Ji-Eun entered the University of Hanyang in Seoul, South Korea as a top student and
graduated Summa Cum Laude. She completed her master's degree at the same university
while working as a research assistant.
While working as a professional dancer in Korea after graduation, she won two first-prize
awards from the most prestigious dance competitions organized by the Korean Dance
Association and the National Dance Competition. She was chosen as the youngest choreographer
to be commissioned to choreograph and perform in Tokyo, Japan, and Seoul, South Korea.
Ji-Eun received a full scholarship for her master's at the Academy of Performing Arts.
Her choreographies won an Authorial Award, the Audience Award from the International
Choreography Competition and the Siraex International Festival, and third prize in
the Euro-Scene Dance Choreography Competition in Germany. She was also a winner at
the International Art Expo in Italy. As a choreographer, she has been commissioned
and invited to more than 23 countries, including Ireland, Estonia, the Czech Republic,
Mexico, Germany, Italy, the UK, Kazakhstan, Sarajevo, Brunei, Korea, Greece, Turkey,
Poland, Bulgaria, China, US, Romania, Japan, Ecuador, etc.