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Madam: Bon Voyage” Posters4 Reasons Why Japanese BL Drama “Your Summer, My Storm” Is The Perfect Summer WatchAhn Eun Jin Struggles To Advance Her Career As A Film Director In New Drama “A Love Other Than Yours”On this day in Korea – August 11, 1980: Swimming legend crosses Korea StraitAlleged prostitution ring in Chuncheon draws nearly 10,000 visitsCosmax's US bet pays off in record quarterYang Min-hyeok set for 4th loan since joining TottenhamKim Hye Jun Visits Her Bias Cha Woo Min’s House In “My Bias, My Boss”Stock rout shakes confidence, not Korea’s fundamentalsKorea becoming irreplaceable partner as its economy moves up a weight classHwang In Youp Holds A Press Conference As Hyeri Grows Concerned In “Dream To You”Opposition calls defense minister's existence insult to military for adopting Mao mottoWhy was Blackpink's 10th anniversary so hard to pull off?Byun Yo Han Gets Abducted Right After His Release From Prison In New Film “The Journey To Gyeongju”Climate change might hit N. Korea with 'complex security crisis'Ha Young And Lee Je Hoon’s Upcoming Drama Releases Statement Following Her Recent Family ControversySeoul shares end higher for 2nd day on chip gainsSK hynix weighs Solidigm IPO to fuel US expansionCha Eun Woo In Talks For New Drama By “Bon Appétit, Your Majesty” DirectorETF after-hours trading faces delay over pricing risksElementary school kept no record after bullied student tried to jump from 3rd floorSamsung SDI takes over Indiana plant as GM partnership evolvesChoi Yoon Ji Confirmed To Star Opposite Lee Jong Suk In New Romance Drama[Photo News] Wish upon a starLee calls for faster work on Sejong office, AI industrial hubsHeat wave, solar growth test Korea’s power strategyKorea’s battery trio braces for W1tr ESS price warLuxury, foreign shoppers drive Shinsegae to record first halfOH MY GIRL Transfers To DSP + XLOV’s Agency Announces Name Change Following RBW’s Structural ChangesJuly rate hike was no one-off, BOK deputy governor saysHanwha offers up to $1.2b for Austal’s US shipbuilding arm[Photo News] Hana Financial honors fallen heroesCoupang's dawn delivery reign faces new dawnMusinsa hosts first global buyer event for Standard lineSamsung’s AI cash pile fuels special dividend hopesChoi Min Sik Steps Into The Modern Workplace As A Senior Newbie In New Film “The Intern”Song Kang, Lee Jun Young, And Jang Gyuri Get Musical In New Drama “Four Hands, Two Sonatas” PostersS. 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[Photo News] Wish upon a star

Parents and Buddhist worshippers pray among star-shaped notes bearing wishes for success on the college entrance exam at Jogyesa Temple in central Seoul on Tuesday.

With this year’s College Scholastic Ability Test, or Suneung, set for Nov. 19, exactly 100 days away, the temple held an event where test-takers and their families hung notes carrying their hopes and wishes around the grounds. (Yoon Chang-bin/The Korea Herald)

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