South Korea's "University Academic Proficiency Test" (referred to as "Xiuneng", or college entrance examination)" will be held on November 17, and the artist students in the third year of high school will also receive attention, among which IVE members Zhang Yuanying and Liz decided not to take the exam and focus on performing arts activities.
According to the Korean media "news1" report, Zhang Yuanying decided not to participate in the university study ability test held on the 17th, and decided to concentrate on performing arts activities after careful thinking for a long time. In this regard, the affiliated agency STARSHIP Entertainment confirmed that not only Zhang Yuanying, but also another member Liz will not participate in this exam: "After Liz took a break from Qingtan High School, he passed the high school graduation qualification examination, and decided to focus on IVE activities like Zhang Yuanying. ”
In addition, IDE captain An Yujin is also in the same situation, after taking a break from Seoul Public Performing Arts High School, he passed the high school diploma examination in September 2020 and gave up the new university study ability test, when STARSHIP Entertainment said in a statement: "The company and Yu Jin have discussed the university study ability test for a long time, and decided to focus on performing arts activities during the upcoming debut." Leeseo (15), the youngest member of the troupe, is currently studying at Hanlin High School of Performing Arts.
In fact, Korean entertainment industry artists used to generally go to university to study ability tests and study acting-related departments in college, so IU (Lee Ji-eun) and Xiuzhi decided not to take the exam in 2012 and 2013 to give up going to university, it was still a very rare phenomenon, but now most of the idol circle will give up further education, such as 12 idols in 2021 (ITZY Yuna, IVE Yujin, ENHYPEN Sun-woo, STAYC Seeun, CRAVITY Tae-Lang and Sex Min, EPEX Strings and Mu, P1Harmony Intak, BLITZERS Lutan, Woo!ah! WooYeon and Sora) chose not to take the college placement test.