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Thailand's Kantana TV Group Forges Ahead with Plans for University for Actors.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Byline: Bamrung Amnatcharoenrit

Jan. 6--Jitsupa Muangsuwan loves the performing arts, but the 17-year-old girl says the main reason she decided to study acting is to refine her personality and get a job -- not to become a star.

To achieve this goal, she paid almost 10,000 baht for three acting courses at the Kantana Academy.

The 12th-grader with a 3.95 GPA at Satree Wittaya School discovered that she had a gift for the performing arts while studying at Kantana.

Encouraged by her experience, Ms Jitsupa has decided to major in drama at university if she secures a place this year.

She shrugs off the idea of becoming famous, but ...

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