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Turning 49 this year: born in ….
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Became known at this age4

  1. 49this year Baek Hee-na2020 Wins the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the first Korean author to do so + 2 more
  2. 49this year Paik Jong-won2015 MBC’s My Little Television begins its regular broadcast + 1 more
  3. 49this year Kim Do-yoon2024 Appears as a White Spoon on Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars + 1 more
  4. 49this year Kim Mi-ryeong2024 Appears as “Auntie Omakase #1” on Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars + 6 more

Not yet known10

  1. 27 yrs laterknown at 76 Hu Duk-juk1998 Recommends Cheon Sang-hyeon as a Blue House chef
  2. 20 yrs laterknown at 69 Sunjae2005 Buddhist TV’s Venerable Sunjae’s Temple Cooking begins
  3. 17 yrs laterknown at 66 Kim Young-ok1987 Plays Hae-young’s aunt in the MBC weekend drama Love and Ambition
  4. 15 yrs laterknown at 64 Kim Hyesoon2004 Eighth collection A Drink of Red Mirror
  5. 12 yrs laterknown at 61 Jensen Huang2012 U.S. Immigrant Hall of Fame
  6. 11 yrs laterknown at 60 Cho Hee-sook2007 Takes part in the 12th Asian cuisine festival at the Culinary Institute of America
  7. 8 yrs laterknown at 57 Pomnyun2002 Wins the Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding
  8. 5 yrs laterknown at 54 Ina Garten1997 Crown acquires her first cookbook
  9. 2 yrs laterknown at 51 Tim Cook2009 Interim CEO during Jobs’ leave
  10. 2 yrs laterknown at 51 V. Narry Kim2018 Paper on mixed tails of mRNA in Science

Already known92

  1. 1 yr beforeknown at 48 Minsuk Cho2015 6th Hong Jin-Ki Creator Award, culture and arts category
  2. 3 yrs beforeknown at 46 Han Kang2019 Future Library writer of the year in Norway + 1 more
  3. 3 yrs beforeknown at 46 Bora Chung2025 Your Utopia nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award + 3 more
  4. 4 yrs beforeknown at 45 Lee Jung-eun2019 Best supporting actress, TV, at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards + 4 more
  5. 5 yrs beforeknown at 44 Lee Sung-min2017 The Sheriff in Town tops the box office
  6. 6 yrs beforeknown at 43 Lee Chang-dong2003 Becomes the first Minister of Culture and Tourism under the Roh Moo-hyun government
  7. 7 yrs beforeknown at 42 Ricky Gervais2010 Hosts the Golden Globes
  8. 7 yrs beforeknown at 42 Mark Cuban2007 Competes on Dancing with the Stars
  9. 7 yrs beforeknown at 42 Choi Hyun-seok2021 Emart24 launches “I’m Choi Hyun-seok Steak Kit”
  10. 7 yrs beforeknown at 42 Oh Jung-se2026 Plays the ballad singer Choi Seong-gon in Wild Sing + 2 more
  11. 8 yrs beforeknown at 41 José Mourinho2012 La Liga title with Real Madrid
  12. 8 yrs beforeknown at 41 Ma Dong-seok2020 Eternals release delayed
  13. 8 yrs beforeknown at 41 Ryu Seung-ryong2019 Extreme Job released + 1 more
  14. 9 yrs beforeknown at 40 Jin Seon-kyu2026 Netflix’s Husbands in Action is released + 1 more
  15. 9 yrs beforeknown at 40 Yeom Hye-ran2025 Netflix’s When Life Gives You Tangerines is released; plays Jeon Gwang-rye + 2 more
  16. 9 yrs beforeknown at 40 Park Sung-woong2022 Film Gentleman released, as Kwon Do-hoon
  17. 9 yrs beforeknown at 40 Park Hyo-nam2010 G20 summit menu development task force
  18. 10 yrs beforeknown at 39 Pedro Pascal2024 Wins best drama actor at the SAG Awards + 1 more
  19. 10 yrs beforeknown at 39 Jürgen Klopp2016 Signs a contract extension to 2022
  20. 10 yrs beforeknown at 39 Heo Sung-tae2026 Joins ENA’s Crash 2 + 2 more
  21. 10 yrs beforeknown at 39 Kim Eun-hee2021 Kingdom: Ashin of the North released + 2 more
  22. 10 yrs beforeknown at 39 Jung Ho-young2025 Launches Kaden-brand cold udon and cold soba with Emart + 3 more
  23. 11 yrs beforeknown at 38 Kim Yoon-seok2017 The Fortress is released + 1 more
  24. 11 yrs beforeknown at 38 Park Hae-joon2025 Netflix’s When Life Gives You Tangerines is released, as Yang Gwan-sik + 2 more
  25. 11 yrs beforeknown at 38 Haegue Yang2020 Solo show MMCA Hyundai Motor Series 2020: Haegue Yang – O₂ & H₂O at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
  26. 12 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Chan-wook2012 Short Day Trip released
  27. 12 yrs beforeknown at 37 Jung Jong-yeon2025 Netflix’s The Devil’s Plan: Death Room is released
  28. 12 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Hee-soon2019 Film Jesters: The Game Changers released
  29. 13 yrs beforeknown at 36 Viola Davis2014 Cast in How to Get Away With Murder + 1 more
  30. 13 yrs beforeknown at 36 Raymon Kim2024 Says he advised on Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars season 1
  31. 13 yrs beforeknown at 36 Cho Hun-hyun2002 Wins the 7th Samsung Fire Cup, two years in a row
  32. 14 yrs beforeknown at 35 Jeff Bezos2013 Agrees to buy The Washington Post
  33. 14 yrs beforeknown at 35 Yoo Hae-jin2019 Kim Pan-soo in Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission + 1 more
  34. 15 yrs beforeknown at 34 Na Hong-jin2023 Investment and distribution deal and cast set for his fourth feature, Hope
  35. 15 yrs beforeknown at 34 Bong Joon Ho2018 Shooting begins on Parasite
  36. 15 yrs beforeknown at 34 Kim Kwang-kyu2016 Joins the Burning Youth trip to Hong Kong
  37. 16 yrs beforeknown at 33 Sam Kim2026 tvN’s Undercover Chef: a job under cover in Parma, Italy + 2 more
  38. 16 yrs beforeknown at 33 Yoshihiro Akiyama2024 TV CHOSUN’s Saengjonwang: Bujokjeonjaeng (a survival show) premieres
  39. 16 yrs beforeknown at 33 Sul Kyung-gu2016 Hosts the Busan International Film Festival opening ceremony
  40. 16 yrs beforeknown at 33 Pyun Hye-young2021 Sixth story collection Eojjeomyeon Seumu Beon (Maybe Twenty Times)
  41. 16 yrs beforeknown at 33 Jung Jae-young2019 The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale opens + 1 more
  42. 17 yrs beforeknown at 32 Hugh Jackman2017 Logan
  43. 17 yrs beforeknown at 32 K. J. Choi2019 Named Presidents Cup assistant captain again
  44. 17 yrs beforeknown at 32 Lee Seo-jin2020 Lee Seo-jin’s New York, New York on tvN’s Friday Joy Package
  45. 18 yrs beforeknown at 31 Na Yeong-seok2025 Appointed a Yonsei University ambassador + 1 more
  46. 18 yrs beforeknown at 31 Kim Eun-sook2022 Netflix’s The Glory part 1 released
  47. 18 yrs beforeknown at 31 Lee Soo-geun2024 Signs an exclusive contract with Big Planet Made Entertainment + 1 more
  48. 18 yrs beforeknown at 31 Kim Tae-ho2024 Press conference for World Dice Tour Season 2 + 1 more
  49. 19 yrs beforeknown at 30 Sia2024 Releases Reasonable Woman
  50. 19 yrs beforeknown at 30 Song Kang-ho2016 The Age of Shadows opens; 100 million combined admissions for his lead films
  51. 19 yrs beforeknown at 30 Shin Kyung-sook2012 Wins the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize + 1 more
  52. 20 yrs beforeknown at 29 Go Doo-shim2000 Grand Prize at the SBS Drama Awards for SBS’s Virtue, drama grand prizes at all three major broadcasters
  53. 20 yrs beforeknown at 29 Woo Young-mi2008 Presidential commendation at the first Korea Fashion Awards
  54. 21 yrs beforeknown at 28 Yoo Jae-suk2021 Grand Prize in the TV category at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards + 1 more
  55. 21 yrs beforeknown at 28 Moon So-ri2023 Netflix’s Queenmaker, as Oh Kyung-sook
  56. 21 yrs beforeknown at 28 Cha Seung-won2019 tvN’s Korean Hostel in Spain premieres + 1 more
  57. 22 yrs beforeknown at 27 Kim Sook2024 KBS2’s Beat Coin ends
  58. 22 yrs beforeknown at 27 Yoon Do-hyun2021 Diagnosed with gastric MALT lymphoma
  59. 23 yrs beforeknown at 26 Sumi Jo2011 Interview for the 25th anniversary of her debut
  60. 23 yrs beforeknown at 26 Choi Gyu-seok2026 Webtoon Crocodile is released (collaboration with MEEN)
  61. 23 yrs beforeknown at 26 Chon Kye-young2019 Netflix original series Love Alarm is released
  62. 24 yrs beforeknown at 25 Keanu Reeves2013 Man of Tai Chi at Cannes
  63. 24 yrs beforeknown at 25 Lee Young-pyo2026 Named outside director of Ulsan HD + 2 more
  64. 25 yrs beforeknown at 24 Shakira2026 Nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame + 4 more
  65. 25 yrs beforeknown at 24 Chan Ho Park2022 Remarks on recommending Kim Ha-seong
  66. 25 yrs beforeknown at 24 Jeon Do-yeon2022 Film Emergency Declaration released
  67. 25 yrs beforeknown at 24 Yoo Sang-chul2020 Resigns as Incheon manager and is hospitalized for treatment
  68. 26 yrs beforeknown at 23 Lee Jung-jae2021 Netflix’s Squid Game is released
  69. 26 yrs beforeknown at 23 J.Y. Park2020 NiziU debuts
  70. 26 yrs beforeknown at 23 Lee Jong-beom2019 Moves to the LG Twins as a coach
  71. 26 yrs beforeknown at 23 Yoo Ji-tae2025 Tving’s Villains released
  72. 27 yrs beforeknown at 22 Kim Yon-ja2008 Interview on MBC’s Never Ending Story, 20th anniversary of her Japanese debut
  73. 27 yrs beforeknown at 22 Ahn Jung-hwan2025 Becomes general director of UNIV PRO at the university football federation
  74. 28 yrs beforeknown at 21 Pak Se-ri2026 Pak Se-ri Hope Foundation receives a 20 million won Volvik donation
  75. 28 yrs beforeknown at 21 Yoon Jong-shin2018 Monthly Yoon Jong-shin reaches No. 100
  76. 28 yrs beforeknown at 21 So Ji-sub2026 First broadcast of SBS’s Agent Kim Reactivated + 1 more
  77. 28 yrs beforeknown at 21 Lee Seung-yuop2025 Resigns as Doosan manager + 1 more
  78. 28 yrs beforeknown at 21 Kim Mi-sook2008 Named kindergarten ambassador by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
  79. 28 yrs beforeknown at 21 Kim Sung-ryung2016 Top 10 Stars Award at the SBS Drama Awards
  80. 28 yrs beforeknown at 21 Yuh Myung-woo2013 Celebration of his International Boxing Hall of Fame induction + 1 more
  81. 29 yrs beforeknown at 20 Jang Dong-gun2021 Taegukgi re-released in 4K
  82. 29 yrs beforeknown at 20 Hwang Sun-hong2017 FC Seoul, early exit from the Champions League and fifth in the league
  83. 29 yrs beforeknown at 20 Song Seung-heon2025 ENA My Troublesome Star, as Dok-go Cheol
  84. 30 yrs beforeknown at 19 Kyung Wha Chung1997 Festival for the 30th anniversary of her world-stage debut
  85. 30 yrs beforeknown at 19 Kim Hee-ae2016 Signs with YG Entertainment
  86. 30 yrs beforeknown at 19 Huh Jung-moo2004 Resigns as national team assistant coach + 1 more
  87. 31 yrs beforeknown at 18 Hong Jin-kyung2026 Paris Fashion Week runway + 1 more
  88. 31 yrs beforeknown at 18 Kang Sue-jin2016 Retires from dancing with Onegin at Stuttgart Ballet
  89. 32 yrs beforeknown at 17 Kim Hye-soo2019 Issues a statement on reports about her mother’s debts
  90. 32 yrs beforeknown at 17 Kim Hee-sun2026 Joins a UNICEF campaign
  91. 32 yrs beforeknown at 17 Kang Soo-yeon2015 Named co-chair of the Busan International Film Festival
  92. 32 yrs beforeknown at 17 Lee Chang-ho2024 Honorary manager of the Hanok Village Jeonju Go team + 1 more
57 more with nothing recorded that year＋

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