So Ji Sub is reflecting on his past—and it’s far from the glamorous image many assumed.
On June 9th, So Ji Sub appeared on Shin Dong Yup’s YouTube show “Zzanbro” alongside Ok Taecyeon, shedding light on his life before stardom. As a drinking buddy with Shin Dong Yup, Lee Byung Hun and Song Seung Heon, So Ji Sub exposed that “Shin Dong Yup once told Song Seung Heon not to hang out with me.”
Shin Dong Yup, who apologized in advance, explained, “This was before ‘Three Guys and Three Girls.’ Seung Heon was close with Ji Sub, so he’d come over sometimes. At first, I thought, ‘Where did this punk come from?’ Back then, he wore blue jackets with all kinds of stuff hanging off them.”
He revealed that he mistook So Ji Sub for one of the wealthy trust fund kids and warned Song Seung Heon, “You’ll find yourself in trouble if you hang out with a guy like that.” When Seung Heon insisted “Ji Sub isn’t that kind of person,” Shin admitted, “I called him a ‘silver-spoon,’ but it turns out he was the one lifting his family of his single mother and grandmother up. Ironically, Seung Heon was the one from the well-off family.”
So Ji Sub recalled those days with a sense of gratitude. “I was living in Incheon at the time, and to save on bus fare, I’d crash at Seung Heon’s place. He’s a really important person to me,” he said.
Shin Dong Yup joked, “Looking back, I should’ve told you not to hang out with Seung Heon.” To which So Ji Sub quipped, “He’s not the easiest guy to deal with,” bringing laughter to the room.
Meanwhile, So Ji Sub reflected on playing Kang In Wook in Something Happened in Bali, saying, “It was hard because he was so similar to me. Until then, I acted because I needed money, but this was the first project where I didn’t have to act. Rather, he was so like me—supporting a single mother and all—that it was actually overwhelming.”
The actor then gave a playful nod to I’m Sorry, I Love You, slipping back into his iconic character Cha Moo Hyuk and showing off some hidden variety charm.
As he approaches his 30th year in the industry, So Ji Sub admitted he’s wondering what comes next. “I keep asking myself if there’s still a new side of me to show. If I’m thinking that, I’m sure the audience is too,” he confessed. “It’s not easy to find a new face.”
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