Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Seong Young was born on March 15, 1940 in Yeongkwang Jeollanam-do, Korea. Song graduated with a degree in German Literature from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. After his graduation in 1963, he took a teaching job. His literary debut came in 1967 with the publication of “Cock-fighting” in the journal Creation and Criticism (Changjakgwa bipyeong).