Hong Seok-cheon, not coming out, explained the misunderstanding (Dolsing For Man)

Dec 18, 2024

Hong Seok-cheon said he doesn't regret coming out.

Hong Seok-cheon, Choi Jin-hyuk, and Huh Gak appeared as guests on SBS 'Dolsing Foreman', which aired on the 17th.

`Coming Out No. 1 Celebrity' Hong Seok-cheon explains why he came out when his popularity was at its peak. `I'm so busy and I'm making money. What on earth is my happiness?It occurred to me that ' But then, my boyfriend I was dating broke up with another man because he had an affair with, and after that, I thought that I should let him know who I was to protect my person, so I came out thinking that I shouldn't cheat on me.

He took three and a half years off from the show after coming out. I was a little nervous after more than three years. That's why I started a restaurant"I should have told him at the press conference, but even that was a scary time."

At the same time, a video of Hong Seok-cheon's interview with his close actor Lee Eui-jung was released when he came out in 2000. At that time, Hong Seok-cheon was asked if he could act in the future, saying, `I also have three young nephews. I hope those nieces and nephews remember him as a very honest and brave uncle when they remember him later"Wept. Then "The story I want to tell the most is that nothing has changed between me now and me before that. If you don't like to see me because I have a different experience than you, I will study more. If you accept me later, I want to give you a smile and joy that comes out of my heart" and shed tears.

Hong Seok-cheon "It's been almost 15 years since I've seen that video. I couldn't watch that video on my own. "I edited an hour and a half into 30 minutes and distributed it to each broadcasting media company in the form of asking and answering questions by Lee Eui-jung, my best friend, only the last crying part came out. So people misunderstood me as saying, "Who caught me coming out because I only thought about the way I did a big mistake and regret and cried?" "I looked like a person who regretted coming out because I only wrote one last word during a pleasant interview, but I prepared a lot and I was relieved. To this day, I have never regretted it once."

At that time, Hong Seok-cheon's father came to Seoul with a lawyer to block the article. He said "My parents are from Chungcheong-do, but they came to Seoul by taxi at night. The next day, a lawyer came, but he tried to prevent the interview from going out. I did the coming out interview with a monthly magazine, so I had about 15 days before the article went out. My parents have to persuade me, so let's die together after taking pesticides, and I can't live in my hometown because I'm embarrassed. I said, 'I have to leave, but I said I wanted to do it so stubbornly.'" So, he said, "'Why do you want to do something that no one asked you to do?' and said, "'Think about how unhappy it would be to not be able to tell my parents what kind of son I am until I am thirty years old." Then my father listened quietly and recalled the situation at the time, saying, `If you can take responsibility, do it.'

Hong Seok-cheon "I understand how my parents feel now. My parents love me just the same as before. What I want to say to those who are worried about coming out is that I have been thinking about coming out for 30 years. It was hard to accept my identity, and it was hard to talk to anyone. I thought about it for 10 to 20 years. But if you suddenly come out to your parents or friends, they're worried from that day on. It's only natural that you don't understand. Didn't you know that my child was like that from that day. It takes a lot of time to be understood,' he said, giving sincere advice.

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