'The Glory' Jeong Seong-il, "Drinking rainwater" during his poor childhood

Actor Seong-il Jeong (42) revealed everything from his difficult past to the story behind his marriage to his wife.

In the 179th episode of tvN's entertainment program 'You Quiz on the Block' (hereinafter referred to as 'You Quiz'), which aired on the 1st, actor Seong-il Jeong, who garnered attention by appearing as Ha Do-young in the drama 'The Glory' as a special feature of 'That happens in the world' Appeared as a guest.

Jeong Seong-il attracted attention by revealing that he was a 20-year veteran actor. Seong-il Jeong confessed, "When I was young, my mother was not feeling well and had to go to a faraway place to seek medical care. My father was a bit of a free spirit. When I was a senior in high school, "my mother came because she was feeling better."

He said, "Of course, there were times when I wandered. Since my parents were not around, my sister and I had a paternal grandmother (who was my parent), but when she was in the fourth grade of elementary school, she started having trouble moving, so my sister and I took care of my grandmother and took care of her toilet and toilet." .

He then recalled the past, saying, "If you look at the playground, the sidewalk blocks are crooked, so when it rains, water accumulates. I was very hungry. There was nothing to eat until my sister came home after school."

He then surprised everyone by saying, "I waited until the sand settled in the rainwater. I wanted to drink that water. I could go somewhere and get it, but it only happened once or twice before I noticed it. So I once filled my stomach with that water."

He said, "My mother said I had to go to college. Since I didn't study, my older sister suggested that I look for practical skills. So I went to an acting academy and went to the acting department."

He also revealed his love story with his wife. Seong-il Jeong said, "I've been married for 7 years. My wife and I met through a friend of a friend in our early 20s after being discharged from the military. At the time, this friend was studying abroad in the US He majored in pipe organ. I went to check my email at a PC room and by chance, he met me. I saw it pop up and sent a letter asking, 'How are you?' Then I wasn't interested for a while, but then I got a reply to my email and we started to keep in touch. As we kept talking about difficult things with each other, I just asked to date from afar. Seoul and the US “I was in a relationship for 3 years,” he said, surprising everyone.

He continued, "When this friend was in the US, he and my mother became pen pals. We were so close that we kept in touch even after returning to Korea. My mother was unwell and came to Seoul for surgery, but she didn' t tell my sister or me and my wife. "He went back and forth to the hospital with his mother. So we met again at the hospital. “We got married three months after we reunited,” he said, talking about their special relationship.

Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr