of honor in contrast to the ruling yangban class, even though seonbi came from the same class. The seonbi was a common figure in traditional Korean depictions of the Joseon period. For instance, a seonbi appears as one of the characters in the traditional mask dance preserved at the Hahoe Folk Village, where he competes with a yangban character, often depicted as corrupt and greedy. Modern depictions Modern depictions of seonbi in popular media are ubiquitous, with some examples being: Lee Joon-gi in the Korean drama The Scholar Who Walks the Night Kim Soo-hyun in the Korean drama My Love from the Star Bae Yong-joon in the Korean film Untold Scandal the seonbi mascot in the game Crossy Road Cho Jae-hyun in the Korean drama Jeong Do-jeon Famous seonbi Choe Chiwon Choi Ik-hyun Heo Gyun Jo Sik Jeong Cheol Jeong Do-jeon Jeong Mong-ju Jeong Yak-yong Jo Gwang-jo Kim Jeong-hui Kim Su-hang Park Ji-won Seo Gyeong-deok Seong Hon Song Ik-pil Song Jun-gil Song Si-yeol Yi Gi Yi Hang-ro Yi Hwang Yi I Yi Su-gwang Yun Seon-do See also Korean culture Korean Confucianism Silhak Neo-Confucianism Yangban References External links Joseon dynasty Korean Confucianism