Drowning in Debt at 20... Youths Giving Up Majors to Alter Their Lives

○ [News Story] Youths Who Diligently Met Financial Ruin... "A Mountain of Debt the Moment They Graduate" (Broadcast July 26, 2026)

An increasing number of young people are saddled with unmanageable debt even before taking their first steps into society. The reporting team met a music major who does not receive financial support from parents. This student takes out student loans, works part-time at a restaurant four days a week, and even works at the school counseling center to earn money, but still struggles to cover living expenses and private lessons for their major. In the end, the student gave up the dream of becoming a musician and decided to transfer to another major. The student loans that must be repaid upon graduation have become a heavy burden, and the student says, "My life plan is to get a job as soon as I graduate and pay off my debt first."

(Reported by Seo Kyeong-chae, Produced by Kim Da-yeon, Video Editing by Lee Yong-han, Produced by SBS Digital News)
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