Actor Jung Woong-in revealed the painful past when his manager once defrauded him of his entire fortune.
On the 13th, Jung Woong-in appeared on Channel A variety show "Close Friend Tokumentary: Table for Four" and had an honest conversation with college classmates director Jang Hang-jun and actor Song Sun-mi.
That day, Jung confessed why he left the sitcom "Three Friends" midseries. He said, "At that time I was doing "Black and White" with Park Soo-hong, and people called me a comedian. I wanted to grow as an actor but felt upset because they only saw me as a comedian. I had a strong desire for acting. Looking back now, I feel sorry to the viewers and my colleagues," he said.
He added, "Even when I did comedy, I approached it seriously. I was always sincere about acting," conveying his philosophy as an actor.
Later Jung recalled, "There was a period around then when I faltered for a while," and Jang Hang-jun added, "That was when he was scammed." Jung recalled, "I met the wrong manager then. It was when I was filming the movie "Circle." The project did well so I bought a nice car, and on the way home I even cried thinking of my father."
He continued, "But the manager who took documents in my name used the car as collateral and even took private loans. After that, loan sharks started calling me. They asked the film director for the remaining payment, and in the end I paid that money too. A notice was even posted on my house. Still, because I was famous they posted it on the back of the house," he said with a bitter laugh.
Jung recalled the hard times, saying, "At the end, when I went to retrieve the car I knelt down and begged for my debt to be forgiven. It was the first time in my life I knelt," evoking sympathy.
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