“The Glory” Actress Clears Up “Born Rich” Rumors
Actress Cha Joo Young recently appeared on tvN’s You Quiz on the Block and cleared up rumors about growing up in a wealthy family.
The rumors aren’t true. But it is true that my father works in finance.
— Cha Joo Young
She also shared that initially, she thought she would naturally work in finance.
Since all my family and relatives work in finance, I thought I would too because I grew up seeing that.
— Cha Joo Young
Studying abroad was also a sudden decision made by her parents.
I was participating in dance when I suddenly got a notice from my parents and was sent abroad a week later. I thought I was going to the States, but they sent me to Malaysia. I asked why, and in the blink of an eye, I was in Malaysia. They told me that because I was going to the U.S. or the U.K. for college anyway, they thought it would be better to experience the Southeast Asian market.
— Cha Joo Young
She confessed that she grew up with a strict father and felt that acting was a path that she would not be able to take.
“That’s why I thought acting was a path that I could not take. I grew up in an environment where I couldn’t even imagine what kind of world it was.
It was natural to do what my father told me to do, and while thinking about going into finance, I thought about what kind of job I could do to leave my mark before it was too late. I could always study later, so I wanted to try something I was drawn to.”
— Cha Joo Young
However, her father’s opposition to her acting lasted for a long time.
When I appeared in ‘Cheese in the Trap,’ my father said he would pay the penalty fee to make me quit. I told him, ‘I think I can do it and I want to spend the rest of my twenties on a new challenge. If it doesn’t work out after I’m 30, I’ll quit.’ I was that desperate.
— Cha Joo Young
With the countless “born rich” rumors and comments about “having a place to go back to,” she was even more determined to make a name for herself so that she wouldn’t have to explain herself anymore.
