Stars reveal private life 'secrets'
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From left, Sojin, Noh Hong-chul and Seo Ye-ji
What celebrities appear to be in TV dramas, movies and variety shows often bears little resemblance to their private lives.
Here are some stars with eye-catching personal backgrounds that will change your view of them.
Actress Seo Ye-ji from TV drama “Moolim School” that aired on KBS is a licensed sex-education instructor. Appearing on a TV talk show, she said she had been dreaming of having many children and decided to get the license so she could teach them about sex.
From left, Park Si-hoo, Lee Honey and Park Sang-chul
Singer Sojin from band Girl’s Day is the only female K-pop idol who has majored in an engineering program ― mechanical engineering at Yeungnam University. She grew up watching her father running a factory that makes car parts and became fond of the mechanics, she revealed.
TV funny man Noh Hong-chul excels in English, boasting on SNS that he once topped the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC).
Actor Park Si-hoo was an underwear model for BYC, and singer Park Sang-chul is known for once living on the streets as a beggar.
From left, Lee Seung-kwang, Jeong Hyung-don, Alex and Joe Sang-koo
Actress Lee Honey, who studied gayageum ― a Korean zither with 12 strings ― at Seoul National University, revealed on a TV talk show that she played the music that welcomes passengers at KTX train stations.
Singer Lee Seung-kwang from boy band Goofy is famous for winning a bodybuilding contest. Comedian Jeong Hyung-don from TV variety show “Infinite Challenge” on MBC is well known for working for Samsung Electronics before his debut.
Singer Alex made sushi in a Japanese restaurant for four years, and actor Joe Sang-koo is a professional literary translator.