Korean Celebrities Who Changed Their Names

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 Show me a picture of a famous Korean celebrity and I will tell you the name. But sometimes, these names are not actually real, they're just stage names. It is not uncommon for celebrities to do this, may be for better recall, or maybe because there might be another person with that name already.



Here are some famous Hallyu stars who changed their real names when they entered the industry.

Hyun Bin
Real name: Kim Tae Pyung
Real name is a little difficult to pronounce

Source

Jun Ji Hyun
Real name: Wang Ji Hyun
Also known as Gianna Jun

Netflix


Gong Yoo
Real name: Gong Ji Cheol
Combined father's family name Gong and mother's surname Yoo

Management Soop

IU
Real name: Lee Ji Eun
Her name is very common, changed to IU meaning I and You brought together by music

Netflix

Park Seo Joon
Real name: Park Yong Gyu
A Philosophy professor said that his name manifests an earth-earth-metal in the five elements which is a good combination

Getty Images


Yoo Ah In
Real name: Uhm Hong Sik
Real name is considered old fashioned, Chose Yoo Ah In as Ah In is a German word for one



Ha Ji Won
Real name: Jeon Hae Rim
Ha Ji Won is a tribute to his manager's first love

Ha Ji Won IG

Rain
Real name: Jung Ji Hoon
His dancing is described as "bei" in Chinese, Bei sounds like bi in Korean which means rain.

Sublime Artist Agency

Shin Min Ah
Real name: Yang Min Ah
Changed her name so she wouldn't be confused with a then popular 'Burger Girl', Yang Mi Ra

tvN

Kim Woo Bin
Real name: Kim Hyun Joong
Didn't want to be called by his real name and another celebrity is already named Kim Hyun Joong


Kang Ha Neul
Real name: Kim Ha Neul
An actress is also named Kim Ha Neul

Rakuten Viki


Won Bin
Real name: Kim Do Jin

Olzen

Cha Eun Woo
Real name: Lee Dong Min

Rakuten Viki

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