Hwang Kyo-ik on Yoon Seok-yeol's "9 Attempts at Bar Exam": "Most Working-Class Kids Find Even Retaking Difficult"

Yoon Posts Message of Support for Exam Takers

Food columnist Hwang Kyo-ik and former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-yeol. /Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Food columnist Hwang Kyo-ik criticized Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate, who posted a message of support for students preparing for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), saying, "Taking the bar exam nine times is a dream only for families with considerable wealth."

On the afternoon of the 17th, columnist Hwang wrote on his social media service (SNS), "If you fail three or four times, you have to at least make a living, so you end up looking for other work."

He added, "For most children from ordinary families, even retaking the exam once is difficult," and "If you understand the situation of young people who have to stake their lives on one exam, such words would never come out of your mouth."

Earlier, on the same day, candidate Yoon wrote on his Facebook, "Students preparing for the exam, you have done well, you are doing well, and you will do well. I support your shining future." He encouraged, "When studying, there are lonely and isolated moments when no words can comfort you. I think everyone knows that. I also took the bar exam nine times, so I understand that feeling to some extent."

Meanwhile, the 2022 CSAT will be held on the 18th.

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