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        9 Idols With College Majors That May Or May Not Surprise You

        While most idols studies music or entertainment some other chose a completely different path back in University. Check out those 7 K-Pop idols who had a unique college major.

        Ash, Kpopmap Editor
        5 min to read  ·  Published : Dec 7, 2023
        9 Idols With College Majors That May Or May Not Surprise You

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        It seems mandatory for a K-Pop idol to study music, dance, or any entertainment-related subject in university. But we're wrong to think this way. After all, K-Pop idols mostly foster their natural talent, and many of them got to where they are now without taking any classes related to their idol career during their university years.

        Many K-Pop idols are very knowledgeable about various subjects, and that could be due to their university major. While it seems like surprising majors for K-Pop idols, those are very common majors for others. Business, law, or even tourism, we hear about those majors all the time, but we never thought that these 9 K-Pop idols studied that back in university.

         

        1. DAY6's Young K - Business Administration

         9 Idols With College Majors That May Or May Not Surprise You

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        If you know of the band Day6, you probably never imagined that one of their members majored in business administration. Young K did, adding another talent on top of the others. He graduated from DongGuk University, and even if this college offered film or other entertainment-related majors, Young K followed a different path. But it still led him to us in the end.

         

        2. SF9's InSeong - Communication

         9 Idols With College Majors That May Or May Not Surprise You

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        Considering SF9 members' very diverse personalities, you probably expected one of them to have had a unique major back in university. InSeong majored in communication at KyungHee University. This probably explains why he is so good at English, after all, language is the first form of communication!

         

        3. SUPER JUNIOR's HeeChul - Tourism English & Translation / Computer Data and information

         9 Idols With College Majors That May Or May Not Surprise You

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        You read that correctly, HeeChul did not pick one but two unique majors, one after another at SangJi University. So many years of studying in different fields, and yet he ended up debuting as an idol. HeeChul sure worked very hard all those years. And even if the knowledge he acquired in university is not part of his current work, he can be proud of these achievements.

         

        4. 2PM's TaecYeon - Business Administration

         9 Idols With College Majors That May Or May Not Surprise You

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        Here is another K-Pop idol who majored in Business Administration, but at DanKook University this time. And maybe this is why he was able to expand his career to acting and such, along with his talent, of course. But now, we know why he always had such a strong and COE-like aura.

         

        5. Eric Nam - International Studies / Asian Studies

         9 Idols With College Majors That May Or May Not Surprise You

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        Not only did Eric Nam have a unique major for a K-Pop idol, but he also did not study in Korea. As you may know, Eric Nam is American, and he lived overseas before becoming a K-Pop idol. And probably he did not always imagine becoming one considering he majored in International studies and minored in Asian studies at Boston University. Eric Nam was always hard-working and in look for more knowledge, maybe it's why he ended up hosting a podcast as well.

         

        6. BLACKPINK's Rosé - Law

         9 Idols With College Majors That May Or May Not Surprise You

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        While Rosé is now a shining star, you probably never imagined her judging people guilty or innocent, though, it could have happened. Indeed, Rosé used to study Law back at the Australian National University. She too studied abroad, and that explains why her English is so good. But now, we know that if Rosé shows a very lovely side to her fans, she probably can be very strict and partial given her knowledge of the laws.

         

        7. ONEUS' LeeDo - Early Childhood Education

         9 Idols With College Majors That May Or May Not Surprise You

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        If you aren't a fan of the group, ONEUS' LeeDo's major back in college might surprise you. With his deep voice, big charisma, and fierce look, LeeDo can be very intimidating, yet it is just a prejudice, because he is a very soft person on the inside, and his college major can prove it. If LeeDo didn't become a K-Pop idol, he would have been out there, teaching kindergarten or elementary students. Yes, LeeDo studied Early Childhood education back in university and as we saw during his appearance on "The Return Of Superman", he has a way with children.

         

        8. GOT7's YuGyeom - Modeling

         9 Idols With College Majors That May Or May Not Surprise You

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        YuGyeom always had very impressive and good-looking visuals. His aura is also quite strong, giving him the perfect model look, and maybe it is. no coincidence. He and his fellow GOT7 member YoungJae both studied modeling. That explains why YuGyeom always looks so good in pictures, and why his stage presence is always on-point. He studied all that, and seeing the results, we guess he was doing great in college.

         

        9. MAMAMOO's Solar - Tourism

         9 Idols With College Majors That May Or May Not Surprise You

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        Last but not least, here is a female idol you probably wouldn't have guessed studied Tourism back in university. Solar, with her angelic and unmatched voice, studied tourism, meaning that instead of hearing her voice in concerts, we could have ended up listening to her voice during city tours! It is almost impossible to imagine missing out on such an incredible talent. Lucky for us Solar ended up pursuing an idol career, this way we got to enjoy her harmonious voice for hours and hours, even without being a tourist.

         

        Those were some unique and surprising majors to study for K-Pop idols, but it made them even more talented and knowledgeable. If you are interested in K-Pop idol's study path, you can check out the following articles about K-Pop idol's high schools and universities.

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