Although both can be translated as 명성 in Korean, there is a subtle difference between the two.
Fame means widespread popularity and public recognition, a close equivalent of 유명세, 명예 in Korean. Take a look at the following examples:
- If the latest allegation is true, if Lawrence Taylor had sex with a 16-year-old prostitute, then even the most feared defensive player in the history of professional football doesn’t belong in the Hall of Fame (명예의 전당). ... maybe it’s best if fans stop buying player jerseys, since it’s impossible to know what fame and fortune will do to athletes (Bloomberg, May 10, 2010)
- Fame on the level that Mr. Jackson achieved is all but impossible for pop culture heroes today, and quite likely it will never be possible again (New York Times, June 27, 2009)
- Robert Halderman, a former CBS producer, was sentenced to 6 months in jail for trying to shake down David Letterman over office affairs...Halderman admitted trying to extort $2 million from the Late Show host last fall by threatening to ruin his reputation (USA Today, May 4, 2010)
- Ms. Kagan attended Hunter College Elementary and graduated in 1977 from the selective Hunter College High School, where her brother, Irving, teaches today. ... "Even though she was a year behind me in [elementary] school she had a reputation for being incredibly smart," said Jason Brown, a childhood and college friend who is now an attorney at Ropes &Gray LLP in New York (Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2010)
- During his 40-year tenure at The Post, Mr. Rosenfeld wrote more than 10,000 op-ed columns and unsigned editorials. He frequently took on two of the most polarizing issues of the time, the Cold War and the conflict in the Middle East, but built a reputation among colleagues for his unflagging efforts to understand the world and his ability to write intelligently about any part of it.(Washington Post obituary, May 3, 2010)
