Jung Woong In says daughter’s fees and ads paid off family debts – Chosunbiz

Actor Jung Woong In mentioned debts left by his father and broke into tears, but viewers reacted coldly, and his confession of financial hardship is being revisited.In a preview for the Mar. 9 broadcast of tvN STORY’s Table Tales, Jung Woong In met Lee Young-ja, Pak Se-ri and Kim Chang-ok and said, “I had a rough childhood. At the time, I didn’t know my father had left debts when he died.”Jung Woong In said, “Sometimes I suddenly wake up in the night. I think about my bank balance and my children looking to me—how am I supposed to open a future for them?” and broke into tears, but viewers could not sympathize because his wife is reportedly spending time playing golf and living that lifestyle.After debuting as part of Seoul Institute of the Arts’ class of 1989, he was an unknown actor in his twenties, then gained name recognition and became active after works such as Three Friends and Queen Seondeok. He reached wider recognition in the mid-2000s and appeared in dramas and films including King Geunchogo, Ojakgyo Brothers, I Can Hear Your Voice, Empress Ki, Prison Playbook, Chief of Staff, Bad Mother, Moon in The Day, Unmasked, The Legend of Kitchen Soldier, The Great King Munmu, and films such as My Boss, My Hero, My Boss, My Hero (alternate title), Veteran, Prison, and Drive.He began a lively period in 2006 when he met and married his wife, Ms. Lee Ji-in, and the following year he welcomed his first daughter, Se-yun. In 2009 and 2012 he welcomed what the text calls a second daughter, Se-yun, and a third daughter, Da-yun, becoming a father in a household with many daughters, and he received much affection after appearing with Se-yun on Dad! Where Are We Going?Jung Woong In said he once endured financial hardship during a long career hiatus and even took out loans to support his family. He said the fear he felt then led him to accept any role without rest to make ends meet, adding, “I go to the set with the mindset that if I don’t do this, my family’s livelihood will be at risk. If I act the same as others, I can’t be better than them. I have to deliver lines better than others because my family’s livelihood depends on it.”He said that as contracts repeatedly fell through and he faced an eight-month hiatus, he lived on loans and that appearing with his daughter Se-yun on Dad? Where Are We Going! helped him overcome financial hardship by leading to offers as an advertising model. About his daughter’s appearance fees, he said, “They also paid off our household debt. I bought an APT. during the real estate bubble. After paying back the loan, I made a bank account for Se-yun with the rest.”He also suffered from private loan debts. On a variety show, Jung Woong In said, “Because of a dispute between my agency and an investor, I had to return an advance payment. A close friend forged a car registration and borrowed 100 million won from a loan shark. About six months later, I got a call from the loan shark saying interest hadn’t been paid. Because of the agency dispute, a red sticker was placed on my house, and I paid more than 4 million won a month in interest alone. I thought, ‘Because I’m a celebrity, I’m being hurt this much.'” He confessed that he went to a loan shark and knelt to resolve the debt.Having endured the double burden of debts left by his father and financial hardship from a career hiatus, Jung Woong In now appears in various projects and meets viewers. His next work is the new KBS2 historical drama The Great King Munmu, which premieres on Mar. 14.Photo = OSEN DB[OSEN]source