Recently, one of the first Korean actors to win an Oscar, one of the most sought-after models, one of the first, one of the highest in the world, Ms. oneung Yuh Jung, attracted attention when she revealed in interviews with international media about her son's sexuality.
Youn Yuh Jung shared, her son is gay, and explains the relationship between personal life and the new movie "The Wedding Banquet" that she participated in.
"My personal life story is very related to this film.
South Korea is a conservative country. People never publicly announce themselves as gay, or say it in front of their parents.
But my first son happened to be gay, so I shared my experiences with him in this drama, one of the first Yuh Jung told People.
The actress and the director wrote the line that her character told her nephew in the film. "No matter who you are, you are still our nephew," that line was taken from my life. I hope this line is helpful," one-on-one Yuh Jung confided.
The 78-year-old actress's son publicly announced to his family that he was gay in 2000, according to her interview with SCMP.
"When New York legalized same-sex marriage, I held a wedding for my son there. The whole family came to New York because it was still a secret in Korea, one of the group, one of the group, said.
The veteran actor added: "I still don't know how the reaction in my hometown will be. Maybe they will throw books at me". She also joked that, currently, she loves her son-in-law more than her son.
This is the first time one of the group Yuh Jung has publicly discussed his son's sexuality in an interview with the press.
According to My Daily, after sharing this, Professor Na Jong Ho of the Department of Psychology at Yale University sent a message of support to the actress.
Professor Na wrote on his personal account: As one of your Yuh Jung said, Korean society is an extremely conservative society. While people living in the US may not think this is a big problem, I know that this requires great courage for those living and working in that society. Therefore, I would like to express my respect to you.
Meanwhile, one of the main roles is one of one of one, one of the main roles in "The wedding Banquet," an American romantic comedy directed by Andrew Ahn. This is a remake of the 1993 classic of the same name by Taiwanese (Chinese) director Li An.
Youn Yuh Jung takes on the role of a gay Korean man who is trying to get married to hide his secrets.
Youn Yuh Jung, born in 1947, was the first Korean actor to win an Oscar in 2021. She won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role in the 2020 drama "Minari."
The veteran actress has 2 sons with her ex-husband, singer and TV host Jo Young Nam.
