List of Koreans in Japan

This is a list of notable Zainichi Koreans or notable Japanese people of Korean descent. == Politics and law == Arai Shoukei, politician, House of Representatives (Real Name: Park Kyung-jae) Haku Shinkun, politician, House of Councillors (Real Name: Baek Jinhoon) Han Duk-su, North Korean politician, founder and first chairman of Chongryon Kim Ch'on-hae, leading official of the Japanese Communist Party (Originally from Ulsan, South Korea) Kim Pyong-sik, North Korean politician, Vice President of North Korea and chairman of the Korean Social Democratic Party (Originally from South Jeolla Province, South Korea) Ko Yong-hui, wife of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il and mother of North Korea's current leader Kim Jong-un Lee Kyung-jae, local activist Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea (born in Osaka, ancestral roots in Pohang, North Gyeongsang) Park Choon-Geum, politician, House of Representatives (Originally from Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea) So Man-sul, North Korean politician, Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea, chairman of Chongryon (Originally from Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea) Togo Shigenori, Minister of Foreign Affairs (in 1941), Minister of Greater East Asia (in 1945) == Business and economics == Masahiro Miki, founder and CEO of ABC-Mart, Japanese footwear company (Real Name: Kang Jeong-ho) Masayoshi Son, CEO of Softbank and chairman of UK-based Arm Holdings (Real Name: Son Jeong-eui) Taizo Son, President and Chairman of GungHo, mobile gaming company (Real Name: Taejang Son/Son Taejang/Son Tae-jang) Shin Dong-bin, CEO of Lotte Shin Dong-joo, Vice President of Lotte USA Shin Kyuk-ho, founder of the Lotte group Yoo Bong-sik, President of MK Taxi - originally from South Gyeongsang, South Korea (Japanese Name: Sadao Aoki) Taido Arai, founder of Jojoen restaurant chain (Real Name: Park Tae-do) Kanayama Yoshio, founder of Murasaki Sports Kawamura Shinko (Madame Shinco), founder of Cowcow Food System and television personality Choung-Un Kim, vice president of Gilead Sciences and co-developer of tamiflu Yoshitaka Fukuda, President and CEO of Japanese consumer finance companies Aiful Han Chang-woo, CEO of Maruhan (Japan's largest pachinko operator) - Originally from Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea Okamura Katsumasa, founder of Reve21 == Academic == Kang Sang-jung, political scientist, professor at the Seigakuin University and University of Tokyo Kim Wooja, sociologist, professor at Ritsumeikan University Woo Jang-choon, agricultural scientist and botanist O Sonfa, professor at Takushoku University (Real Name: Oh Seon-hwa) - Originally from Jeju-do, South Korea Suh Sung, Japanese-born Korean professor, writer and former political prisoner Kim Ik-kyŏn, sociologist, professor at Kobe Gakuin University Kyŏng-ju Kim, linguist, professor at Tokai University Kanayama Rika, historian, professor at International Christian University (Real Name: Kim Mal-cha) Yanchun Kaku (Real Name: Kwak Yangchun), economist, President of Rikkyo University (2018-2021) An Katsumasa, psychiatrist, professor at Kobe University Lee Young-suk, sociolinguist, professor at Hitotsubashi University - Originally from South Korea Yi Sookyung, historical sociologist, professor at Tokyo Gakugei University - Originally from South Korea Jeongyun Lee, educationist, professor at University of Tokyo - Originally from South Korea Kim Moonkyong (Kin Bunkyō), specialist of Chinese literature, professor at Tsurumi University Yang-gi Kim, cultural historian, professor at Tokoha University Myungsoo Kim, sociologist, professor at Kwansei Gakuin University Kim Sook-hyun, political scientist, professor at Tokoku University and secretary for Ichirō Ozawa Kilnam Chon, computer scientist, professor at KAIST and Keio University == Literature and poetry == Boichi, mangaka (Real Name: Mu-jik Park) Kim Shijon, poet and activist Lee Hoesung, Akutagawa Prize-winning novelist Lee Yangji, Akutagawa Prize-winning novelist Megumu Sagisawa, novelist Tachihara Masaaki, novelist (Real Name: Kim Yun Kyu) - Originally from Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea Yang Sok-il, novelist Yu Miri, Akutagawa Prize-winning novelist Hiroshi Aoyama,Manhwa == Entertainment == === Film and television === Daisuke Ryu, actor (Real Name: Jang Myeong-nam) Sang-il Lee, Japan Academy Prize-winning film director Yoichi Sai, Japan Academy Prize-winning film director (Real Name: Choe Yang-il) Yūsaku Matsuda, actor Hakuryu, actor and musician (Real Name: Jun Jung-il) Houka Kinoshita, actor (Real Name: Rhee Bon-hwa) Brian Tee, Japanese American actor, second-generation Zainichi Korean Kaho Minami, actress Yuna Ito, singer Yuny Han, actress, singer, and pianist (Real Name: Han Tae-youn) Juri Watanabe, model, Miss Universe Japan 2021 Koichi Iwaki, actor (Real Name: Lee Gwon-il) Hirofumi Arai, actor, third-generation Zainichi North Korean (Real Name: Park Kyung-sik) Hwang Jang-lee, martial artist and film actor Tsuyoshi Ihara, actor (Real Name: Yun Yu-gu) Kim Su-gil, film director and producer Hyunri, actress (Real Name: Lee Hyun-ri) Johnny Okura, actor and musician (Real Name: Park Unhwan/Park Unan) Kōhei Tsuka, playwright, theater director, and screenwriter (Real Name: Kim Pongung) Mipo O, film director, screenwriter, and commercial director Romi Park, voice actress and singer Yang Yong-hi, film director Sohee Park, actor Sunghoo Park, anime director Gong Teyu, actor (Real Name: Gong Dae-Yoo) Hanae Kan, actress (Real Name: Han Young-hye) Keiko Matsuzaka, actress (Real Name: Han Kyeong-ja) Kiko Mizuhara, actress and model (Real name: Audrie Kiko Daniel) === Music === Chon Wolson, soprano opera singer (Real Name: Jeon Wol-seon) Kim Sung-Je, member of Supernova Tomoyasu Hotei, also known as Hotei, Korean father and Russian-born Japanese mother Mink, J-pop singer (Real Name: Lee Mink) Miyavi, musician Jyongri, singer (Real Name: Cho Jyong-ri) Crystal Kay, singer Hong-Jae Kim, conductor Kim Seikyo, conductor Ayumi Lee, as also known as Iconiq, singer, Korean father and second-generation Zainichi Korean mother Harumi Miyako, enka singer (Real Name: Rhee Chun-mi) Apeace, South Korean K-pop boygroup based in Japan Park Pushim, reggae artist Kunihiko Ryo, composer (Real Name: Yang Bang-ean) Shion, singer (Real Name: Yu-hyang Park) Shoo, K-pop singer (Real Name: Shū Kunimitsu) Sonim, singer, third-generation Zainichi Korean (Real Name: Seong Son-im) Towa Tei, DJ (Real Name: Dong-hwa Chung) Verbal, rapper of M-Flo (Real Name: Ryu Yeong-gi) Akiko Wada, singer (Real Name: Kim Bok-ja) Kohh, rapper Yuna Ito, singer, Japanese father and Korean-American mother Rihwa, pop singer (Real Name: Park Ri-hwa) RiSe, singer, model and K-pop idol, former member of K-pop girlgroup Ladies' Code (Real Name: Kwon Ri-se) Kangnam, singer, television personality and K-pop idol, former member of K-pop boygroup M.I.B. Chanmina, rapper and pop musician Yoshi (Kanemoto Yoshinori), producer, rapper and K-pop idol, member of K-pop boy group Treasure (Real Name: Kim Bang-jeon) Giselle (Uchinaga Eri), singer, rapper, dancer and K-pop idol, member of K-pop girlgroup æspa (Real Name: Kim Ae-ri) Saori, singer, model and entertainer (Real Name: Jang Eun-ju) Obata Minoru, singer (Real Name: Kang Young-cheol) Soul (Haku Shota), singer, rapper, dancer and member of P1Harmony == Sports == === Baseball === Kanemoto Tomoaki, professional baseball player, member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Kaneda Masaichi, professional baseball player, member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (Real Name: Kim Kyung-Hong) Harimoto Isao, professional baseball player, member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (Real Name: Jang Hun) Hideo Fujimoto, professional baseball player, member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (Real Name: Lee Pal-yong) Arai Takahiro, professional baseball player Arai Ryota, professional baseball player Morimoto Hichori, professional baseball player (Real Name: Heechul Lee) Hisao Niura, professional baseball player (Real Name: Kim Il-young) Hiyama Shinjiro, professional baseball player (Real Name: Hwang Jin-hwan) Kinjoh Tatsuhiko, professional baseball player (Real Name: Kim Yong-eon) Song Il-soo, former manager of the Doosan Bears === Martial arts === Ōyama Masutatsu, martial arts expert and founder of IKO Kyokushinkaikan, also known as Choi Bae-dal (Real Name: Choi Yeong-eui) - Originally from Gimje, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea Matsui Akiyoshi, President of Kyokushin-kaikan (Real Name: Moon Jang-gyu) Royama Hatsuo, President of Kyokushin-kan (Real Name: Noh Cho Woong) Akiyama Yoshihiro, judoka and mixed martial artist (Real Name: Sung-hoon Choo) Kotetsu Boku, kickboxer and mixed martial artist (Real Name: Park Kwang-cheol) Hiromitsu Kanehara, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler (Real Name: Kim Wang-hong) Hwang Jang-lee, martial artist and film actor Kim Eui-tae, South Korean judoka and bronze medalist at 1964 Tokyo Olympics Oh Seung-lip, South Korean judoka and silver medalist at 1972 Munich Olympics Park Young-chul, South Korean judoka and bronze medalist at 1976 Montreal Olympics An Chang-rim, South Korean judoka and bronze medalist at 2020 Tokyo Olympics Kin Taiei, mixed martial artist (Real Name: Taeyoung Kim) Hideo Nakamura, karateka and first president of the Karatedo Kendokai (Real Name: Kang Chang-Soo) - Originally from Pyongyang, North Korea === Professional wrestling === Rikidōzan, pro-wrestler, (Real Name: Kim Sin-rak) - Originally from Hongwon County, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea Mitsuo Momota, pro-wrestler, son of Rikidōzan Yoshihiro Momota, pro-wrestler, son of Rikidōzan Kensho Obayashi, pro-wrestler, also known as Zeus (Real Name: Kim Bon-u), former AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and a former four-time World Tag Team Champion Kanemoto Koji, pro-wrestler (Real Name: Kim Il-Sung) Kintarō Ōki, pro-wrestler, also known as Kim Il (Real Name: Kim Tae-sik) Kanemura Kouhiro, pro-wrestler (Real Name: Kim Hyeong-ho) Kantaro Hoshino, pro-wrestler, manager, and promoter (Real Name: Yeo Geon-bu) Maeda Akira, pro-wrestler (Real Name: Go Il-myeong) Ryouji Sai, pro-wrestler (Real Name: Choi Young-ii) Tatsuhito Takaiwa, pro-wrestler (Real Name: Go Yong-Il) Yoshida Mitsuo, pro-wrestler, also known as Riki Choshu (Real Name: Kwak Gwang-ung) Jake Lee, pro-wrestler (Real Name: Lee Che-Gyong) Hiromitsu Kanehara, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler (Real Name: Kim Wang-hong) === Soccer === Lee Tadanari, professional football player for the Japan national team (Real Name: Lee Chung-Sung) Takahiro Kunimoto, professional football player Okayama Kazunari, professional football player (Real Name: Kang Il-Sung) Masahiro Okamoto, professional football player Ahn Young-Hak, North Korean football player Han Ho-gang, South Korean football player Jong Tae-Se, North Korean football player Kim Jong-Song, North Korean football player Kim Seong-Yong, North Korean football player Ri Han-Jae, North Korean football player Ryang Gyu-Sa, North Korean football player Ryang Yong-Gi, North Korean football player Son Min-chol, North Korean football player Kim Jung-ya, South Korean football player Kim Yong-Gwi, South Korean football player === Sumo === Tamanoumi Masahiro, sumo wrestler and yokozuna Kaneshiro Kōfuku, sumo wrestler Kinkaiyama Ryū, sumo wrestler (Real Name: Kim Yeon Soo) Tamarikidō Hideki, sumo wrestler (Real Name: Cho Young-rae) Tochinowaka Michihiro, sumo wrestler (Real Name: Dae Won Lee) Kasugaō Katsumasa, sumo wrestler (Real Name: Kim Seong Taek) Maenoyama Taro, sumo wrestler === Other === Takako Shirai, volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist at 1976 Summer Olympics, silver medalist at 1972 Summer Olympics, and member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame (Real Name: Jeongsoon Yoon) Hayakawa Ren, archer and bronze medalist at 2012 Summer Olympics (Real Name: Um Hye-ryeon) Hayakawa Nami, archer at 2008 Summer Olympics (Real Name: Uhm Hye-rang/Uhm Hyerang) Lee Ryol-li, North Korean boxer, former WBA super bantamweight champion Kim Chae-Hwa, South Korean figure skater Kunimoto Keisuke, race car driver, winner of 2008 Macau Grand Prix (Real Name: Lee Gyeong-Woo) Yuji Kunimoto, race car driver Tokuyama Masamori, professional boxer, former WBC super flyweight champion (Real Name: Chang-Soo Hong) Koo Ji-won, rugby union player Teiru Kinoshita, professional boxer (Real Name: Park Tae-Il) Katsunari Takahashi, professional golfer (Real Name: Go Seung-Seong) Haru Nomura, female professional golfer (Real Name: Minkyung Moon) Takazumi Katayama, motorcycle racer, former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion Lee Seung-Sin, rugby union player == Crime == Machii Hisayuki, godfather and founder of the Toa-kai yakuza syndicate (Real Name: Jeong Geon-Yeong) Makino Kuniyasu, Yakuza leader of the Matsuba-kai (Real Name: Lee Chun-seong) Takayama Tokutaro, godfather of the Aizukotetsu-kai yakuza syndicate (Real Name: Gang Oe-su) Kiyota Jiro, godfather of the Inagawa-kai (Real Name: Shin Byung-kyu) Hashimoto Hirofumi, godfather of the Kyokushin-Rengo-Kai (Real Name: Kang Hong-mun) Yanagawa Jiro, godfather of the Yanagawa-Gumi (Real Name: Yang Won Suk) - Originally from Busan, South Korea Jo Hiroyuki, uyoku assassin (Real Name: Seo Yuheng) Mun Segwang, failed assassin of Park Chung-hee Joji Obara, serial rapist and murderer (Real Name: Kim Sung Jong) Kwon Hyi-ro, murderer who brought public attention to discrimination against the Zainichi Sin Gwang-su, North Korean spy, involved in North Korean abductions of Japanese (Originally from North Korea) Hayashi Yasuo, of the member in the Aum Shinrikyo.

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List of Koreans in Japan

This is a list of notable Zainichi Koreans or notable Japanese people of Korean descent. == Politics and law == Arai Shoukei, politician, House of Representatives (Real Name: Park Kyung-jae) Haku Shinkun, politician, House of Councillors (Real Name: Baek Jinhoon) Han Duk-su, North Korean politician, founder and first chairman of Chongryon Kim Ch'on-hae, leading official of the Japanese Communist Party (Originally from Ulsan, South Korea) Kim Pyong-sik, North Korean politician, Vice President of North Korea and chairman of the Korean Social Democratic Party (Originally from South Jeolla Province, South Korea) Ko Yong-hui, wife of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il and mother of North Korea's current leader Kim Jong-un Lee Kyung-jae, local activist Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea (born in Osaka, ancestral roots in Pohang, North Gyeongsang) Park Choon-Geum, politician, House of Representatives (Originally from Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea) So Man-sul, North Korean politician, Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea, chairman of Chongryon (Originally from Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea) Togo Shigenori, Minister of Foreign Affairs (in 1941), Minister of Greater East Asia (in 1945) == Business and economics == Masahiro Miki, founder and CEO of ABC-Mart, Japanese footwear company (Real Name: Kang Jeong-ho) Masayoshi Son, CEO of Softbank and chairman of UK-based Arm Holdings (Real Name: Son Jeong-eui) Taizo Son, President and Chairman of GungHo, mobile gaming company (Real Name: Taejang Son/Son Taejang/Son Tae-jang) Shin Dong-bin, CEO of Lotte Shin Dong-joo, Vice President of Lotte USA Shin Kyuk-ho, founder of the Lotte group Yoo Bong-sik, President of MK Taxi - originally from South Gyeongsang, South Korea (Japanese Name: Sadao Aoki) Taido Arai, founder of Jojoen restaurant chain (Real Name: Park Tae-do) Kanayama Yoshio, founder of Murasaki Sports Kawamura Shinko (Madame Shinco), founder of Cowcow Food System and television personality Choung-Un Kim, vice president of Gilead Sciences and co-developer of tamiflu Yoshitaka Fukuda, President and CEO of Japanese consumer finance companies Aiful Han Chang-woo, CEO of Maruhan (Japan's largest pachinko operator) - Originally from Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea Okamura Katsumasa, founder of Reve21 == Academic == Kang Sang-jung, political scientist, professor at the Seigakuin University and University of Tokyo Kim Wooja, sociologist, professor at Ritsumeikan University Woo Jang-choon, agricultural scientist and botanist O Sonfa, professor at Takushoku University (Real Name: Oh Seon-hwa) - Originally from Jeju-do, South Korea Suh Sung, Japanese-born Korean professor, writer and former political prisoner Kim Ik-kyŏn, sociologist, professor at Kobe Gakuin University Kyŏng-ju Kim, linguist, professor at Tokai University Kanayama Rika, historian, professor at International Christian University (Real Name: Kim Mal-cha) Yanchun Kaku (Real Name: Kwak Yangchun), economist, President of Rikkyo University (2018-2021) An Katsumasa, psychiatrist, professor at Kobe University Lee Young-suk, sociolinguist, professor at Hitotsubashi University - Originally from South Korea Yi Sookyung, historical sociologist, professor at Tokyo Gakugei University - Originally from South Korea Jeongyun Lee, educationist, professor at University of Tokyo - Originally from South Korea Kim Moonkyong (Kin Bunkyō), specialist of Chinese literature, professor at Tsurumi University Yang-gi Kim, cultural historian, professor at Tokoha University Myungsoo Kim, sociologist, professor at Kwansei Gakuin University Kim Sook-hyun, political scientist, professor at Tokoku University and secretary for Ichirō Ozawa Kilnam Chon, computer scientist, professor at KAIST and Keio University == Literature and poetry == Boichi, mangaka (Real Name: Mu-jik Park) Kim Shijon, poet and activist Lee Hoesung, Akutagawa Prize-winning novelist Lee Yangji, Akutagawa Prize-winning novelist Megumu Sagisawa, novelist Tachihara Masaaki, novelist (Real Name: Kim Yun Kyu) - Originally from Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea Yang Sok-il, novelist Yu Miri, Akutagawa Prize-winning novelist Hiroshi Aoyama,Manhwa == Entertainment == === Film and television === Daisuke Ryu, actor (Real Name: Jang Myeong-nam) Sang-il Lee, Japan Academy Prize-winning film director Yoichi Sai, Japan Academy Prize-winning film director (Real Name: Choe Yang-il) Yūsaku Matsuda, actor Hakuryu, actor and musician (Real Name: Jun Jung-il) Houka Kinoshita, actor (Real Name: Rhee Bon-hwa) Brian Tee, Japanese American actor, second-generation Zainichi Korean Kaho Minami, actress Yuna Ito, singer Yuny Han, actress, singer, and pianist (Real Name: Han Tae-youn) Juri Watanabe, model, Miss Universe Japan 2021 Koichi Iwaki, actor (Real Name: Lee Gwon-il) Hirofumi Arai, actor, third-generation Zainichi North Korean (Real Name: Park Kyung-sik) Hwang Jang-lee, martial artist and film actor Tsuyoshi Ihara, actor (Real Name: Yun Yu-gu) Kim Su-gil, film director and producer Hyunri, actress (Real Name: Lee Hyun-ri) Johnny Okura, actor and musician (Real Name: Park Unhwan/Park Unan) Kōhei Tsuka, playwright, theater director, and screenwriter (Real Name: Kim Pongung) Mipo O, film director, screenwriter, and commercial director Romi Park, voice actress and singer Yang Yong-hi, film director Sohee Park, actor Sunghoo Park, anime director Gong Teyu, actor (Real Name: Gong Dae-Yoo) Hanae Kan, actress (Real Name: Han Young-hye) Keiko Matsuzaka, actress (Real Name: Han Kyeong-ja) Kiko Mizuhara, actress and model (Real name: Audrie Kiko Daniel) === Music === Chon Wolson, soprano opera singer (Real Name: Jeon Wol-seon) Kim Sung-Je, member of Supernova Tomoyasu Hotei, also known as Hotei, Korean father and Russian-born Japanese mother Mink, J-pop singer (Real Name: Lee Mink) Miyavi, musician Jyongri, singer (Real Name: Cho Jyong-ri) Crystal Kay, singer Hong-Jae Kim, conductor Kim Seikyo, conductor Ayumi Lee, as also known as Iconiq, singer, Korean father and second-generation Zainichi Korean mother Harumi Miyako, enka singer (Real Name: Rhee Chun-mi) Apeace, South Korean K-pop boygroup based in Japan Park Pushim, reggae artist Kunihiko Ryo, composer (Real Name: Yang Bang-ean) Shion, singer (Real Name: Yu-hyang Park) Shoo, K-pop singer (Real Name: Shū Kunimitsu) Sonim, singer, third-generation Zainichi Korean (Real Name: Seong Son-im) Towa Tei, DJ (Real Name: Dong-hwa Chung) Verbal, rapper of M-Flo (Real Name: Ryu Yeong-gi) Akiko Wada, singer (Real Name: Kim Bok-ja) Kohh, rapper Yuna Ito, singer, Japanese father and Korean-American mother Rihwa, pop singer (Real Name: Park Ri-hwa) RiSe, singer, model and K-pop idol, former member of K-pop girlgroup Ladies' Code (Real Name: Kwon Ri-se) Kangnam, singer, television personality and K-pop idol, former member of K-pop boygroup M.I.B. Chanmina, rapper and pop musician Yoshi (Kanemoto Yoshinori), producer, rapper and K-pop idol, member of K-pop boy group Treasure (Real Name: Kim Bang-jeon) Giselle (Uchinaga Eri), singer, rapper, dancer and K-pop idol, member of K-pop girlgroup æspa (Real Name: Kim Ae-ri) Saori, singer, model and entertainer (Real Name: Jang Eun-ju) Obata Minoru, singer (Real Name: Kang Young-cheol) Soul (Haku Shota), singer, rapper, dancer and member of P1Harmony == Sports == === Baseball === Kanemoto Tomoaki, professional baseball player, member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame Kaneda Masaichi, professional baseball player, member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (Real Name: Kim Kyung-Hong) Harimoto Isao, professional baseball player, member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (Real Name: Jang Hun) Hideo Fujimoto, professional baseball player, member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (Real Name: Lee Pal-yong) Arai Takahiro, professional baseball player Arai Ryota, professional baseball player Morimoto Hichori, professional baseball player (Real Name: Heechul Lee) Hisao Niura, professional baseball player (Real Name: Kim Il-young) Hiyama Shinjiro, professional baseball player (Real Name: Hwang Jin-hwan) Kinjoh Tatsuhiko, professional baseball player (Real Name: Kim Yong-eon) Song Il-soo, former manager of the Doosan Bears === Martial arts === Ōyama Masutatsu, martial arts expert and founder of IKO Kyokushinkaikan, also known as Choi Bae-dal (Real Name: Choi Yeong-eui) - Originally from Gimje, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea Matsui Akiyoshi, President of Kyokushin-kaikan (Real Name: Moon Jang-gyu) Royama Hatsuo, President of Kyokushin-kan (Real Name: Noh Cho Woong) Akiyama Yoshihiro, judoka and mixed martial artist (Real Name: Sung-hoon Choo) Kotetsu Boku, kickboxer and mixed martial artist (Real Name: Park Kwang-cheol) Hiromitsu Kanehara, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler (Real Name: Kim Wang-hong) Hwang Jang-lee, martial artist and film actor Kim Eui-tae, South Korean judoka and bronze medalist at 1964 Tokyo Olympics Oh Seung-lip, South Korean judoka and silver medalist at 1972 Munich Olympics Park Young-chul, South Korean judoka and bronze medalist at 1976 Montreal Olympics An Chang-rim, South Korean judoka and bronze medalist at 2020 Tokyo Olympics Kin Taiei, mixed martial artist (Real Name: Taeyoung Kim) Hideo Nakamura, karateka and first president of the Karatedo Kendokai (Real Name: Kang Chang-Soo) - Originally from Pyongyang, North Korea === Professional wrestling === Rikidōzan, pro-wrestler, (Real Name: Kim Sin-rak) - Originally from Hongwon County, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea Mitsuo Momota, pro-wrestler, son of Rikidōzan Yoshihiro Momota, pro-wrestler, son of Rikidōzan Kensho Obayashi, pro-wrestler, also known as Zeus (Real Name: Kim Bon-u), former AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and a former four-time World Tag Team Champion Kanemoto Koji, pro-wrestler (Real Name: Kim Il-Sung) Kintarō Ōki, pro-wrestler, also known as Kim Il (Real Name: Kim Tae-sik) Kanemura Kouhiro, pro-wrestler (Real Name: Kim Hyeong-ho) Kantaro Hoshino, pro-wrestler, manager, and promoter (Real Name: Yeo Geon-bu) Maeda Akira, pro-wrestler (Real Name: Go Il-myeong) Ryouji Sai, pro-wrestler (Real Name: Choi Young-ii) Tatsuhito Takaiwa, pro-wrestler (Real Name: Go Yong-Il) Yoshida Mitsuo, pro-wrestler, also known as Riki Choshu (Real Name: Kwak Gwang-ung) Jake Lee, pro-wrestler (Real Name: Lee Che-Gyong) Hiromitsu Kanehara, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler (Real Name: Kim Wang-hong) === Soccer === Lee Tadanari, professional football player for the Japan national team (Real Name: Lee Chung-Sung) Takahiro Kunimoto, professional football player Okayama Kazunari, professional football player (Real Name: Kang Il-Sung) Masahiro Okamoto, professional football player Ahn Young-Hak, North Korean football player Han Ho-gang, South Korean football player Jong Tae-Se, North Korean football player Kim Jong-Song, North Korean football player Kim Seong-Yong, North Korean football player Ri Han-Jae, North Korean football player Ryang Gyu-Sa, North Korean football player Ryang Yong-Gi, North Korean football player Son Min-chol, North Korean football player Kim Jung-ya, South Korean football player Kim Yong-Gwi, South Korean football player === Sumo === Tamanoumi Masahiro, sumo wrestler and yokozuna Kaneshiro Kōfuku, sumo wrestler Kinkaiyama Ryū, sumo wrestler (Real Name: Kim Yeon Soo) Tamarikidō Hideki, sumo wrestler (Real Name: Cho Young-rae) Tochinowaka Michihiro, sumo wrestler (Real Name: Dae Won Lee) Kasugaō Katsumasa, sumo wrestler (Real Name: Kim Seong Taek) Maenoyama Taro, sumo wrestler === Other === Takako Shirai, volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist at 1976 Summer Olympics, silver medalist at 1972 Summer Olympics, and member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame (Real Name: Jeongsoon Yoon) Hayakawa Ren, archer and bronze medalist at 2012 Summer Olympics (Real Name: Um Hye-ryeon) Hayakawa Nami, archer at 2008 Summer Olympics (Real Name: Uhm Hye-rang/Uhm Hyerang) Lee Ryol-li, North Korean boxer, former WBA super bantamweight champion Kim Chae-Hwa, South Korean figure skater Kunimoto Keisuke, race car driver, winner of 2008 Macau Grand Prix (Real Name: Lee Gyeong-Woo) Yuji Kunimoto, race car driver Tokuyama Masamori, professional boxer, former WBC super flyweight champion (Real Name: Chang-Soo Hong) Koo Ji-won, rugby union player Teiru Kinoshita, professional boxer (Real Name: Park Tae-Il) Katsunari Takahashi, professional golfer (Real Name: Go Seung-Seong) Haru Nomura, female professional golfer (Real Name: Minkyung Moon) Takazumi Katayama, motorcycle racer, former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion Lee Seung-Sin, rugby union player == Crime == Machii Hisayuki, godfather and founder of the Toa-kai yakuza syndicate (Real Name: Jeong Geon-Yeong) Makino Kuniyasu, Yakuza leader of the Matsuba-kai (Real Name: Lee Chun-seong) Takayama Tokutaro, godfather of the Aizukotetsu-kai yakuza syndicate (Real Name: Gang Oe-su) Kiyota Jiro, godfather of the Inagawa-kai (Real Name: Shin Byung-kyu) Hashimoto Hirofumi, godfather of the Kyokushin-Rengo-Kai (Real Name: Kang Hong-mun) Yanagawa Jiro, godfather of the Yanagawa-Gumi (Real Name: Yang Won Suk) - Originally from Busan, South Korea Jo Hiroyuki, uyoku assassin (Real Name: Seo Yuheng) Mun Segwang, failed assassin of Park Chung-hee Joji Obara, serial rapist and murderer (Real Name: Kim Sung Jong) Kwon Hyi-ro, murderer who brought public attention to discrimination against the Zainichi Sin Gwang-su, North Korean spy, involved in North Korean abductions of Japanese (Originally from North Korea) Hayashi Yasuo, of the member in the Aum Shinrikyo.

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