bell Awards for the script of A Moment to Remember.

Kim Young-kwang

Kim has walked the runways of numerous world-renowned designers including Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Etro and became the first Asian model to walk Dior Homme's show.

Kim Young-oh

Kim is responsible for creating the Banya stories of Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man (폭주배달부 반야, Pok Ju Baedal Bu Banya) of which there are five volumes.

Originally highly successful in South Korea, they tell of the adventures of Banya, a speedy, wild and savvy teen-age hero working for the Gaya Desert Post Office with its motto "Fast. Precise. Secure." with all the romance of the unstoppable Pony Express of the American wild west.

Lee Hyun-woo

Other great veteran actors that will also participate in the filming of The Technicians include Kim Young-Chul, Go Chang-seok, Jo Dal-Hwan, Shin Goo, Im Joo-hwan and Jeong Man-Sik.

South Korean presidential election, 1992

On 22 January 1990, two opposition leaders Kim Young-Sam and Kim Jong-Pil led their parties merged into the ruling party Democratic Justice Party, formed as Democratic Liberal Party, led by President Roh Tae-woo.

Yoo Byung-Soo

In his debut season in K-League, was is widely regarded as one of the best candidates for the Rookie of the Season award but eventually Gangwon FC's forward Kim Young-Hoo grabbed the award.

Young-ja

Kim Young-Ja (born 1949), South Korean former volleyball player


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