Ji-Yoon Kim
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Ji-Yoon Kim is the beleaguered yet determined new chair of a struggling university English department in the Netflix dramedy "The Chair," juggling academic politics, cultural change, and single motherhood.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ji-Yoon Kim canonical | 5 |
| Professor Ji-Yoon Kim in The Chair | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3250499 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ji-Yoon Kim Context triple: [The Chair, character, Ji-Yoon Kim]
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A.
Dongjin Seo
Dongjin Seo is a neuroscientist and engineer known as one of the co-founders of the brain–computer interface company Neuralink.
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B.
Jun-Ho Oh
Jun-Ho Oh is a South Korean roboticist best known for leading the development of the humanoid robot DRC-HUBO that won the DARPA Robotics Challenge.
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C.
Hyein Park
Hyein Park is a Korean-Canadian voice actress best known for voicing the character Abby in Pixar’s animated film "Turning Red."
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D.
Kwanghun Chung
Kwanghun Chung is a neuroscientist and bioengineer known for pioneering advanced tissue-clearing and imaging techniques that enable high-resolution, three-dimensional visualization of biological tissues.
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E.
Soon-Tek Oh
Soon-Tek Oh was a Korean-American actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and voice acting, including prominent roles in Hollywood productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ji-Yoon Kim Target entity description: Ji-Yoon Kim is the beleaguered yet determined new chair of a struggling university English department in the Netflix dramedy "The Chair," juggling academic politics, cultural change, and single motherhood.
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A.
Dongjin Seo
Dongjin Seo is a neuroscientist and engineer known as one of the co-founders of the brain–computer interface company Neuralink.
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B.
Jun-Ho Oh
Jun-Ho Oh is a South Korean roboticist best known for leading the development of the humanoid robot DRC-HUBO that won the DARPA Robotics Challenge.
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C.
Hyein Park
Hyein Park is a Korean-Canadian voice actress best known for voicing the character Abby in Pixar’s animated film "Turning Red."
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D.
Kwanghun Chung
Kwanghun Chung is a neuroscientist and bioengineer known for pioneering advanced tissue-clearing and imaging techniques that enable high-resolution, three-dimensional visualization of biological tissues.
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E.
Soon-Tek Oh
Soon-Tek Oh was a Korean-American actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and voice acting, including prominent roles in Hollywood productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Chair ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
beleaguered
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determined ⓘ empathetic ⓘ idealistic ⓘ |
| conflict |
academic politics
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balancing career and motherhood ⓘ cultural change in academia ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalUniverse |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Amanda Peet
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Annie Julia Wyman ⓘ Jay Duplass ⓘ |
| debutWork | The Chair ⓘ |
| department | English department ⓘ |
| employer | Pembroke University ⓘ |
| familyName | Kim ⓘ |
| fictionalEthnicity | Korean American ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | dramedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Ji-Yoon ⓘ |
| hasChild | Ju-Hee ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | single ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| networkOfFirstAppearance | Netflix ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
Korean American
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first woman of color to chair her department ⓘ single mother ⓘ |
| occupation |
English professor
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department chair ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Netflix ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sandra Oh ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chair of the English department ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Pembroke University
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surface form:
Pembroke University campus
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| primaryProfessionField | literature ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Netflix ⓘ |
| setting | university English department ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
gender and race in academia
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generational conflict in higher education ⓘ tenure and job security in universities ⓘ work–life balance ⓘ |
| workOfFictionType | television series ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ji-Yoon Kim Description of subject: Ji-Yoon Kim is the beleaguered yet determined new chair of a struggling university English department in the Netflix dramedy "The Chair," juggling academic politics, cultural change, and single motherhood.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Professor Ji-Yoon Kim in The Chair