Actor Lee Jung-jae showed a splendid and cool appearance as well as a neat image in his works.
On tvN’s “You Quiz on the Block“, Lee Jung-jae said that he had a difficult childhood unlike his characters in the works.
The actor drew attention by revealing that he lived in a single room which was smaller than Sung Ki-hoon’s house in Netflix’s “Squid Game”.
Many people are interested in Lee Jung-jae’s unexpected past, and the childhood story he told on SBS’s “Healing Camp” in 2013 has been re-examined.
Lee Jung-jae confessed that he had no memory of being wealthy. He said he lived well until the first year of elementary school, and after that, he had a hard time economically.
In the meantime, Lee Jung-jae shared that he was embarrassed because he did not have money to buy a gift when he went to a friend’s birthday party.
He was also beaten by teachers for failing to pay tuition in middle and high school.
Lee Jung-jae, who struggled financially, attracted attention by confessing that his dream when he was in elementary school was to become a taxi driver.
As an elementary school student, Lee Jung-jae dreamed of becoming a taxi driver who could earn money steadily for his family.
The actor evoked regret as he confessed that he has not dreamed big and has only small and simple wishes since then.