Seoul Arts High School (

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: 서울예술고등학교), also known by the

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abbreviation (

: 예고), is a private arts high school located within

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, Jongno District, in

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, South Korea.

History

Seoul Arts High School was founded on March 21, 1953 as ''Ewha Arts High School'' by the Yooha School Foundation (which was later renamed Ewha School Foundation and is the same foundation that operates

Ewha Girls' High School Ewha Girls' High School ( ko, 이화여자고등학교) is a private girls high school located in Jeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Although managed by the same foundation, it is not to be confused with the coeducational Ewha Womans Unive ...

and its other satellite schools). The name was changed later that year to reflect the school's coeducational status. Originally a government-aided school, it was granted autonomous (private) status, effective from the 2003–04 academic year. The school held a special exhibition in 2013 to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The incumbent principal, Geum Nan-se (금난새), was appointed in 2014 and is the school's 8th principal.

Academics

Over the years, Seoul Arts High School has gained a reputation as one of the country's premier schools for both its arts programs and results in the university entrance examinations (SAT). The music department has notably sent its students to the country's top music schools, including

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's College of Music, and the internationally renowned

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and

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most el ...

in the United States. The art and dance departments are also well-known for high-achieving graduates as well. Seoul Arts High School requires students to take mainstream subjects like their peers in regular high schools, in addition to specialist majors offered by the three departments: *Dance *Art *Music

Notable alumni

Ji Young Chae Ji Young Chae (; born 1993) is a principal dancer with the Boston Ballet. Biography Ji Young Chae trained ballet at Seoul Arts High School and Korea National University of Arts. Before joining a professional dance company, Young Chae received m ...

, ballerina * Cho Min-kyu, classical crossover singer and member of

Forestella Forestella (Korean: 포레스텔라) is a South Korean crossover male vocal quartet formed through the JTBC singing competition '' Phantom Singer 2'', which aired in 2017. They won first place on the show and officially debuted on March 14, 2018, ...

Seong-Jin Cho Seong-Jin Cho ( ko, 조성진; born May 28, 1994) is a South Korean pianist. He rose to fame within South Korea and the international classical music world in 2015 after winning the XVII International Chopin Piano Competition, becoming the first ...

, classical pianist * Dain Yoon, artist *

Myung-wha Chung Myung-wha Chung (born 19 March 1944) is a Korean cellist. Biography Myung-wha Chung was born in 1944 in Seoul, Japanese Korea (today South Korea), to a musical family. Her younger sister is the violinist Kyung-wha Chung, and her younger bro ...

, cellist *

Goo Jae-yee Goo Jae-yee (; born Goo Eun-ae (); 28 February 1986) is a South Korean actress and model. She is known for her roles in the Korean drama series ''The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop'' and ''Mistress''. Background Goo attended Seoul Arts High S ...

, actress and model *

Chi-Ho Han Chi Ho Han (; born 19 January 1992) is a South Korean pianist. He has won the 10th Seoul International Music Competition, 2nd Prize in ARD international music competition in Munich (with no 1st prize awarded) and Silver Medal (2nd Prize) in Gin ...

, pianist *

Han Soo-jin Han Soo-jin ( ko, 한수진; born 22 September 1987) is a South Korean ice hockey player currently playing in the Korean Women's Hockey League with the Suwon City Hall women's ice hockey team. She competed for the Unified Korea women's national t ...

, ice hockey player * Hong Jin-ho, cellist and member of Hoppipolla *

Sumi Hwang Sumi Hwang (; born 25 January 1986) is a South Korean soprano. Early life and education Hwang was born in Yecheon, South Korea. She studied at the Seoul National University where she received both her bachelor's and master's degrees in music. I ...

, soprano * Jung Ki-yeol, musical actor known by the stage name Kai * Kim Dae-jin, pianist and professor *

Lee Joon Lee Chang-sun (born February 7, 1988), better known by his stage name Lee Joon, is a South Korean actor, singer, model and DJ. He is best known as a former member of the South Korean boy band MBLAQ. He had notable roles in '' Gapdong'' (2014), ...

, singer and actor *

Shi-Yeon Sung Shi-Yeon Sung (born 1975, in Busan) is a South Korean classical conductor. In 2006, she became the first woman to win first prize in the Sir Georg Solti International Conductors' Competition. In 2007, she won second prize in Bamberg's Gustav Mahl ...

, conductor * Seung Hee Yang, violinist *

Soyoung Yoon Soyoung Yoon (born October 18, 1984 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean violinist. She started playing the violin at the age of five. She plays on the 1710 King George Stradivarius and the 1773 ex-Bückeburg J.B. Guadagnini violin. Yoon ...

, violinist

References

External links

* {{Coord missing, South Korea High schools in Seoul Jongno District Educational institutions established in 1953 Christian schools in South Korea Private schools in South Korea 1953 establishments in South Korea