Seo Kang Joon has opened up about why he no longer holds fan meetings!
On February 17, the YouTube channel Jjanhan Hyung Shin Dong Yup featured Seo Kang Joon, Yoon Ga Yi, and Jo Bok Rae as guests. The actors are starring in MBC’s upcoming Friday-Saturday drama Undercover High School.
During the show, Jo Bok Rae revealed, "Seo Kang Joon made a promise. If the drama surpasses 12% in ratings, the entire cast will go on an overseas trip together."
Since Undercover High School marks Seo Kang Joon’s first project after his military discharge, he confidently stated, "I don’t think spending money on an overseas trip would feel like a waste."
Host Shin Dong Yup then shared an interesting story: "One of my hairstyling staff, who worked with Seo Kang Joon, said he’s a rare case. Even though he became popular at a young age, he didn’t follow the mainstream commercial route but stuck to his own philosophy."
Seo Kang Joon responded, "People often tell me to choose projects that will make me more loved. While I get where they’re coming from, my heart just doesn’t naturally lean toward those kinds of roles."
He explained, "At the very least, when I’m asked at a press conference why I chose a project, I want to be able to say, ‘I wanted to tell this story.’ That’s the kind of work I want to do."
When the topic of fan meetings came up, Seo Kang Joon shared his honest thoughts, saying, "I used to do a lot of fan meetings, and meeting fans is really precious to me. But I’m not good at singing or dancing, so I started wondering, ‘Is this really worth people paying to see?’"
He continued, "I thought, ‘Can I really sell tickets while performing like this?’ That’s why I decided to stop doing fan meetings."
Meanwhile, Undercover High School, which follows an NIS agent disguising himself as a high school student, is set to premiere soon!
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