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Kim Soo-hyun (Korean: Soohyun Kim, Romanized: Kim Soo-hyun, February 16, 1988 -) is a South Korean actor. He has won 5 Baeksang Arts Awards, 2 Daejong Awards and 1 Blue Dragon Film Award since his debut. He is one of the most influential representative actors in the Korean entertainment industry. Before the first party publicly named his Chinese name as "Kim Soo-hyun", third parties often referred to him as Kim Soo-hyun. Kim Soo-hyun has been selected as Gallup Korea's most dazzling TV actor of the year and the most dazzling movie actor of the year many times. He has also been selected as "Korean's favorite TV actor" many times. In addition, he is also a frequent visitor to Korea's Forbes Celebrity List, and has been selected as Forbes Asia's 30 Under 30 Elite List. Kim Soo-hyun debuted as an actor in the sitcom "Kimchi Cheese Smile" in 2007, and later rose to prominence with "Dream High" (2011), "The Moon Embracing the Sun" (2012), and the movies "A League of Thieves" (2012) and "The Great Hidden" (2013). Among them, the TV series "The Moon Embracing the Sun" received extremely high ratings, and he won the Best Actor Award at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards, further establishing his status as an actor. From 2013 to 2015, Kim Soo-hyun starred in "My Love from the Star" and "The Producer" successively, which not only caused an international craze, but also won many awards. He enlisted in the army in October 2017 for military service. After being discharged from the army in 2019, he starred in the TV series "It's Okay, It's Okay" (2020), announcing his official return to the entertainment industry. In 2024, the TV series "Queen of Tears" starring him set another ratings record and won tvN's all-time ratings championship, further consolidating his status as South Korea's top actor. In March 2025, Kim Soo Hyun became the focus of public and media attention due to accusations related to the controversial relationship with Kim Sae Ron.

Jin Shaoxian (1912-March 19, 2003), formerly known as Jin Jialong, also known as Yunqu, was a native of Yangxin County, Hubei Province. Politician of the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China, member of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang. He passed the Higher Civil Service Examination in his early years and served successively as Section Chief of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission of the National Government, Acting Chairman of the Xinjiang Provincial Party Headquarters, President of Xinjiang Daily, Mayor of Dihua City, etc. In 1948, he was elected as the first legislator. In early 1949, he organized the "Sun Wenist Revolutionary Alliance" with Xu Wentian and others. In April of the same year, he was secretly arrested by secret agents in Nanjing. After his release, he moved to Hong Kong. In August, he participated in the 44-person electrified uprising led by Huang Shaohong and announced his separation from the Kuomintang regime. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as a judicial member of the Southwest Branch of the Supreme People's Court and a counselor of the Chongqing Municipal People's Government. He was classified as a rightist in 1957 and was corrected in 1979. In his later years, he served as director of the Counselor's Office of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, a standing member of the Central Supervisory Committee of the Kuomintang Revolution, and a member of the Sixth and Seventh National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is the author of "Jin Shaoxian's Collection of Literary, Historical and Political Commentaries - Strait Thoughts". Died in Chengdu in 2003.

Kim Young-han (Korean: Younghan Kim/Kim Young-han; October 18, 1946 -) is a professor, theologian, and former Minister of Economic Affairs of the Republic of Korea. He is a famous scholar in Korea. He founded the Korean Reformed Theological Society in 1996 and served as its first, second and third president. He established the Department of Christian Studies at Soongsil University and served as the first, second, third, fifth and sixth director. He served as a professor in the Department of Systematic Theology and Christian Philosophy at Soongsil University for 34 years. He is the founder of Christiana College and has served as its president since 1988. He founded the civic organization Sharona Buni in 2010 and has been its chairman since then. He has contributed more than 30 articles in the "Korean Evangelical Theological Society" (Bible and Theology) column. He has published more than 20 books on systematic theology and Christian philosophy, and he has researched and contributed to the fields of catechism, modern theology, hermeneutics, Christian culture, and Christian spirituality. He is the president of the Korean Evangelical Theological Society, the Korean Hermeneutical Association (2004-2006), the Christian Philosophical Association (2006-2012), and the Korean Reformed Theological Society.

Jin Sha (March 14, 1983 -) is a female singer from mainland China. She became famous for her role as Lan Feilin in "Eighteen Years Old Sky" in 2002. In 2003, she filmed Adu's "Going Forward" MV, during which she was appreciated by Bi Xiaoshi, President of Haidie Music Mainland China, and then entered the music scene. She became the first singer signed by Haidie Music in Mainland China, and used Jinsha as her stage name. In 2010, her singing career reached a peak by singing the ending song "Myth of Stars and Moon" in the TV series "Myth". On September 15, 2011, it was announced that it had ended its contract with Haidie, which they had cooperated with for eight years, and signed a contract with Tianhao Shengshi, and established Jinsha Studio on its own. In 2016, the brokerage contract with Tianhao Shengshi ended.

Kim Chung Ha (Korean: Cheongha Kim/Kim Chung Ha, Romanized: Kim Chung Ha, February 9, 1996 -) is a South Korean K-pop female singer and Korean idol. Her single "It's 12 O'clock" (already 12city) is a well-known masterpiece. In 2016, he debuted as a member of I.O.I, a limited group under YMC Entertainment. The group activities ended on January 29, 2017, and they made their solo debut on June 7, 2017. Chungha is a well-known K-pop singer.

Jin Ming (November 19, 1980 -) is a child star and actress in mainland China. She played the role of Xiao Wanjun in the TV series "Wanjun" when she was 8 years old. In 1992, she played the role of Xiaocao in the TV series "Green River Grass", which made her famous on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. After that, he entered the School of International Relations of Peking University, and his acting works gradually became less and less. He became an actor in the drama troupe of China Coal Mine Art Troupe. He once served as a judge on Southeast TV's talent show "Superstar". After graduating from Peking University in 2009, he joined a Taiwanese brokerage company and returned to the entertainment industry.

Kim Seol Hyun (Korean: Seolhyun Kim, Romanized: Kim Seol Hyun, English: Kim Seol-Hyun, January 3, 1995 -), whose stage name is Seol Hyun (Korean: Seolhyun Kim, Romanized: Seol Hyun, English: Seolhyun), is a South Korean female artist who was the chorus, lead dancer, and center of the girl group AOA under FNC Entertainment. The name is often transliterated as Kim Seol-hyun.

Kim Yongguk (Korean: Yongguk Kim, Romanized: Kim Yongguk; March 2, 1996 -) is a male singer from mainland China who developed in South Korea. In July 2017, he and Kim Si Hyun debuted in the subunit "Yongguk & Si Hyun". Later, he joined JBJ, an official group with an activity period of 7 months, and officially debuted on October 18 with their first mini album "Fantasy".

Suzuki Airi (Japanese: Suzuki Airi/Suzuki Airi, Romanized: Suzuki Airi, April 12, 1994 -) is a Japanese model, singer, host and actor. She is a former member of the girl music group ℃-ute and Buono!, and has become an exclusive model for the fashion magazine "Ray" since 2015. After the group disbanded, she re-debuted as a solo singer. Hosted programs include "classicTV", the title program "Oishi Masayoshi×Suzuki Airi's Divine Comedy It's a cover, right?deshow!!" and "What about Love Scheming"

Suzuki An (Japanese: Suzuki An/Suzukian, Romanized: Suzuki An, April 27, 1987 -), was born in Tokyo, Japan, a Japanese female voice actress and actor, and her maternal grandfather is American. He graduated from Tokyo Horikoshi High School in 2006 and was in the same class with Masami Nagasawa for three years in high school. In April 2006, he entered the Department of Modern Anthropology at Wako University. The foreign name is Anne, which is pronounced the same as apricot in English and Japanese. Her pet name is Kyoko (Anko).

Suzuki Kanon (August 5, 1998 -), a ninth-term member of the Japanese girl group "Morning Musume." Graduated from Morning Musume on May 31, 2016. Born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, his official nickname is "Zucchi". Blood type B.

Chin Ka Lok (English: Chin Ka Lok, August 6, 1965 -), a Hong Kong actor, action coach and director, and a basic artist contract artist of TVB. He is the younger brother of martial arts actor Qian Xiaohao and an amateur racing driver in Hong Kong. Currently represents the Hong Kong Action Stuntmen Guild as a director on the board of directors of the Hong Kong Film Awards. In addition, Qian Jiale is left-handed. Currently he mainly works as an action director for movies.

Chin Siu Ho (English: Chin Siu Ho, January 26, 1963 -), formerly known as Chin Ka Wah, was born in Hong Kong, a Hong Kong actor and martial arts instructor; he also works behind the scenes and in front of the screen. Director Zhang Zhiliang is his former manager.

Qian Zhenghao (January 5, 2001 -), a native of Shanghai, a male singer from mainland China and an artist under Yage Culture.

Qian Liqun (January 30, 1939 -), researcher and writer of modern Chinese literature, postgraduate in culture, non-partisan. One of the most representative humanities scholars since the 1980s. In 2002, he retired from Peking University with the senior title of professor. He has written many books and essays focusing on Lu Xun and Zhou Zuoren. He had a rough early life and studied in middle age, studying under Wang Yao. He became famous in the academic world for his research on modern literature. Especially the Zhou brothers worked very hard and had a profound influence. Over the years, he has paid attention to the development of Chinese culture, society and education. In 1998, he was named the first among the "Top Ten Teachers of Peking University" by students on the anniversary of Peking University. Since 2009, he has been a chair professor of the National Science Council of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China.

Qian Mu (July 30, 1895 - August 30, 1990), whose original name was Qian Enzhen and whose courtesy name was Binsi, was a historian, philosopher and writer born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. He was also a descendant of the Qian family in Wuyue. He is the co-founder of New Asia College, New Asia Research Institute and New Asia Secondary School in Hong Kong. Qian Mu promoted traditional Chinese culture throughout his life and held high the banner of modern New Confucianism, which had a huge influence at home and abroad. He has written prolifically, with more than 80 monographs. Therefore, he, together with Lu Simian, Chen Yuan and Chen Yinke, are called China's "Four Great Historians (Modern)". In 1968, he served as an academician of the Humanities and Social Sciences Group of Academia Sinica.

Qian Zhongshu (November 21, 1910 - December 19, 1998), whose original name was Yangxian, also given the courtesy name Zheliang, was later renamed Zhongshu, given the courtesy name Mocun, and given the pseudonym Huaiju. He once used the pen name Zhongshujun. He was a writer and scholar from Wuxi, Jiangsu.

The alchemist Cleopatra (date of birth and death unknown, lived in the 3rd or 4th century), also known as Cleopatra the Goldsmith, was an Egyptian female alchemist and philosopher. She was an alchemical experimenter, studying the weight and other measurements of substances in an attempt to quantify alchemical experiments. Her text was still used in the late Middle Ages and was consulted by other alchemists. Rumor has it that the alchemist Cleopatra was one of the alchemists who successfully discovered the Philosopher's Stone.

Zhong Yilin, who published works under the pen names Zhong Kun, Zhong Kun and others before going abroad, is an overseas Chinese writer who writes in Chinese and English. His works include novels, movies, scripts, essays and literary criticism. So far, he has written eighteen novels, eight novels and two collections of essays have been published in the country. His representative works include the novels "London Love Story", "Chinatown", "In London", etc.

Sherman Chung (born June 20, 1984), a Hong Kong female singer, formerly known as Chung Shuman, participated in the Hong Kong selection of the "Emperor Rookie Singing Contest" co-organized by TVB and Emperor Entertainment in 2005 and won the championship. She officially joined the music scene with the song "Master's Fight". Her record company is Emperor Entertainment. In the same year, she won three new artist awards from Metro Radio, Commercial Radio and Radio Hong Kong. Later, in 2009, she debuted in the music industry with the Japanese song "Tegami (Haikei Jugo no Kimi e)" adapted from Angela Yaji. "Letter to Myself" from "～Throw Kai To you ten years old～" has won golden song awards at many music award ceremonies. In 2025, Zhong Shuman served as the mentor of the TVB singing talent show "The Voice Show". Now an independent singer. In January of the same year, she co-operated the podcast channel "Better Together Hong Kong" with her sisters Zhong Shuqi, Wei Lan, Wei Shi and Wang Junxin. Her sister Zhong Shuqi ranked ninth in the third session of the Taiwanese TV singing talent show "Super Idol".

Linda Chung Ka Yan (English: Linda Chung Ka Yan, April 9, 1984 -), Hong Kong actress and singer, winner of the "2003 Miss Chinese Vancouver Pageant" and the "2004 Miss Chinese International Pageant", is a former TVB manager contract artist. He left TVB after his contract expired in January 2018 and faded out of the entertainment industry for a time, but will make a comeback in 2021. After debuting at the age of 19, Chung Ka-yan became familiar to the audience with her first TV role as "Hong Bailan" in the fashion situation drama "As You Like It". Later, she became the leading actress of TVB at the age of 23, and was named one of the "Five Great Actresses" at the age of 27. During her many years at TVB, she has been shortlisted for the final five in the "Best Actress" category at the "Thousands of Stars Awards Ceremony" many times. She has also been named the "People's Choice TV Queen" by local media and netizens many times. She has appeared in "TVB" with the drama series "Big Wheel", "Gorgeous Turn" and "The Doctor Under the Stars". The Malaysian Stars Awards Ceremony 2013", "Thousands of Stars Awards Ceremony 2015" and "Thousands of Stars Awards Ceremony 2021" won the "Favorite TVB Actress", "The Most Favorite TVB Drama Female Artist in Mainland China" and "Malaysia's Favorite TVB Actress" with 100% popular vote. In addition to her development on television, she has also developed into the film and music industry. She was nominated for the final five of the "Best New Actor" at the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards for the movie "Love", and won the "Metro Hottest Female Singer" award for three consecutive years.

Cherie Chung Chor Hung (English: Cherie Chung Chor Hung, February 16, 1960 -), nicknamed "Hong Gu", is a Hong Kong actress. In 1983, she was awarded the Most Popular Actress at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards, and later won the Best Actress Award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival twice in 1984 and 1987.

Gillian Chung Yan-Tung (English: Gillian Chung Yan-Tung, January 21, 1981 -), whose real name is Gillian Chung (English: Gillian Chung Ka-Lai), formerly known as Chung Dishan, formerly known as Chung Xintong, nicknamed Gillian, is a Hong Kong female singer, actress, and member of the girl group Twins. In 1999, she stayed in Macao and returned to Hong Kong to continue working as a part-time model. In 2000, she signed a contract with Emperor Entertainment and formed Twins with Charlene Choi. In 2001, she debuted in Hong Kong with the song "Caritas and Secret Love Tutoring Club". Chung Gintong was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Actress in 2005 for the movie "The Revenge of the Princess". In 2011, she won the Huading Award for Best Actress for "The Legend of Nuwa". In 2017, she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the 17th Chinese Film Media Awards for the movie "The Death of Romance".

Wallace Chung (English: Wallace Chung; November 30, 1974 -) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He was once an artist under TVB. Since the 2000s, his work focus has shifted to mainland China, mainly filming mainland TV series. In 1995, he became famous in the music industry with the song "OREA" and was known as the "Little Sun". He has released twelve solo albums, including "OREA", "Love Quadratic" and "Visual Animals". From 1996 to 1997, he was awarded the top ten idols in Taiwan. From 2010 to 2011, he won the Best Male Singer Award for Stage Performance in the Chinese Song Chart. From 2011 to 2012, he held three "S-party" solo concerts. In 2012, he was nominated for the "Audience's Favorite Actor" at the 26th China TV Golden Eagle Award for "On Fire", becoming the first Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan actor to be nominated for this award in the history of the Golden Eagle. He also won the "Audience's Favorite Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Actor Award" at the 2012 Golden Eagle TV Arts Festival. In 2014, he was nominated for this award again with "The End of the World". In 2015, his masterpiece "October Siege" was shortlisted for the 30th China TV Feitian Award, becoming the only Hong Kong and Taiwan actor to be nominated for the Feitian Award for a starring work in recent years. In 2015, South Korea purchased the TV series "Why Are the Musical Instruments Silent" with over 10 billion views? As the male protagonist, Chung Han-liang successfully captured audiences from different walks of life and won the Asian Star Award at the Seoul International Television Festival. On November 25, 2015, it was announced that he would be the first director to direct the large-scale youth film project "Hourglass" of Enlight Media. On December 31, he released his new album "Music for Life". The movies starring in "Three's Company", "Shocking" and "The Bounty Hunter" were all released in 2016. On February 20, 2016, the "2016 Chung Han-liang Sing for Life Tour Concert" kicked off at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai. On June 18 of the same year, he won the "Most Media Attention Actor" award at the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival Film Channel Media Attention Unit for "Three's Company" directed by Johnnie To.