Actor Park Eun-seok revealed why he went to the military in Korean even though he is a U.S. citizen.
On January 15 episode of KBS' television show 'Entertainment News Live', Park Eun-seok's interview was shown.
During the interview, Park Eun-seok talked about learning Korean hard in order to act in Korea.
Park Eun-seok said, "I moved to the States when I was 7, and returned to Korea at the age of 22. I came here to start my career in acting."
He continued, "Before I arrived in Korea, I thought my Korean was pretty okay. But then after I came here, a lot of people made fun of my accent and told me that they couldn't understand what I was saying."
He went on, "I kept on failing in this industry because of my Korean as well. I felt like my awkward Korean wasn't going to get me anywhere I wanted to be, and started hating that fact."
The actor resumed, "So, I chose to join the military. I thought if I spend 24/7 with Koreans who grew up in Korea, my Korean would become more natural."
He added, "Thankfully, I was able to improve my Korean while in the military as I had hoped. I also learned many other things about Korea, such as thoughts and values of Koreans."
Until recently, Park Eun-seok featured in SBS' mega-hit drama 'The Penthouse: War in Life' as 'Gu Ho-dong/Logan Lee'.
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