Japanese people in South Korea
Japanese people in South Korea are people of Japanese ethnicity residing or living in South Korea. They are usually categorized into two categories: those who retain Japanese nationality and are present in South Korea (재한일본인, "Jaehan Ilbonin"), and those who changed their nationality to Korean (일본계 한국인, "Ilbongye Hangugin").
| Total population | |
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| 53,670[1] (2017) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Seoul · Busan · Jeju | |
| Languages | |
| Japanese · Korean | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Japanese people |
History
The history of Japanese Koreans are usually divided into two different time periods.
Notable people
Entertainers
Singers
- Takuya Terada, former member of Cross Gene
- Kangnam, former member of M.I.B.
- Momo Hirai, Mina Myoui and Sana Minatozaki, members of Twice
- Yuta Nakamoto, member of NCT and its sub-unit, NCT 127
- Uto Adachi, known by his stage name Yuto, member of Pentagon
- Sakura Miyawaki and Nako Yabuki, members of Iz*One and Japanese girl group HKT48
- Hitomi Honda, member of Iz*One and Japanese girl group AKB48’s Team 8
- Miyu Takeuchi, former member of Japanese girl group AKB48
- Kwon Ri-se, former member of Ladies' Code
- Kokoro Kato (Kokoro), Rise Katsuno (Remi), Mao Hirokawa (May), members of Cherry Bullet
- Juri Takahashi, member of Rocket Punch and former member of AKB48
- Kenta Takada, member of JBJ95 and former member of JBJ
- Yoshinori Kanemoto (Yoshi), Mashiho Takata (Mashiho), Asahi Hamada (Asahi), Haruto Watanabe (Haruto), members of Treasure
Koreans of Japanese descent
- Kiggen
- Keisuke Kunimoto
- Lee Eun-ju
- Shoo
- Woo Jang-choon
- Crown Princess Yi Bangja
- Prince Yi Gu
Education
- Busan Japanese School (釜山日本人学校)
- Japanese School in Seoul
References
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| Pre-Korean division |   | |
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| North Korea | ||
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