Seo Ye Ji recently spoke about the mental stress she has faced due to public scrutiny. She shared her thoughts on being a public figure and how dealing with pressure is part of the job. Her comments came during the March 30 episode of TV CHOSUN’s variety show Huh Young Man’s Food Travel. This marks her return to television after eight years. However, her comeback has been surrounded by controversy, as her name keeps getting linked to the Kim Soo Hyun scandal.
On the show, Seo Ye Ji opened up about the challenges of fame. She explained that her roles in dramas like Save Me (2017) and Lawless Lawyer (2018) led many people to misunderstand her real personality. “People often confuse me with the characters I play,” she said. Despite this, she has learned to accept it. “Being a public figure for over ten years, I know that pressure comes with the job, and I must endure how people see me.”
She also talked about the emotional burden of dealing with false rumors. “Sometimes, I feel a lot of stress from the misunderstandings, even when I haven’t said anything,” she admitted. Her words hold more significance as they come at a time when she is caught up in controversies. She has been wrongly linked as one of Kim Soo Hyun’s “concubines” while he was allegedly dating minor actress Kim Sae Ron.
Seo Ye Ji, who starred alongside Kim Soo Hyun in It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, was also reportedly framed by her former agency, GOLDMEDALIST. Some believe the agency accused her of school bullying to divert attention from scandals involving Kim Soo Hyun and his cousin Lee Sa Rang. To clear things up, Seo Ye Ji recently posted on social media, denying any involvement with Kim Soo Hyun. Some fans even speculated that her comments about stress in the variety show might be a reference to the ongoing controversy.
Despite everything, many fans were happy to see Seo Ye Ji back on television. This was her first appearance on a variety show since 2017, when she was a guest on JTBC’s Knowing Bros. Fans are hopeful that she will continue to move forward in her career.
