On April 8, the YouTube show 'Zzanbro' released a new episode where Ju Ji Hoon guested.
In the show, Ju Ji Hoon revealed that he came from Cheonho-dong, a neighborhood in Gangdong-gu, Seoul; "Things can get wild there.", he remarked.
"I remember Cheonho-dong as a bustling neighborhood. The school I went to used to have 75 students for each class, and every grade had 19 classes. Just think about how many bullies would have been there!", the actor added.
"Did you ever belong to those kinds of students back in school? I mean, you're a big and tall guy.", one of the hosts, comedian Jeong Ho Chul, asked Ju Ji Hoon.
"Well, if I did, I probably wouldn't be sitting here right now.", the actor responded, "Being an actor, it's such a relief that I didn't hang out with people like that when I was younger."
"I still vividly recall thinking, 'This is low.'. For instance, it was not like, 'You, come here! Let's fight, one-on-one.'. The bullies threatened to bring some older and stronger guy they knew over to beat me up.", Ju Ji Hoon said, adding that bullying went on until he finished high school.
"The group was forcing me to bow to them, and I really didn't want to. It might sound cowardly, but I opted for bowing very slightly instead of fully bowing.", the actor said with a chuckle.
"I couldn't just give it away. That would have hurt my pride too much. But I couldn't say no either because I knew what would happen if I did. So I stayed still while the bullies removed the jacket, making it easier for them to slide it off my arms. But still, I maintained my brave face.", Shin Dong-yeop said, causing an uproar of laughter in the studio.
(Credit= '짠한형 신동엽' YouTube)
(SBS Star)