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- ↑ "유정의 이름통계". koreanname.me. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names](PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ↑ Elley, Derek (2008-02-12). "Review: 'Night and Day'". Variety. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
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