Ilya Belyakov Explained

Ilya Belyakov
Birth Date:1982 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Vladivostok
Nationality:South Korean[1]
Occupation:Television personality, Medical interpreter

Ilya Belyakov (Russian: Илья Беляков, Korean: 일리야 벨랴코프, born 26 August 1982) is a Korean of Russian origin who lives and performs in South Korea as a television personality, medical interpreter, professional linguist and language teacher.[2] [3] [4]

Personal

Early life

He was born in Vladivostok, a port city of the Russian Far East, an approximate two-hour flight from Seoul, where he majored in Korean language at Far Eastern Federal University.[5]

Education and work in South Korea

He arrived in South Korea for the first time in 2003, and received the highest score, for a Russian, on the language proficiency test TOPIK. He completed a master's degree at the Korean Language Institute of Yonsei University as a scholarship student supported by the Korea Foundation, and in 2015 was studying for a Ph.D in anthropology and linguistics at the University of South Carolina. He is fluent in Japanese, English, French and Spanish, as well as Korean.[5]

He started working at Samsung's global human resources department in 2010.[4] [6]

He is a contributing columnist for Korea.net, sharing anecdotal and cultural perspectives as a Russian living in Seoul.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Broadcast and acting career

On 17 November 2014 he was a "visiting intern" guest on the JTBC talk-variety show Non-Summit, that was made of a cast of young men from different countries, living in Seoul, who debated and discussed issues, in Korean, with perspectives they brought from their various cultures, from their native countries.[4] [11] He was selected to become a permanent cast member on 12 January 2015 for Episode 28.[2] [3] As part of the cast, along with more serious discussions, he shared his old-fashioned dress style of bell-bottoms,[12] [13] entertained with a song duet with Baek Jiyoung,[14] [15] and told stories of growing up in Russia.[16] When Non-Summit changed six members of the cast on 29 June 2015, after Episode 52,[17] in order to add new cast from different countries, he was recognized, by his fans and the show's audience, as a special contributing member to the show's reception.[18] [19] [20] [21]

Celebrity and endorsements

In April 2015, he and Non-Summit cast member Tyler Rasch, both Honorary Culture Sharing Ambassadors of the Korea Foundation, attended a ceremony for the new "Koreans and Foreigners Together" program.[22]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleNetworkRoleNotes
2014-2015 Non-Summit Himself cast member
2015 Ssulzun Himself guest
2017Running ManSBSHimselfbrief appearance (ep. 351)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 권. 남영. "도망쳐놓고" 韓 귀화한 일리야, 미국인 유승준에 일침. December 21, 2020. Kookmin Ilbo. Korean. February 1, 2021.
  2. Web site: ‘Nonsummit’ Adds New Members For A Total Of G12. January 6, 2015. Yahoo! Entertainment Singapore. January 27, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150224090655/https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/nonsummit-adds-new-members-for-a-total-of-045956952.html. February 24, 2015.
  3. Web site: Lim. Eun-Jung. ko:‘비정상회담’ 러시아 호주 네팔 대표 합류.. G12 확정. http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/408294. January 6, 2015. Ten Asia. Korean. January 27, 2016.
  4. Web site: Song. Bin. ko:‘비정상회담’ 러시아 대표 일리야 "러시아는 성형할 필요 없어". http://ent.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=2014111749704. November 17, 2014. Ent Hankyung.com. Korean. January 27, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129040417/http://ent.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=2014111749704. November 29, 2014.
  5. Web site: Wi Tack-whan and Yoon Sojung. ‘Korea, Russia need knowledge to become closer’. November 11, 2015. Korea.net. January 27, 2016.
  6. Web site: Han. Eun-hwa and Kwon, Hee-jin. Korea Inc. is increasingly less Korean. June 13, 2011. JoongAng Ilbo. January 27, 2016.
  7. Web site: Belyakov. Ilya. Safety makes Korea charming. January 18, 2016. Korea.net. January 27, 2016.
  8. Web site: Belyakov. Ilya. Watching TV shows helped me learn!. December 30, 2015. Korea.net. January 27, 2016.
  9. Web site: Belyakov. Ilya. Hidden beauty of Seoul. November 30, 2015. Korea.net. January 27, 2016.
  10. Web site: Belyakov. Ilya. My Korean food story or how to cure flu with spicy kimchi jjigae. November 25, 2015. Korea.net. January 27, 2016.
  11. Web site: ko:비정상회담 [20회] 예고편 15세이상 시청. http://home.jtbc.joins.com/Preview/PreviewView.aspx?epis_id=EP10021928. JTBC. Korean. January 27, 2016.
  12. Web site: Ghim. Sora. Ilya Belyakov, "I Can’t Give Up Bell Bottoms". March 3, 2015. Yahoo! News Singapore/BNT News. January 27, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160621/https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/ilya-belyakov-i-can-t-give-up-bell-070607297.html. April 2, 2015.
  13. Web site: Lee. Eun-Ho. ko:‘비정상회담’ 일리야, 데이트 룩 공개 ‘불면 소리 날 듯한 나팔바지’. http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/457043. March 3, 2015. Ten Asia. Korean. January 27, 2016.
  14. Web site: Ha. You-bin. Baek Jiyoung Sings A Duet With Ilya Belyakov. April 10, 2015. BNT News. January 27, 2016. dead. https://archive.today/20150413205101/https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/baek-jiyoung-sings-a-duet-with-ilya-belyakov-011044383.html. April 13, 2015.
  15. Web site: ko:비정상회담 [41회] 다시보기. http://home.jtbc.joins.com/Vod/VodView.aspx?prog_id=PR10010316&menu_id=PM10024737&epis_id=EP10023473. JTBC. Korean. January 27, 2016. January 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160119092825/http://home.jtbc.joins.com/Vod/VodView.aspx?prog_id=PR10010316&menu_id=PM10024737&epis_id=EP10023473. dead.
  16. Web site: Ahn. Woorim. Ilya Belyakov, "I Took The Trans-Siberian Railroad With My Mom" . January 12, 2015. BNT News. January 27, 2016.
  17. Web site: Hong. Hye-jin. Panelists on ‘Non-Summit’ to bid farewell. June 29, 2015. The Korea Herald. January 27, 2016.
  18. Web site: ko:비정상회담 멤버교체 개편 일리야, 수잔, 타쿠야, 줄리안, 블레어, 로빈 하차. http://sports.donga.com/3/all/20150623/72054316/2. June 23, 2015. The Dong-A Ilbo. Korean. January 27, 2016.
  19. Web site: ko:'일리야 제일 보고 싶어' 비정상회담 개편 줄리안-로빈-수잔-타쿠야-블레어 하차. http://news.zum.com/articles/23050656?c=06. June 26, 2015. Zum News. Korean. January 27, 2016.
  20. Web site: Kim. Hee. ko:['비정상회담' 개편 첫방] G6, 타일러 대적할 '제2의 일리야' 나올까?. http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=201507060607568477352_1. July 6, 2015. The Korea Herald. Korean. January 27, 2016.
  21. Web site: ko:‘비정상회담’ 제작진이 시청자의 요구와 소통하는 방식. https://heraldk.com/2015/07/04/%EB%B9%84%EC%A0%95%EC%83%81%ED%9A%8C%EB%8B%B4-%EC%A0%9C%EC%9E%91%EC%A7%84%EC%9D%B4-%EC%8B%9C%EC%B2%AD%EC%9E%90%EC%9D%98-%EC%9A%94%EA%B5%AC%EC%99%80-%EC%86%8C%ED%86%B5%ED%95%98/. July 4, 2015. The Korea Herald. Korean. January 27, 2016.
  22. Web site: Launch Ceremony for 'KF Together' Program. April 29, 2015. Korea Foundation. January 27, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150505074946/http://en.kf.or.kr/?menuno=636&type=view&archv_no=31781&pageIndex=1&path=0%2F537&tab=null&eqindex=0&lang=1. May 5, 2015.

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