Ilya Belyakov
Ilya Belyakov | |
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Born |
Vladivostok | 26 August 1982
Occupation | Television personality, Medical interpreter |
Website | Ilya Belyakov on Twitter |
Ilya Belyakov (Russian: Илья Беляков, born 26 August 1982) is a Russian who lives and performs in South Korea as a television personality, medical interpreter, professional linguist and language teacher.[1][2][3]
Personal
Early life
He was born in Vladivostok, a port city of the Russian Far East, an approximate two-hour flight from Seoul, where he majored in Korean language at Far Eastern Federal University.[4]
Education and work in South Korea
He arrived in South Korea for the first time in 2003, and received the highest score, for a Russian, on the language proficiency test TOPIK. He completed a master's degree at the Korean Language Institute of Yonsei University as a scholarship student supported by the Korea Foundation, and in 2015 was studying for a Ph.D in anthropology and linguistics at the University of South Carolina. He is fluent in Japanese, French and Spanish, as well as Korean.[4]
He started working at Samsung's global human resources department in 2010.[3][5]
He is a contributing columnist for Korea.net, sharing anecdotal and cultural perspectives as a Russian living in Seoul.[6][7][8][9]
Broadcast and acting career
On November 17, 2014, he was a "visiting intern" guest on the JTBC talk-variety show Non-Summit, that was made of a cast of young men from different countries, living in Seoul, who debated and discussed issues, in Korean, with perspectives they brought from their various cultures, from their native countries.[3][10] He was selected to become a permanent cast member on January 12, 2015 for Episode 28.[1][2] As part of the cast, along with more serious discussions, he shared his old-fashioned dress style of bell-bottoms,[11][12] entertained with a song duet with Baek Jiyoung,[13][14] and told stories of growing up in Russia.[15] When Non-Summit changed six members of the cast on June 29, 2015, after Episode 52,[16] in order to add new cast from different countries, he was recognized, by his fans and the show's audience, as a special contributing member to the show's reception.[17][18][19][20]
Celebrity and endorsements
In April 2015, he and Non-Summit cast member Tyler Rasch, both Honorary Culture Sharing Ambassadors of the Korea Foundation, attended a ceremony for the new "Koreans and Foreigners Together" program.[21]
Filmography
Television series
Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
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2014-2015 | Non-Summit | JTBC | Himself | cast member |
2015 | Ssulzun | JTBC | Himself | guest |
References
- 1 2 "'Nonsummit' Adds New Members For A Total Of G12". Yahoo! Entertainment Singapore. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- 1 2 Lim, Eun-Jung (January 6, 2015). ‘비정상회담’ 러시아 호주 네팔 대표 합류.. G12 확정 (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Song, Bin (November 17, 2014). ‘비정상회담’ 러시아 대표 일리야 "러시아는 성형할 필요 없어" (in Korean). Ent Hankyung.com. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- 1 2 Wi Tack-whan and Yoon Sojung (November 11, 2015). "'Korea, Russia need knowledge to become closer'". Korea.net. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Han, Eun-hwa and Kwon, Hee-jin (June 13, 2011). "Korea Inc. is increasingly less Korean". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Belyakov, Ilya (January 18, 2016). "Safety makes Korea charming". Korea.net. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Belyakov, Ilya (December 30, 2015). "Watching TV shows helped me learn!". Korea.net. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Belyakov, Ilya (November 30, 2015). "Hidden beauty of Seoul". Korea.net. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Belyakov, Ilya (November 25, 2015). "My Korean food story or how to cure flu with spicy kimchi jjigae". Korea.net. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ 비정상회담 [20회] 예고편 15세이상 시청 (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Ghim, Sora (March 3, 2015). "Ilya Belyakov, "I Can't Give Up Bell Bottoms"". Yahoo! News Singapore/BNT News. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Lee, Eun-Ho (March 3, 2015). ‘비정상회담’ 일리야, 데이트 룩 공개 ‘불면 소리 날 듯한 나팔바지’ (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Ha, You-bin (April 10, 2015). "Baek Jiyoung Sings A Duet With Ilya Belyakov". BNT News. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ 비정상회담 [41회] 다시보기 (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Ahn, Woorim (January 12, 2015). "Ilya Belyakov, "I Took The Trans-Siberian Railroad With My Mom"". BNT News. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Hong, Hye-jin (June 29, 2015). "Panelists on 'Non-Summit' to bid farewell". The Korea Herald. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ 비정상회담 멤버교체 개편 일리야, 수잔, 타쿠야, 줄리안, 블레어, 로빈 하차 (in Korean). The Dong-A Ilbo. June 23, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ '일리야 제일 보고 싶어' 비정상회담 개편 줄리안-로빈-수잔-타쿠야-블레어 하차 (in Korean). Zum News. June 26, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Kim, Hee (July 6, 2015). ['비정상회담' 개편 첫방] G6, 타일러 대적할 '제2의 일리야' 나올까? (in Korean). The Korea Herald. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ ‘비정상회담’ 제작진이 시청자의 요구와 소통하는 방식 (in Korean). The Korea Herald. July 4, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Launch Ceremony for 'KF Together' Program". Korea Foundation. April 29, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.