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Ilya Belyakov (Russian: Илья Беляков, Korean: 일리야 벨랴코프, born 26 August 1982) is a South Korean of Russian origin who lives and performs in South Korea as a television personality, medical interpreter, professional linguist and language teacher.

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.

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, English, French and Spanish, as well as Korean.

He started working at Samsung's global human resources department in 2010.

He is a contributing columnist for Korea.net, sharing anecdotal and cultural perspectives as a Russian living in Seoul.

Broadcast and acting career

On 17 November 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. He was selected to become a permanent cast member on 12 January 2015 for Episode 28. As part of the cast, along with more serious discussions, he shared his old-fashioned dress style of bell-bottoms, entertained with a song duet with Baek Jiyoung, and told stories of growing up in Russia. When Non-Summit changed six members of the cast on 29 June 2015, after Episode 52, 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.

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.

Filmography

Television series

References

1. 권, 남영 (December 21, 2020). ""도망쳐놓고" 韓 귀화한 일리야, 미국인 유승준에 일침" (in Korean). Kookmin Ilbo. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
2. ^ "'Nonsummit' Adds New Members For A Total Of G12". Yahoo! Entertainment Singapore. January 6, 2015. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
3. ^ Lim, Eun-Jung (January 6, 2015). ‘비정상회담’ 러시아 호주 네팔 대표 합류.. G12 확정 (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
4. ^ Song, Bin (November 17, 2014). ‘비정상회담’ 러시아 대표 일리야 "러시아는 성형할 필요 없어" (in Korean). Ent Hankyung.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
5. ^ Wi Tack-whan and Yoon Sojung (November 11, 2015). "'Korea, Russia need knowledge to become closer'". Korea.net. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
6. Han, Eun-hwa and Kwon, Hee-jin (June 13, 2011). "Korea Inc. is increasingly less Korean". JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved January 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
7. Belyakov, Ilya (January 18, 2016). "Safety makes Korea charming". Korea.net. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
8. Belyakov, Ilya (December 30, 2015). "Watching TV shows helped me learn!". Korea.net. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
9. Belyakov, Ilya (November 30, 2015). "Hidden beauty of Seoul". Korea.net. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
10. Belyakov, Ilya (November 25, 2015). "My Korean food story or how to cure flu with spicy kimchi jjigae". Korea.net. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
11. 비정상회담 [20회] 예고편 15세이상 시청 (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
12. Ghim, Sora (March 3, 2015). "Ilya Belyakov, "I Can't Give Up Bell Bottoms"". Yahoo! News Singapore/BNT News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
13. Lee, Eun-Ho (March 3, 2015). ‘비정상회담’ 일리야, 데이트 룩 공개 ‘불면 소리 날 듯한 나팔바지’ (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
14. Ha, You-bin (April 10, 2015). "Baek Jiyoung Sings A Duet With Ilya Belyakov". BNT News. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
15. 비정상회담 [41회] 다시보기 (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
16. Ahn, Woorim (January 12, 2015). "Ilya Belyakov, "I Took The Trans-Siberian Railroad With My Mom"". BNT News. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
17. Hong, Hye-jin (June 29, 2015). "Panelists on 'Non-Summit' to bid farewell". The Korea Herald. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
18. 비정상회담 멤버교체 개편 일리야, 수잔, 타쿠야, 줄리안, 블레어, 로빈 하차 (in Korean). The Dong-A Ilbo. June 23, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
19. '일리야 제일 보고 싶어' 비정상회담 개편 줄리안-로빈-수잔-타쿠야-블레어 하차 (in Korean). Zum News. June 26, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
20. Kim, Hee (July 6, 2015). ['비정상회담' 개편 첫방] G6, 타일러 대적할 '제2의 일리야' 나올까? (in Korean). The Korea Herald. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
21. ‘비정상회담’ 제작진이 시청자의 요구와 소통하는 방식 (in Korean). The Korea Herald. July 4, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
22. "Launch Ceremony for 'KF Together' Program". Korea Foundation. April 29, 2015. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016.

• 1982 births
• Living people
• Russian television personalities
• Russian expatriates in South Korea
• Mass media people from Vladivostok
• Far Eastern Federal University alumni
• Naturalized citizens of South Korea
• South Korean people of Russian descent