School of Performing Arts Seoul

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School of Performing Arts Seoul (Korean: ??????????), colloquially known as ??? (SOPA) in South Korea, is an arts high school in Gung-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul.

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History

SOPA was founded on March 6, 1966 as Jeonghui High School (????????). On February 28, 2002, Park Jae-ryeon was appointed as principal. 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 (?????????? Seo-ul Gong-yeon Yesul Godeung Hakkyo), SOPA took in their first batch of students on March 1, 2009. There are a total of 11,935 graduates as of February 4, 2016, with March 2, 2016 marking new student admissions for the 2016 school year.

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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)
• Department of Broadcasting Arts (combined with Department of Theatre Arts to form Department of Theatre & Film)

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Notable alumni

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