Many stars, including Lee Yoo-jin and Lee Jin-woo, are preparing to enter university in 2024.
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As the university entrance in 2024 approaches, the stars' success stories are heard one after another. Let's gather the stars who will become university students in 24. Actor Lee Yoo-jin, who was loved by many people as U Su-han in the drama "SKY Castle". He passed the audition for the Department of Performing Image Creation at Chung-Ang University and became a university student. Last month, his agency revealed that he decided to enter Chung-Ang University after receiving multiple acceptance notices and completing the enrollment. Lee Yoo-jin, born in 2004, postponed the university entrance exam for a year last year for his appearance in the drama "Why O Soo-je" and has been juggling the filming of the drama "7 People's Escape" and the preparation for the entrance exam this year. Lee Yoo-jin made his debut in 2018 with the JTBC drama "SKY Castle" and started his acting career. He also appeared on Mnet's "PRODUCE X 101" and received support from many people. Lee Jin-woo of GHOST9, who appeared on "PRODUCE X 101" with Lee Yoo-jin, is also preparing to enter university this year. On the 12th, his agency MAROO Entertainment reported that he passed the audition for the Department of Theater at Dongguk University and is preparing to enter. He expressed his thoughts, "I am happy to be able to enter Dongguk University, which I have only thought about. I will work hard on my college life from now on." Lee Jin-woo, who appeared on Mnet's "PRODUCE X 101" before this, was called "Henami" by trainees and viewers for his cute personality and handsome looks, and gained high popularity. Last year, he challenged acting through the web drama "Snap and Spark" and started his acting career. Kang Ye-seo of Kep1er will become a freshman at Dongguk University. On the 15th, her agency reported the happy news that Kang Ye-seo recently received the acceptance notice for the Department of Theater at Dongguk University. Born in 2005, she has been pursuing a career as a singer and took the 2024 university scholastic ability test (Korean SAT) on November 16 last year and is now preparing to graduate from Lila Art High School. Kang Ye-seo made her debut as a child actor in 2010 through the MBC drama "Golden Fish" and has built up her acting career by appearing in dramas such as "Smile, Mom," "King's Dream," "Prosecutor Civil War," and the movie "Miracle in Cell No. 7." In addition, Zoa of Weeekly achieved the feat of being finally accepted into the Department of Theater and Film at Korea National University of Arts and Sungkyunkwan University. Zoa recently conveyed that she received good results thanks to the support of her fans through the distribution. She is known to have achieved such results through a forced march of attending acting school for two hours a day and passing the entrance exams for these two universities, including Sejong University and Dongguk University. Many people are cheering for them for achieving the feat of "university acceptance" while pursuing their studies and acting activities in parallel. ・Lee Yoo-jin, who appeared in "SKY Castle," will enter Chung-Ang University in Korea... Passed the Department of Performing Image Creation ・GHOST9 Lee Jin-woo passed the Department of Theater at Dongguk University! Balancing idol activities and studies
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