I was born and raised in Seoul, Korea, and got my bachelor's and master's degrees from Korea University in Seoul, where I majored in Western Philosophy. I then got my doctorate in Philosophy at Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany.

I'm interested in contemporary European philosophy, phenomenology, hermeneutics and existential philosophy.

I've published academic articles in various journals, including Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Researches in Contemporary European Philosophy, Phenomenology and Contemporary Philosophy, Studies in Philosophy East-West, and others.