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

Mister Korea
미스터 코리아
Formation2005; 19 years ago (2005)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersSeoul
Location
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

History

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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

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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

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  • 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Mister Tourism World

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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

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

Man of The Year

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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 Top 8

Mister Friendship International

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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

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

Mister Universal Ambassador

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

The Mister Universe

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

Mister Tourism & Culture Universe

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "History | Manhunt International". Manhunt International.
  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. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/C5KgfscLSwf/
  5. ^ https://www.gukjenews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2576618
  6. ^ https://mb.com.ph/2022/09/30/manhunt-international-male-supermodel-2022-chosen-on-oct-1/
  7. ^ https://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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