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Hyun-woo


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Hyun-woo, also spelled Hyeon-woo, or Hyeon-wu, Hyon-woo, is a Korean given name. It has been a popular name for baby boys in South Korea for more than two decades, coming in third place in 1988 and fourth place in 1998. In 2008, a total of 1,943 baby boys were given this name, making it the third-most popular name that year.

Notable people with this name include:

Entertainers

  • Lee Hyun-woo (born 1966), Korean-American singer and actor
  • Ha Hyun-woo (born 1981), South Korean singer-songwriter
  • Ji Hyun-woo (born Joo Hyung-tae, 1984), South Korean actor and musician
  • Hyun Woo (born Kim Hyun-woo, 1985), South Korean actor
  • Shownu (born Son Hyun-woo, 1992), South Korean singer and actor, member of boy band Monsta X
  • Lee Hyun-woo (born 1993), South Korean actor and singer
  • Muzin (born Kim Hyun-Woo, 2001), South Korean singer, member of boy band BAE173

Sportspeople

  • Ryu Hyun-woo (golfer) (born 1981), South Korean golfer
  • Lim Hyun-woo (born 1983), South Korean football player
  • Nam Hyun-woo (field hockey) (born 1987), South Korean field hockey player
  • Kim Hyeon-woo (born 1988), South Korean wrestler
  • Kim Hyun-woo (footballer, born 1989), South Korean football player
  • Joo Hyeon-woo (born 1990), South Korean football player
  • Jo Hyeon-woo (born 1991), South Korean football player
  • Chae Hyun-woo (born 2004), South Korean football player

Other

  • Ryu Hyun-woo (diplomat), North Korean diplomat
  • Gong Hyeon-U (born 1959), Chinese diplomat

Fictional characters

  • Kim Hyun-woo, in 2016 South Korean animated television series The Haunted House
  • Baek Hyun-woo, in 2024 South Korean television series Queen of Tears
  • Hyun-woo, a character from the Korean animated webseries Alien Stage

References

References

  1. 이진희 (Yi Jin-hui). (2009-01-28). "너도 민준이니… 어! 또 서연이야". [[Hankook Ilbo]].
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