Kim Hye-soo responded regarding a past interview video that has been circulating on YouTube and other social media platforms
In September, Hankook Ilbo conducted an intensive interview with Kim Hye-soo.
At that time, the reporter asked Kim Hye-soo about a short video that was recently highlighted on SNS. The video features Kim Hye-soo and fellow actress Ha Hee-ra, presumed to be in their teens during high school, sitting together in swimsuits for an interview.
The problematic part was the question from the male interviewer, whose voice is heard in the video. Wearing swimsuits, the young Kim Hye-soo and Ha Hee-ra were asked, “Can you disclose your size? Not shoe size.“
Ha Hee-ra seemed awkward and embarrassed, smiling while turning her head away. However, Kim Hye-soo, with a confident attitude, looked directly at the male interviewer and replied with a smile, “I don’t know.“
Netizens who watched the video criticized the interviewer’s question as highly inappropriate, saying, “This is insane“, “It’s straight-up harassment to ask such a question“, “It was a barbaric era“, “It’s rude“, “Kim Hye-soo, who has been active in the entertainment industry since she was a child, is amazing“…
When asked by the reporter if she had seen the video, Kim Hye-soo replied, “(Recently) a friend sent it to me, and I watched it.“
She continued, “At that time, such things were prevalent. Didn’t people of our age, who might have children now, ask such questions? Back then, I said it with a smile, but it was an abusive question.”
She added, “It’s not just the problem of that person (the male interviewer), but a societal issue. The video shows that era.”
Meanwhile, Kim Hye-soo stepped down from the MC position she held for 30 years since 1993 after the 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards on November 24th. On that day, she received warm applause from her colleagues and juniors and received the “Special Achievement Award”, concluding her role as a host.
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