South Korean actress, singer and actress Jung so-yeon Jessica talks about how she feels after leaving her girlhood.
On December 22, South Korean media reported that Jessica, who became a hot topic due to her withdrawal from Girls' Generation, has attracted the attention and heated discussions of netizens recently, although it has been several years since she quit the group.
Recently, Jessica Jung so-yeon appeared on the Singapore comedy podcast "The Daily Ketchup", talking about her days as a member of Girls' Generation, and also honestly revealed how she felt after leaving the group, and also mentioned how she felt about holding a concert and future event plans.
Jung so-yeon recently released her fourth mini album 'Beep Beep' for the first time in 6 years, and is currently active mainly overseas. When asked "Are there any difficulties as an artist?", she replied, "There are good and bad, sometimes I feel happy, but I also want to live an ordinary life like my friends, but no one can have everything, that's why I will do my best and I am trying to balance my life".
Jessica began by sharing anecdotes from her first days of Xi and revealed that she felt quite a bit of culture shock when she came to Korea from the United States, recalling that her Xi birthday was full of wonderful experiences due to good timing.
As for how she felt after leaving her girlhood, she said, "I'm trying to put the past behind me and always see the bright side", "Of course, it was one of the darkest times of my life, but I have family and friends who really support me, and my fans who have always been there", and said that she overcame difficulties with a positive attitude, and through the people around her, she finally did it.
Jessica went on to say that she no longer felt lonely after the experience, and that the experience was a "good transition" that helped her grow. Jung so-yeon admits, "As a solo artist, I can choose everything," and "As a group, I have to know how to deal with the majority rule."
"Even if you don't want to drink tea, if the five members want tea, we have to drink it together, that's it, from small choices to big choices, I have to adapt to this ".
Jung so-yeon, who debuted as a member of Girls' Generation in 2007, announced her retirement from the team in 2014. At the time, Jung so-yeon launched her own fashion brand and ran a business in parallel with the Girls' Generation event, but she claimed she was under pressure to "choose between girlhood and personal career." However, her agency, SM Entertainment, retorted that Jung so-yeon herself first mentioned her withdrawal.
Previously, the novel "Bright" written by Jung so-yeon tells the story of the protagonist Rachel who was ostracized and expelled from the nine-member group "Girls Forever". According to the excerpt, Rachel had a conflict with some of the members while running a fashion business. There is controversy as to whether or not the content is aimed at Girls' Generation.
With the exposure of the content, Jung so-yeon's book has received more attention. On the other hand, the members of Girls' Generation have yet to make any comments on Jung so-yeon's exit, and due to her contradictory behavior, domestic fans are bound to keep their eyes on Jung so-yeon cold.
In this regard, netizens also left messages saying, "It's not specifically mentioned, it's not actively mentioned, it's the host who asked this question, Zheng Xiuyan didn't mention the four words of Girls' Generation, and didn't say a bad word about anyone", "I only said quitting the group, and I didn't mention the four words of Girls' Generation", "It's still that Zheng Xiuyan is too decent, and I stopped when I mentioned it specifically", "Jessica, who has been living hard all these years" and so on. Yes, some Korean media reported that Zheng Xiuyan revealed that leaving girlhood is a dark period in her life, thank you to her friends, what do you think?