In the SBS entertainment show 'Strong Heart League', which aired on the 4th, Jung Young-joo revealed that he lost his hearing due to a teacher's violence when he was a high school student.
On this day, Jung Young-joo confessed, "Even my family does not know about this. It is my first confession today." "I lost my right hearing in high school."
He said, “Regardless of my schoolwork, I was the class president for all three years of high school because I had a good physique. Before the midterm exam, the Korean teacher who was supposed to clear up the points got too long, so the classmates urged the teacher. I asked for it several times, and before I said it for the third time, something flew in and flashed and I couldn't remember. I woke up in the infirmary, but when I went to the classroom, the kettle was dented. The left-handed teacher picked it up and hit my right ear. Momentarily, the cochlea It seemed that I passed out more than anything else,” he recalled.
Jung Young-joo said, "At that time, there were many tiger teachers and corporal punishment was possible. It is a ridiculous situation now, but I couldn't tell my parents." It was a situation where he had retired,” he explained.
"At first, I thought it would be fine, but after graduation, it was uncomfortable and I had frequent headaches, and when I was a narrator model part-time job, I went to the hospital because I couldn't hear through the in-ear," he said.
He said, "When I found out about my hearing loss, I was discouraged because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to sing. Currently, I have 30% hearing loss in my right ear." Because of this, I double my practice.”
Reporter Tae Yuna, Ten Asia youyou@tenasia.co.kr