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Kim Ki-duk (Korean: Kim Ki-deok, December 20, 1960 - December 11, 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter. The biggest feature of Kim Ki-duk's movies is the "hungry spirit", which is shot in a "combat style" in a short time with the lowest budget. Rather than pursuing box office success, he is more committed to directly and even brutally expressing the conflict between desire and ethics; as well as the evil side of human civilization, which makes his film style very unique. Kim Ki-duk's works are often included in major international film festivals overseas, especially in Europe, and are highly praised in European film festivals. Kim Ki-duk is the only Korean director to win honors at the world's three major international film festivals, including the Cannes Un Certain Regard Award, the Venice Golden Lion for Best Film, and the Berlin Silver Bear for Best Director. However, Kim Ki-duk is regarded as an "outsider" in the domestic film industry in South Korea. Audiences have responded coldly to his works, and critics have received mixed reviews. The film with the best box office so far is "Mud Lover", with about 700,000 moviegoers. On December 11, 2020, he died of COVID-19 in Latvia at the age of 59.

Kim Dae-jung (Korean: Kim Dae-jung/Kim Dae-jung, Romanized: Kim Dae-Jung (January 6, 1924 - August 18, 2009), also known as Houguang (halo), also known as Honeysuckle (honeysuckle), Bengwan Kimhae Kim, a South Korean politician and the 15th president of the Republic of Korea. He was imprisoned many times for democratic struggles during the dictatorial regimes of Park Chung-hee and Chun Doo-hwan. He was called the "Mandela of Asia" and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000. Kim Dae-jung was originally an entrepreneur. After the Korean War, he gave up business and entered politics and became the leader of the opposition democratic movement. During the military dictatorships of Park Chung-hee and Chun Doo-hwan, he escaped death five times, lived in prison for six years and spent ten years under house arrest and exile. He was repeatedly imprisoned, exiled, murdered in car accidents, and sentenced to death by the military and political authorities. In his more than 40 years of political campaigning and democratic struggle, he suffered repeated defeats and was finally elected as the fifteenth president of South Korea in 1997. On February 25, 1998, Kim Dae-jung was officially sworn in and assumed office at the Blue House, successfully achieving the first peaceful transition of power between the ruling and opposition parties in modern Korean history. During his administration, Kim Dae-jung worked hard to revive the South Korean economy that was hit by the Asian financial crisis, reformed South Korea's economic system, and enabled South Korea to successfully complete the privatization of enterprises and the transformation of industrial structure. On the issue of North Korea, he adopted the "sunshine policy" and successfully held the first North-South bilateral talks in 2000, and won the Nobel Peace Prize in the same year. In addition, he effectively maintained peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula by coordinating the development of relations with the United States, Japan, the People's Republic of China and Russia, and enhanced South Korea's international status and prestige. Kim Dae-jung was baptized as a Catholic by Archbishop Lu Keenan of the Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul in 1956, and his holy name was Thomas More. His surrogate father was Jang Myon, the vice president of South Korea at the time. Kim Dae-jung's motto is "Respect Heaven and Love People", which is also the philosophy he pursued throughout his life.

Kim Yuna (Korean: Yuna Kim, September 5, 1990 -), a retired Korean women's singles figure skater, was born in Bucheon City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Started learning figure skating at the age of 7. At the 2009 World Championships in Los Angeles, Kim Yuna won the championship by setting two records in the women's short program and total score. In the women's singles figure skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Kim Yuna broke the record with a total score of 228.56 points in the short program and free skate. She won South Korea's first Winter Olympics figure skating gold medal and became the first women's singles winner in the history of figure skating to win the Winter Olympics, World Championships, Grand Prix Finals, Four Continents Championships, and World Youth Championships. In the women's singles figure skating at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Kim Yuna won the Winter Olympics figure skating silver medal for South Korea with a total score of 219.11 points in the short program and free skate.

Kim Hyo Jung (Korean: Kim Hyo-jeong, Romanized: Kim Hyo Jung, January 11, 1991 -), stage name Hyo Lin (Korean: Hyorin, Romanized: Hyo Rin, English: Hyo Lyn) is a Korean K-pop female singer and dancer. Hyolyn has a sultry and explosive singing voice and sexy style. She has the reputation of "Beyoncé of Korea and Asia". She is also the captain and lead singer of the famous Korean girl group SISTAR under STARSHIP Entertainment. In addition, Hyorin and Bora also formed a sub-group SISTAR19 with two members. In 2013, they made their solo debut with the regular album "Love & Hate". After SISTAR was disbanded on June 3, 2017, on November 13, he announced the establishment of his own agency "bridʒ Entertainment".

Jin Yucheng (1952-), formerly known as Jin Shushu, male, originally from Lili, Wujiang, Jiangsu Province, was born in Shanghai, and is a writer in the People's Republic of China. He is currently the executive editor of "Shanghai Literature".

Jin Jishui (1916-1987), Yi Nian, Yi Nian, Ai Xinjue Luo clan, descendant of the Qing royal family, Prince Rui. Literary writer. In his early years, he served as the chief priest of the family memorial ceremony for Prince Rui. Later, he became poor because his uncle's clan Zhongyuan and his father's clan Zhongming squandered the family property. After the death of the clan member Zhongyuan, he was appointed Prince Rui according to the law due to the early death of his father, the clan clan member Zhongming. However, he refused the invitation of Puyi of Manchukuo to ascend the throne and the temptation of Manchukuo and the Japanese army, and insisted on living in Beijing. He has written "Records of Life in the Prince's Mansion", "Si Chess", "Little Taoyuan", and "Such a View of the Pavilion Poems and Poems".

Jin Shan (1911-July 7, 1982), whose original name was Zhao Mo and whose courtesy name was Yanke, was born in Yuanling, Hunan Province. He was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. He was a Chinese drama and film actor and director, and was known as the "Emperor of Drama". He also served as a member of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, vice chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association, and a member of the Fifth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Jin Qiaoqiao (April 21, 1975 -), mainland Chinese actress, singer, host, film and television producer. Graduated from Beijing Film Academy with a bachelor's degree in Acting. She has played princess roles in TV series many times, including Princess Peacock in "Journey to the West", Princess Chang Er in "Springtime", Princess Zhaoyang in "The Legend of Xue Rengui", Princess Yuzhen in "The Secret History of Concubine Yang", etc. In 2000, she won the title of the most popular actress on China's popular TV with "Walking Through Liuyuan". In 2003, she established a studio and launched "A Date with a Beautiful Lady"; on April 25, 2010, she released her first music album "As Long as You Are Happy" and has developed into an all-round female artist.

Kim You-jin (Korean: Yujin Kim, April 9, 1988 -), stage name U-IE (Korean: Yui), is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a former member of the Korean girl group Five Girls and a member of the second phase of After School. She is also a member of the unit After School Red. She announced her graduation from After School on May 31, 2017, and then transferred to the lucky company. In high school, he was a swimming student at Incheon Sports School and was good at medley swimming. His father, Kim Seung-gap, is a coach of the Korean Professional Baseball League.

Jin Yong (English: Jin Yong, March 10, 1924 - October 30, 2018), Grand Bauhinia Honor, OBE, formerly known as Louis Cha Leung-yung (English: Louis Cha Leung-yung), native of Haining, Zhejiang, Hong Kong writer, founder of "Ming Pao". From 1955 to 1972, Jin Yong created 15 martial arts novels, including "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sword", "The Legend of the Dragon", "The Swordsman", and "The Deer and the Cauldron", with a global circulation of more than 100 million copies. His works have been adapted into many films, TV shows, video games and comics. He has been praised as "wherever there are Chinese people, there are Jin Yong's martial arts". He is one of the most influential Chinese writers in the 20th century. Jin Yong, together with his friends Ni Kuang, Huang Zhan, and Chua Lam, were dubbed the "Four Great Talents of Hong Kong" by the public and the media.

Jin Hongdao, courtesy name Shineng, also known as Danyuan, Danqiu, Xihu, Gaomianjushi, Zuihuashi, and Zhenzuiweng. He was originally from the Kim family of Jinhae and was a painter in the late Joseon Dynasty.

Kim Deok-shin (Korean: Kim Deuk-shin; 1754-1822), also known as Hyunfu (Korean: Hyeonbo), also known as Jinjae (Korean: positive) and Hongwolxuan (Korean: red Wolheon), Bengwan Kaesong Kim family, a painter in the late Joseon Dynasty and the son of the court painter Kim Eung-roo. He was also a painter in the palace painting department. Together with Kim Hong-do, he was also famous for painting genre paintings. He is famous for his figure paintings and genre paintings. He is known as Sanjae together with Shim Si-jeong (Hyeonjae) and Jeong Joo of Joseon Dynasty. Most of his works are collected in Deoksugung Museum of Art, Korea University Museum and Gansong Museum of Art.

Jin Yilian (September 1929-), male, originally from Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, was born in Tianjin. He is a Chinese computer expert and one of the pioneers of China's supercomputer industry.

Kim Hye-soo (Korean: Hyesoo Kim, September 5, 1970 -) is a South Korean actress, model, and host. She is often translated as Kim Hye-soo in the Chinese circle. Kim Hyun-soo is a very influential actor in the Korean film and television industry. She has won three Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best Actress, two Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Actress, and more than 50 other awards. Since her debut, she has ranked No. 1 in the box office of Korean actress-starred films and has served as the host of the Blue Dragon Film Awards 30 times. Therefore, she is known as the "Women of the Blue Dragon".

Jin Xing (Chinese Korean: Seong Kim/Venus, Romanized: Kim Sŏng, August 13, 1967 -), born in Shenyang, Korean ethnic group, founder of modern dance in the People's Republic of China, mainland Chinese dancer, program host, modern dancer, and transgender female artist. Director of Shanghai Jinxing Modern Dance Company. She is one of the dancers with the highest artistic achievements and international reputation in China. In 1985, he won the first place in the youth group of the first Taoli Cup, which was known as the "Oscar of the Chinese Dance Industry", and created the original men's pointe dance. In 1986, he won the Best Actor Award in the Second National Dance Competition. In 1991, her work "Half Dream" won the Best Choreography Award at the American Dance Festival. In 1995, she completed gender reassignment surgery. In 2006, he was awarded the title of Honorary Doctor of Arts from Dartington College of Art, University of Plymouth, UK. In 2012, he was awarded the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture and received the knighthood. In 2014, he received an honorary doctorate in dance arts from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Kim Ji-soo (Korean: Jisoo Kim, Romanized: Kim Ji-soo, Japanese: Kim Ji Soo, January 3, 1995 -), whose stage name is Jisoo, is a South Korean KPOP singer and a member of the YG Entertainment girl music group BLACKPINK. On August 8, 2016, Jisoo debuted with the group's first single album "Square One". In 2021, Jisoo starred in the Korean drama "Snowfall Flowers". On March 31, 2023, he released his first solo album "ME", and on February 14, 2025, he released his first mini album "AMORTAGE".

Kim Tae Hyung (Korean: taehyoung kim, Romanized: Kim Tae Hyung, born December 30, 1995), whose stage name is V (Korean: V; Japanese: V), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a member of the boy band BTS and serves as the chorus vocalist in the group. He is the sixth member to be selected. On June 13, 2013, he made his debut with the single album "2 COOL 4 SKOOL". On June 4, 2014, he made his debut in Japan with the Japanese single "NO MORE DREAM -Japanese Ver.-". In late February 2016, his real name appeared in the KBS TV series "Hwarang" as Xi Hanxing, becoming the first member of BTS to venture into acting. On September 8, 2023, the first solo album "Layover" was released.

Kim Tae-ri (Korean: Kim Tae-ri, Romanized: Kim Tae-Ri; April 24, 1990 -), South Korean actress.

Kim Tae-yeon (Korean: Taeyeon Kim/Kim Tae-hee, Romanized: Kim Tae-yeon, born March 9, 1989, whose stage name is Taeyeon (English: TAEYEON; Korean: Taeyeon), is a well-known Korean KPOP female singer and star. She is the leader and lead singer of the famous girl group Girls' Generation under SM Entertainment. She is also one of the best-selling idols in Korea and the world. She has won multiple awards at the same time, including six Seoul Music Awards, six Golden Disc Awards, and five Circle Chart Music Awards. Awards, four MAMA Awards and three Melon Music Awards. Taeyeon participated in the celebrity talent show in 2004, won the grand prize and entered SM Entertainment as a trainee. She debuted with the girl group Girls' Generation on August 5, 2007, and served as the team leader and lead singer. In 2012, she formed Girls' Generation's sub-group Girls' Generation - Tai Di Seo with Tiffany and Seohyun. He debuted as a solo singer on October 7, 2015 and released his first solo album "I". The first regular album "My Voice" was released on February 28, 2017. In 2018, she formed Girls' Generation's sub-group Girls' Generation-Oh! GG with Sunny, Hyoyeon, Yuri and Yoona. In 2022, he formed the SM Entertainment limited group GOT the beat with Hyoyeon, BoA, Wendy, Seulgi, Karina and Winter.

Jin Runxiang (xiáng) (1890-June 1961), courtesy name Shenyou, was born in Zhenhai, Zhejiang, and graduated from Shanghai Shenzhou Law School. Together with Zhu Meixian, he is a pioneer in China's modern tobacco industry. At the beginning of the 20th century, China's cigarettes were strongly dependent on foreign imports. Jin and Zhu began to trial-produce domestic cigarette paper and build a production line. They also introduced advanced foreign technology and hired foreign experts with large sums of money. The products it produced quickly became successful and popular in the market. Played a role in developing national industry. China's national papermaking industry is quite weak, while foreign-funded companies are strong, occupying a large market share and earning huge profits every year. In order to change this bad situation and resist foreign investment, Jin, Zhu and others actively united with Chinese-owned paper manufacturers to establish the "Domestic Paperboard Joint Sales Office", which improved the overall strength of the national paper industry.

Jin Yanling (English: Elaine Jin, December 15, 1954 -), Taiwanese and Hong Kong film and television actress. She has won the "Best Supporting Actress" at the Hong Kong Film Awards (4 times) and the Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award (2 times) many times. She is regarded as the best supporting actress with the best acting skills by the Hong Kong and Taiwan film industry, and she was also named the "Queen of Supporting Actors".

Jin Yugan (December 26, 1937 - June 26, 2006), Chinese paleontologist. Born in Dongyang, Zhejiang. Graduated from Nanjing University in 1959. In 2001, he was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He once served as a researcher at the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and vice president of the International Society of Paleontology. He has long been engaged in research on brachiopod fossils and Carboniferous and Permian strata.

Kim Jennie (Korean: Jenny Kim／Jenny Kim, Romanized: Kim Jennie, Japanese: Kim Jennie, January 16, 1996 -), stage name Jennie (Korean: jenny). Korean singer, actress, member of girl group BLACKPINK. Jennie is the most followed Korean on Instagram. She debuted with her first single album "Square One" on August 8, 2016. On November 12, 2018, Jennie officially made her solo debut with the single "Solo". In June 2023, she appeared in the HBO American drama "Idol Swirl" and debuted as an actress. She sang the collaborative song "One of the Girls" and received a lot of praise, ranking on the US Billboard Hot 100 for 20 consecutive weeks. The single "You & Me" was released on October 6, 2023. It achieved global success and topped the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. At the end of 2023, the personal company ODDATELIER was established. On September 9, 2024, it was announced that it had signed a contract with Columbia Records, a major American record company. The first solo studio album "Ruby" will be released on March 7, 2025. "Ruby" consists of 15 songs, including six collaborations with Dua Lipa, Childish Gambino, FKJ, Kali Uchis, Doechii, and Dominic Fike. The registration number of the Korean Music Copyright Association is 10029200 (page archive backup, stored in the Internet Archive).

Kim Seok Jin (Korean: seokjin kim / Kim Seok Jin, romanized: Kim Seok Jin, December 4, 1992 -), whose stage name is Jin (Korean: jin; Japanese: gin), is a Korean singer. She is a member of the Korean men's group BTS. She serves as the appearance and sub-singer in the group, and is the fourth member selected to be selected for the BTS. On June 13, 2013, he made his Korean debut through the single album "2 COOL 4 SKOOL". On June 4, 2014, he made his debut in Japan with the Japanese single "NO MORE DREAM -Japanese Ver.-". On October 28, 2022, he debuted as a solo artist with his first single "The Astronaut". On November 15, 2024, his first album "Happy" will be released.