In September 2011, Ahn Cheol-soo, a former venture IT businessman and the Dean of Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Seoul National University, emerged as a strong independent candidate for the presidency.
Pada September 2011, Ahn Cheol-soo, mantan perusahaan IT pengusaha dan Dekan Graduate School of Science dan Teknologi Konvergensi di Universitas Nasional Seoul, muncul sebagai calon independen yang kuat untuk presiden.