Actress Jeon So-min revealed her current status after leaving ‘Running Man’.
On the 13th, a video titled ‘Thank you for waiting | Jeon Ma-ka-se Jeon So-min and Daniel Choi’ was released on the YouTube channel ‘Easy World’.
On that day, Ji Suk-jin, seeing Jeon So-min after a long time, called her “So-bala” as a nickname and joyfully held her hand and jumped around. He also expressed affection by saying, “You’ve lost weight. Who bothered you? Tell me.” Although they had occasionally talked on the phone, it had been a year since they last met. Jeon So-min made everyone laugh by saying to Ji Suk-jin, “I should at least bow to greet you,” and performed a deep bow.
Ji Suk-jin said, “I think this is the first time I’m seeing So-min since she left ‘Running Man’,” to which Jeon So-min replied, “How about saying I graduated instead of left?” Ji Suk-jin responded, “Graduation? There’s no such thing. She definitely left. We supported her because she clearly expressed her intention to leave. I tried to hold her back, and everyone tried to convince her to think again, but she wouldn’t budge,” expressing his regret.
Jeon So-min said, “The atmosphere on ‘Running Man’ has gotten much better lately. The average age has also decreased,” and Ji Suk-jin remarked, “Did you regret it while watching? Isn’t it rough outside?” showing his disappointment once again.
Jeon So-min shared, “I started filming sooner than I expected. After 3-4 months, I filmed a movie and two short episodes, and then I got to do ‘I’m Sorry’. I was really worried. I couldn’t see the future, and there were no scheduled jobs. I moved hastily, and after graduating from ‘Running Man’, I thought, ‘How am I going to survive in this tough industry?’ I worked part-time at a cafe owned by an acquaintance,” she said. Ji Suk-jin was surprised, saying, “I was shocked. She worked part-time in Sangam-dong.”
Jeon So-min explained, “There’s a Channel A building in Sangam-dong. (There are many people) Studio Dragon is on the second floor. When everyone comes, they look for cameras. They ask, ‘Are you experiencing the cafe?’ The condition was not to wear a mask or hat. That way, sales would go up. But the hourly wage was the same,” making everyone laugh. She continued, “Instead, they didn’t support meal expenses, but I bought my own meals. It was fun. I had worked part-time at a cafe when I was 29, and it reminded me of that time. It felt like I returned to the days when I dreamed of being an actress. I recharged my energy.”
Meanwhile, Jeon So-min left ‘Running Man’ last November after six years. She is currently appearing in the KBS JOY drama ‘I’m Sorry Again Today’.
[Kim So-yeon, Star Today Reporter]
