List of Koreans in Japan
This is a list of notable Zainichi Koreans or notable Japanese people of Korean descent.
Korean Royal Family
Yi Un
- Yi Geon, Korean prince, the first son of Prince Yi Kang of Korea, grandson of Emperor Gwangmu and a cavalry officer in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II
- Yi Un, the last crown prince of Joseon Korea.
- Prince Junda, the second son of King Muryeong of Baekje and the founding ancestor of the Yamato no Fuhito clan
- Shigakishi, the third son of King Muryeong of Baekje
- Buyeo Gonji, member of the royal family of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, son of the 21st king, Gaero of Baekje and younger brother of the 22nd king, Munju of Baekje
- Dongseong of Baekje, the 24th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea and the 1st son of Buyeo Gonji
- Muryeong of Baekje, the 25th king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea and the 2nd son of Buyeo Gonji
- Mokuto-Ō, prince of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, the grandson of Seong of Baekje and ancestor of both Gwisil clan and Oka no muraji clan
- Prince Asa, the eldest son of King Wideok of Baekje and older brother of Prince Imseong
- Prince Imseong, the third sob of King Wideok of Baekje, younger brother of Prince Asa and ancestor of the Ōuchi clan (Originally from Baekje)
- Gwisil Boksin, military general of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea and member of the Gwisil clan (Originally from Baekje)
- Gwisil Jipsa, the son of Gwisil Boksin
Samurai
- Wakita Naokata, samurai from Joseon who served the Maeda clan in the early Edo period and Commissioner of Kanazawa city (Real Name: Kim Yeo-cheol) - Originally from Hanseong, Joseon (Currently Seoul, South Korea)
- Hoshiyama Chūji, founder of Satsuma ware (Real Name: Kim Hae) - Originally from Joseon
- Soga Seikan, samurai from Joseon who served Nakagawa Hidenari, the first daimyō of Oka, as a retainer (Originally from Joseon)
- Akizuki Tanenobu, renowned Korean style tofu merchant (Real Name: Park Won-hyuk) - Originally from Joseon
- Rinoie Motohiro, samurai from Joseon who served the Mōri clan and retainer of Chōshū Domain in the early Edo period and son of Korean commander and politician Yi Bok-nam (Real Name: Yi Gyeong-bu) - Originally from Hanseong, Joseon (Currently Seoul, South Korea)
Politics and law
Lee Myung-bak
- Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea (born in Osaka, ancestral roots in Pohang, North Gyeongsang)
- Arai Shoukei, politician, House of Representatives
- Togo Shigenori, Minister of Foreign Affairs (in 1941), Minister of Greater East Asia (in 1945)
- Haku Shinkun, politician, House of Councillors (Real Name: Baek Jinhoon)
- 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)
- Han Duk-su, founder and first chairman of Chongryon
- So Man-sul, North Korean politician, Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea, chairman of Chongryon (Originally from Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 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
Business and economics
- Takeo Shigemitsu, Founder of the Lotte group (Real Name: Shin Kyuk-ho)
- Akio Shigemitsu, the son of Takeo Shigemitsu and Executive Vice President of Lotte (Real Name: Shin Dong-bin)
- Hiroyuki Shigemitsu, the son of Takeo Shigemitsu and Vice President of Lotte USA (Real Name: Shin Dong-joo)
- Taizo Son, President and Chairman of GungHo, mobile gaming company (Real Name: Taejang Son/Son Taejang/Son Tae-jang)
- Masahiro Miki, Founder and CEO of ABC-Mart, Japanese footwear company (Real Name: Kang Jeong-ho)
- Han Chang-u, CEO of Maruhan (Japan's largest pachinko operator) - Originally from Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
- Masayoshi Son, CEO of Softbank (Real Name: Son Jeong-eui)
- Kanayama Yoshio, Founder of Murasaki Sports
- Yoshitaka Fukuda, President and CEO of Japanese consumer finance companies Aiful[1]
Crime
- Hong Sa-ik, lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army and war criminal (Originally from Anseong, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea)
- Jo Hiroyuki, uyoku assassin [2] (Real Name: Seo Yuheng)
- Mun Segwang, failed assassin of Park Chung-hee
- Joji Obara, serial rapist and murderer[3] (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. He was to carry out the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
Yakuza
- Machii Hisayuki, godfather and founder of the Toa-kai yakuza syndicate[4] (Real Name: Jeong Geon-Yeong)
- Makino Kuniyasu, Yakuza leader of the Matsuba-kai[5] (Real Name: Lee Chun-seong)
- Takayama Tokutaro, godfather of the Aizukotetsu-kai yakuza syndicate [2] (Real Name: Gang Oe-su)
- Kiyota Jiro, godfather of the Inagawa-kai[6] (Real Name: Shin Byung-kyu)
- Hashimoto Hirofumi, godfather of the Kyokushin-Rengo-Kai[7] (Real Name: Kang Hong-mun)
- Yanagawa Jiro, godfather of the Yanagawa-Gumi (Real Name: Yang Won Suk) - Originally from Busan, South Korea
Academia
Woo Jang-choon
- Kang Sang-jung, political scientist, professor at the Seigakuin 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
Science and technology
- Kim Chung Un, developer of tamiflu
- Ken Hakuta (a.k.a. Dr. Fad), Japanese-American inventor and television personality (Real Name: Paik Kun) - Originally from Seoul, South Korea
Literature and poetry
- George Akiyama, mangaka
- Boichi, manhwa/mangaka (Real Name: Mu-jik Park)
- Lee Hoesung, Akutagawa Prize-winning novelist
- Lee Yangji, Akutagawa Prize-winning 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
Entertainment
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Film
- 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, Japanese father and Korean-American mother
- Yuny Han, actress, singer and pianist (Real Name: Han Tae-youn)
- Juri Watanabe, Beauty Pageant Titleholder and Model of Japanese/Korean descent who was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2021 and placed Top 16 at Miss Universe 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 (Letters from Iwo Jima, 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)
- Maruse Taro, mime artist, comedian, vaudevillian and movie star (Real Name: Kim Kyun-hong)
- Yūsaku Matsuda, actor, Japanese father and third-generation Zainichi Korean[8]
- Ryuhei Matsuda, actor, He is the son of Yūsaku Matsuda. His mother is Japanese.[8]
- Shota Matsuda, actor, He is the son of Yūsaku Matsuda. His mother is Japanese.[8]
- Kōhei Tsuka, playwright, theater director, and screenwriter (Real Name: Kim Pongung)
- Sang-il Lee, Japan Academy Prize-winning film director
- Romi Park, voice actress and singer
- Yang Yong-hi, film director
- Sohee Park, actor
- Yoichi Sai, Japan Academy Prize-winning film director (Real Name: Choe Yang-il)
- 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
- Tomoyasu Hotei, also known as Hotei, Korean father and Russian-born Japanese mother
- Mink, J-pop singer (Real Name: Lee Mink)
- Miyavi, musician, Korean father and Japanese mother
- 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)
- 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 Young Ki)
- Akiko Wada, singer
- Kohh, rapper
- Yuna Ito, singer, Japanese father and Korean-American mother
- Rihwa, Japanese pop singer
- RiSe, Korean-Japanese singer, model and K-pop idol, former member of K-pop girlgroup Ladies' Code (Real Name: Kwon Ri-se)
- Kangnam, Korean-Japanese singer, television personality and K-pop idol, former member of K-pop boygroup M.I.B.
- Chanmina, South Korean-Japanese rapper and pop musician
- Yoshi (Kanemoto Yoshinori), Korean-Japanese producer, rapper and member of K-pop boy group Treasure (Real Name: Kim Bang Jeon)
Television
- Saori, Japanese-born Korean singer, model and entertainer (Real Name: Jang Eun-ju)
- Ken Hakuta (a.k.a. Dr. Fad), Japanese-American inventor and television personality (Real Name: Paik Kun)
- Kangnam, Korean-Japanese singer, television personality and K-pop idol, former member of K-pop boygroup M.I.B.
Sports
Choi Bae-dal
Baseball
- Kanemoto Tomoaki, professional baseball player, member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
- 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)
- Harimoto Isao, professional baseball player, member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (Real Name: Jang Hun)
- Hiyama Shinjiro, professional baseball player (Real Name: Hwang Jin-hwan)
- Kaneda Masaichi, professional baseball player, member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (Real Name: Kim Kyung-Hong)
- Kinjoh Tatsuhiko, professional baseball player (Real Name: Kim Yong-eon)
- Song Il-soo, former manager of the Doosan Bears
Martial arts
- Akiyama Yoshihiro, judoka and mixed martial artist (Real Name: Sung-hoon Choo)
- Kotetsu Boku, Japanese-born Korean 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, Japanese-born Korean martial artist and film actor
- An Chang-rim, Japanese-born Korean judoka
- 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
- Matsui Akiyoshi, President of Kyokushin-kaikan (Real Name: Moon Jang-gyu)
- Ōyama Masutatsu, martial arts expert, founder of IKO Kyokushinkaikan, also known as Choi Bae-dal (Real Name: Choi Yeong-eui) - Originally from Gimje, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
- Royama Hatsuo, President of Kyokushin-kan (Real Name: Noh Cho Woong)
Pro-wrestling
- Kanemoto Koji, pro-wrestler (Real Name: Kim Il-Sung)
- Kintarō Ōki, pro-wrestler (Real Name: Kim Il)
- 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)
- Rikidōzan, pro-wrestler, also known as Rikidozan (Real Name: Kim Sin-rak) - Originally from Hongwon County, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea
- Momota Mitsuo, pro-wrestler
- 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
- Ahn Young-Hak, North Korean football player
- Han Ho-gang, North Korean football player
- Jong Tae-Se, North Korean football player
- Kim Jong-Song, North Korean football player
- Kim Jung-ya, South Korean football player
- Kim Yong-Gwi, South Korean football player
- Kim Seong-Yong, North Korean football player
- Lee Tadanari, professional football player (Real Name: Lee Chung-Sung)
- Okayama Kazunari, professional football player (Real Name: Kang Il-Sung)
- Masahiro Okamoto, professional 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
- Takahiro Kunimoto, professional football player
Other
- Hayakawa Ren, archer and bronze medalist at 2012 Summer Olympics (Real Name: Um Hye-ryeon)
- Lee Ryol-li, Japanese-born North Korean boxer
- Kinkaiyama Ryū, sumo wrestler (Real Name: Kim Yeon Soo)
- Takako Shirai, former volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist at 1976 Summer Olympics and member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame (Real Name: Jeongsoon Yoon)
- Hayakawa Nami, archer at 2008 Summer Olympics (Real Name: Uhm Hye-rang/Uhm Hyerang)
- Kim Chae-Hwa, South Korean figure skater
- Kaneshiro Kōfuku, sumo wrestler
- Tamanoumi Masahiro, sumo wrestler and the 51st yokozuna
- Mienoumi Tsuyoshi, sumo wrestler and the 57th yokozuna
- Kunimoto Keisuke, race car driver (Real Name: Lee Gyeong-Woo)
- Tamarikidō Hideki, sumo wrestler (Real Name: Cho Young-rae)
- Tochinowaka Michihiro, sumo wrestler (Real Name: Dae Won Lee)
- Tokuyama Masamori, professional boxer, former WBC super flyweight champion (Real Name: Chang-Soo Hong)
- Kasugaō Katsumasa, sumo wrestler (Real Name: Kim Seong Taek)
- Koo Ji-won, Rugby player for the Japan national rugby union team
- Teiru Kinoshita, professional boxer (Real Name: Park Tae-Il)
- Haru Nomura, female professional golfer (Real Name: Minkyung Moon)
- Maenoyama Taro, sumo wrestler
- Takazumi Katayama, motorcycle racer
- Yuji Kunimoto, race car driver
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