Jacob Yi in Minari
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Jacob Yi in Minari is the determined Korean immigrant father who moves his family to rural Arkansas to pursue his dream of starting a farm in the film "Minari."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jacob Yi in Minari canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10323922 — 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: Jacob Yi in Minari Context triple: [Steven Yeun, filmRole, Jacob Yi in Minari]
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A.
Henry Yan in The Farewell
Henry Yan in *The Farewell* is the emotionally reserved yet deeply caring father of the protagonist, whose conflicted loyalty to both Chinese tradition and his Americanized daughter underscores the film’s central cultural tensions.
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B.
Youn Yuh-jung
Youn Yuh-jung is a renowned South Korean actress acclaimed for her decades-long career in film and television and for becoming one of the first Korean performers to gain major recognition in Western awards circles.
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C.
Lulu Wang
Lulu Wang is a Chinese-American filmmaker best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed film "The Farewell."
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D.
Grace Park
Grace Park is a Canadian-American actress best known for her prominent roles in science fiction and crime drama television series, including Battlestar Galactica and Hawaii Five-0.
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E.
Lee Jung-gu in The Housemaid
Lee Jung-gu in *The Housemaid* is a central male character whose illicit affair with a domestic worker triggers a cascade of tragedy and moral collapse within his affluent household.
- 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: Jacob Yi in Minari Target entity description: Jacob Yi in Minari is the determined Korean immigrant father who moves his family to rural Arkansas to pursue his dream of starting a farm in the film "Minari."
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A.
Henry Yan in The Farewell
Henry Yan in *The Farewell* is the emotionally reserved yet deeply caring father of the protagonist, whose conflicted loyalty to both Chinese tradition and his Americanized daughter underscores the film’s central cultural tensions.
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B.
Youn Yuh-jung
Youn Yuh-jung is a renowned South Korean actress acclaimed for her decades-long career in film and television and for becoming one of the first Korean performers to gain major recognition in Western awards circles.
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C.
Lulu Wang
Lulu Wang is a Chinese-American filmmaker best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed film "The Farewell."
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D.
Grace Park
Grace Park is a Canadian-American actress best known for her prominent roles in science fiction and crime drama television series, including Battlestar Galactica and Hawaii Five-0.
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E.
Lee Jung-gu in The Housemaid
Lee Jung-gu in *The Housemaid* is a central male character whose illicit affair with a domestic worker triggers a cascade of tragedy and moral collapse within his affluent household.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Minari ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yi family farm ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
determined
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hardworking ⓘ optimistic ⓘ proud ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| child |
Anne Yi
ⓘ
David Yi ⓘ |
| conflictReason | disagreement over priorities of family stability versus farming dream ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Monica Yi ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Korea ⓘ |
| createdBy | Lee Isaac Chung ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Korean ⓘ |
| facesChallenge |
cultural adaptation in rural America
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financial instability ⓘ health concerns of his son David ⓘ marital strain ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| goal |
to achieve financial independence for his family
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to start a successful farm in Arkansas ⓘ |
| immigrationStatus | Korean immigrant in the United States ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Korean ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation |
chicken sexer
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farmer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Steven Yeun ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | non-devout Christian ⓘ |
| residence | rural Arkansas ⓘ |
| setting | 1980s Arkansas ⓘ |
| spouse | Monica Yi ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
American Dream
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family sacrifice ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ |
| worksOn | minari field near creek ⓘ |
| worksWith | Paul (farmhand) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jacob Yi in Minari Description of subject: Jacob Yi in Minari is the determined Korean immigrant father who moves his family to rural Arkansas to pursue his dream of starting a farm in the film "Minari."
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