Suneung college entrance exam day in South Korea

South Korea's college entrance exam also known as Suneung is underway. Some call this a nine-hour marathon that can determine students' futures. Kim Jung-sil reports. Test takers are arriving at a testing site in Seoul. It's the day that more than 508-thousand test takers have been preparing for. The Suneung, South Korea's college entrance exam. All the test takers started their first test, the Korean language test at around 8:40 a.m. Korea Standard Time. For some test takers, the Suneung will last for more than 9 hours. Parents and family members who came to wish the students good luck didn't leave the school gate for a long time. “It feels so special that my twins are taking Suneung that I have taken in the past. I hope my twin sons do well.“ “I also took my Suneung at this school. I was also very nervous at the time but when I entered college, the Suneung was only a beginning of a whole new world. I hope everyone does well and won