Lee Jian Denies Rumors About Family, Rejects Claims of Being Half-Siblings

On the 27th, Miss Korea Lee Ji-an appeared on SBS Plus's "Are You Eating Well?"/Photo by SBS broadcast screen capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Juhee] Miss Korea Lee Ji-an addressed rumors related to her family.

On the 27th, Lee Ji-an appeared on SBS Plus's 'Do You Eat?' and opened up about the half-sibling rumors with her older brother, actor Lee Byung-hun.

That day, Lee Ji-an said, "I have started working again, but I worry about how people will perceive me," adding, "Whenever I appear, people talk about my brother Lee Byung-hun, and I worry that I might be a burden to my top star brother. I'm also concerned about being misunderstood as using my brother's fame."

In response, Kim Soo-mi advised, "The answer is simple. Just become more famous than your brother Lee Byung-hun," and added, "Make people see you as Lee Ji-an, not as your brother's sibling."

Lee Ji-an also shared her concerns about family-related rumors. She confessed, "When I was young, I looked so exotic that when I took the bus, people would say, 'Are you a twiggi?' (a derogatory term for mixed-race children). Those words really hurt me."

She continued, "In high school, there was a rumor that my grandfather was French," and "There were also rumors that my brother and I have different mothers or fathers. None of that is true. My brother resembles my mother, and I resemble my father. My father's facial features are somewhat exotic," denying the rumors.

Lee Ji-an made the audience laugh by saying, "My brother was ugly when he was young. He has really grown up a lot now."

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