Byun Hee-bong
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Byun Hee-bong was a renowned South Korean actor celebrated for his versatile performances in film and television, including frequent collaborations with director Bong Joon-ho.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Byun Hee-bong canonical | 5 |
| Byeon Hee-bong | 1 |
| Byun In-chul | 1 |
| 변희봉 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8450956 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Byun Hee-bong Context triple: [Okja, stars, Byun Hee-bong]
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A.
Suh Yun-bok
Suh Yun-bok was a South Korean long-distance runner best known for winning the 1947 Boston Marathon and later serving as a symbolic sports figure in Korea.
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B.
Heo Sung-tae
Heo Sung-tae is a South Korean actor known for his intense character roles in film and television, gaining international recognition for his performance in the hit series "Squid Game."
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C.
Yoo Jeong-bok
Yoo Jeong-bok is a South Korean politician and public administrator who has served as mayor of Incheon and held various national government posts.
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D.
Jeon Bong-jun
Jeon Bong-jun was a prominent late 19th-century Korean peasant leader who spearheaded the Donghak Peasant Rebellion against corrupt officials and foreign influence in Joseon Korea.
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E.
Shim Joong-bo
Shim Joong-bo is a Catholic prelate known for having ordained Lázaro You Heung-sik, a prominent Korean cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Byun Hee-bong Target entity description: Byun Hee-bong was a renowned South Korean actor celebrated for his versatile performances in film and television, including frequent collaborations with director Bong Joon-ho.
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A.
Suh Yun-bok
Suh Yun-bok was a South Korean long-distance runner best known for winning the 1947 Boston Marathon and later serving as a symbolic sports figure in Korea.
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B.
Heo Sung-tae
Heo Sung-tae is a South Korean actor known for his intense character roles in film and television, gaining international recognition for his performance in the hit series "Squid Game."
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C.
Yoo Jeong-bok
Yoo Jeong-bok is a South Korean politician and public administrator who has served as mayor of Incheon and held various national government posts.
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D.
Jeon Bong-jun
Jeon Bong-jun was a prominent late 19th-century Korean peasant leader who spearheaded the Donghak Peasant Rebellion against corrupt officials and foreign influence in Joseon Korea.
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E.
Shim Joong-bo
Shim Joong-bo is a Catholic prelate known for having ordained Lázaro You Heung-sik, a prominent Korean cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Korean actor
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human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
South Korean film industry
ⓘ
South Korean television industry ⓘ |
| alternateRomanization |
Byeon Hee-bong
ⓘ
linked to:
Byun Hee-bong
|
| awardReceived | Order of Cultural Merit (South Korea) ⓘ |
| birthName |
Byun In-chul
ⓘ
linked to:
Byun Hee-bong
|
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Bong Joon-ho ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | South Korea ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-06-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-09-18 ⓘ |
| debutIn | 1966 MBC voice acting division ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Chosun University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Korean ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | acting ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasChild | three sons ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | veteran actor ⓘ |
| knownFor | versatile character acting in film and television ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Korean ⓘ |
| laterAffiliation | MBC TV drama actor ⓘ |
| name | Byun Hee-bong ⓘ |
| nativeName |
변희봉
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linked to:
Byun Hee-bong
|
| notableWork |
Barking Dogs Never Bite
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Hometown of Legends ⓘ Memories of Murder ⓘ My Lovely Sam-soon ⓘ
linked to:
My Lovely Sam Soon
Okja ⓘ Pinocchio (TV series) ⓘ The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince ⓘ
linked to:
Coffee Prince
The Host ⓘ The Legend of the Evil Lake ⓘ The Suspicious Housekeeper ⓘ |
| notedFor | portrayal of fathers and authority figures ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Jangseong County, South Jeolla Province, Korea
ⓘ
linked to:
Jangseong County, Jeollanam-do, Korea
|
| placeOfDeath |
Seoul, South Korea
ⓘ
linked to:
Seoul
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Seoul, South Korea
ⓘ
linked to:
Seoul
|
| spouse | non-celebrity spouse (name not widely publicized) ⓘ |
| styleOfWork | naturalistic acting ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)
ⓘ
linked to:
KBS
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) ⓘ
linked to:
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) ⓘ
linked to:
Seoul Broadcasting System
|
| yearsActive | 1966–2023 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Byun Hee-bong Description of subject: Byun Hee-bong was a renowned South Korean actor celebrated for his versatile performances in film and television, including frequent collaborations with director Bong Joon-ho.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Byun Hee-bong
linked to: Byun Hee-bong