Joo Woo Jae opened up about the discrimination he experienced during his debut.

Joo Woo-jae recently appeared on the YouTube channel ‘Fairy Jae-hyung’ and said, “In the broadcasting industry, there were people who said, ‘He’s a model, ‘and in the modeling industry, there were people who said,’ He’s on a show, ‘“ and “Since I debuted through street casting and not from an academy, there was a lot of jealousy in the beginning.”

He confessed, “There was a time when a model told a designer I was close with,’ Don’t cast her, ‘and when I started acting on TV, he said,’ She’s a broadcaster, after all.’” He added, “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 an ambiguous time.” However, he soon thought, “If I can do broadcasting, walk on the runway, and act, what’s the problem with being ambiguous?” and said calmly, “In some ways, it wasn’t discrimination, but rather I think I was setting limits for myself.”

Joo Woo-jae gained attention when a photo taken on the street became a hot topic while he was a student at Hongik University.After that, he ran a clothing shopping mall, started working as a radio DJ, debuted as a model, and continued his broadcasting activities.Recently, he has expanded his scope by challenging himself in acting.



Reporter Lee Su com jin sujinl22@donga

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