17 Notable alumni of
Sogang University
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Sogang University is 976th in the world, 208th in Asia, and 21st in South Korea by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from Sogang University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Park Geun-hye
- Enrolled in Sogang University
- In 1974 graduated with bachelor's degree in electronic engineering
- Occupations
- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Park Geun-hye is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th (18th election) president of South Korea from 2013 to 2017, when she was impeached and convicted on related corruption charges.
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Park Eun-bin
- Occupations
- television actorstage actorfilm actoractorchild actor
- Biography
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Park Eun-bin is a South Korean actress. She began her career as a child model in 1996, and made her small screen debut as a child actress in 1998's White Nights 3.98. She is known for her lead roles in the television series Hello, My Twenties! (2016–2017), Hot Stove League (2019–2020), Do You Like Brahms? (2020), The King's Affection (2021), Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022) and Castaway Diva (2023).
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Park Chan-wook
- Occupations
- film criticdirectorscreenwriterfilm producerfilm director
- Biography
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Park Chan-wook is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of South Korean cinema as well as 21st-century world cinema. His films have gained notoriety for their cinematography and framing, black humor and often brutal subject matter.
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Nam Ji-hyun
- Occupations
- actorfilm actormodel
- Biography
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Nam Ji-hyun is a South Korean actress who successfully transitioned from being one of the industry's premiere child artists to an acclaimed lead, well-loved for her roles in Queen Seondeok, Suspicious Partner, 100 Days My Prince, and 365: Repeat the Year.
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Yoo Byung-jae
- Occupations
- writertelevision actorscreenwritertelevision personalitycomedian
- Biography
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Yoo Byung-jae is a South Korean television personality, actor and screenwriter.
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Sam Okyere
- Occupations
- entertainer
- Biography
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Samuel Nana Kwesi Okyere Jan Tuiniboa Coduia Dalco is a Ghanaian television personality active in South Korea and Ghana.
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Moon Sung-keun
- Occupations
- television actorpoliticianfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Moon Sung-keun is a South Korean actor and politician. He has won three Blue Dragon Film Awards, two Baeksang Arts Awards, and two Chunsa Film Art Awards for Best Actor.
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Yang Hee-eun
- Occupations
- singerrecording artistsongwriter
- Biography
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Yang Hee-eun is a South Korean singer and songwriter. Her syndicated radio show Women Era has aired via the MBC Standard FM since 1999.
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Choi Dong-hun
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriterfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Choi Dong-hoon is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He ranks as one of the most consistently successful directors working in contemporary Korean cinema, with all five of his films becoming commercial hits -- The Big Swindle attracted 2.12 million viewers, Tazza: The High Rollers at 6.84 million, Jeon Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard at 6.13 million, The Thieves at 12.9 million, and Assassination at 12.7 million.
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Suh Byung-soo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Suh Byung-soo is a South Korean politician who served as the Mayor of Busan from 2014 to 2018. He previously served as the Member of the National Assembly for Haeundae-Gijang 1st constituency from 2002 to 2014 and the Mayor of Haeundae from 2000 to 2002.
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Kim Young-joo
- Occupations
- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Kim Young-joo is a South Korean politician and former basketball player previously served as President Moon Jae-in's first Minister of Employment and Labor from 2017 to 2018. She is the first woman to lead the labour ministry since its foundation in 1981 and its preceding agency in 1948.
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Claudia Lee Hae-in
- Years
- 1945-.. (age 79)
- Occupations
- poetacademicwriternun
- Biography
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Claudia Lee Hae-in is a South Korean Catholic nun, poet, and essayist. She has sold almost two million copies of her books of poetry and been regarded as "Korea's next contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature" after the poet Ko Un and novelist Hwang Sok-yong.
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Park Young-sun
- Occupations
- journalistpoliticianinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Park Young-sun is a South Korean journalist-turned politician previously served as the second Minister of SMEs and Startups under President Moon Jae-in from April 2019 to 2021 and the first woman to lead SME-specialised government entity since its creation in 1996. Park is also a four-term parliamentarian of Democratic Party.
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Cheong Yang-seog
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Cheong Yang-seog is a South Korean politician in the conservative People Power Party who was elected member of the National Assembly for Gangbuk, Seoul, in the 2016 parliamentary election. He previously represented the same constituency between 2008 and 2012.
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Oh Yeon-ho
- Occupations
- businesspersonjournalist
- Biography
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Oh Yeon-ho is the founder of "citizen journalism" in South Korea, and CEO of OhmyNews a new approach to cyber-journalism in which ordinary citizens can contribute to a major news organization through being at news events, filing reports, and having their work verified and edited by trained news staff. He is seen as one of the pivotal figures in the contemporary culture of South Korea.
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Seorak
- Years
- 1981-.. (age 43)
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Seorak Park, also known by her stage name SeoRock, is a South Korean singer and former VJ for MTV Korea. She currently lives in Manhattan, New York and studies law. Seorak is one of the first Korean singers to successfully crossover from performing mainstream music to performing in musical theater (her talent in being the leading role of "Carmen" made the musical a super hit).
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Wonje (monk)
- Born in
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South Korea - Enrolled in Sogang University
- Studied religion
- Occupations
- writertravelerlecturerBhikkhu
- Biography
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Wonje is a Korean monk, essayist, and travel writer.
