Seoul Institute of the Arts

Seoul Institute of the Arts is a prominent educational institution specializing in the Arts located in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The school has nurtured many graduates who are actively working in art related fields within Korea as well as internationally. The Namsan campus in the heart of Seoul is used for presentation of arts productions and convergence with industry. The Ansan Campus opened in 2001 and is used for educational training, which aims to tear down barriers between disciplines, genres, and majors. The Institute continues to be a forerunner in globalization of Korean arts and creation of new forms of arts.

Purpose of establishment
Through theater education, it was established to overcome the breakdown of national culture caused by the Japanese colonial period and the Korean war, and to nurture professional artists who will establish and revitalize national cinema.

History

 * August 1958 – Korean Theatre Research Institute was founded.
 * April 1962 – Drama Center and Theatre Library were opened.
 * June 1962 – Korean Theatre Academy was founded (closed March 1964).
 * March 1964 – Seoul Drama School was founded (closed December 1973)
 * December 1973 – Seoul Art Academy was founded.
 * December 1978 – Seoul Art Academy was renamed to Seoul Art College.
 * February 1982 – Korean Theatre Research Institute was renamed to Korea Research Center for Arts.
 * February 1998 – Korea Research Center for Arts was renamed to Dongnang Art Center.
 * June 1998 – Seoul Art College was renamed to Seoul Institute of the Arts.
 * March 2001 – Namsan Education Center was opened.
 * September 2002 – Dongnang Acting Class for the Youth was opened.

Former presidents

 * Prof. Yoo Duk-hyung (December 1978 – March 1994)
 * Prof. Yang Jung-hyun (March 1994 – March 1998)
 * Prof. Kim Ki-duk (March 1998 – March 2001)
 * Ahn Min-soo (March 2001 – February 2004)
 * Ro Kun-il (March 2004 – February 2007)
 * Prof. Yoo Duk-hyung (March 2007 – July 2019)
 * Lee Nam-shik (August 2019 - July 2022)
 * Prof. Yoo Tay Guhn (August 2022)

Actors and actresses

 * Ahn Jae-wook
 * Bang Eun-hee
 * Cha Tae-hyun
 * Choi Ja-hye
 * Choi Jong-hwan
 * Choi Jong-won
 * Choi Min-soo
 * Choi Myung-gil
 * Dokgo Young-jae
 * Ga Deuk-hee
 * Go Bo-gyeol
 * Han Hye-jin
 * Han Joo-wan
 * Han Jung-soo
 * Han Sang-jin
 * Heo Joon-ho
 * Hong Ah-reum
 * Hong Eun-hee
 * Hwang Jung-min
 * Hyun Jyu-ni
 * Im Hyung-joon
 * Im Ji-eun
 * Im Won-hee
 * Jang Hyuk
 * Jang Hyun-sung
 * Jang Jin
 * Jang Yong
 * Jang Young-nam
 * Jeon Do-yeon
 * Jeon Mi-seon
 * Jeon Moo-song
 * Jin Tae-hyun
 * Jo Jae-yoon
 * Jo Jung-suk
 * Jo Mi-ryung
 * Jo Sung-ha
 * Jung Dong-hwan
 * Jung Eun-pyo
 * Jung Hye-young
 * Jung Il-woo
 * Jung Jae-young
 * Jung Woo
 * Jung Woong-in
 * Jung Yu-mi
 * Kang Eun-tak
 * Kang Hye-jung
 * Kang Sung-yeon
 * Kil Yong-woo
 * Kim Bo-kyung
 * Kim Bum
 * Kim Eung-soo
 * Kim Ha-neul
 * Kim Hee-won
 * Kim Ho-jin
 * Kim Hye-ok
 * Kim Jae-wook
 * Kim Ji-han
 * Kim Kyu-chul
 * Kim Min-jong
 * Kim Min-kyo
 * Kim Myung-min
 * Kim Na-woon
 * Kim San-ho
 * Kim Seon-ho
 * Kim Seul-gi
 * Kim Su-ro
 * Kim Won-hae
 * Kim Won-jun
 * Kim Yoo-mi
 * Kim Young-hoon
 * Ko Chang-seok
 * Ku Hye-sun
 * Lee Cho-hee
 * Lee Chun-hee
 * Lee Dong-gun
 * Lee Elijah
 * Lee Hwi-hyang
 * Lee Jong-hyuk
 * Lee Joon-gi
 * Lee Kan-hee
 * Lee Ki-young
 * Lee Pil-mo
 * Lee Seung-joon
 * Lee Si-eon
 * Lee Yi-kyung
 * Min Young-won
 * Moon Ji-in
 * On Joo-wan
 * Park Eun-hye
 * Park Eun-seok
 * Park Gun-hyung
 * Park Hee-soon
 * Park Hyuk-kwon
 * Park Jin-joo
 * Park Joo-mi
 * Park Sang-myun
 * Park Sang-won
 * Park Seo-joon
 * Park Sun-young
 * Park Hae-jin
 * Park Yeong-gyu
 * Ra Mi-ran
 * Ryu Seung-ryong
 * Ryu Seung-soo
 * Ryoo Seung-bum
 * Seo Bum-june
 * Seo Ji-seok
 * Seol In-ah
 * Shin Eun-jung
 * Shin Goo
 * Shin Ha-kyun
 * Shin Seung-hwan
 * Son Ye-jin
 * Son Seung-won
 * Song Chang-eui
 * Song Jae-hee
 * Sunwoo Eun-sook
 * Sunwoo Jae-duk
 * Woo Hee-jin
 * Yang Hee-kyung
 * Ye Ji-won
 * Yoo Ara
 * Yoo Dong-geun
 * Yoo Gun
 * Yoo Hae-jin
 * Yoo Ho-jeong
 * Yoo Se-rye
 * Yoon Je-moon
 * Yoon Ji-hye
 * Yoon Jin-seo
 * Yoon Yoo-sun

Music

 * Chae Yeon
 * Dia
 * Jang Do-yoon
 * Jang Gyu-ri
 * Jang Yun-jeong
 * Kim Bum-soo
 * Kim Gun-mo
 * Kim Jae-wook
 * Kim Min-seok
 * Kim Se-yong
 * Kim Yeon-woo
 * Lee Bo-ram
 * Lee Jin-ah
 * Lim Jeong-hee
 * Lee Ki-chan
 * Lee Sung-min
 * Lu Han
 * Maya
 * Meng Jia
 * Nana
 * Park Shin-won
 * Sangah Noona
 * Wang Feifei

TV hosts

 * Euna Lee
 * Jang Yoon-ju
 * Lee Hwi-jae
 * Shin Dong-yup
 * Yoo Jae-suk

Authors & screenwriters

 * Choi In-hun
 * Jang Jin
 * Noh Hee-kyung
 * Kim Ryeo-ryeong
 * Shin Kyung-sook
 * Kim Eun-sook
 * Ha Seong-nan

Directors & filmmakers

 * Jang Jin
 * Lee Myung-se
 * Kim Jee-woon
 * Lee Hwan-kyung

Fashion designers

 * Lie Sang Bong