Hong Seok-cheon's Daughter "Disappointed in Hong Seok-cheon... But Still My Most Beloved Dad"

On the 11th, on Channel A's "Eye Contact," Hong Seok-cheon’s adopted niece, Hong Joo-eun, opened up about the points she felt disappointed with Hong Seok-cheon.
Photo by Channel A "Eye Contact"

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Seul-gi] Hong Seok-cheon’s adopted niece, Hong Joo-eun, opened up about the points she felt hurt by Hong Seok-cheon.

On the 11th, Channel A’s 'Eye Contact' aired a scene where Hong Seok-cheon’s daughter, Hong Joo-eun, met with Hong Seok-cheon in the eye contact room. In 2008, Hong Seok-cheon adopted two nieces as his daughters.

During the broadcast, Hong Seok-cheon said, "I once wondered while watching Eye Contact who I could appear on the show with." Hong Joo-eun said, "You are the dad I love the most, but I have some feelings of hurt and disappointment, so I came to do Eye Contact," inviting Hong Seok-cheon to the eye contact room.

Hong Joo-eun confessed, "I feel like dad doesn’t know many parts about me, and thinking about those parts makes me feel disappointed, hurt, and lonely."

She continued, "I was away studying abroad for about six years. We didn’t have much time to talk. Even now that I’m back in Korea, I don’t have much time to see dad. We’ve never had a serious conversation just the two of us," expressing her feelings of hurt.

Hong Seok-cheon said, "I was never the type to have ambitions like getting married and having children. But the kids needed a guardian. So I told my sister that I would take responsibility for the kids," adding, "Still, I thought it would be less burdensome if they were legally under me."

He explained, "When Joo-eun was about to enter middle school, I signed the documents. I waited because it could have been done in elementary school, but I thought she might be teased by friends. Her name needed to be changed from Lee to Hong, but since friends knew her as 'Lee Joo-eun,' changing to 'Hong Joo-eun' would be strange, so I wanted to minimize that shock."

Hong Seok-cheon revealed, "Since I said I would take care of the kids, I felt a sense of responsibility. As an uncle who is often in the spotlight, I thought there would definitely be friends who would bully them," and added, "So I thought I should send her to study abroad somewhere close."

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