School of Performing Arts Seoul
| School of Performing Arts Seoul 서울공연예술고등학교 | |
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| Address | |
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16-26 Ori-ro 22na-gil, Guro-gu | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1966 |
| Principal | Park Jae-ryeon (박재련)[1] |
| Deputy Principal | Kwon Oh-hyun (권오현) |
| Faculty | 37 |
| Gender | Boys and Girls |
| Enrolment | 813[2] |
| Website | http://sopa.hs.kr/ |
School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA) is an arts high school in Gung-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul.[3]
History
SOPA was founded on March 6, 1966 as Jeonghui High School (정희고등공민학교로). On 28 February 2002, Park Jae-ryeon was appointed as principal. [4] SOPA was relocated on September 1, 2008 to its current location at 147-1 Gung-dong, Guro-gu in Seoul.
After changing its name to School of Performing Arts Seoul (서울공연예술고등학교), SOPA took in their first batch of students on March 1, 2009. There are a total of 11,666 graduates as of 11 February 2015, with 2 March 2015 marking new student admissions for the 2015 school year.
Departments
- Department of Theatre & Film
- Department of Practical Dance
- Department of Practical Music
- Department of Stage Arts
- Department of Theatre Arts (combined with Department of Broadcasting Arts to form Department of Theatre & Film)[5]
- Department of Broadcasting Arts (combined with Department of Theatre Arts to form Department of Theatre & Film)[6]
Notable alumni
Singer
- Juniel
- Lee Hi
- Son Seung-yeon
- Yerin of GFriend
- Eunha of GFriend
- Yuju of GFriend
- SinB of GFriend
- Umji of GFriend
- Kim Nam-joo of Apink
- Hong Yoo-kyung of Apink
- Oh Ha-young of Apink
- Son Na-eun of Apink
- Kwangmin of Boyfriend
- Minwoo of Boyfriend
- Youngmin of Boyfriend
- S.coups of Seventeen
- Wonwoo of Seventeen
- DK of Seventeen
- Kai of EXO
- Sehun of EXO
- Joy of Red Velvet
- Seulgi of Red Velvet
- Sulli of f(x)
- Gongchan of B1A4
- Jungkook of Bangtan Boys
- Seung Yeon of CLC
- Lee Jong-hyun of CNBLUE
- Song Seung-hyun of F.T. Island
- Ricky of Teen Top
- Hyeri of Girl's Day
- Zelo of B.A.P
- Heo Young-ji of Kara
- Bae Suzy of Miss A
- JunQ of My Name
- Daeun of 2EYES
- Song Jieun of Secret
- Kim Jae-hyun of N.Flying
- Minhyun of NU'EST
- Euijin of Sonamoo
- Nahyun of Sonamoo
- ARin of Oh My Girl
- Jiho of Oh My Girl
- Jiae of Lovelyz
- T-ae of Rania
- Eunkyo of F-ve Dolls
- Dahee of GLAM
- Seungyub of A-JAX
- AKi of LedT
- Jenny of DIA
- Gowoon of Berry Good
Actor
| Name | Gender | Agency | Department | Graduation Year1 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | |||||
| Lee Il-min | 이일민 | Male | TS Family Entertainment | — | 2011 | |
| Kim Min-jae | 김민재 | Male | CJ E&M | — | 2015 | |
| Kwak Dong-yeon | 곽동연 | Male | FNC Entertainment | — | 2016 | Currently attending |
| Lee Young-yoo | 이영유 | Female | King Kong Entertainment | Department of Practical Music | 2017 | Currently attending |
- 1Graduation Year refers to the year in which the respective graduation ceremonies were held.
References
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