Japanese people in South Korea

Japanese people in South Korea
Total population
	53,670 (2017)
Regions with significant populations
	Seoul · Busan · Jeju
Languages
	Japanese · Korean
Related ethnic groups
	Japanese people

Japanese people in South Korea (Japanese: 在韓日本人, Hepburn: Zaikan Nihonjin) (Korean: 재한일본인; RR: Jaehan Ilbonin) 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").^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2]

Modern times (after 1945)

Notable people

Professors

Hosaka Yuji [ko; ja] (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^[3])
Yuto Adachi, member of Pentagon (Originally from Nagano, Nagano, Japan)
Nako Yabuki, former member of Iz*One (Originally from Tokyo, Japan)
Sakura Miyawaki, member of Le Sserafim and former member of Iz*One (Originally from Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan)
Nakamura Kazuha (Kazuha), member of Le Sserafim (Born in Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan but raised in Osaka, 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), Mashiho Takata, Asahi Hamada, and Haruto Watanabe, members of Treasure (Yoshinori Kanemoto (Yoshi): Originally from Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan/Mashiho Takata: Originally from Mie, 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)
Ogawa Mizuki (Léa), member of Secret Number (Originally from Tokyo, Japan)
Terazono Keita, member of Ciipher (Originally from Osaka, Japan)
Haruka Miyauchi (Miya), member of GWSN (Originally from Shizuoka, Japan)
Amanuma Yuku, member of DKB (Originally from Saitama, Japan)
Mizuguchi Yuto (U), member of ONF (Originally from Osaka, Japan)
Tokunaga Yuuri, member of Lunarsolar (Originally from Fukuoka, Japan)
Haku Shota (Soul), member of P1Harmony (Originally from Saitama, Saitama, Japan)
Hayase Leo, Nasukawa Shota (Zero), Imai Kairi and Udo Musashi (Kio), members of T1419 (Hayase Leo, Nasukawa Shota (Zero) and Imai Kairi: Originally from Osaka, Japan/Udo Musashi (Kio): Originally from Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan)
Rui Watanabe, model and former member of K-Pop Girl Group H.U.B.
Rei Naoi, member of Ive (Originally from Anan, Tokushima, Japan)
Nonaka Shana, member of Lapillus (Originally from Kōchi, Kōchi, Japan)