Mister Korea

Mister Korea
미스터 코리아
Formation	2005; 19 years ago
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Seoul
Location	South Korea;
Membership	Manhunt International; Mister World; Mister International; Mister Global; Mister Supranational; Man of the World; Mister Grand International; Man of The Year; Mister Friendship International
Official language	Korean

Mister Korea (Korean: 미스터 코리아) is a national beauty pageant in South Korea.

History

Manhunt Korea is an annual national male beauty pageant responsible for selecting South Korea's representatives to the Manhunt International.^[1] In 2009, Hankook Ilbo sent first Mister World contestant who is represent Korea. It has been selected by Miss and Mister World Korea since 2014.^[2] Mister International Korea is an annual national male beauty pageant responsible for selecting South Korea's representatives to the Mister International, Mister Global, Mister Supranational and Man of the World.^[3]

International Crowns

Name of Pageant	Title	Year	Winner
Mister International	1	2017	Lee Seung-hwan
Mister Global	1	2019	Kim Jong-woo
Man of the World	2
		2019	Kim Jin-kyu
		2023	Kim Jin-wook
Man of The Year	1	2019	Lee Ho-jin
Mister Friendship International	1	2022	Yoo Byeong-eun
Mister Tourism & Culture Universe	1	2018	Yoo Su-jae

Best result

Manhunt International : 3rd Runner-up — Lee Jae-Hwan (2008) / Top 15 – Lee Yong-bum (2011)
Mister World : Top 15 — Yoo Ji-kwang (2010) /
Mister International : Winner – Lee Seung-hwan (2017) / 1st Runner-up — Oh Jong-sung (2007)
Mister Global : Winner – Kim Jong-woo (2019) / 2nd Runners-up – Shin Dong-woo (2021)
Mister Supranational : 3rd Runner-up — Lee Yong-woo (2023) / Top 20 (11th place) — Han Jung-wan (2022)
Man of the World : Winner – Kim Jin-wook (2023) / Winner – Kim Jin-kyu (2019)

International Male Beauty Pageants

Color key

Declared as Winner
Ended as runner-up
Ended as top 5/6 qualification
Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
Ended as special awards

Manhunt International

Korea debuted at Manhunt International in 2005.

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2005	Lee Seung-Hwan	Top 15
2006	Shin Ho-chul	Unplaced	1st r-up Asia
2007	Jeong Ju Seop	Top 15	Best Runway Model
2008	Lee Jae-Hwan^[4]	3rd Runner-up
2010	Park Hyun Woo	Unplaced	Mr. Friendship Dress Popularity Award
2011	Yongbum Lee	Top 15	Mr. Talent
2016	Han Sangheon	Unplaced	Best Stage TV Movie
2017	Kim Seong Min	Unplaced
2020	Hong Je-min	Unplaced
2022	Chang Jun-hyeok^[5]^[6]	Unplaced	Mr. Friendship
2024	Jang Yoon-sung^[7]	Unplaced	Face of the Year
2025	TBA	TBA

Mister World

Korea debuted at Mister World in 2010.

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2010	Yoo Ji-kwang^[8]	Top 15	Mister World Talent Top 20 – Mister World Top Model
2014	Lim Jae-yeon	Unplaced
2016	Seo Young-suk^[9]	Unplaced
2019	Na Gi-wook^[10]	Unplaced

Mister International

Korea debuted at Mister International in 2007.

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2007	Oh Jong-sung	1st Runner-up
2008	Park Jung-wan	Unplaced
2009	Baek Joo-suk	Unplaced
2010	Kim Gi-jong	Unplaced
2011	Oh Ji-sung	Top 10	Most Cute Man Award
2012	Kim Do-yeop	Top 10
2013	Kim Jae-hyuk	Unplaced
2014	Park Young-ho	Top 10	Most Stylish Award
2015	Lee Sang-jin	2nd Runners-up
2016	Jung Goo-yeong	Unplaced
2017	Lee Seung-hwan^[11]	Mister International 2017
2018	Hwang Dae-woong	Top 15
2022	Cho Jae-young	Unplaced
2023	Kang Ho-sun	Top 20	Smart Guy
2024	Heo Joon-sung	TBA

Mister Global

Korea debuted at Mister Global in 2014.

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2014	Lee Jun-ho	2nd Runners-up	Mister Physique Top 5 – Best in Talent
2015	Yoon Tae-ho	Unplaced	Best Model
2016	Kim Gi-jong	Top 10
2017	Yoo Su-jae	Top 16	Mister Congeniality
2018	Kang Doo-hyung	Top 16 (Top 10)	Best Physique Top 5 – Best in Talent
2019	Kim Jong-woo^[12]	Mister Global 2019
2021	Shin Dong-woo	2nd Runners-up	Herb Gold Ambassador Runners-up – Mister Na Chuek Favorite
2022	Kim Hee-won	Top 5	Looker Thailand Winner Best Charming Smile 2nd r-up – Herb Gold
2023	Lim Jeong-yun	Top 10	Mister Congeniality Kaeng Leng Winner
2024	Yun Hyun-jae	Top 11

Mister Supranational

Korea debuted at Mister Supranational in 2018.

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2018	Park Cheong-woo	Unplaced
2019	Woo Chang-wook	Unplaced
2021	Cho Young-dong^[13]	Unplaced	Mister Friendship
2022	Han Jung-wan^[14]	Top 20 (11th place)	Supra Chat Winner Top 5 – Top Model
2023	Lee Yong-woo^[15]^[16]	3rd Runner-up	Top Model Winner
2024	Jo Seong-hyeon^[17]	Unplaced	Top 11 - Top Model
2025	Lee Seung-chan	TBA

Man of the World

Korea debuted at Man of the World in 2017.

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2017	Jung Goo-young	Top 18
2018	Kim Gil-hwan	Top 10	Best in Resort Wear
2019	Kim Jin-kyu^[18]	Man of the World 2019 (Appointed)	SHA-WRAPS Ambassador Dipolog City People's Choice Best in Formal Wear Fashion of the World Best in Swimwear
2022	Woo Chang-wook^[19]	Top 10	Fashion of the World Mr. Congeality
2023	Kim Jin-wook^[20]	Man of the World 2023	Mister Congeniality Best in Beachwear Best in Formal Wear Fashion of the World Best in Swimwear Mister Photogenic
2024	Kim Min-seong^[21]	Unplaced	Mister Photogenic
2025	Park Hee-geon	TBA

Mister Grand International

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2018	Kwon Jin-sun	Unplaced
2021	Choi Seo-jun	Top 18
2023	Hwang Jun-sung^[22]	(Top 6) 4th Runner-Up	Limitless Potential 2nd Runner-Up – Best in National Costume

Mister Universe Model

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2011	Seo Sang-woo^[23]	Unplaced	Best Original Costume

Mister Tourism World

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2018	Baek Jun-hyeon	Unplaced	1st r-up – Best Runway Model
2021	Lee Tae-soon^[24]	Unplaced	Mr. Friendship

Mister Model International

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2016	Choi Byeong-jun^[25]	Top 17	Best Physique

Man of The Year

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2018	Jang Yoon-sung	Top 10	Mister Physique Best Sexy Model Masculine
2019	Lee Ho-jin^[26]	Man of The Year 2019	Most Cute Man Top 3 – Best Talent Top 3 – Best Body
2022	Lee Joo-yong	3rd Runner-Up	Best in Life Style Spokesman Top 3 – Masculine Top 3 – Mindful
2023	Seok Bo-geun	Top 8	Top 3 – Manly
2024	Jeon Won-gi	TBA

Mister Friendship International

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2021	Woo Chang-wook	Unplaced
2022	Yoo Byeong-eun^[27]	Mister Friendship International 2022	Best in Swimsuit Mister Photogenic Aura Rich Man Award 2nd r-up – Khon Kaen
2023	Ko Jun-hyeok	Top 10 (5th Runner-Up)	Best Physique
2024	Lee Hee-yoon	TBA

Mister National Universe

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2022	Kim Dong-hun^[28]	2nd runner-up (Mister National Globe)

Mister Universal Ambassador

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2016	Park Su-Min	Unplaced	Best Catwalk
2019	Jang Ho-gyo^[29]	Unplaced	Best Talent

The Mister Universe

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2024	Daniel Kim^[30]	TBA

Mister Tourism & Culture Universe

Year	Delegate	International Placement	Special Awards
2018	Yoo Su-jae^[31]	Mister Tourism & Culture Universe 2018	Top 3 – Best Presentation Top 3 - Swimwear
2019	Cheon Dong-hun	2nd Runner Up	Best Physique People's Choice Award

References

^ "History | Manhunt International". Manhunt International.
^ "2014 미스&미스터월드 코리아 수상자". missworldkorea.com (in Korean). Miss World and Mr. World Korea. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^ "미스터 인터내셔널 코리아 about us". Mister International Korea (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ https://www.instagram.com/p/C5KgfscLSwf/
^ https://www.gukjenews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2576618
^ https://mb.com.ph/2022/09/30/manhunt-international-male-supermodel-2022-chosen-on-oct-1/
^ https://www.instagram.com/p/C6JWc4UyBC0/
^ "꽃미남 완소남 섹시남 훈남 다 모였네". Sports Hankook (in Korean). Seoul. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
^ "2014 미스&미스터월드 코리아 수상자". missworldkorea.com (in Korean). Miss World and Mr. World Korea. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^ "Giwook Na represents Korea!". Miss World. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
^ "Seung Hwan Lee crowned Mister International 2018". Indiatimes. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Korean Student Wins 2019 Mister Global Pageant". nextshark.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Mister Supranational Korea 2021 is Youngdong Cho". Mister International Korea.
^ "2021 미스터 인터내셔널 코리아". Mister International Korea (in Korean). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "2022 미스터 인터내셔널 코리아". Mister International Korea (in Korean). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ "Mister Supranational Korea 2023". Mister Supranational. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ "Mister Supranational Korea 2024". Instagram. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ "Đương kim Man of The World 2019 – Daniel Georgiev từ bỏ Vương miện, Jinkyu Kim (Korea) kế nhiệm". worldbeauties.org.
^ "한정완-조용태-이동훈-정다훈-이재호-신동우-이재홍-예성범 '2021 미스터 인터내셔널 코리아 본상수상 얼굴들'". bntnews.hankyung.com. 7 September 2021.
^ "Jin Wook Kim". instagram.com. 27 November 2022. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022.
^ "Min Seong Kim". instagram.com. 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024.
^ "𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐂𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐋𝐄". Instagram. 18 January 2024.
^ "Mister Universe 2011".
^ "Mister Tourism World 2021". youtube. 24 December 2021.
^ "Mister Model International".
^ "Man Of The Year 2019 Of Winners!". YouTube.
^ "Mr Friendship".
^ "Mister National Universe".
^ "Mister Universal Ambassador 2019". YouTube.
^ "Mister Universe Korea".
^ "Mister Tourism & Culture Universe 2018". YouTube.

External links

Official website

[1] "History | Manhunt International". Manhunt International.

[auto-2] "2014 미스&미스터월드 코리아 수상자". missworldkorea.com (in Korean). Miss World and Mr. World Korea. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

[3] "미스터 인터내셔널 코리아 about us". Mister International Korea (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[4] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/C5KgfscLSwf/

[5] ttps://www.gukjenews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2576618

[6] ttps://mb.com.ph/2022/09/30/manhunt-international-male-supermodel-2022-chosen-on-oct-1/

[7] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/C6JWc4UyBC0/

[8] "꽃미남 완소남 섹시남 훈남 다 모였네". Sports Hankook (in Korean). Seoul. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

[9] "2014 미스&미스터월드 코리아 수상자". missworldkorea.com (in Korean). Miss World and Mr. World Korea. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

[10] "Giwook Na represents Korea!". Miss World. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

[11] "Seung Hwan Lee crowned Mister International 2018". Indiatimes. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[12] "Korean Student Wins 2019 Mister Global Pageant". nextshark.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[13] "Mister Supranational Korea 2021 is Youngdong Cho". Mister International Korea.

[14] "2021 미스터 인터내셔널 코리아". Mister International Korea (in Korean). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[15] "2022 미스터 인터내셔널 코리아". Mister International Korea (in Korean). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[16] "Mister Supranational Korea 2023". Mister Supranational. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

[17] "Mister Supranational Korea 2024". Instagram. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[18] "Đương kim Man of The World 2019 – Daniel Georgiev từ bỏ Vương miện, Jinkyu Kim (Korea) kế nhiệm". worldbeauties.org.

[19] "한정완-조용태-이동훈-정다훈-이재호-신동우-이재홍-예성범 '2021 미스터 인터내셔널 코리아 본상수상 얼굴들'". bntnews.hankyung.com. 7 September 2021.

[20] "Jin Wook Kim". instagram.com. 27 November 2022. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022.

[21] "Min Seong Kim". instagram.com. 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024.

[22] "𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐂𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐋𝐄". Instagram. 18 January 2024.

[23] "Mister Universe 2011".

[24] "Mister Tourism World 2021". youtube. 24 December 2021.

[25] "Mister Model International".

[26] "Man Of The Year 2019 Of Winners!". YouTube.

[27] "Mr Friendship".

[28] "Mister National Universe".

[29] "Mister Universal Ambassador 2019". YouTube.

[30] "Mister Universe Korea".

[31] "Mister Tourism & Culture Universe 2018". YouTube.

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