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Actress Ha Jiwon entered campus as a "47-year-old freshman," making the age gap with seniors apparent and drawing laughs.
On the 19th, the YouTube channel "Class of '26, this is Jiwon'" released episode 1 titled "You can just call me Jiwon. Ha Jiwon came to bring tension(?) to the lax college scene." Ha Jiwon, 47 this year, appeared with the narration "I had gone to college before, but I came again," announcing a novel challenge.
That day Ha Jiwon captured attention with her "crushing beauty" from the moment she appeared. Under the premise of being a "Class of '26 freshman," students could not hide their surprise, and she drew attention by challenging a new major aiming to enter the hotel and tourism college. It added freshness that Ha Jiwon, who graduated from Dankook University's Department of Theater and Film, challenged the Department of Culinary & Food Design.
Before entering the classroom she showed nervousness, saying "What if they ask why I came?", but she soon mustered courage and entered the packed classroom. At the request of the student council president she suddenly had to introduce herself, and she cheerfully greeted them saying, "I am also a Class of '26 freshman. My real name is Jeon Haerim, haerim as in sea (海) and rim as in forest (林)."
Ha Jiwon, congratulated on her admission with a bouquet prepared by the production team, smiled brightly saying "I enrolled," and showed excitement by taking commemorative photos with agency staff. She added warmth by vowing, "I want to be a dependable daughter to my mother. I will learn hard and cook delicious meals for her."
But the real-world reaction brought more laughter. When a mother told Ha Jiwon, "Don't lie," she defended herself saying, "I really enrolled," showing embarrassment that provoked laughter. Wearing a school jacket (academic jumper), she said, "I should wear more of these," and slipped into "a true Class of '26" mode.
Especially during conversations with seniors, generational differences surfaced and drew laughs. When Ha Jiwon said, "The drama 'Secret Garden' is a 2010 work," the seniors said, "We were elementary school students then." After a brief moment of embarrassment, Ha Jiwon quickly recovered, saying, "Anyway, thank you, seniors," turning the scene into an uproar of laughter.
On her feelings about re-enrolling, Ha Jiwon said, "It feels very different from when I enrolled at 20. It's more fun," and added honestly, "I have been working since I was young, so I haven't experienced this kind of college life. I want to truly enjoy this opportunity."
Meanwhile, Ha Jiwon, who took on the new major of hotel, tourism · culinary, is drawing attention by promising a fresh campus life as a "late-blooming freshman."
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