“I thought she was an AI beauty, but she’s a Korean teacher”... Who is Ahn Seung-yeon, the Daechi-dong instructor?

[Financial News] Ahn Seung-yeon, a Korean language instructor working in Daechi-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, is drawing attention online. Netizens have been reacting to videos of her teaching and details about her background, which she shared on her YouTube channel, “Hello, I’m Ahn Seung-yeon: Korean.”
According to online communities and other sources on the 4th, videos of Ahn teaching students at a blackboard and introducing herself have recently been spreading on social media (SNS).
After receiving more attention than she expected, Ahn thanked viewers on Instagram. “This is my first time trying YouTube, and I’m grateful that you’ve shown me more interest than I expected,” she said. “I worked hard on it by myself, from filming to editing.”
Ahn also shared how her grades changed during her school years on her YouTube channel. She explained that she ranked 250th out of 450 students in her first year of high school, but raised her grades to third in the entire school in her second year.
She said she received a grade of 3 on the September mock exam ahead of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), but earned grade 1s in every subject on the actual exam. Her percentile score on the Korean section of the 2019 CSAT was 99, and she later graduated from the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Ewha Womans University.
Her lecture videos also covered how to use the 80-minute time limit for the Korean section of the CSAT efficiently. Ahn explained the order in which to solve the questions and how to allocate time among the different sections.
Those who watched the videos expressed interest in Ahn’s appearance and her lectures. Comments included, “Should I try the Korean section of the CSAT again?” and “I thought she was an AI beauty, but she’s a Korean teacher.”
Another netizen commented, “I’m sorry, Professor. I’m going back into the college entrance exam grind to study Korean.”


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