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Sun-woo, also spelled Seon-u, Sŏn-u, or Seon-woo, is a Korean surname and unisex given name. It may also be written without the hyphen after the 'n', particularly when used as a surname.




Surname


As a surname, Sun-woo is written with the hanja 鮮于. Taewon Sunwoo clan is one of the Korean clans. The bon-gwan of the surname is Taiyuan, Shanxi, China. The 2000 South Korean census estimated that there were 3,560 people with this surname in South Korea, making it the second-most common two-syllable surname in the country.
People with this surname include:

Brenda Paik Sunoo, Korean-American journalist
Sunwoo Eun-sook (born 1959), South Korean actress
Seonu Hwi (1922–1986), South Korean author and novelist
Sonu Hyang-hui, North Korean violinist, member of girl group Moranbong Band
Sunwoo Jae-duk (born 1962), South Korean actor
Sunwoo Jin (1922–2009), South Korean independence activist and politician
Sunwoo Jung-a (born 1985), South Korean musician
Sonu Kyong-sun (born 1983), North Korean football player
Sunwoo Sun (born Jung Yoo-jin, 1975), South Korean actress
Yekwon Sunwoo (born 1989), South Korean pianist
Sunwoo Yong-nyeo (born Jung Yong-rye, 1945), South Korean actress




Given name


As a given name, the meaning of Sun-woo differs based on the hanja used to write the name. There are 41 hanja with the reading "seon" and 41 hanja with the reading "woo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
People with this given name include:




= Entertainers

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Jang Sun-woo (born 1952), South Korean film director
Kim Seon-wu (born 1970), South Korean poet
Baro (born Cha Sun-woo, 1992), South Korean singer




= Sportspeople

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Sun-woo Kim (born 1977), South Korean male baseball pitcher (Korea Baseball Organization)
Kim Sun-woo (footballer born 1983), South Korean male football forward (K-League Classic)
Infiltration (gamer) (born Lee Seon-woo, 1985), South Korean professional electronic games player
Kim Sun-woo (footballer, born 1993), South Korean male football midfielder (K-League Classic)
Kim Sun-woo (pentathlete) (born 1996), South Korean female modern pentathlete
Kwon Sun-oo (born 1999), South Korean female snowboarder




= Other

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Do Sunwoo, South Korean writer
Sun Woo Lee, South Korean businessman, former Samsung COO




= Fictional characters

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Kim Sun-woo, in 2005 South Korean film A Bittersweet Life
Kim Sun-woo, in 2011 South Korean television series Poseidon
Kim Sun-woo, in 2012 South Korean television series Man from the Equator
Park Sun-woo, in 2013 South Korean television series Nine: Nine Time Travels
Jung Sun-woo, in 2013 South Korean television series Monstar
Ha Sun-woo, in 2014 South Korean television series Cheo Yong
Sung Sun-woo, in 2015 South Korean television series Reply 1988
Park Sun-woo, in 2016 South Korean television series Signal
Lee Sun-woo, in 2020 South Korean television series Nobody Knows
Ji Sun-woo, in 2020 South Korean television series The World of the Married
Sunwoo Han, a.k.a. Jett, in 2020 video game Valorant




See also


List of Korean given names




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• The Boyz
• Sunwoo Sun
• Sunwoo Jae-duk
• Sunwoo Eun-sook
• Sunwoo Yong-nyeo
• Sunwoo Jung-a
• Recess: School's Out
• It Hurts (Slow)
• Empathy (singel)
• Can't Stand Anymore
• Sun-woo
• Yekwon Sunwoo
• Sunwoo Entertainment
• Sunwoo Jung-a
• Sunwoo Eun-sook
• Sunwoo Jae-duk
• Sunwoo Sun
• Sunwoo Yong-nyeo
• Taewon Seonu clan
• The Breaker (manhwa)