
Seomun Girls’ High School is known in Korea as a “star factory” as it produces many leading celebrities.
The most representative celebrity who graduated from Seomun Girls’ High School is Lee Hyo Ri, who already boasted immense popularity since her school days.
In particular, there were a famous story that boys from the neighboring school would gather at the bus stop she often went to. Even singer Sung Si-kyung was among Lee Hyo Ri’s fans at the time, making for a “legend”.
At that time, Lee Hyo Ri’s classmate was none other than former supermodel, Lee Hwa Sun. Unlike the quiet and exemplary Lee Hwa Sun, Lee Hyo Ri was said to have been loved by her friends for her bold personality, just like she is now.
An episode where Lee Hyo Ri told her homeroom teacher, “If you’re going to hit me, please do it in a place that can’t be seen instead of with your hands” is still talked about among her juniors.
Additionally, actress Park Si Eun attended the same school as Lee Hyo Ri, and was famous for her elegant and pure beauty. It was said that she never missed out on first place in popularity polls among male students during her school days.

The actress herself also recalled her memories of the time, sharing, “The male student who chased me around was Lee Hyo-ri’s friend.”
According to Park Si Eun, she and singer Lee Hyo Ri were classmates, with the latter transferring to Park Si Eun’s class when she was 16.
Hearing this, Heo Young Man commented, “You two must have been famous as the two ulzzangs (pretty girls) in school”, and Park Si Eun confidently said, “There were some friends who followed me”.

Finally, the same school also saw Lee Hyo Ri’s juniors by 3 years, actress Han Ji Min and singer Lee So Eun. The two were known as the “icon of innocence” and “the queen of friendliness” respectively during their school days, and it is said that they naturally became rivals.
At the time, Lee So Eun was already gaining attention as a singer, while Han Ji Min was becoming known through Jo Sung-mo’s music videos and advertisements.