Are They Really Astronauts?

The first Koreans are scheduled to be put into outer space in two years.  The Korean government is paying the Russian government to put the first Koreans into space on a Soyuz capsule in April 2008 and the Korean government is sponsoring a competition open to everyone in Koera above the age of 19 to become the first Koreans in space.  This is the quesion I pose; should whoever gets selected really be considered astronauts as the government claims or Korea’s first space tourists?