Seong-hoon explained

Seong-hoon
Hangul:	성훈
Hanja:	,,, and others
Mr:	Sŏng-hun
Rr:	Seong-hun

Seong-hoon, also spelled Sung-hoon, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the fifth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1970, falling to sixth place in 1980.^[1] Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and 12 hanja with the reading "hoon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.^[2] One common pair of hanja used to write this name can also be read as a Japanese name Yoshihiro.^[3] People with this name include:

Entertainers and musicians

• Kim Seong-hun (filmmaker) (born 1971), South Korean director
• Kim Sung-hoon (director) (born 1974), South Korean director
• Sung-hoon Kim (born 1978), South Korean pianist
• Kim Sung-hoon, stage name Ha Jung-woo (born 1979), South Korean actor
• Kang Sung-hoon (singer) (born 1980), South Korean singer, lead vocalist of Sechs Kies
• Sung Hoon, birth name Bang Sung-hoon (born 1983), South Korean actor
• Park Sung-hoon (actor) (born 1985), South Korean actor
• Park Sung-hoon (singer) (born 2002), South Korean singer, member of Enhypen

Sportspeople

Footballers

• Jung Sung-hoon (born 1968), South Korean youth manager and former defender
• Jeong Shung-hoon (born 1979), South Korean striker (Korea National League)
• An Sung-hun (born 1982), South Korean midfielder (K League)
• Cho Sung-hoon (footballer) (born 1998), South Korean goalkeeper (K League)
• Cheon Seong-hoon (born 2000), South Korean striker (K League)

Other sportspeople

• Cho Sung-hoon (skier) (born 1964), South Korean skier
• Choo Sung-hoon (born 1975), later known as Yoshihiro Akiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist of Korean descent
• Jeong Seong-hoon (born 1980), South Korean baseball player
• Yoon Sung-hoon (born 1983), South Korean field hockey player
• Kang Sung-hoon (golfer) (born 1987), South Korean golfer
• Choi Sung-hoon (born 1989), South Korean baseball player
• Park Sung-hoon (figure skater) (born 2002), South Korean figure skater and singer, member of Enhypen
• Lee Sung-hun, South Korean judo athlete

Other

• Kim Sung-hoon (biologist) (born 1958), South Korean biologist

See also

• List of Korean given names

Notes and References

1. Web site: 한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?. babyname.co.kr. 2012-11-09.
2. Web site: 인명용 한자표. Table of hanja for use in personal names. Supreme Court. South Korea. 2013-10-17.
3. Book: Breen, Jim. Jim Breen

   . Japanese Names Dictionary. Jim Breen. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. 2011. 2012-12-02. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121205062302/http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi. 2012-12-05.