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Not yet known10

  1. 11 yrs laterknown at 58 Yeo Kyung-lae2007 Becomes chef of Hongbogak at Grand Ambassador Seoul
  2. 6 yrs laterknown at 53 Im Kwon-taek1981 Mandala is invited to the Berlin Film Festival, a first for a Korean film
  3. 5 yrs laterknown at 52 Edward Lee2019 Wins the James Beard Award for Buttermilk Graffiti in the cookbook category
  4. 5 yrs laterknown at 52 Ahn You-seong2019 Hosts the Gwangju Chef Challenge
  5. 4 yrs laterknown at 51 Kim Hae-sook2002 Plays Yu-jin’s mother in KBS2’s Winter Sonata
  6. 4 yrs laterknown at 51 V. Narry Kim2016 Scientist of the Year Award from the Korea Science Journalists Association
  7. 2 yrs laterknown at 49 Baek Hee-na2018 Japanese edition of Magic Candies wins the 11th MOE Picture Book Bookstore Award
  8. 2 yrs laterknown at 49 Paik Jong-won2013 Marries the actor So Yoo-jin
  9. 2 yrs laterknown at 49 Kim Do-yoon2022 Yunseoul wins a Michelin star again
  10. 1 yr laterknown at 48 Minsuk Cho2013 Appears in Donga Ilbo and SPACE’s article on a survey of 100 architecture experts

Already known113

  1. 1 yr beforeknown at 46 Han Kang2017 Malaparte Prize in Italy
  2. 1 yr beforeknown at 46 Bora Chung2023 Cursed Bunny on the National Book Award longlist for Translated Literature + 2 more
  3. 2 yrs beforeknown at 45 Lee Jung-eun2017 Voice of the super pig in the film Okja
  4. 3 yrs beforeknown at 44 Lee Sung-min2015 Best actor in TV at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards
  5. 4 yrs beforeknown at 43 Kim Tschang-yeul1976 First invitational show at Gallery Hyundai
  6. 5 yrs beforeknown at 42 Mark Cuban2005 Executive producer of Good Night, and Good Luck
  7. 5 yrs beforeknown at 42 Choi Hyun-seok2019 Choigaiber gets a regular slot + 2 more
  8. 5 yrs beforeknown at 42 Oh Jung-se2024 Renews his contract with Prain TPC + 1 more
  9. 6 yrs beforeknown at 41 José Mourinho2010 Champions League treble with Inter + 1 more
  10. 6 yrs beforeknown at 41 Ma Dong-seok2018 Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds passes 10 million admissions + 1 more
  11. 7 yrs beforeknown at 40 Jin Seon-kyu2024 The film Amazon Bullseye is released
  12. 7 yrs beforeknown at 40 Hwang Dong-hyuk2018 Best film in the film category at the 54th Baeksang Arts Awards
  13. 7 yrs beforeknown at 40 Yeom Hye-ran2023 Netflix’s Mask Girl is released; plays Kim Kyung-ja
  14. 7 yrs beforeknown at 40 Park Sung-woong2020 Film Okay! Madam released, as Seok-hwan
  15. 7 yrs beforeknown at 40 Son Hyun-joo2012 SBS’s The Chaser first airs + 1 more
  16. 7 yrs beforeknown at 40 Ha-Joon Chang2010 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism goes on sale + 1 more
  17. 8 yrs beforeknown at 39 Pedro Pascal2022 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent screens at SXSW
  18. 8 yrs beforeknown at 39 Do Ho Suh2009 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston buys a work + 1 more
  19. 8 yrs beforeknown at 39 Heo Sung-tae2024 Signs an exclusive contract with Blade Entertainment + 1 more
  20. 8 yrs beforeknown at 39 Kim Eun-hee2019 Netflix’s Kingdom released
  21. 8 yrs beforeknown at 39 Jung Ho-young2023 Opens Shabu Kaden at Hyundai Department Store Apgujeong + 2 more
  22. 9 yrs beforeknown at 38 Kim Yoon-seok2015 The Classified File is released + 1 more
  23. 9 yrs beforeknown at 38 Yeon Sang-ho2025 Netflix film Revelations is released + 1 more
  24. 9 yrs beforeknown at 38 Park Hae-joon2023 12.12: The Day opens, as Noh Tae-geon
  25. 9 yrs beforeknown at 38 Haegue Yang2018 Retrospective at Museum Ludwig in Cologne and Wolfgang Hahn Prize ceremony + 1 more
  26. 9 yrs beforeknown at 38 Sohn Won-pyung2026 Jeolmeumui Nara English edition from HarperVia + 2 more
  27. 9 yrs beforeknown at 38 Song Hoon2025 Appears as a White Spoon on Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars 2 + 1 more
  28. 10 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Chan-wook2010 Short Night Fishing completed
  29. 10 yrs beforeknown at 37 Jung Jong-yeon2023 Netflix’s The Devil’s Plan is released
  30. 10 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Hee-soon2017 Film The Fortress released + 1 more
  31. 11 yrs beforeknown at 36 Viola Davis2012 Oscar nomination for The Help
  32. 11 yrs beforeknown at 36 Jo Woo-jin2026 Storyteller on KBS 1TV’s Science War: Geoinui Jeonjaeng + 1 more
  33. 11 yrs beforeknown at 36 Raymon Kim2022 Cooks for the Black Desert Mobile Heidel banquet
  34. 12 yrs beforeknown at 35 Harrison Ford1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  35. 12 yrs beforeknown at 35 Yoo Hae-jin2017 Kang Jin-tae in Confidential Assignment + 2 more
  36. 12 yrs beforeknown at 35 Choi Kang-rok2025 Netflix’s Blank Menu for You first released + 2 more
  37. 12 yrs beforeknown at 35 Hwang Jung-min2017 The Battleship Island released
  38. 12 yrs beforeknown at 35 Na Dong-hyun2025 Dies at his home in Gwangjin District, Seoul
  39. 13 yrs beforeknown at 34 Na Hong-jin2021 The Medium opens
  40. 13 yrs beforeknown at 34 Bong Joon Ho2016 Shooting begins on Okja
  41. 13 yrs beforeknown at 34 Yang Yong-eun2019 Plays in the 101st PGA Championship
  42. 13 yrs beforeknown at 34 Kim Kwang-kyu2014 Trot albums Open Sesame and Parking Man of Love + 2 more
  43. 14 yrs beforeknown at 33 Sam Kim2024 Joins Please Take Care of My Refrigerator season 2
  44. 14 yrs beforeknown at 33 Yoshihiro Akiyama2022 Round-2 TKO of Shinya Aoki at ONE X
  45. 14 yrs beforeknown at 33 Sul Kyung-gu2014 Distinguished visiting professor at Hanyang University
  46. 14 yrs beforeknown at 33 Pyun Hye-young2019 13th Kim Yu-jeong Literary Award, “Hotel Window”
  47. 14 yrs beforeknown at 33 Jung Jae-young2017 On the Beach at Night Alone opens
  48. 15 yrs beforeknown at 32 Hugh Jackman2015 Broadway to Oz arena tour announced
  49. 15 yrs beforeknown at 32 Lee Seo-jin2018 tvN’s Youn’s Kitchen 2 premieres + 2 more
  50. 16 yrs beforeknown at 31 Na Yeong-seok2023 Moves to Egg Is Coming, a label under CJ ENM + 2 more
  51. 16 yrs beforeknown at 31 Kim Eun-sook2020 SBS’s The King: Eternal Monarch first airs
  52. 16 yrs beforeknown at 31 Lee Soo-geun2022 Channel A’s The Fishermen and the City, season 4
  53. 16 yrs beforeknown at 31 Kim Tae-ho2022 Leaves MBC + 1 more
  54. 16 yrs beforeknown at 31 Jungsik Yim2025 James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef + 1 more
  55. 17 yrs beforeknown at 30 Song Kang-ho2014 The Attorney passes 10 million admissions in 33 days
  56. 17 yrs beforeknown at 30 Ha Jung-woo2025 Lobby opens, as director and lead + 1 more
  57. 17 yrs beforeknown at 30 Shin Kyung-sook2010 Novel I’ll Be Right There
  58. 17 yrs beforeknown at 30 Yi So-yeon2025 Talk concert at the National Gwangju Science Museum + 1 more
  59. 17 yrs beforeknown at 30 Noh Hee-kyung2013 SBS’s That Winter, the Wind Blows first airs
  60. 18 yrs beforeknown at 29 Go Doo-shim1998 Divorces + 1 more
  61. 18 yrs beforeknown at 29 Woo Young-mi2006 Enters Le Bon Marché department store in Paris + 1 more
  62. 18 yrs beforeknown at 29 Kang Seok-woo2004 Appears in the drama The Age of Heroes
  63. 19 yrs beforeknown at 28 Shah Rukh Khan2012 Kolkata Knight Riders win their first IPL title
  64. 19 yrs beforeknown at 28 Yoo Jae-suk2019 First broadcast of MBC Hangout with Yoo + 2 more
  65. 19 yrs beforeknown at 28 Gong Yoo2026 Shooting ends on Tantara
  66. 19 yrs beforeknown at 28 Moon So-ri2021 Film Three Sisters released + 1 more
  67. 19 yrs beforeknown at 28 Choi Min-sik2009 The film Himalaya, Where the Wind Dwells
  68. 20 yrs beforeknown at 27 Kim Sook2022 Baeksook (Baek Ji-young and Kim Sook), “That Woman Is Me”
  69. 20 yrs beforeknown at 27 Park Ji-yoon2026 Appears on tvN STORY’s Namgyeoseo Mwohage (a talk show)
  70. 20 yrs beforeknown at 27 Yoon Do-hyun2019 YB’s tenth studio album
  71. 21 yrs beforeknown at 26 Sumi Jo2009 Performs with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Seoul Arts Center
  72. 21 yrs beforeknown at 26 Richard Yongjae O’Neill2025 Visits Korea with the Takács Quartet and the soprano Park Hye-sang + 1 more
  73. 21 yrs beforeknown at 26 Choi Gyu-seok2024 Netflix’s Hellbound season 2 is released
  74. 21 yrs beforeknown at 26 Jang Dong-min2026 Wins Wavve’s Betting on Fact, his fifth brain-game win + 2 more
  75. 21 yrs beforeknown at 26 Jang Jin2018 Writes and directs the drama Byeolui Dosi (City of Stars)
  76. 22 yrs beforeknown at 25 Lee Young-pyo2024 Criticizes the national team coach selection process + 1 more
  77. 22 yrs beforeknown at 25 Kim Soo-yong2013 Appears on KBS2 Happy Sunday – Qualifications of Men
  78. 23 yrs beforeknown at 24 Shakira2024 Releases Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran + 3 more
  79. 23 yrs beforeknown at 24 Chan Ho Park2020 Regular on KBS2’s Chukgu Yagu Malgu
  80. 23 yrs beforeknown at 24 Jeon Do-yeon2020 Film Beasts Clawing at Straws released + 1 more
  81. 23 yrs beforeknown at 24 Cho Chikun2003 Wins the 8th Samsung Fire Cup, a world title after 12 years
  82. 23 yrs beforeknown at 24 Choi Hyun-woo2025 Aphantasia at Yonsei University Centennial Hall + 2 more
  83. 24 yrs beforeknown at 23 Lee Jung-jae2019 The film Svaha: The Sixth Finger opens + 1 more
  84. 24 yrs beforeknown at 23 Seol Ki-hyeon2026 Panelist on KBS Sports’ YouTube show Hatdari Youngpyo
  85. 24 yrs beforeknown at 23 J.Y. Park2018 Stray Kids debut
  86. 24 yrs beforeknown at 23 Yoo Ji-tae2023 Appointed full-time professor at Konkuk University + 1 more
  87. 25 yrs beforeknown at 22 Park Kyung-lim2025 Appears on Channel A’s The Four-Person Table + 2 more
  88. 25 yrs beforeknown at 22 Byung-hyun Kim2026 SPOTV hires him as an MLB commentator + 1 more
  89. 25 yrs beforeknown at 22 Ahn Jung-hwan2023 First broadcast of JTBC The Gentlemen’s League 3
  90. 25 yrs beforeknown at 22 Sim Kwon-ho2019 Appears on JTBC’s The Gentlemen’s League
  91. 26 yrs beforeknown at 21 Myung-whun Chung2000 Music director of the Radio France Philharmonic + 1 more
  92. 26 yrs beforeknown at 21 Pak Se-ri2024 Press conference on the complaint against her father + 1 more
  93. 26 yrs beforeknown at 21 Lee Hyun-do2019 Announces marriage and a pregnancy + 1 more
  94. 26 yrs beforeknown at 21 Hong Myung-bo2016 Manager of Hangzhou Greentown in the Chinese Super League
  95. 26 yrs beforeknown at 21 So Ji-sub2024 Film Alienoid: Return to the Future opens
  96. 26 yrs beforeknown at 21 Lee Seung-yuop2023 Fifth place in his first year, out at the wild card
  97. 26 yrs beforeknown at 21 Kim Sung-ryung2014 The Target released + 1 more
  98. 27 yrs beforeknown at 20 Jang Dong-gun2019 tvN’s Arthdal Chronicles first airs
  99. 27 yrs beforeknown at 20 Hwang Sun-hong2015 Parts with Pohang
  100. 27 yrs beforeknown at 20 Song Seung-heon2023 Netflix series Black Knight, as Ryu Seok
  101. 27 yrs beforeknown at 20 Bae Doona2026 Named to the Berlin International Film Festival competition jury
  102. 27 yrs beforeknown at 20 Chang Jung-koo2010 Celebration of his hall of fame induction at the Korea Boxing Commission
  103. 28 yrs beforeknown at 19 Kyung Wha Chung1995 Asiaweek’s “20 Great Asians”
  104. 28 yrs beforeknown at 19 Kim Hee-ae2014 The film Thread of Lies is released + 1 more
  105. 28 yrs beforeknown at 19 Yum Jung-ah2019 JTBC Sky Castle ends with 23.8% in the final episode + 3 more
  106. 28 yrs beforeknown at 19 Lee Dong-gook2026 BrandLaureate Sports Icon Leadership Award + 2 more
  107. 28 yrs beforeknown at 19 Sun Dong-yol2010 Leaves the Samsung Lions manager’s job
  108. 29 yrs beforeknown at 18 Hong Jin-kyung2024 KBS2’s Beat Coin ends + 3 more
  109. 29 yrs beforeknown at 18 Kang Sue-jin2014 Takes office as artistic director of the Korean National Ballet
  110. 30 yrs beforeknown at 17 Kim Hye-soo2017 Named goodwill ambassador of the Korean Committee for UNICEF
  111. 30 yrs beforeknown at 17 Kim Hee-sun2024 MBC’s Bitter Sweet Hell premieres + 1 more
  112. 30 yrs beforeknown at 17 Kang Soo-yeon2013 Short film Juri released
  113. 35 yrs beforeknown at 12 Yang Dong-geun2026 Voice role in the film The Young David Yonggi Cho
61 more with nothing recorded that year＋

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