Aftermath of suspicions of item trading… Jo Jeong-sik, ‘Somehow Adult’ appearance canceled

TV Jun 17, 2025

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English teacher Jo Jeong-sik.Photo courtesy of Channel A.
English teacher Jo Jeong-sik.Photo courtesy of Channel A.
Star instructor Jo Jeong-sik has been excluded from appearing on the 10th anniversary special tvN ‘Unexpected Adult’.

On the 17th, tvN revealed, “Jo Jung-sik was scheduled to appear as a guest speaker on the 10th anniversary special of ‘Somehow Adult’ that will air for the first time next month on the 1st, but his appearance was canceled due to internal circumstances.”

This decision is interpreted as being influenced by the recent suspicion of question trading.Cho Jeong-sik was previously sent to the prosecution on charges of receiving private mock exam questions from current high school teachers in exchange for tens of millions of won.
The Cho Jeong-sik side denied the suspicions, saying, “We never directly paid 58 million won,” and stated, “We are confident that all charges are not guilty,” but the controversy continues due to the ambiguity in the wording of the statement.

Jo Jeong-sik is currently working as an English instructor at Megastudy and is appearing on Channel A’s ‘Teachers 2’.He did not attend the ‘Teachers 2’ interview on the 13th, and the unedited portion of his appearance was aired on the 16th.


Reporter Lee Su com jin sujinl22@donga

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