Yongin 용인 龍仁
—  Municipal City  —
Korean transcription(s)
• Hangul	용인시
• Hanja	龍仁市
• Revised Romanization	Yongin-si
• McCune-Reischauer	Yong'in-si
Official logo of Yongin Emblem of Yongin
Country	South Korea
Region	Sudogwon
Administrative divisions	3 gu, 22 dong, 1 eup, 6 myeon
Area
• Total	591.36 km2 (228.33 sq mi)
Population (2011 November)
• Total	909,425
• Density	1,537.9/km2 (3,983/sq mi)
• Dialect	Seoul

Yongin is a major city in the Seoul National Capital Area, located in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population of nearly 1 million, the city has developed abruptly since the 21st century, recording the highest population growth of any city in the country.^[1] Yongin is home to Everland and Caribbean Bay, South Korea's most popular amusement and water parks. The city is also home to the Korean Folk Village, the largest of its kind.

Yongin is a city almost as large as Seoul by area, consisting of the highly urbanized district of Suji-gu, the semi-urbanized district of Giheung-gu and the rural district of Cheoin-gu. Yongin's urbanized districts are located close to the capital and many commute to and from downtown Seoul in approximately 30-40 minutes by cars using the Gyeongbu Expressway or Yongin-Seoul Expressway, the Bundang Line subway or metropolitan buses. A new subway called the DX Line with a maximum speed of 110km/h will open in October 2011, which will allow Yongin residents to travel even faster to downtown Seoul. The existing Bundang Line will extend further south to Giheung Station to be opened by December 2011, which will connect to the EverLine Rapid Transit System that extends all the way to Everland.

Yongin has many university campuses, namely Yong-In University, noted for its sports courses, Myongji University's Yongin Campus, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies' Yongin Campus, the Police University, Kangnam University (named for its former campus in Gangnam-gu in Seoul), Yong-in Songdam College, and Dankook University. The Gyeonggi Suwon International School, an IB World School with a boarding program for foreign students, is situated on the border of Yongin and Suwon.

Administrative districts[link]

The city is divided into three gu (districts):

• Cheoin-gu
• Giheung-gu
• Suji-gu

Transportation[link]

Yongin is served by trains on the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The Bundang Line has been extended into Yongin, calling at Jukjeon, Bojeong, Guseong, Singal and Giheung stations; and it is being extended towards Suwon Station, in Suwon. Another new line is being built. Named the EverLine Rapid Transit System, it is scheduled to open in 2012 and will link to the Bundang Line at Giheung Station. From 2016 onwards, the inner Suji area will also be served by four new Sin Bundang Line stations ^[2], which will allow Suji residents travel to Gangnam Station in less than 30 minutes.

Yongin has an intercity bus terminal in the city centre, though the densely settled northern areas are served better by the terminal in Yatap-dong, Seongnam.

Sister cities[link]

City	Region	Country	Year
Fullerton	California	United States
Yangzhou	Jiangsu	China
	Fergana Province	Uzbekistan	2008
Kota Kinabalu	Sabah	Malaysia
Kayseri	Kayseri Province	Turkey
Redland City	Queensland	Australia

Attractions[link]

• Everland theme park
• Korean Folk Village
• Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Dramia located at Cheoin-gu, is the filming location of historical dramas such as The Moon Embracing the Sun, Jumong, Queen Seondeok and Dong Yi. Viewing tours are available, which includes traditional folk games, historical court dress and archery.^[3]

Gallery[link]

• 

  Gugal-dong Yongin

• 

  Tancheon

See also[link]

• List of cities in South Korea

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Yongin

• City government website
• Yongin : Official Seoul City Tourism

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Coordinates: 37°14′N 127°12′E / 37.233°N 127.2°E / 37.233; 127.2

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Alec Su
Alec Su at the New York Chinese Film Festival, September 19, 2010.
Chinese name	蘇有朋 (Traditional)
Chinese name	苏有朋 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Sū Yǒupéng (Mandarin)
Born	(1973-09-11) September 11, 1973 (age 38) Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Other name(s)	Su You Peng, Tommy Su
Occupation	Actor, singer
Instrument(s)	Keyboards, Guitar
Years active	1988-present
Associated acts	Little Tigers Team
Awards Hundred Flowers Awards Best Supporting Actor 2010 The Message

Alec Su (born on September 11, 1973 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese pop star and versatile actor in films and television dramas. He became famous as a member of the Taiwanese Idol Band The Little Tigers, formed in 1988, and later for his first Chinese TV series Princess Returning Pearl (series 1 and 2).

Little Tigers[link]

Alec Su's career started in 1988, at the age of 15, when he joined the Little Tigers trio. The band was the first idol singing group that debuted in the Taiwanese music industry and Alec was labelled as the "obedient tiger." The group's popularity was unprecedented; the Little Tigers attracted fans from Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, and amongst Chinese communities around the world. The success of the band began the new generation of Taiwanese pop culture in the early 1990s. In 2010, the Little Tigers were invited to participate in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, in which they sang a medley of three of their biggest hits and won accolades as the "favorite singing group"^[1] for the event.

Apart from being a popular singer, during this period Su was epitomized by the general public as a superior student. He attended Taiwan's number one high school, Taipei Municipal Jian Zhong High School and was accepted into the prestigious National Taiwan University, where he majored in Mechanical Engineering . Su's experiences describing his high school years, preparing for the Taiwan university entrance examinations while trying to also juggle his performing schedule as a member of a wildly popular singing group, are recorded in his 1995 book entitled My Days at Jian Zhong / Youth Never Die.^[2]

However, as Su became so well known at such a young age, he felt that he had lost his freedom as a result of being in the limelight. At the age of 21, a year before his university graduation in Taiwan, Su decided to leave school and study abroad in England.

Television[link]

In 1995, after the breakup of Little Tigers, Su embarked on an acting career. His role as the fifth prince in the Chinese TV series blockbuster Princess Returning Pearl I and II won him fame as a television actor in 1997. He continued in 2000 with another hit TV series Romance in the Rain. His later TV series include Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (2002), Magic Touch of Fate (2004, costarring Taiwanese actress Ruby Lin and Korean singer Kang Ta), and Mischievous Princess (2005). He collaborated with Korean actress Chae Rim in two 2003 productions, Love of the Aegean Sea and Warriors of the Yang Clan.

In 2006, Su appeared in the 1930s drama Jiang Ji Jiu Ji co-starring with Li Qian, Cecilia Ye Tong, and Paul Chun, and which aired in Spring 2007. In 2008 he acted in the TV drama Re Ai, which aired in the spring of 2009.

Movies and music[link]

Alec Su performing in the Fantasy Stars Chinese New Year Concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, January 28, 2012.

In recent years, Su has been concentrating on his film career. Since the second half of 2008 he has participated in more than a half-dozen film projects. Su also appears in the ensemble piece, Fit Lover, which had a November 2008 release, as well as guest starring in a short Taiwan film, L-O-V-E. The high-profile 1940s-period espionage drama, The Message, had a wide release in Asia in autumn 2009, has been included in several international film festivals, and received several nominations (and one win, for Li Bing Bing as "Best Actress") for the 2009 Golden Horse awards. A Singing Fairy, shot in Guangxi Province, and a biography of Macau composer Xian Xinghai, titled The Star and the Sea, both opened in limited release in December 2009. The Four Cupids, a romantic comedy, premiered in April 2010. Film projects for 2010 included The Love Song of Kangding (romantic drama filmed in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture) and Lost in Panic Room, a "locked room" detective thriller. Both premiered in the fall of 2010. A sequel to the detective film, titled Lost in Panic Cruise, was released for Halloween 2011. Su continues his film career with several completed movies scheduled for release in 2012, and another currently in production.

In October 2010, Alec won the Hundred Flowers Award for "Best Supporting Actor" for his role in The Message. In December 2010, he won the "Best Actor" award at the 2nd Macau International Movie Festival, for his performance in The Love Song of Kangding

Along with his TV and film success, Su has released thirty top-selling albums, starting as a member of The Little Tigers group. As a solo artist he has released 14 albums, beginning in 1992 with I Only Want You to Love Me to his 2004 release Before and After. In January 2012 Su performed, along with singers Daniel Chan, Aska Yang, and Wilber Pan, in the 2012 Fantasy Stars Chinese New Year Concert, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Filmography[link]

TV series[link]

Films[link]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Soundtracks[link]

• 2004: Love Of The Aegean Sea Original Soundtrack

Books[link]

• 1995 (revised 2003): 青春的場所 (My Days at Jian Zhong / Youth Never Die)

External links[link]

• SuYouPeng.com - Official Website - inactive: currently undergoing reconstruction
• Blog - Alec's Sina blog
• Da Bu Liao Blog - Blog started in 2007 for upcoming album
• Microblog weibo - Alec's Sina Microblog weibo 新浪微博

References[link]

1. ^ (Chinese)央视春晚调查结果出炉：小虎队最受欢迎. 2010年02月26日 星岛环球网
2. ^ Su, Alec (2003) [1995] (in Chinese). 青春的場所 Qing Chun De Chang Suo / My Days at Jian Zhong / Youth Never Die. Unitas Publishing Co., Ltd., Taiwan. ISBN 957-522-417-5 (2003).