Mister Korea

Mister Korea
미스터 코리아
Formation	2005;20 years ago
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Seoul
Location	South Korea ;
Membership	Manhunt International ; Mister World ; Mister International ; Mister Global ; Mister Supranational ; Man of the World
Official language	Korean

Last updated September 03, 2025

This is a list of South Korea's representatives and their placements at the male beauty pageant considered.

History

Manhunt Korea is an annual national male beauty pageant responsible for selecting South Korea's representatives to the Manhunt International.^[1]

In 2009, Hankook Ilbo sent first Mister World contestant who is represent Korea. It has been selected by Miss and Mister World Korea since 2014.^[2]

Mister International Korea is an annual national male beauty pageant responsible for selecting South Korea's representatives to the Mister International, Mister Global, Mister Supranational, Man of the World.^[3]

International Crownst

Name of Pageant	Title	Year	Winner
Mister International	1	2017	Lee Seung-hwan
Mister Global	1	2019	Kim Jong-woo
Man of the World	2
		2019	Kim Jin-kyu
		2023	Kim Jin-wook

Best Result

Manhunt International : 3rd Runner-up — Lee Jae-Hwan (2008)^[4]
Mister World : Top 15 — Yoo Ji-kwang (2010)^[5]
Mister International : Winner – Lee Seung-hwan (2017)^[6]
Mister Global : Winner – Kim Jong-woo (2019)^[7]
Mister Supranational : 3rd Runner-up — Lee Yong-woo (2023)^[8]
Man of the World : Winner – Kim Jin-wook (2023) / Winner – Kim Jin-kyu (2019)^[9]

Male beauty pageants

Color key

Declared as Winner
Ended as runner-up
Ended as top 5/6 qualification
Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
Ended as special awards

Manhunt International

Korea debuted at Manhunt International in 2005.

Year	Delegate	International Placement & Performance
Year	Delegate	Placements	Special award(s)
Did not compete between 1993 and 2002
2005	Lee Seung-Hwan	Top 15 (12th Place)
2006	Shin Ho-chul	Non-Finalist	1 Special Awards 1st r-up Asia
2007	Jeong Ju Seop	Top 15 (15th Place)	1 Special Awards Best Runway Model
2008	Lee Jae-Hwan^[10]	3rd Runner-up
2010	Park Hyun Woo	Non-Finalist	2 Special Awards Mr. Friendship Dress Popularity Award
2011	Yongbum Lee	Top 15 (8th Place)	1 Special Awards Mr. Talent
2012	Did not compete in 2012
2016	Han Sangheon	Non-Finalist	1 Special Awards Best Stage TV Movie
2016	Choi Duck-won (Jeju)	Non-Finalist
2017	Kim Seong Min	Non-Finalist
2020	Hong Je-min	Non-Finalist
Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant
2022	Chang Jun-hyeok^[11]^[12]	Non-Finalist	1 Special Awards Mr. Friendship
2024	Jang Yoon-sung^[13]	Non-Finalist	1 Special Awards Face of the Year
2025	Minjae Kim	Non-Finalist	1 Special Awards Face of the Year

Mister World

Korea debuted at Mister World in 2010.

Year	Delegate	International Placement & Performance
Year	Delegate	Placements	Special award(s)
Did not compete between 1996 and 2007
2010	Yoo Ji-kwang^[14]	Top 15 (7th Place)	2 Special Awards Mister World Talent Top 20 – Mister World Top Model
2012	Did not compete in 2012
2014	Lim Jae-yeon	Non-Finalist
2016	Seo Young-suk^[15]	Non-Finalist
2019	Na Gi-wook^[16]	Non-Finalist
Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant
2024	Did not compete in 2024

Mister International

Korea debuted at Mister International in 2007.

Year	Delegate	International Placement & Performance
Year	Delegate	Placements	Special award(s)
2006	Did not compete in 2006
2007	Oh Jong-sung	1st Runner-up
2008	Park Jung-wan	Non-Finalist
2009	Baek Joo-suk	Non-Finalist
2010	Kim Gi-jong	Non-Finalist
2011	Oh Ji-sung	Top 10	1 Special Awards Most Cute Man Award
2012	Kim Do-yeop	Top 10
2013	Kim Jae-hyuk	Non-Finalist
2014	Park Young-ho	Top 10	1 Special Awards Most Stylish Award
2015	Lee Sang-jin	2nd Runners-up
2016	Jung Goo-yeong	Non-Finalist
2017	Lee Seung-hwan^[17]	Mister International 2017
2018	Hwang Dae-woong	Top 15	1 Special Awards Top 10 - Best in National Costume
Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant
2022	Cho Jae-young	Non-Finalist
2023	Kang Ho-sun	Top 20	1 Special Awards Smart Guy
2024	Heo Joon-sung	Top 10
2025	Choi Seung-ho	TBA	TBA

Mister Global

Korea debuted at Mister Global in 2014.

Year	Delegate	International Placement & Performance
Year	Delegate	Placements	Special award(s)
2014	Lee Jun-ho	2nd Runners-up	2 Special Awards Mister Physique Top 5 - Best in Talent
2015	Yoon Tae-ho	Non-Finalist	1 Special Awards Best Model
2016	Kim Gi-jong	Top 10
2017	Yoo Su-jae	Top 16	1 Special Awards Mister Congeniality
2018	Kang Doo-hyung	Top 16 (Top 10)	2 Special Awards Best Physique Top 5 - Best in Talent
2019	Kim Jong-woo^[18]	Mister Global 2019
2020	Yoon Chi-ho	COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant
2021	Shin Dong-woo	2nd Runners-up	2 Special Awards Herb Gold Ambassador Runners-up - Mister Na Chuek Favorite
2022	Kim Hee-won	Top 5	3 Special Awards Looker Thailand Best Charming Smile 2nd r-up - Herb Gold
2023	Lim Jeong-yun	Top 10	2 Special Awards Mister Congeniality Kaeng Leng
2024	Yun Hyun-jae	Top 11
2025	Eric Kang	TBA	TBA

Mister Supranational

Korea debuted at Mister Supranational in 2018.

Year	Delegate	International Placement & Performance
Year	Delegate	Placements	Special award(s)
2016	Did not compete in 2016
2017	Kim Young-geun	Did not compete
2018	Park Cheong-woo	Non-Finalist
2019	Woo Chang-wook	Non-Finalist
2020	Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant
2021	Cho Young-dong^[19]	Non-Finalist	2 Special Awards Mister Friendship Top 10 - Mister Influencer
2022	Han Jung-wan^[20]	Top 20 (11th place)	4 Special Awards Supra Chat Top 5 - Top Model Top 10 - Mister Influencer Top 10 - Mister Talent
2023	Lee Yong-woo^[21]^[22]	3rd Runner-up	1 Special Awards Top Model
2024	Jo Seong-hyeon^[23]	Non-Finalist	2 Special Awards Top 10 - Supra Fan-Vote Top 11 - Top Model
2025	Lee Seung-chan	Non-Finalist	1 Special Awards Mister Talent
2026	Kim Tae-woo	TBA	TBA

Man of the World

Korea debuted at Man of the World in 2017.

Year	Delegate	International Placement & Performance
Year	Delegate	Placements	Special award(s)
2017	Jung Goo-young	Top 18
2018	Kim Gil-hwan	Top 10	1 Special Awards Best in Resort Wear
2019	Kim Jin-kyu^[24]	Man of the World 2019(Appointed)	5 Special Awards SHA-WRAPS Ambassador Dipolog City People's Choice Best in Formal Wear Fashion of the World Best in Swimwear
2020	Moon Tae-joon	COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant
2022	Woo Chang-wook^[25]	Top 10	2 Special Awards Fashion of the World Mr. Congeality
2023	Kim Jin-wook^[26]	Man of the World 2023	7 Special Awards Mister Congeniality Best in Beachwear Best in Formal Wear Fashion of the World Best in Swimwear Mister Photogenic Top 10 - Best Physique
2024	Kim Min-seong^[27]	Non-Finalist	4 Special Awards Mister Photogenic Top 10 - Best in Swimwear Top 10 - Best in Beachwear Top 10 - Mister Personality
2025	Jeon Hyeong-sik	Non-Finalist	4 Special Awards Best in Formal Wear Top 10 - Mister Photogenic Top 10 - Mister Personality Top 10 - Mister Congeniality
2026	Choi Ju-sung	TBA	TBA

References

↑ "History | Manhunt International". Manhunt International.
↑ "2014 미스&미스터월드 코리아 수상자". missworldkorea.com (in Korean). Miss World and Mr. World Korea. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
↑ "미스터 인터내셔널 코리아 about us". Mister International Korea (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
↑ "2008 Manhunt International World Final". YouTube .
↑ "Mr World 2010 - Part 4". YouTube .
↑ "2017 Mister International Competition". YouTube .
↑ "MISTER GLOBAL 2019 FINALE/ ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNER". YouTube .
↑ "Crowning moment Mister supranational 2023". YouTube .
↑ "Man of the World 2023 Announcement of Winners". YouTube .
↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C5KgfscLSwf/
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↑ https://mb.com.ph/2022/09/30/manhunt-international-male-supermodel-2022-chosen-on-oct-1/
↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C6JWc4UyBC0/
↑ "꽃미남 완소남 섹시남 훈남 다 모였네". Sports Hankook (in Korean). Seoul. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
↑ "2014 미스&미스터월드 코리아 수상자". missworldkorea.com (in Korean). Miss World and Mr. World Korea. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
↑ "Giwook Na represents Korea!". Miss World. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
↑ "Seung Hwan Lee crowned Mister International 2018". Indiatimes. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
↑ "Korean Student Wins 2019 Mister Global Pageant". nextshark.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
↑ "Mister Supranational Korea 2021 is Youngdong Cho". Mister International Korea.
↑ "2021 미스터 인터내셔널 코리아". Mister International Korea (in Korean). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
↑ "2022 미스터 인터내셔널 코리아". Mister International Korea (in Korean). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
↑ "Mister Supranational Korea 2023". Mister Supranational. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
↑ "Mister Supranational Korea 2024". Instagram. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
↑ "Đương kim Man of The World 2019 – Daniel Georgiev từ bỏ Vương miện, Jinkyu Kim (Korea) kế nhiệm". worldbeauties.org.
↑ "한정완-조용태-이동훈-정다훈-이재호-신동우-이재홍-예성범 '2021 미스터 인터내셔널 코리아 본상수상 얼굴들'". bntnews.hankyung.com. 7 September 2021.
↑ "Jin Wook Kim". instagram.com. 27 November 2022. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022.
↑ "Min Seong Kim". instagram.com. 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024.

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[1] "History | Manhunt International". Manhunt International.

[auto-2] "2014 미스&미스터월드 코리아 수상자". missworldkorea.com (in Korean). Miss World and Mr. World Korea. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

[3] "미스터 인터내셔널 코리아 about us". Mister International Korea (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[4] "2008 Manhunt International World Final". YouTube .

[5] "Mr World 2010 - Part 4". YouTube .

[6] "2017 Mister International Competition". YouTube .

[7] "MISTER GLOBAL 2019 FINALE/ ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNER". YouTube .

[8] "Crowning moment Mister supranational 2023". YouTube .

[9] "Man of the World 2023 Announcement of Winners". YouTube .

[10] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/C5KgfscLSwf/

[11] ttps://www.gukjenews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2576618

[12] ttps://mb.com.ph/2022/09/30/manhunt-international-male-supermodel-2022-chosen-on-oct-1/

[13] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/C6JWc4UyBC0/

[14] "꽃미남 완소남 섹시남 훈남 다 모였네". Sports Hankook (in Korean). Seoul. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

[15] "2014 미스&미스터월드 코리아 수상자". missworldkorea.com (in Korean). Miss World and Mr. World Korea. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

[16] "Giwook Na represents Korea!". Miss World. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

[17] "Seung Hwan Lee crowned Mister International 2018". Indiatimes. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[18] "Korean Student Wins 2019 Mister Global Pageant". nextshark.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[19] "Mister Supranational Korea 2021 is Youngdong Cho". Mister International Korea.

[20] "2021 미스터 인터내셔널 코리아". Mister International Korea (in Korean). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[21] "2022 미스터 인터내셔널 코리아". Mister International Korea (in Korean). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[22] "Mister Supranational Korea 2023". Mister Supranational. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

[23] "Mister Supranational Korea 2024". Instagram. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[24] "Đương kim Man of The World 2019 – Daniel Georgiev từ bỏ Vương miện, Jinkyu Kim (Korea) kế nhiệm". worldbeauties.org.

[25] "한정완-조용태-이동훈-정다훈-이재호-신동우-이재홍-예성범 '2021 미스터 인터내셔널 코리아 본상수상 얼굴들'". bntnews.hankyung.com. 7 September 2021.

[26] "Jin Wook Kim". instagram.com. 27 November 2022. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022.

[27] "Min Seong Kim". instagram.com. 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024.

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