() are people of Japanese ethnicity residing or living in South Korea. They are usually categorized into two categories: those who retain Japanese nationality and are present in South Korea, and those who changed their nationality to South Korean (일본계 한국인, "Ilbongye Hangugin").
History The history of Japanese Koreans are usually divided into two different time periods.
Pre-colonial and colonial times (before 1945) During Japanese rule in Korea, the peak of the Japanese population was 752,823, circa 1942.
Modern times (after 1945)
Notable people Professors (Originally from Tokyo, Japan)
Entertainers Ryohei Otani (Originally from Suita, Osaka, Japan) Sayuri Fujita (Originally from Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
Singers Takuya Terada, former member of Cross Gene (Originally from Moriya, Ibaraki, Japan) Kangnam, former member of M.I.B. (Originally from Tokyo, Japan) Momo Hirai, Mina Myoui and Sana Minatozaki, members of Twice (Momo Hirai: Originally from Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan/Mina Myoui: Born in San Antonio, Texas, United States but raised in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan/Sana Minatozaki: Originally from Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan) Yuta Nakamoto and Shotaro Osaki, members of NCT (Yuta Nakamoto: Originally from Kadoma, Osaka, Japan/Shotaro Osaki: Originally from Zama, Kanagawa, Japan晴耕雨読LIFE: NCT しょうたろうの出身は座間？身長や年齢は？経歴などプロフィールまとめ！) Yuto Adachi, member of Pentagon (Originally from Nagano, Nagano, Japan) Nako Yabuki, former member of Iz*One and HKT48 (Originally from Tokyo, Japan) Hitomi Honda, member of Say My Name and former member of Iz*One and AKB48 (Originally from Tochigi, Japan) Sakura Miyawaki, member of Le Sserafim and former member of Iz*One (Originally from Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan) Kazuha Nakamura (Kazuha), member of Le Sserafim (Born in Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan but raised in Osaka, Japan) Amy Harvey, member of XG (Originally from Tokyo, Japan) Miyu Takeuchi, former member of Japanese girl group AKB48 (Originally from Tokyo, Japan) Kwon Ri-se, former member of Ladies' Code (Originally from Fukushima, Japan) Kokoro Kato (Kokoro), Rise Katsuno (Remi), and Mao Hirokawa (May), members of Cherry Bullet (Kokoro Kato (Kokoro): Originally from Nagoya, Aichi, Japan/Rise Katsuno (Remi) and Mao Hirokawa (May): Originally from Tokyo, Japan) Juri Takahashi, member of Rocket Punch and former member of AKB48 (Originally from Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan) Kenta Takada, member of JBJ95 and former member of JBJ (Originally from Takasaki, Gunma, Japan) Yoshinori Kanemoto (Yoshi), Asahi Hamada, and Haruto Watanabe, members of Treasure (Yoshinori Kanemoto (Yoshi): Originally from Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan/Asahi Hamada: Originally from Osaka, Japan/Haruto Watanabe: Originally from Fukuoka, Japan) Sora Sakata, member of Woo!ah! (Originally from Fukuoka, Japan) Riki Nishimura (Ni-ki), member of Enhypen (Originally from Okayama, Japan) Koyuki Mori (Yuki), member of Purple Kiss (Originally from Tokyo, Japan) Hina Nagai, member of Lightsum (Born in Kanagawa, Japan but raised in Tokyo, Japan) Sumire Aoyagi (Mire), member of Tri.be (Originally from Tokyo, Japan) Mizuki Ogawa (Léa), member of Secret Number (Originally from Tokyo, Japan) Keita Terazono, member of Ciipher (Originally from Osaka, Japan) Haruka Miyauchi (Miya), member of GWSN (Originally from Shizuoka, Japan) Yuku Amanuma, member of DKB (Originally from Saitama, Japan) Yuto Mizuguchi (U), member of ONF (Originally from Osaka, Japan) Yuuri Tokunaga, member of Lunarsolar (Originally from Fukuoka, Japan) Haku Shota (Soul), member of P1Harmony (Originally from Saitama, Saitama, Japan) Leo Hayase, Shota Nasukawa (Zero), Kairi Imai and Musashi Udo (Kio), members of T1419 (Leo Hayase, Shota Nasukawa (Zero) and Kairi Imai: Originally from Osaka, Japan/Musashi Udo (Kio): Originally from Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan) Rui Watanabe, model and former member of H.U.B. Rei Naoi, member of Ive (Originally from Anan, Tokushima, Japan) Shana Nonaka, member of Lapillus (Originally from Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan) Aeri Uchinaga (Giselle), member of aespa, (Born in Seoul, South Korea, but raised in Tokyo, Japan) Hokazono Iroha and Sakai Moka, members of illit (Sakai Moka: Born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. Hokazono Iroha: Born in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan) Kawai Ruka, member of BABYMONSTER and former member of Shibu3 project (Originally from Okayama, Japan) Enami Asa, member of BABYMONSTER (Originally from Tokyo, Japan) Sakamoto Mashiro, member of Madein and former member of Kep1er (Originally from Tokyo, Japan) Ezaki Hikaru, member of Kep1er (Originally from Fukuoka, Japan) Kato Haru, member of XLOV (Originally from Hyogo, Japan) Fukutomi Tsuki, member of Billlie and former member of MAGICOUR (Originally from Osaka, Japan) Ōsato Haruna, member of Billlie (Originally from Osaka, Japan) Tanaka Anna, member of MEOVV (Born in Toyama, Japan) Hoshizawa Miraku, member of NouerA (Originally from Tokyo, Japan) Katagiri Kurumi, member of Kiiras (Originally from Fukuoka, Japan) Mitsuyuki Amaru, member of KickFlip (Originally from Koto, Tokyo, Japan) Okamoto Keiju, member of KickFlip (Originally from Misato, Saitama, Japan) Takei Miku (Kumi), member of Baby DONT Cry (Originally from Saitama, Japan) Kunii Hinano (Mia), member of Baby DONT Cry (Originally from Hokkaido, Japan) Sasaki Ako, member of UNCHILD (Originally from Fukuoka, Japan) Maeda Riku, member of NCT and its japanese sub-unit NCT WISH. Tokuno Yūshi (Yushi), member of NCT and its japanese sub-unit NCT WISH. He is also a former member of EBiDAN and its sub-unit EDAMAME BEANS (Originally from Tokyo, Japan) Hirose Ryō (Ryo), member of NCT and its japanese sub-unit NCT WISH (Originally from Kyoto, Japan) Fujinaga Sakuya, member of NCT and its japanese sub-unit NCT WISH (Originally from Saitama, Japan)
Koreans of Japanese descent Kiggen Keisuke Kunimoto (Originally from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) Lee Eun-ju (Originally from Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan) Shoo (Originally from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) Woo Jang-choon (Originally from Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan) Crown Princess Yi Bangja (Originally from Tokyo, Japan) Prince Yi Gu (Originally from Tokyo, Japan)
Education Busan Japanese School Japanese School in Seoul Zainichi Koreans
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