Asian names

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Originally Posted by Markit

Song Kang-ho is a pretty well-known actor in Korea and is probably one of the more recognizable ones in the west since a number of his movies have been in limited theatrical release and on video in North America (Shiri, JSA, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and the Good, Bad and the Weird are a few examples).

Naming conventions probably are the most confusing when it comes to Mainland Chinese and Korean actors since they are better known in the "last name- first name" format. Japanese actors on the other hand follow the "first name - last name" format so it is more obvious.

From what I had read, yes, he's pretty big over there, but like I said, I personally had never heard of him.

If you look at the The Good, The Bad, The Weird poster that I posted, the first version, the Korean version, had him front and center, but the American poster moved Byung-hun Lee front and center.