Joo Woo-jae “Rejecting the modeling industry, ignoring the broadcasting industry” … A story of growth that overcame discrimination
Joo Woo-jae opened up about the discrimination he experienced early on in his debut.Joo Woo-jae recently appeared on the YouTube channel ‘Fairy Jae-hyung’ and said, “In the broadcasting industry, people looked at him like, ‘He’s a model, ‘and in the modeling industry, people looked at him like,’ He’s on a show, ‘“ and “Since I wasn’ t an academy graduate but debuted through street casting, there was a lot of jealousy in the beginning.” He confessed, “There was even an incident where a model told a designer she was close to, ‘Don’ t ever cast him, ‘“ and “After I started acting on broadcasts, people said,’ He’s on a show, ‘“ adding, “I was confused about what position I should take in this love triangle.” Joo Woo-jae recalled that time as “not the darkest period of my life, but it was an ambiguous time.” But soon, he said, “If I can do broadcasting, runway shows, and acting, what’s the problem with being ambiguous?” and calmly said, “In a way, it’s not discrimination, but rather I think
Jun 02, 2025