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CEO of MegaStudyEdu
Son Seong-eun
Education-Focused Strategy Targets KRW 1T Platform Growth
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Last Updated on Jan 14, 2026
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CEO of MegaStudyEdu
Life Summary
Son Seong-eun is the CEO of MegaStudyEdu.
He is focusing on transforming the company into a comprehensive education platform that covers all age groups, with annual revenue of KRW 1 trillion (US$ 0.7 billion).
He was born on February 16, 1967, in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province.
He graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering at Yonsei University.
After working as a researcher at Shinsegi Telecom, he co-founded MegaStudy in 2000 with his older brother, Chairman Son Ju-eun.
In 2015, MegaStudyEdu was established through a spin-off from MegaStudy.
Centered on the ‘MegaPass’ brand, he grew the company into a top-tier player in the college entrance exam market, with revenue more than seven times that of its parent company.
By acquiring Ivy Kim & Young, which was well known for university transfer programs, and launching the elementary online lecture service ‘EllyHi,’ the company reinvented itself as an education enterprise serving all generations.
#MegaStudyEdu #SonSeongEun #educationplatform #Koreankeducation #onlineeducation #MegaPass #EllyHi #collegeentranceexam #edtech #lifelonglearning
He is focusing on transforming the company into a comprehensive education platform that covers all age groups, with annual revenue of KRW 1 trillion (US$ 0.7 billion).
He was born on February 16, 1967, in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province.
He graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering at Yonsei University.
After working as a researcher at Shinsegi Telecom, he co-founded MegaStudy in 2000 with his older brother, Chairman Son Ju-eun.
In 2015, MegaStudyEdu was established through a spin-off from MegaStudy.
Centered on the ‘MegaPass’ brand, he grew the company into a top-tier player in the college entrance exam market, with revenue more than seven times that of its parent company.
By acquiring Ivy Kim & Young, which was well known for university transfer programs, and launching the elementary online lecture service ‘EllyHi,’ the company reinvented itself as an education enterprise serving all generations.
#MegaStudyEdu #SonSeongEun #educationplatform #Koreankeducation #onlineeducation #MegaPass #EllyHi #collegeentranceexam #edtech #lifelonglearning