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SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Yonhap) —Many idols born in 2004 headed to their practice rooms, not the exam hall, on November 17, the day of the 2022 CSAT.
 
Girl group IVE's Jang Won-young and Liz, who gained a lot of popularity this year with songs "ELEVEN," "LOVE DIVE," and "After Like," chose not to take the CSAT this year.
 
Their agency, Starship Entertainment, said, "We have discussed taking the CSAT for a long time, but we came up with this decision respecting the opinion of the artists, who say that they currently want to concentrate on their careers."

The agency continued, "We are going to follow the artist's opinion when they are able to focus on their college life."
 
Girl group members born in 2004 such as STAYC's Yoon and J, NMIXX's Jinni, Sullyoon, BAE, and NewJeans' Minji chose not to take CAST as well.Members of boy groups such as ENHYPEN's Jungwon and Treasure's Park Jung-woo also decided not to take the exam in order to concentrate on their careers.
 
ENHYPEN's agency, Belift Lab, announced, "He decided not to take the exam this year as he is currently focusing on his career."
 
Actors such as Lee Yoo-jin, who gained popularity after starring in JTBS's drama "Sky Castle," and An Ji-ho, who appeared on Netflix's original series "All of Us Are Dead," chose not to take the exam as they are currently filming.
 
Some stars headed to the exam hall. 
 
Group ATBO's Jeong Seung-hwan, Kim Yeon-kyu, and Wonbin, and group BAE173's Doha, Bit, and Dohyon chose to take the exam this year.
 
Additionally, Kep1er's Young-eun, Huening Bahiyyih, Weekly's Lee Jae-hee, and actor Ahn Seo-hyun, who starred in the movie "Okja," are taking the exam.
 
 
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Dowon Kim.)
 
 

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