Comedian Jo Hye-ryun recently shared her son Woo-joo's struggles with finding employment.
On the 23rd, the YouTube channel 'Moneygraphy' released a video titled 'Hoganmin's Filibuster of Worries: From Roasting to Deep Life Discussions (w. Jo Hye-ryun)'. Jo Hye-ryun, who was invited as a guest, read viewers' concerns and offered heartfelt advice.
Jo Hye-ryun responded to a viewer who asked for advice on how to stay at home without feeling guilty about being unemployed. She said, "This is something I've seen before. My younger brother was like that, and so was my son Woo-joo." She humorously added, "It's one thing not to work at home, but what really bothers me is lying down. If you're doing nothing at home, at least sit up. If you're really sorry, stand up."
Despite the humor, Jo Hye-ryun empathized deeply with the viewer's concern, stating, "Not being able to find a job is not a crime. There are no places to hire." She then shared her son Woo-joo's experience with job hunting. "Woo-joo entered the Game Planning Department at Cheonggang University. They accepted 250 students in his year, but then COVID-19 hit," she explained. "Even though gaming was popular, suddenly the world turned to AI, and people stopped playing games. There was nothing to plan. What was he supposed to do?"
She continued, "So Woo-joo is leaving for another country in three days. He's going to Sydney for a working holiday. It's no joke; he applied to 40 places and got rejected by all. They just aren't hiring. So he's not a criminal." Jo Hye-ryun advised young people facing similar job market challenges to "rest well when you can," but added, "Don't live like a criminal while resting, but lying down is not good manners."
Meanwhile, Jo Hye-ryun married a sound engineer in 1998 but divorced in 2012. Two years later, she remarried a businessman who is two years her junior. Last October, she appeared on singer Sean's YouTube channel and shared, "My daughter attended an international school and went to study in the U.S., but returned to Korea during COVID and transferred to Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, where she is now a senior. My son took the high school equivalency exam and entered Cheonggang University's Game Planning Department. He's now in Lausanne, Switzerland, for training. Both have grown up well."
Reporter: Lee Soo-min, TenAsia danbilee19@tenasia.co.kr