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.[2][3][4]
He started working at Samsung's global human resources department in 2010.[4][6]
He is a contributing columnist for Korea.net, sharing anecdotal and cultural perspectives as a Russian living in Seoul.[7][8][9][10]
Broadcast and acting career
On 17 November 2014 he was a "visiting intern" guest on the JTBCtalk-variety showNon-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.[4][11] He was selected to become a permanent cast member on 12 January 2015 for Episode 28.[2][3] As part of the cast, along with more serious discussions, he shared his old-fashioned dress style of bell-bottoms,[12][13] entertained with a song duet with Baek Jiyoung,[14][15] and told stories of growing up in Russia.[16] When Non-Summit changed six members of the cast on 29 June 2015, after Episode 52,[17] 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.[18][19][20][21]
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.[22]
