Comedian Kim Yong-chul passes JLPT N3 with 95 points, shares results on Instagram, and considers taking N2 next.
February/3/2026 13:29
Comedian Kim Yong-chul passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. On the 2nd, he shared on his Instagram, 'Passed with 95 points. I got 96 points. Hahaha. The score is also variety,' along with the test result sheet. The photo contains the results of the JLPT N3 level test. He added, 'Anyway, I worked hard. I'm thinking about challenging N2. Ah, I'm excited.' Previously, Kim Yong-chul revealed through a video on his YouTube channel that he had failed the N3 exam. At that time, he confessed in a video titled 'Kim Yong-chul goes to Tokyo to learn Japanese, first revealing the borrowed house (first study abroad in life)' that he took the JLPT N3 intermediate level exam in July but unfortunately failed. He also talked about his connection with singer Sung Si-kyung, saying, 'Sung Si-kyung passed N1. I called him after failing the exam. Since I failed, I should ask N1, right? He told me, 'Did you read the entire book? The only reason you failed is that you didn't work hard. Read everything you didn't read and take it in December. Then you'll pass.' He revealed Sung Si-kyung's straightforward advice.
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