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What were these K-drama actors like in university? Before Netflix’s Space Sweepers, Song Joong-ki was a school magazine cover star and Kim Tae-ri’s student photos went viral
STORYLucy Jeong
- Kim Tae-hee and Gang Dong-woo both juggled budding modelling and acting careers with their classes at Seoul National University and Hanyang University
- ‘Engineering goddess’ Yoon So-hee dropped out of KAIST when she got more roles – like appearing in Exo MVs
When you see actors in K-dramas and K-movies completely immersed in their roles, it might be difficult to picture them off screen, or even before their rise to fame.
Yet before they made names for themselves, many Korean celebrities went to prestigious universities, majoring in subjects completely irrelevant to acting. Here are five K-stars with impressive degrees, as well as stories from their lives on campus.
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Song Joong-ki: business administration
Song Joong-ki, currently starring as a charismatic lawyer and mafia member in Netflix-distributed drama Vincenzo, must have made a charming university student. The actor got his business administration degree from Seoul’s Sungkyunkwan University after receiving a score of 380 out of 400 in Korea’s College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT).
He was also featured on the cover of the university’s magazine Kingo several times between 2008 to 2013, and even spent some time as an anchor for the campus broadcaster – a job he once considered making his future career.
Kim Tae-ri: journalism and communications