Lee Sun-ho is the son of CJ Group chairman Lee Jay-hyun. He is a graduate of Columbia University and is actively involved in the family business, often appearing in media reports regarding the company's management and future leadership.
Lee Jay-hyun is chairman of the CJ Group, a conglomerate that operates the country's largest food and beverage company, CJ Cheiljedang. He is the eldest grandson of the late Samsung founder Lee Byung-chull; CJ officially separated from Samsung in 1997.
Lee survived an assassination attempt in January 2024. In November, he was convicted under the Public Official Election Act for falsely denying a connection to Kim Moon-ki, a former Seongnam Development Corporation executive, during his 2022 presidential campaign.
Son Suk-ku was born on 7 February 1983 in Daejeon, South Korea. He is an actor and director, known for The Roundup (2022), Nothing Serious (2021) and Eonpeureimdeu (2021).
Several Korean actresses have married into wealthy business families (chaebols), with prominent examples including Go Hyun-jung, who married Shinsegae heir Chung Yong-jin (divorced), and Jun Ji-hyun, who married Choi Joon-hyuk, a banker with family ties to steel and fashion. Other actresses like Han Chae-young and Claudia Kim (Soo-hyun) also married wealthy businessmen from prominent backgrounds.
He starred in the first Apple TV+ Korean-language series, Dr. Brain (2021), the political drama Kingmaker (2022), the crime thriller Payback: Money and Power (2023), and the psychological thriller Sleep (2023). On December 27, 2023, Lee died from suicide at the age of 48.
1. Michael Kim. Michael Kim, the co-founder of MBK Partners, remains the wealthiest individual in South Korea in 2025 with a net worth of approximately $9.5 billion.
In 2019, the revenue of the largest chaebol, Samsung, was worth about 17% of the South Korean GDP with the company holding billions of dollars in cash. In 2023, the revenue of the top four chaebols (Samsung, SK, Hyundai, and LG) was 40.8% of the South Korean GDP, and the top thirty chaebol were 76.9% of GDP.
The first openly gay K-pop idol to debut was Holland, who launched his career in January 2018 with the single "Neverland," making history by placing his sexuality and experiences with discrimination at the forefront of his music and music videos, including a same-sex kiss in his debut video. He funded his debut independently as agencies rejected him for his openness, becoming a significant figure for LGBTQ+ representation in the industry.
The Korean actor known for having a British wife is Song Joong-ki, who married British actress Katy Louise Saunders in January 2023, with the couple having two children together, a son born in 2023 and a daughter born in late 2024, both in Rome, where Saunders is from.
In South Korea, the legal age of marriage is 18 years with no exceptions. Under Article 807 of the Civil Code 2011 the minimum legal age of marriage is 18 years. The age of majority in South Korea is 19 years old, therefore if a person aged 18 wants to marry, they require parental/guardian consent.
There's no single "No. 1" Korean actor, as rankings vary by popularity, critical acclaim, or recent buzz, but Lee Byung-hun, known for global hits like G.I. Joe, often tops lists for international fame and versatility, alongside stars like Gong Yoo (Train to Busan) and Hyun Bin, while younger actors like Lee Do-hyun (Exhuma) and Lee Je-hoon (Taxi Driver) are highly popular currently.
