Gwangsan Gim clan

The Gwangsan Gim clan (Korean: 광산김씨) is a Korean clan with a bon-gwan located in Gwangsan, now known as Gwangju.[1]

Gwangsan Gim clan
CountryKorea
Current regionGwangju

The members of the Gwangsan Kim clan were the descendants of Heung Gwang (흥광), who was the third prince of King Sinmu of Silla, the 45th monarch of the Silla Dynasty.

Gim Man-gi's younger brother Gim Manjung was a Chief Scholar as well and was famous for his novel The Cloud Dream of the Nine (Guun mong) (구운몽).

Eminent Neo-Confucian scholars the family has produced during the Joseon dynasty include: Kim Jang-saeng, Kim Jip, and Kim Manjung.

Known descendants
  • Kim Su-ro (김수로) – actor [2]
  • Kim Yong-Sun (김용선) – singer known by her stage name Solar, member of South Korean girl group Mamamoo [2]
  • Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922–2009), South Korean cardinal[3]
  • Kim Yong-san Korean businessman [3]
  • Kim Woo-choong – Korean businessman, founder and chairman of Daewoo Group [3]
  • Kim Seok-jin (김석진) - singer under the stage name of Jin, member of South Korean boy group BTS
  • Kim Tae-hyung (김태형) - singer under the stage name of V, member of South Korean boy group BTS
  • Kim Min-gyu (민규) - rapper under the stage name of Mingyu member of South Korean boy group Seventeen
  • Kim Sun Woo (김선우) - rapper under the stage name of Sun Woo member of South Korean boy group The Boyz
  • Kim Hyun Jin (김현진) - singer under the stage name of HyunJin member of South Korean girl group LOONA
  • Kim Hong Joong (김홍중) - rapper under the stage name of Hong Joong member of South Korean boy group ATEEZ
  • Kim Yong Hee (김용희) - vocalist and visual of South Korean boy group CIX.

See also

References
  1. "광산김씨(光山金氏) - 한국향토문화전자대전". The Digital Local Culture Encyclopedia of Korea.
  2. 조윤선. "'1대 100' 마마무 솔라 "김수로와 먼 친척, 조카뻘이다"". www.chosun.com (in Korean). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. "광산김씨". 중앙일보 (in Korean). 3 July 1982. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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