The new school, with eight floors and two basement levels, has practice rooms where a maximum of 60 students can work at the same time, as well as class rooms for lectures with lecturers' rooms and spaces to study and rest. The walls are decorated with the history of Juno Hair and names of many of the Juno Award winners.
The Juno Academy opens a new hair salon training center in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul, on Oct. 16. Practice rooms (top) and class rooms (bottom) are some of the most professional and high-end beauty education resources found across Asia.
When the academy was smaller and only rented space, Juno Hair CEO Kang Yun-seon saw the landlord treat her trainees somewhat harshly because they frightened the landlord once by bringing in hair mannequins when it was dark. From that day, Kang dreamt about a space solely for training.
Her dream came true more than a decade ago. However, she was never satisfied with those achievements and dreamt of more. Now, she has opened a new academy in Cheongdam, the cradle of Korea's beauty industry. "Our goal is to become the hub of the beauty industry across Asia," said Hwang Suk-gi, partner CEO at Juno Hair.
Juno Hair CEO Kang Yun-seon (top) and Hwang Suk-gi (bottom) deliver speeches during the opening ceremony on Oct. 16 at the new Juno Academy in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul.
In December in Harbin, China, they will open the newest Juno Hair salon, the start of their journey to win over the Chinese market. Local Chinese authorities have recently shown great interest in cosmetology education as a way to train rural workers so that they can find employment in urban economies. Meeting with Song Xibin, mayor of Harbin, last month was part of this voyage. "We're getting questions from China about taking courses at this new academy, even before it officially opens," said Hwang.
During the opening ceremony, Traci Sakosits, regional creative director at the Sassoon Academy in North America who was visiting Seoul for the Sasson Hair Show the previous day, was in attendance. "I'm moving in," she said, joking about the modern interior and professional facilities at the new academy. The Juno Academy is the first non-English speaking beauty school to be a member of Sassoon's School Connection worldwide network of beauty schools.
"We will bring out world-level hair artists from this school," Kang said as she bowed in front of her guests during the opening ceremony.
By Chang Iou-chung, Jeon Han
Korea.net Staff Writers
Photos: Jeon Han
icchang@korea.kr
Kang Yun-seon, CEO of Juno Hair, bows to her guests during the opening ceremony of the Juno Academy in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul, on Oct. 16.
Traci Sakosits (fourth from left), regional creative director at the Sassoon Academy in North America and who was visiting Seoul for the Sasson Hair Show, attends the opening ceremony of the Juno Academy. The Juno Academy is the first non-English speaking member of Sassoon's School Connection network of beauty schools.
The new practice room is ready for students after the opening of the Juno Academy in Cheongdam-dong on Oct. 16.
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