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AT 48.At 48, these people

Turning 48 this year: born in ….
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year).

Became known at this age1

  1. 48this year Minsuk Cho2014 Golden Lion for the Korea Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale + 1 more

Not yet known12

  1. 13 yrs laterknown at 61 Kang Ae-shim2011 Begins performing in the play Red Poem
  2. 12 yrs laterknown at 60 Cho Hee-sook2006 Head chef at the Korean ambassador’s residence in Washington
  3. 11 yrs laterknown at 59 Park Hang-seo2007 Manager of the Jeonnam Dragons
  4. 10 yrs laterknown at 58 Yeo Kyung-lae2008 Appointed an international judge of the World Chinese Chefs Association
  5. 6 yrs laterknown at 54 Ina Garten1996 Sells the store
  6. 6 yrs laterknown at 54 Na Moon-hee1989 Appears in MBC’s Yusan
  7. 4 yrs laterknown at 52 Edward Lee2020 Relief work for people who lost jobs in COVID-19
  8. 3 yrs laterknown at 51 V. Narry Kim2017 Appointed endowed chair professor at Seoul National University, the first woman
  9. 1 yr laterknown at 49 Baek Hee-na2019 Publishes I Am a Dog; 24th Japan Picture Book Awards
  10. 1 yr laterknown at 49 Paik Jong-won2014 Appears on Olive’s K Chef Battlefield season 2
  11. 1 yr laterknown at 49 Kim Do-yoon2023 Opens the noodle restaurant Myeonseoul and moves Yunseoul
  12. 1 yr laterknown at 49 Kim Mi-ryeong2023 Her shop is featured on TV Chosun’s Sikgaek Huh Young-man’s Baekban Gihaeng

Already known106

  1. 2 yrs beforeknown at 46 Han Kang2018 Opens the independent bookshop Bookshop Oneul + 2 more
  2. 2 yrs beforeknown at 46 Bora Chung2024 English edition Your Utopia published + 2 more
  3. 3 yrs beforeknown at 45 Lee Jung-eun2018 tvN’s Mr. Sunshine premieres, Hamandaek
  4. 4 yrs beforeknown at 44 Lee Sung-min2016 First lead role on screen in Sori: Voice from the Heart
  5. 5 yrs beforeknown at 43 Lee Chang-dong2002 Oasis released + 1 more
  6. 6 yrs beforeknown at 42 Mark Cuban2006 Mavericks lose the NBA Finals to the Miami Heat
  7. 6 yrs beforeknown at 42 Choi Hyun-seok2020 Statement on a phone-hacking incident and contract forgery allegations + 2 more
  8. 6 yrs beforeknown at 42 Oh Jung-se2025 Special appearance in Netflix’s When Life Gives You Tangerines + 2 more
  9. 7 yrs beforeknown at 41 José Mourinho2011 Copa del Rey with Real Madrid
  10. 7 yrs beforeknown at 41 Ma Dong-seok2019 The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil invited to the Midnight Screenings at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival + 1 more
  11. 7 yrs beforeknown at 41 Ryu Seung-ryong2018 Psychokinesis released
  12. 8 yrs beforeknown at 40 Jin Seon-kyu2025 Named ambassador for Hanam, Gyeonggi Province + 2 more
  13. 8 yrs beforeknown at 40 Yeom Hye-ran2024 Citizen of a Kind opens; plays Bong-rim + 2 more
  14. 8 yrs beforeknown at 40 Park Sung-woong2021 First broadcast of JTBC’s Snowdrop
  15. 8 yrs beforeknown at 40 Son Hyun-joo2013 Plays Choi Min-jae in SBS’s Empire of Gold + 3 more
  16. 8 yrs beforeknown at 40 Park Hyo-nam2009 Lufthansa star chef from Korea
  17. 9 yrs beforeknown at 39 Pedro Pascal2023 The Last of Us premieres on HBO + 3 more
  18. 9 yrs beforeknown at 39 Jürgen Klopp2015 Announces he will leave Dortmund + 1 more
  19. 9 yrs beforeknown at 39 Do Ho Suh2010 Moves his base to London
  20. 9 yrs beforeknown at 39 Heo Sung-tae2025 Plays Ko Man-sik in JTBC’s Good Boy + 1 more
  21. 9 yrs beforeknown at 39 Kim Eun-hee2020 Kingdom season 2 released
  22. 9 yrs beforeknown at 39 Jung Ho-young2024 Opens Soba Kaden at Hyundai Department Store Jungdong + 3 more
  23. 10 yrs beforeknown at 38 Kim Yoon-seok2016 Will You Be There? is released
  24. 10 yrs beforeknown at 38 Yeon Sang-ho2026 Colony is released + 2 more
  25. 10 yrs beforeknown at 38 Park Hae-joon2024 Netflix’s The 8 Show is released, as Tae-seok + 1 more
  26. 10 yrs beforeknown at 38 Haegue Yang2019 Solo show When The Year 2000 Comes at Kukje Gallery
  27. 10 yrs beforeknown at 38 Song Hoon2026 Appears on JTBC’s Knowing Bros + 2 more
  28. 11 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Chan-wook2011 Golden Bear for best short film at the 61st Berlin Film Festival
  29. 11 yrs beforeknown at 37 Jung Jong-yeon2024 Netflix’s Agents of Mystery is released
  30. 11 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Hee-soon2018 Best Supporting Actor (Film) at the 54th Baeksang Arts Awards + 1 more
  31. 12 yrs beforeknown at 36 Andrea Bocelli2006 Sings at the 2006 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
  32. 12 yrs beforeknown at 36 Raymon Kim2023 MBC’s Buddy Into the Wild, episode 137, “Deserted Island Dining”
  33. 12 yrs beforeknown at 36 Cho Hun-hyun2001 Wins the 6th Samsung Fire Cup
  34. 13 yrs beforeknown at 35 Harrison Ford1990 Presumed Innocent
  35. 13 yrs beforeknown at 35 Jeff Bezos2012 Says his team found the Apollo 11 engines on the sea floor
  36. 13 yrs beforeknown at 35 Yoo Hae-jin2018 Tae-soo in Intimate Strangers
  37. 13 yrs beforeknown at 35 Choi Kang-rok2026 Wins Culinary Class Wars 2 + 2 more
  38. 13 yrs beforeknown at 35 Hwang Jung-min2018 Daughter born + 1 more
  39. 14 yrs beforeknown at 34 Bong Joon Ho2017 Okja released in Korea
  40. 15 yrs beforeknown at 33 Sam Kim2025 White Spoon on Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars 2
  41. 15 yrs beforeknown at 33 Yoshihiro Akiyama2023 Netflix’s Physical: 100 released
  42. 15 yrs beforeknown at 33 Lee Bul2012 Retrospective at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo + 1 more
  43. 15 yrs beforeknown at 33 Pyun Hye-young2020 The Hole nominated for Germany’s Liberaturpreis
  44. 15 yrs beforeknown at 33 Jung Jae-young2018 MBC Partners for Justice premieres + 1 more
  45. 16 yrs beforeknown at 32 Lee Seo-jin2019 SBS’s Little Forest premieres
  46. 16 yrs beforeknown at 32 Im Ha-ryong2000 Left the comedy stage after Bongsunga School on KBS’s Gag Concert
  47. 17 yrs beforeknown at 31 Hwang Sok-yong1991 Leaves Germany for the United States
  48. 17 yrs beforeknown at 31 Na Yeong-seok2024 Best male variety performer in TV at the 60th Baeksang Arts Awards
  49. 17 yrs beforeknown at 31 Kim Eun-sook2021 Song Hye-kyo’s casting in Kim Eun-sook’s new work announced
  50. 17 yrs beforeknown at 31 Lee Soo-geun2023 Channel A’s The Fishermen and the City, season 5
  51. 17 yrs beforeknown at 31 Kim Tae-ho2023 First broadcast of ENA’s World Dice Tour
  52. 17 yrs beforeknown at 31 Jungsik Yim2026 Gomtang Lab in the Michelin Bib Gourmand 2026 + 1 more
  53. 18 yrs beforeknown at 30 Sia2023 Releases a piano version of “Titanium”
  54. 18 yrs beforeknown at 30 Song Kang-ho2015 The Throne
  55. 18 yrs beforeknown at 30 Ha Jung-woo2026 Confirms he is dating the actress Cha Jung-won + 1 more
  56. 18 yrs beforeknown at 30 Shin Kyung-sook2011 English edition of Please Look After Mom published in the U.S.
  57. 18 yrs beforeknown at 30 Yi So-yeon2026 Keynote at International Space Summit 2026
  58. 18 yrs beforeknown at 30 Noh Hee-kyung2014 SBS’s It’s Okay, That’s Love first airs
  59. 19 yrs beforeknown at 29 Go Doo-shim1999 Monodrama I, I’m a Woman
  60. 20 yrs beforeknown at 28 Shah Rukh Khan2013 Chennai Express passes Rs. 200 crore
  61. 20 yrs beforeknown at 28 Yoo Jae-suk2020 KBS2 Happy Together 4 ends + 2 more
  62. 20 yrs beforeknown at 28 Moon So-ri2022 Film I Want to Know Your Parents released
  63. 20 yrs beforeknown at 28 Choi Min-sik2010 Serial killer Jang Gyeong-cheol in I Saw the Devil
  64. 20 yrs beforeknown at 28 Cha Seung-won2018 Film Believer
  65. 21 yrs beforeknown at 27 Kim Sook2023 2023 KBS Entertainment Awards, Entertainer of the Year
  66. 21 yrs beforeknown at 27 Uhm Jung-hwa2017 Appears in MBC’s You Are Too Much + 1 more
  67. 22 yrs beforeknown at 26 Richard Yongjae O’Neill2026 Duo recital with the pianist Park Jong-hae
  68. 22 yrs beforeknown at 26 Choi Gyu-seok2025 Netflix film Revelations is released
  69. 22 yrs beforeknown at 26 Lee Bong-ju2018 Starts the “Bongjour” volunteer group
  70. 23 yrs beforeknown at 25 Lee Young-pyo2025 Ppolunteer gets a regular KBS2 slot
  71. 23 yrs beforeknown at 25 Kim Soo-yong2014 Appears on KBS2 Happy Together 3 KBS 7th-class comedians special
  72. 24 yrs beforeknown at 24 Shakira2025 Wins Best Latin Pop Album for Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran + 1 more
  73. 24 yrs beforeknown at 24 Chan Ho Park2021 Enters a KPGA Korean Tour regular event
  74. 24 yrs beforeknown at 24 Jeon Do-yeon2021 Drama Lost first airs
  75. 24 yrs beforeknown at 24 Yoo Sang-chul2019 Appointed ninth manager of Incheon United + 2 more
  76. 24 yrs beforeknown at 24 Choi Hyun-woo2026 30th debut anniversary show FaTE + 2 more
  77. 25 yrs beforeknown at 23 Lee Jung-jae2020 The film Deliver Us from Evil opens
  78. 25 yrs beforeknown at 23 J.Y. Park2019 Two daughters born + 1 more
  79. 25 yrs beforeknown at 23 Lee Jong-beom2018 Father-and-son gold medalists with his son
  80. 25 yrs beforeknown at 23 Yoo Ji-tae2024 Tving documentary Shaman: Gwisinjeon released
  81. 26 yrs beforeknown at 22 Park Kyung-lim2026 20 years as a Save the Children ambassador
  82. 26 yrs beforeknown at 22 Go Hyun-jung2019 KBS2 My Lawyer, Mr. Jo 2: Crime and Punishment ends
  83. 26 yrs beforeknown at 22 Choi Ji-woo2023 Film New Normal is released
  84. 26 yrs beforeknown at 22 Hwang Young-cho2018 Top prize at the Sports Doctors Sports Medical Volunteer Awards
  85. 26 yrs beforeknown at 22 Ha Hyung-joo2010 Chosen to light the cauldron at the 91st National Sports Festival
  86. 26 yrs beforeknown at 22 Ahn Jung-hwan2024 First broadcast of MBC Puk Swimyeon Dahaengiya
  87. 26 yrs beforeknown at 22 Sim Kwon-ho2020 Appears on E Channel’s Jjin Eoreun Miting: Sarangui Jaegaebal (a dating show)
  88. 27 yrs beforeknown at 21 Pak Se-ri2025 General manager of Channel A’s Baseball Queen (a baseball variety show) + 1 more
  89. 27 yrs beforeknown at 21 Lee Hyun-do2020 Appears on MBC’s Two O’Clock Date, reveals a 20 kg weight loss
  90. 27 yrs beforeknown at 21 Hong Myung-bo2017 Executive director of the Korea Football Association
  91. 27 yrs beforeknown at 21 Yoon Jong-shin2017 “Like It” released, first No. 1 on the music charts
  92. 27 yrs beforeknown at 21 So Ji-sub2025 Netflix’s Mercy for None is released
  93. 27 yrs beforeknown at 21 Lee Seung-yuop2024 Fourth place, out after two losses at the wild card
  94. 27 yrs beforeknown at 21 Park Joo-bong2012 Silver medal in women’s doubles for Japan at the London Olympics
  95. 27 yrs beforeknown at 21 Kim Sung-ryung2015 MBC Flower of Queen premieres
  96. 27 yrs beforeknown at 21 Yuh Myung-woo2012 Named to the 2013 inductees of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
  97. 28 yrs beforeknown at 20 Hwang Sun-hong2016 Named FC Seoul manager + 1 more
  98. 28 yrs beforeknown at 20 Song Seung-heon2024 Film Hidden Face released
  99. 28 yrs beforeknown at 20 Yoo Nam-kyu2016 Head coach of the Samsung Life women’s team
  100. 29 yrs beforeknown at 19 Cha Bum-kun2001 MBC football commentator
  101. 29 yrs beforeknown at 19 Kim Hee-ae2015 SBS’s Mrs. Cop begins
  102. 29 yrs beforeknown at 19 Sun Dong-yol2011 Named KIA Tigers manager
  103. 30 yrs beforeknown at 18 Hong Jin-kyung2025 Netflix’s Screwballs is released + 3 more
  104. 30 yrs beforeknown at 18 Kang Sue-jin2015 Onegin farewell performance in Korea
  105. 31 yrs beforeknown at 17 Kim Hye-soo2018 Film Default released
  106. 31 yrs beforeknown at 17 Kim Hee-sun2025 TV Chosun’s Don’t Call Me Ma’am premieres
53 more with nothing recorded that year＋

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