Korean Famous Girl Names with Letter Y

A Korean actress. She was born January 22nd, 1961.

A Korean actress. She was born January 22nd, 1961.

A South Korean actress.A graduate of Kaywon Art High School,[1] Kim made her acting debut in 1992. S

A South Korean actress.A graduate of Kaywon Art High School,[1] Kim made her acting debut in 1992. She worked as a television actress for over a decade before branching out into film, saying in an interview that, "I was getting older by the second, and I hated becoming complacent".[2] In 2005, Kim made her first big screen appearance with a leading role in Lee Yoon-ki's This Charming Girl, a character study of a twenty-something single woman working at a post office

Is a South Korean ice dancer. With partner Chuen-Gun Lee, she was the 1999-2002 South Korean nationa

Is a South Korean ice dancer. With partner Chuen-Gun Lee, she was the 1999-2002 South Korean national champion. They represented South Korea at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where they placed 24th. Their highest placement at an ISU Championship was 7th at the

Was the consort of Crown Prince Eun of Korea. She and her husband would have been the emperor and em

Was the consort of Crown Prince Eun of Korea. She and her husband would have been the emperor and empress of Korea if the monarchy had not been abolished under the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910.

Is a Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.Yi was born in Uijeongbu, South Korea. Sh

Is a Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.Yi was born in Uijeongbu, South Korea. She turned professional in 2006 and joined the Duramed FUTURES Tour.

A South Korean singer and actress. She debuted at the age of 17 and was a former member K-Pop group

A South Korean singer and actress. She debuted at the age of 17 and was a former member K-Pop group Cool. Because she sported a shaved head, the group received much attention from the media. After their first album, Yoo Chae-yeong was replaced by Yuri as the vocalist.

A Korean actress and pop singer popularly known as simply Hyun Young.Educated at Yong-In University,

A Korean actress and pop singer popularly known as simply Hyun Young.Educated at Yong-In University, she is known for being the "S-Line" girl, one who has a very sexy, S-shaped body from the side. She is also known for her unusual, almost cartoon-like, voice.Hyun Young has recorded the Korean version of Dragostea din tei (otherwise known as the Numa Numa song), titled "??? ?" (Sister's Dream); the "Numa Numa" lyrics are changed to "Nuna Nuna" (the Korean word for older sister).

Is a retired South Korean female speed skater. She represented her country at the 1988, 1992 and 199

Is a retired South Korean female speed skater. She represented her country at the 1988, 1992 and 1994 edition of Winter Olympics.

A Korean singer, actor, and a member of the pop group S.E.S.. Although Korean, she lived in Japan fo

A Korean singer, actor, and a member of the pop group S.E.S.. Although Korean, she lived in Japan for most of her early life. She got her start in the group by trying out in auditions for SM Entertainment (unlike the other two members, who were discovered through less conventional methods). She succeeded in getting noticed from the judges and was thus offered a spot in their girl group, which became known as S.E.S. (standing for Sea, Eugene, and Shoo, the three members).

Is a South Korean football player who was a member of South Korea women's national football team. Yo

Is a South Korean football player who was a member of South Korea women's national football team. Yoo began her international career as an 18-year-old defender. Yoo made her first appearance selection during 1993 AFC Women's Championship finals against Malaysia and scored debut goal in same game. Yoo was a part of 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup for Korea Republic. On 6 October 2008, Yoo announced her retirement and started to coach.

Is a South Korean weightlifter. She ranked 3rd in the Women's 58 kg at the 2005 Junior World Champio

Is a South Korean weightlifter. She ranked 3rd in the Women's 58 kg at the 2005 Junior World Championships in Busan, South Korea, lifting 206 kg in total. She also competed in the Women's 58 kg at the 2005 World Championships in Doha, Qatar and reached th

A Korean actress, singer and television personality (gaijin tarento). She is signed onto Sony Music

A Korean actress, singer and television personality (gaijin tarento). She is signed onto Sony Music Japan's SME Records division. Since making her debut in the MBC dramas, she has acted in Korea and Japan, probably due to her fluency in Japanese as well as in her native Korean, where she has gained popularity from starring in the Fuji TV drama, Fighting Girl with co-star Kyoko Fukada. In Japan, however, she is known as Yun Sona (????).

A female South Korean classical pianist.Han's parents are not professional musicians, but her mother

A female South Korean classical pianist.Han's parents are not professional musicians, but her mother was a church accompanist so the family had a piano at home. Han went to church every Sunday and enjoyed the music. She started playing with the piano as a speaking toy and it became her best friend. She soon found music was a good method that allowed her to be free to express herself. Because of her apparent music talent and since her family lived in the Korea countryside without music schools, her mother took her to music school in Seoul.[3]

Is a South Korean female professional golfer.Kim was born in Chunchon, South Korea. She currently pl

Is a South Korean female professional golfer.Kim was born in Chunchon, South Korea. She currently plays in the LPGA where she won the 2007 LPGA Corning Classic. Since arriving on tour in 2003, Young has never finished second in an LPGA tournament. She doe

Younha made her debut as an artist at the young age of sixteen. Nicknamed the "Oricon comet" for her

Younha made her debut as an artist at the young age of sixteen. Nicknamed the "Oricon comet" for her success in Japan,[1] she has currently released eight singles and two albums in that country with varying degrees of success. Also, many of her songs have been featured in anime/dramas.Younha is signed to Epic Records, owned by Sony Music Japan.In order to accomplish her dreams, Younha began to audition within Korea. She says that she went through as many as 20 auditions. She also commented in an interview that certain companies refused to sign her to their labels because they believed she was not "pretty" enough, although she sang very well.[3] At one audition, she made an overwhelming impression and signed a contract with a Japanese company

An archer from South Korea. She holds the Olympic record for a women's 18-arrow match, at 173 out of

An archer from South Korea. She holds the Olympic record for a women's 18-arrow match, at 173 out of a possible 180. Yun set the record in Sydney, Australia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and matched it in Athens, Greece.Yun represented Korea at the 2004 Sum

A South Korean archer, who won the gold medal in the team and a silver in the individual competition

A South Korean archer, who won the gold medal in the team and a silver in the individual competition at the 2006 Asian Games.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Yun finished her ranking round with a total of 667 points, six points behind ranking leader

Was the first woman soprano to achieve fame throughout Korea.She left for Japan where she studied mu

Was the first woman soprano to achieve fame throughout Korea.She left for Japan where she studied music at Tokyo Music School. It was there that she met and fell in love with an English literature and drama student, Woojin Kim. However, Kim was married and had a wife and children at his home in the city of Mokpo.They set off back for Korea on a passenger ship but jumped from the ship into the ocean and were drowned.[1][2]Her most famous recording, recorded in Osaka by the Japanese Nitto recording company, and accompanied by her sister on the piano, is "Saui ch'anmi/In Praise of Death" (or a Psalm of Death) which is set to the tune of "The Waves of the Danube" by Ion Ivanovici. This was released in Korea in 1926 and is often regarded as the first "popular" Korean song. [3]

An American Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actress in Japan. Ito was born in Los Angeles and rai

An American Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actress in Japan. Ito was born in Los Angeles and raised in Hawaii. She is currently signed onto Sony Music Japan. She rose to fame due to the movie adaptation of the manga Nana, playing Reira Serizawa. She sang one of the main theme songs of the movie, "Endless Story", which peaked at the number two spot on the Oricon charts.

Is a Korean film and theatre actress, best known in the English-speaking world for her role as Sun-H

Is a Korean film and theatre actress, best known in the English-speaking world for her role as Sun-Hwa Kwon on the ABC television series Lost.

South Korean actress and former member of Japanese bands Brandnew Biscuits and Memory Cats.

South Korean actress and former member of Japanese bands Brandnew Biscuits and Memory Cats.