Jeong Su-bin
Overview
Jeong Su-bin (정수빈) is a name widely used in South Korea, formed by combining the surname Jeong (鄭·丁·程, etc.) with the given name Su-bin. It appears especially often among those born between the late 1990s and early 2000s, and there are people of the same name active across a range of fields, including actors, baseball players, singers, and content creators. For this reason, it has become customary to specify a person's occupation or affiliation alongside the name when searching portals or reading wikis in order to distinguish one from another.
Composition and Origin of the Name
The Surname 'Jeong'
Along with Kim, Lee, Park, and Choi, Jeong is one of the representative major surnames of Korea, and it branches into many lines depending on the bon-gwan (clan seat) and lineage. Because it accounts for a high proportion of the population, there are many people bearing the same surname, and it is often difficult to identify an individual by name alone. This characteristic forms the background for the name 'Jeong Su-bin' being used by multiple people at the same time.
The Given Name 'Su-bin'
'Su-bin' is a name whose use increased sharply after the 1990s. It can be written in various ways in hanja, such as 秀彬, 秀斌, 洙彬, and 修彬, and it is also often used like a native Korean word without settling on a specific hanja. A notable characteristic is that it gives a gender-neutral impression and is used for both men and women, and it also ranked at the top in surveys of preferred names for newborns in the early 2000s. As the generations changed, the peak of its popularity has passed, but it remains a name still frequently encountered in everyday life.
Notable People of the Same Name
Actor Jeong Su-bin
An actor born in the late 1990s who has been active in various video content, including television dramas, web dramas, and films. He/She became known while moving between teenage roles and supporting roles in contemporary dramas, and to distinguish from other people of the same name, the title of a work or an agency is often mentioned together with the name.
Baseball Player Jeong Su-bin
An outfielder who played as a center fielder for the Doosan Bears in professional baseball. His fast feet and wide defensive range are cited as strengths, and he stood out in the stolen base and triple categories. He has been evaluated as a defense-oriented outfielder representing the league, and he played as a regular in his team's several championship runs. As his career stolen base and hit records have accumulated, comparisons of his records by generation have also been made.
Others
Among singers, musical actors, YouTubers and streamers, child actors, and players in other sports such as soccer and volleyball, there are likewise many figures who use the name Jeong Su-bin. Because their fields of activity differ, they are not often confused with one another, but in search results their names tend to appear mixed together.
Distinguishing People of the Same Name and Search Culture
The more people share a name, the more important the management of entry titles becomes. In wikis and fandom documents, it is common to append the occupation or field in parentheses, such as 'Jeong Su-bin (actor)' or 'Jeong Su-bin (baseball player)'. In portal searches, a pattern has taken hold of specifying the desired person by attaching keywords such as a team name, work title, or birth year after the name, and profile cards and person information services likewise place occupational information up front to reduce mistaken identification.
Recent Trends
As of 2024–2025, the name 'Su-bin' ranks lower than in the past in surveys of preferred newborn names. Because it is a name that appeared intensively among the generation born between the late 1990s and early 2000s, the people who use this name are now concentrated in their late twenties to mid-thirties. In professional baseball, the records and defensive metrics of the veteran outfielder are continually discussed, and as the OTT and web drama markets have grown, so too has the need to distinguish actors of the same name. Meanwhile, as generative AI search and chatbots have become commonplace, errors that incorrectly merge different people of the same name into a single description have emerged as a social issue, and there is a growing emphasis on citing sources for person information and managing identifiers.
Related Topics
- [[Namesake (same name)]]
- [[Korean names]]
- [[Doosan Bears]]
- [[KBO League]]
- [[Personal name]]