'You Quiz on the Block' Park Jung-min clarified his sabbatical and declaration of pausing acting activities.
In the episode of tvN's entertainment show 'You Quiz on the Block' (hereinafter 'You Quiz'), which aired on the 11th, actor Park Jung-min appeared as the representative of a two-person publishing company.
That day, Park Jung-min, who returned to 'You Quiz' after four years, commented on articles stating he declared a pause in his acting activities, saying, 'I have never mentioned pausing or sabbatical. That's somewhat of a misunderstanding. I only said I would take a break for a year, but then suddenly there were talks of pausing, retiring, and sabbatical. Who's worried about that? Why is this happening? That's not it; I just need a short break. In fact, it's common for actors to take a break for about a year, but that day, it was the top entertainment news.'
Yoo Jae-suk replied, 'I was also surprised to see the article.' To this, Park Jung-min shared, 'One day, I was looking in the mirror in the bathroom and noticed I had a very familiar expression. It was an expression from some movie, and it felt so sudden that I thought, am I running out of something? It made me feel strange.' He revealed this was what prompted him to decide to take a break.
He continued, 'Why am I making an expression in my daily life that I normally see in movies?' and expressed, 'After some deep contemplation, I decided to start again.'
Yoo Jae-suk asked, 'Aren't you with the same agency as Hwang Jung-min? Didn't he say anything when you mentioned taking a break?' Park Jung-min replied, '(Hwang Jung-min) said, "Don't take a break, you idiot," because he also needs to rest, and if you do, who will earn money for the agency!' This made everyone laugh.
Then Yoo Jae-suk questioned, "A sabbatical is literally for recharging, but you seem quite busy for that. You're also making grants on YouTube, doing interviews, and appearing on 'You Quiz' today. Is this really a sabbatical? You seem even busier."
A flustered Park Jung-min stated, "I want to retract that. I misspoke," adding, "As a representative of a company, I have to promote the writer's work, so I took on all sorts of projects."
[Photo] Captured from the broadcast of 'You Quiz on the Block.'
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