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Celebrities Who Studied in Top Universities in Korea

To those who are living in USA are very familiar with the term Ivy League
"a group of long-established colleges and universities in the eastern US having high academic and social prestige. It includes Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania."

In South Korea, they have SKY which means Seoul National University, Korea University and Yonsei University. So what is the big deal in studying and graduating from a top university? It can be for prestige, quality of education job opportunities. 

Below are celebrities who are students/ alumni from the top 8 universities in South Korea (Based on QS World University Rankings® 2016-2017):

1. KAIST-Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Yoon So Hee (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)

Kim So Jung (Data Processing,2012)


2. Seoul National University
Beenzino (Sculpture, 2014)

Kim Tae Hee (Fashion Design,2005)


Honey Lee 

Lee Soo Man (attended between 1971-1979)

3. POSTECH- Pohang University of Science and Technology 
(Not Applicable)

4. Korea University
Kim Yuna  (Sports Education, 2013)

Jung Ryeo Won (Journalism)

Kim Ah Joong 

5. Yonsei University
Park Jin Young (Geology)

Luhan (*exchange student)


Kim Dong Ryul (Architecture)


6. Sungkyunkwan University
Song Joong Ki (Business Administration, 2012)

Cha Eun Woo( Performing Arts)

Krystal Jung (Theatre)



7. Hanyang University
Ha Seok Jin 

Jung Il Woo (under the Theater and Film Department)

Kang Ye Won


8. Kyunghee University
Gong Yoo (Theater)

Cho Kyuhyun (Post Modern Music, 2013)

Daesung (Post-Modern Music)

G Dragon (Post- Modern Music)



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