Actor Park Seo Joon shared a surprising confession about struggling with burnout during his career.

On September 24th, Netflix Korea’s YouTube channel uploaded a video with Park Seo Joon. In the video, the actor appeared as a guest to promote the upcoming Gyeongseong Creature 2.

During the talk, he opened up about a difficult time in his career. "I thought about quitting acting at one point," Park Seo Joon admitted. "It was because my debut took a long time. Even after I started acting, I went through that phase."

He revealed that the challenging time came while filming Itaewon Class. "I didn't really want to quit acting, but I hit burnout. On set, I was fine, but when I got home, I felt empty. It kept growing until it started affecting my condition and my mental health."

He continued, "I kept telling myself, 'I have to get through this,' but it felt like I was running with sandbags tied to me."

Park Seo Joon shared how he eventually got through it. "I couldn't overcome it, but what helped me was a sense of responsibility. I had to take responsibility for the project, and that’s how I pushed through. In the end, I learned to accept it. It’s okay to feel this way. I told myself, ‘It'll get better someday.’"

He also revealed that he finished filming Gyeongseong Creature last September. "It's been a year since I took a break from acting. Now, I want to act again."

He added, "Didn’t the COVID-19 period feel long? Three of the projects I filmed couldn't be released. I was just filming and filming. When a project gets released, you get reactions, but since I was only on set, I felt disconnected."

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Actor Lee Min Ho recently shared an unforgettable and embarrassing moment from his early career, revealing how he became a “falling star” at his first Baeksang Arts Awards.

On the December 25th episode of You Quiz on the Block (Episode 274), Lee Min Ho made a guest appearance and reflected on his rise to fame.

The actor, known for his iconic role as Goo Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers, won the Best New Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards, but it wasn’t just his victory that grabbed attention.

Lee Min Ho recalled, "I was attending the Baeksang for the first time, and I was so excited. Since I wasn’t going as Goo Jun Pyo, but as Lee Min Ho, I styled my hair in a perm and was ready to go." However, things took an unexpected turn when he tripped and fell on the red carpet.

He sighed, recalling, "That day, I fell. I fell and created so many memes. Even now, I look back and think, 'How did I walk that quickly on the red carpet?'"

Laughing at his own clumsiness, he admitted, "I was moving at the speed of light, no composure, no focus. Honestly, more than the joy of winning the award, that day was chaotic and so embarrassing for me."

Though his win was a highlight, Lee Min Ho humorously shared that the incident of tripping overshadowed the excitement of his achievement.

It’s safe to say that while the fall became a funny meme, it also became a lesson in humility for the actor, and a moment that fans still remember to this day.

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