Famous people who grew up or lived in South Korea
5 notable people grew up or lived in South Korea. Each listing explores the home and neighbourhood, and how the place shaped the person they became.
Jungkook1997–2011
📍 Buk-gu, Busan, South Korea
Jeon Jungkook grew up in Mandeok-dong, a hillside neighbourhood in Busan's Buk-gu district, the younger of two brothers, going to Baekyang Elementary and Middle School. Busan is South…
Park Chung-hee1917–1979
📍 Gumi, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
I was born Park Chung-hee on the 14th of November 1917 in Gumi, North Gyeongsang province, Korea, the son of a poor farmer. I was educated as a teacher, then as a Japanese military officer…
RM1994–2010
📍 Ilsan, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Kim Namjoon was born in Seoul and moved at five to Ilsan, a planned new town in Goyang just north-west of the capital, built around a large lake park. He was a bookish, top-scoring student…
Se Ri Pak1977–1996
📍 Daejeon, South Korea
Se Ri Pak was born in Daejeon, South Korea, in September 1977. Her father, Pak Joon-chul, was a former soldier and businessman who loved golf, and he was fiercely determined that his…
Son Heung-min1992–2008
📍 Chuncheon, Gangwon, South Korea
Son Heung-min was born in July 1992 in Chuncheon, a small lakeside city in the mountains of Gangwon province, about 75 kilometres east of Seoul, and grew up there with his older brother…