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  "birthDate": "1979-07-10",
  "birthPlace": "Busan, South Korea",
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    "Gong Ji-chul",
    "Гон Ю",
    "공유",
    "Yoo Gong",
    "공지철",
    "孔侑",
    "孔劉",
    "コン・ユ",
    "Gong Yoo",
    "Gong Yu",
    "Kong Yoo",
    "Kong Yu",
    "孔刘",
    "孔地哲",
    "იაუ გონგი",
    "กงยู",
    "گونگ یو",
    "Кон Ю"
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