College cancels admission of pop stars

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) Wednesday cancelled the admissions of Yu Su-Young, 20, known as "Shoo" of S.E.S, a popular music group, and Andy Lee Seon-Ho, 20, a member of the group Shinhwa, who were admitted to the school through a test for students with special talents.

The pair earlier passed the special examination for the 2001 academic year, Yu to enter the department of Japanese language and Lee to the join the department of English.

Yu finished part of here high school education in Japan and Lee finished three years of secondary school in the United States and both graduated from a foreign high school in Seoul that was involved in a scandal concerning the special college examinations for talented people.

A HUFS official said, "We cancelled their admissions in accordance with related laws and ordinances, including the Ministry of Education decree that the graduates of the foreign school the two attended are not recognized as regular high school graduates.¡¯¡¯