The 2023 calendar year is winding down, but there are still several weeks of pro bodybuilding shows left that comprise the beginning of the 2024 pro bodybuilding season. One of those shows is the 2023 Korea Pro/AM on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Seoul, South Korea.
Athletes in the 212, Classic Physique, and Men’s Physique divisions will present their best physiques to the judges and fans. The winners of each contest will earn qualifications for the 2024 Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 10-13, 2024.
2023 Korea Pro/AM Bodybuilding Show Rosters
The rosters for all three shows, courtesy of the IFBB Pro League website, are below:
212 Bodybuilding
- O Beom (Korea)
- Nam Eun Cho (Korea)
- Cheng Han Chou (District of Taiwan)
- Ho Yeon Jang (Korea)
- Sungeun Jeon (Korea)
- Seonghwan Kim (Korea)
- Jinho Lee (Korea)
- Chanuck Ock(Korea)
- Soohyun Park (Korea)
- Ho Fung Shum (HKSAR)
- Kun Wang (China)
- Jongyun Won (Korea)
- In Seong You (Korea)
- Justin Yurko (USA)
Classic Physique
- Brian Au (HKSAR)
- Jihoon Bang (Korea)
- Benjamin Broughton (Singapore)
- Chung Hin Cheng (China)
- Yan Feng Guo (China)
- Seo Jin Ham (Korea)
- Jing Han (China)
- Wen Hsin Huang (District of Taiwan)
- Woo Gyum Kim (Korea)
- Yong Sik Kim(Korea)
- Sangmok Lee (Korea)
- Youn Sung Lim (Korea)
- Li-Hsuan Liu (District of Taiwan)
- Seong Hun Park (Korea)
- Denis Romanov (Russia)
- Dong O Ryu (Korea)
- Juseong Seo (Korea)
- Jaepil Song (Korea)
- Junyoung Yoon (Korea)
- Yunchao Zhou (China)
Men’s Physique
- Sungho Chae (Korea)
- Jian Chen (China)
- Ka King Cheung (HKSAR)
- Juxian He (China)
- Jiwon Hong (Korea)
- Xiao Long Hong (China)
- Seongkwon Kim (Korea)
- Ilya Kvashnin (Russia)
- Seungmu Lee (Korea)
- Eun Taek Oh (Korea)
- Bumsu Park (Korea)
- Jian Song (China)
- Isaac Tse (Hong Kong)
- Yiming Wei (China)
- Tae Won Yong (Korea)
- Jingyu Xu (China)
- Han Yang (China)
- Chin-Jui Yu (District of Taiwan)
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212 Bodybuilding Athletes to Watch
Below are the 212 athletes likely to stand out in the eyes of the judges:
In Seong You
In Seong You is among the few athletes in this show with Olympia experience. He was tied for 16th in the 2021 Olympia 212 show, won by 2023 Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford. In Seong You’s last pro contest appearance was in the 2023 Tokyo Pro, where he ranked 16th. If he were to win in South Korea, he would have over 10 months to prepare for the 2024 Olympia.
Soohyun Park
Soohyun Park only competed once in 2023 — the 2023 Texas Pro to a seventh-place finish behind champion Keone Pearson. Pearson went on to win the Olympia 212 title from then-champion Shaun Clarida. Soohyun Park ranked sixth in the 2022 Japan Pro.
Ho Yeon Jang
Rookie Ho Yeon Jang has one pro show under his trunks so far: a 10th-place rank at the 2023 New York Pro won by Kerrith Bajjo. Ho Yeon Jang should hold his own much better in this show given that he has some pro show experience to help correct his details on stage.
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