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Became known at this age2

  1. 46this year Han Kang2016 Wins the Man Booker International Prize for The Vegetarian
  2. 46this year Bora Chung2022 Cursed Bunny named to the International Booker Prize longlist + 3 more

Not yet known9

  1. 30 yrs laterknown at 76 Hu Duk-juk1995 Jiang Zemin says the food was better than that of mainland China
  2. 23 yrs laterknown at 69 Sunjae2002 Moves the institute to her hometown Suwon
  3. 15 yrs laterknown at 61 Jensen Huang2009 Honorary doctorate from Oregon State University
  4. 15 yrs laterknown at 61 Kang Ae-shim2009 Best actress at the Korea Theater Awards and the Kim Dong-hoon Theater Award, for the play Darwin’s Turtle
  5. 13 yrs laterknown at 59 Park Hang-seo2005 First manager of Gyeongnam FC
  6. 5 yrs laterknown at 51 Kim Hae-sook2001 Wins a portrait rights suit
  7. 3 yrs laterknown at 49 Baek Hee-na2017 Publishes Magic Candies
  8. 3 yrs laterknown at 49 Kim Do-yoon2021 Yunseoul closes temporarily + 1 more
  9. 2 yrs laterknown at 48 Minsuk Cho2012 Daum unveils its Jeju headquarters, Daum Space.1

Already known118

  1. 1 yr beforeknown at 45 Lee Jung-eun2016 Geumchon-daek in KBS2’s The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop
  2. 1 yr beforeknown at 45 Choi Dae-hoon2026 Netflix’s The Wonderfools is released + 3 more
  3. 2 yrs beforeknown at 44 Lee Sung-min2014 Plays Oh Sang-sik in tvN Misaeng: Incomplete Life
  4. 2 yrs beforeknown at 44 Chunri2025 KBS2 Gag Concert, the sketch Sseongnan Saramdeul
  5. 3 yrs beforeknown at 43 Lee Chang-dong2000 Peppermint Candy released
  6. 4 yrs beforeknown at 42 Ricky Gervais2007 Emmy for lead actor in a comedy series
  7. 4 yrs beforeknown at 42 Mark Cuban2004 Named host of ABC’s The Benefactor
  8. 4 yrs beforeknown at 42 Choi Hyun-seok2018 SBS Mobidic launches Extreme Chef – Choigaiber
  9. 4 yrs beforeknown at 42 Oh Jung-se2023 Cobweb screens in the non-competition section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival
  10. 4 yrs beforeknown at 42 Jung Sung-il2026 Disney+’s Made in Korea Season 2 released
  11. 5 yrs beforeknown at 41 Martha Stewart1987 Kmart hires her as a lifestyle consultant
  12. 5 yrs beforeknown at 41 José Mourinho2009 Serie A title with Inter
  13. 5 yrs beforeknown at 41 Ma Dong-seok2017 The Outlaws released
  14. 6 yrs beforeknown at 40 Jin Seon-kyu2023 The film Count is released, his first solo lead
  15. 6 yrs beforeknown at 40 Hwang Dong-hyuk2017 Fourth feature, The Fortress, is released + 1 more
  16. 6 yrs beforeknown at 40 Yeom Hye-ran2022 Netflix’s The Glory is released; plays Kang Hyeon-nam
  17. 6 yrs beforeknown at 40 Park Sung-woong2019 Best actor in a film at the 27th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards
  18. 7 yrs beforeknown at 39 Pedro Pascal2021 Set to star in The Last of Us
  19. 7 yrs beforeknown at 39 Jürgen Klopp2013 Dortmund reach the Champions League final
  20. 7 yrs beforeknown at 39 Heo Sung-tae2023 You Go to Sydney premieres on tvN + 1 more
  21. 7 yrs beforeknown at 39 Kim Eun-hee2018 Kingdom release date announced
  22. 7 yrs beforeknown at 39 Lee Byeong-heon2026 Short drama Ae Appaneun Namsachin is released + 2 more
  23. 7 yrs beforeknown at 39 Jung Ho-young2022 Best Icon Award at the 2022 KBS Entertainment Awards
  24. 8 yrs beforeknown at 38 Jennifer Coolidge2007 Appears in Epic Movie
  25. 8 yrs beforeknown at 38 Kim Yoon-seok2014 Sea Fog is released
  26. 8 yrs beforeknown at 38 Yeon Sang-ho2024 Netflix series Parasyte: The Grey is released + 1 more
  27. 8 yrs beforeknown at 38 Park Hae-joon2022 TVING’s I Haven’t Done My Best Yet is released, as Nam Geum-pil
  28. 8 yrs beforeknown at 38 Haegue Yang2017 Named the 2018 Wolfgang Hahn Prize winner
  29. 8 yrs beforeknown at 38 Sohn Won-pyung2025 Publishes the novel Jeolmeumui Nara
  30. 8 yrs beforeknown at 38 Song Hoon2024 Reveals the closure of his hot dog shop on Boss in the Mirror + 1 more
  31. 9 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Chan-wook2009 Thirst released + 1 more
  32. 9 yrs beforeknown at 37 Jung Jong-yeon2022 Reported talks with producer Kim Tae-ho about his next move after CJ + 3 more
  33. 9 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Hee-soon2016 Registers marriage with Park Ye-jin + 1 more
  34. 10 yrs beforeknown at 36 Jo Woo-jin2025 Appears on tvN’s You Quiz on the Block + 2 more
  35. 10 yrs beforeknown at 36 Raymon Kim2021 Judges JTBC’s Cooking – The Birth of a Cooking King
  36. 11 yrs beforeknown at 35 Harrison Ford1988 Working Girl
  37. 11 yrs beforeknown at 35 Jeff Bezos2010 Amazon says Kindle books outsell hardcovers
  38. 11 yrs beforeknown at 35 Yoo Hae-jin2016 First solo lead in Luck-Key
  39. 11 yrs beforeknown at 35 Choi Kang-rok2024 Appears on Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars + 4 more
  40. 11 yrs beforeknown at 35 Hwang Jung-min2016 The Wailing released, as Il-gwang
  41. 11 yrs beforeknown at 35 Na Dong-hyun2024 Appears in Netflix’s The Influencer
  42. 12 yrs beforeknown at 34 Na Hong-jin2020 Announces The Medium with Thailand’s Banjong Pisanthanakun
  43. 12 yrs beforeknown at 34 Bong Joon Ho2015 Netflix investment in Okja announced
  44. 12 yrs beforeknown at 34 Yang Yong-eun2018 Wins The Crowns on the Japan tour
  45. 12 yrs beforeknown at 34 Kim Kwang-kyu2013 MBC I Live Alone begins its regular run + 3 more
  46. 13 yrs beforeknown at 33 Sul Kyung-gu2013 Hope released
  47. 13 yrs beforeknown at 33 Pyun Hye-young2018 The Hole wins the 2017 Shirley Jackson Award in the novel category
  48. 14 yrs beforeknown at 32 Hugh Jackman2014 Launches the Jackman Furness Foundation
  49. 14 yrs beforeknown at 32 Lee Seo-jin2017 tvN’s Youn’s Kitchen premieres
  50. 14 yrs beforeknown at 32 Jo Jung-suk2026 Second daughter born + 2 more
  51. 14 yrs beforeknown at 32 Kim Sung-kyun2026 Yoo Jae-suk’s drama on MBC’s Hangout with Yoo released + 1 more
  52. 15 yrs beforeknown at 31 Mark Rober2026 Moose Toys announces CrunchLabs toy line + 2 more
  53. 15 yrs beforeknown at 31 Hwang Sok-yong1989 Wins the 4th Manhae Literary Prize + 1 more
  54. 15 yrs beforeknown at 31 Na Yeong-seok2022 tvN’s Earth Arcade first airs
  55. 15 yrs beforeknown at 31 Kim Eun-sook2019 Production of The King: Eternal Monarch made official
  56. 15 yrs beforeknown at 31 Lee Soo-geun2021 SBS’s Kick a Goal first airs in its regular slot
  57. 15 yrs beforeknown at 31 Kim Tae-ho2021 Best Variety Program in the TV category at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards + 3 more
  58. 15 yrs beforeknown at 31 Jungsik Yim2024 Opens Gomtang Lab in Sinsa-dong + 1 more
  59. 16 yrs beforeknown at 30 Michelle Yeoh2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
  60. 16 yrs beforeknown at 30 Sia2021 Music earns two Golden Globe nominations + 1 more
  61. 16 yrs beforeknown at 30 Song Kang-ho2013 Snowpiercer, The Face Reader and The Attorney in one year
  62. 16 yrs beforeknown at 30 Jang Yoon-ju2026 tvN’s Kill It: Style Creator War first airs + 1 more
  63. 16 yrs beforeknown at 30 Ha Jung-woo2024 Hijack 1971 opens, as the pilot
  64. 16 yrs beforeknown at 30 Shin Kyung-sook2009 Please Look After Mom passes 1 million copies in Korea
  65. 17 yrs beforeknown at 29 Kim Nam-gil2026 Cameo in tvN Mad Concrete Dreams + 2 more
  66. 17 yrs beforeknown at 29 Woo Young-mi2005 Formal contract with the Paris showroom MC2
  67. 17 yrs beforeknown at 29 Kang Seok-woo2003 Appears in the drama Sharp
  68. 18 yrs beforeknown at 28 Shah Rukh Khan2011 Ra.One is released
  69. 18 yrs beforeknown at 28 Yoo Jae-suk2018 MBC Infinite Challenge ends + 2 more
  70. 18 yrs beforeknown at 28 Gong Yoo2025 Casting confirmed for Netflix’s Tantara
  71. 18 yrs beforeknown at 28 Moon So-ri2020 MBC’s SF8: Proof of Humanity airs
  72. 18 yrs beforeknown at 28 Cha Seung-won2016 Film The Map Against the World
  73. 19 yrs beforeknown at 27 Kim Sook2021 2021 KBS Entertainment Awards, Entertainer of the Year
  74. 19 yrs beforeknown at 27 Park Ji-yoon2025 Netflix’s Crime Scene Zero is released
  75. 19 yrs beforeknown at 27 Yoon Do-hyun2018 YB:PULSE shows begin at arts centers in small provincial cities
  76. 20 yrs beforeknown at 26 Sumi Jo2008 Selected for the International Puccini Award
  77. 20 yrs beforeknown at 26 Richard Yongjae O’Neill2024 Concerto for Sejong Soloists’ 30th anniversary
  78. 20 yrs beforeknown at 26 Choi Gyu-seok2023 Songgot nominated in the competition at the Angoulême International Comics Festival + 1 more
  79. 20 yrs beforeknown at 26 Jang Dong-min2025 Wins Wavve’s Game of Blood 3 + 1 more
  80. 20 yrs beforeknown at 26 Jang Jin2017 Appears in JTBC’s Crime Scene 3
  81. 21 yrs beforeknown at 25 Park Seo-bo1977 Chairman of the Korean Fine Arts Association
  82. 21 yrs beforeknown at 25 Lee Young-pyo2023 Resigns as Korea Football Association vice president + 1 more
  83. 22 yrs beforeknown at 24 Shakira2023 “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” reaches No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs + 2 more
  84. 22 yrs beforeknown at 24 Chan Ho Park2019 Special adviser to the San Diego Padres
  85. 22 yrs beforeknown at 24 Jeon Do-yeon2019 Film Birthday released
  86. 22 yrs beforeknown at 24 Yoo Sang-chul2017 Appointed Jeonnam Dragons manager
  87. 22 yrs beforeknown at 24 Choi Hyun-woo2024 FFFF Magician of the Year award + 1 more
  88. 23 yrs beforeknown at 23 Lee Jung-jae2018 The film Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days opens
  89. 23 yrs beforeknown at 23 Seol Ki-hyeon2025 2025 Nexon Icon Match
  90. 23 yrs beforeknown at 23 J.Y. Park2017 Reorganizes the company into an artist division system
  91. 23 yrs beforeknown at 23 Lee Jong-beom2016 Son Jung Hoo Lee picked first round by Nexen
  92. 23 yrs beforeknown at 23 Yoo Ji-tae2022 Netflix’s Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area released
  93. 24 yrs beforeknown at 22 Byung-hyun Kim2025 Appears on KBS2’s Gongbu-wa Nolbu
  94. 24 yrs beforeknown at 22 Ryoo Seung-bum2026 Exclusive contract with Y1 Entertainment ends
  95. 24 yrs beforeknown at 22 Ahn Jung-hwan2022 MC of E Channel Brave Detectives + 1 more
  96. 25 yrs beforeknown at 21 Pak Se-ri2023 Pak Se-ri Hope Foundation files a forgery complaint against her father
  97. 25 yrs beforeknown at 21 Yoon Jong-shin2015 Founds the joint venture Freec with AfreecaTV
  98. 25 yrs beforeknown at 21 So Ji-sub2023 Fallen Leaves opens, jointly presented
  99. 25 yrs beforeknown at 21 Lee Seung-yuop2022 Named Doosan Bears manager
  100. 25 yrs beforeknown at 21 Kim Mi-sook2005 Film Marathon is released + 2 more
  101. 25 yrs beforeknown at 21 Kim Sung-ryung2013 SBS King of Ambition premieres + 2 more
  102. 26 yrs beforeknown at 20 Jang Dong-gun2018 KBS2’s Suits first airs
  103. 26 yrs beforeknown at 20 Song Seung-heon2022 Hosts the season 3 premiere of SNL Korea
  104. 26 yrs beforeknown at 20 Bae Doona2025 Virus opens + 1 more
  105. 26 yrs beforeknown at 20 Chang Jung-koo2009 Chosen for the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF)
  106. 26 yrs beforeknown at 20 Cho Seung-woo2026 The East Palace is released on Netflix
  107. 27 yrs beforeknown at 19 Kyung Wha Chung1994 Gramophone Award
  108. 27 yrs beforeknown at 19 Kim Hee-ae2013 Best Actress (TV) at the 49th Baeksang Arts Awards + 1 more
  109. 27 yrs beforeknown at 19 Hyun Jung-hwa2015 First Table Tennis Derby held, resumes public activities
  110. 27 yrs beforeknown at 19 Yum Jung-ah2018 Film Intimate Strangers opens + 1 more
  111. 27 yrs beforeknown at 19 Lee Dong-gook2025 First technical director of Yongin FC + 1 more
  112. 28 yrs beforeknown at 18 Hong Jin-kyung2023 Excellence Award at the 1st Pinggyego Awards + 1 more
  113. 28 yrs beforeknown at 18 Kang Sue-jin2013 Publishes the autobiography Naneun Naeil-eul Gidarijianneunda (I Do Not Wait for Tomorrow) + 1 more
  114. 29 yrs beforeknown at 17 Kim Hye-soo2016 First broadcast of tvN’s Signal + 1 more
  115. 29 yrs beforeknown at 17 Kim Hee-sun2023 Film Honey Sweet released + 1 more
  116. 29 yrs beforeknown at 17 Lee Chang-ho2021 1,800th career win
  117. 30 yrs beforeknown at 16 Lee Jung-hyun2026 Short film Seonginsik invited to the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival + 1 more
  118. 34 yrs beforeknown at 12 Yang Dong-geun2025 Squid Game season 3 released
67 more with nothing recorded that year＋

Keanu Reeves · Tim Cook · Bryan Cranston · Ina Garten · Andrea Bocelli · Viola Davis · Judy Sheindlin · Bernard Arnault · Christoph Waltz · Myung-whun Chung · Sarah Chang · Lee Ufan · Do Ho Suh · K. J. Choi · Cha Bum-kun · Youn Yuh-jung · Na Moon-hee · Edward Lee · Ryu Seung-ryong · Kim Young-ok · Go Doo-shim · Yeo Kyung-lae · Paik Jong-won · Choi Min-sik · Sam Kim · Lee Hyun-do · Jeong Kwan · Uhm Jung-hwa · Park Kyung-lim · Yoshihiro Akiyama · Hong Myung-bo · Cho Hee-sook · Go Hyun-jung · Hong Soo-hwan · Huh Jung-moo · Hwang Sun-hong · Kim Hyesoon · Son Hyun-joo · Yi So-yeon · Choi Ji-woo · Hwang Young-cho · Kim Yon-ja · Lee Bul · Kang Soo-yeon · Ha-Joon Chang · Park Hyo-nam · Ha Hyung-joo · Kim Mi-ryeong · Kim Tschang-yeul · V. Narry Kim · Im Kwon-taek · Cho Hun-hyun · Pomnyun · Lee Bong-ju · Cho Chikun · Sun Dong-yol · Yoo Nam-kyu · Park Joo-bong · Chun Lee-kyung · Ahn You-seong · Im Ha-ryong · Noh Hee-kyung · Jung Jae-young · Kim Soo-yong · Yuh Myung-woo · Sim Kwon-ho · Chon Kye-young

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