Ji-Eun entered the University of Hanyang in Seoul, South Korea as a top student and graduated with 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. While she studied at the Academy of Performing Arts, her choreography won 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.
