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Suneung: The stars behind the scenes

수능 비하인드 스토리.. 주연뒤에 숨은 영웅 The big day is finally here. After a one-week delay due to the earthquake in Pohang, high school seniors across the country are once again mentally preparing themselves for the national college exam. But the students aren't going into this alone. It's Korean tradition for family and friends to come together to give all the support they can. Lee Jeong-yeon has this story. One of the most important days for Korean students is upon us. The day of the Suneung, or national college entrance exam. The students are of course the stars of the show, but behind every great movie is an amazing cast of supporting characters that make the stars shine. (stand-up) It's a cold winter morning here at Bongeun-sa, but more than 300 people are already gathered at the temple, mostly mothers praying for their kids to ace the one-a-year test that could possibly decide the course of their entire career. Everyone at this temple has their child's test ID with them during prayers. It's no mystery who they're praying for so hard here today. (Korean) "The only thing we can do for them now is pray. We can't study for them or take the test for them. So we want to give them all the energy we can get. I'm sure all mothers feel the same way." Some students have also come to pray with their mothers. (Korean) "My kid has practically been preparing for this test for 12 years. When the test was postponed due to the earthquake it was… a really big struggle for both of us. But now it's finally happening so I'm here to pray for the best of him." (English) "I'm really grateful for her, but I'm also a little bit worried because she'd have to pray for almost seven or eight hours but her body isn't well. I also want her to... consider her health when she's praying." Friends and relatives also do what they can to wish the students good luck. And they often do this through gift sets of 'dduk ,' a sticky Korean ricecake that symbolizes "passing the test" as the Korean word for "stick" also refers to "getting accepted." To say the whole academic life of a Korean student leads up to this one day would not be an overstatement. So around this time of year in Korea, everyone comes together as one big cheerleading team, and it is this kind of energy from friends and loved ones that help the high school seniors go out with a bang. Lee Jeong-yeon, Arirang News Arirang News Facebook:   / arirangtvnews   ------------------------------------------------------------ [Subscribe Arirang Official YouTube] ARIRANG TV:    / arirang   ARIRANG RADIO:    / music180arirang   ARIRANG NEWS:    / arirangnews   ARIRANG K-POP:    / arirangworld   ARIRANG ISSUE:    / arirangtoday   ARIRANG CULTURE:    / arirangkorean   ------------------------------------------------------------ [Visit Arirang TV Official Pages] Facebook:   / arirangtv   Twitter:   / arirangworld   Instagram:   / arirangworld   Homepage: http://www.arirang.com ------------------------------------------------------------ [Arirang K-Pop] YouTube:    / arirangworld   Facebook:   / arirangkpop   Google+: http://plus.google.com/+arirangworld