Choi is a Korean family surname. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were around 2.3 million people by this name in South Korea or roughly 4.7% of the population. In English-speaking countries, it is most often anglicized Choi, and sometimes also Chey, Choe or Chwe. Ethnic Koreans in the former USSR prefer the form Tsoi (Tsoy) especially as a transcription of the Cyrillic Цой.
Dancing with the Stars is a dance competition show airing on MBC TV in South Korea. The show is based on the British television series Strictly Come Dancing.
As of the 2011 American Community Survey, New York City is home to 100,000 ethnic Koreans, with two-thirds living in the borough of Queens. On the other hand, the overall Greater New York combined statistical area enumerated 218,764 Korean American residents as of the 2010 United States Census, the second-largest population of Koreans in the United States outside of Korea and the most prominent.
Events from the year 1988 in South Korea.
Events from the year 1990 in South Korea.
Won is a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. There are 47 hanja with the reading "won" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
