Recently, Korean actor Jo In Sung shared about dating and family building on Shin Dong Yeop's YouTube talk show.
Jo In Sung confessed that at the age of 43, he feels a bit insecure about his dating skills.
The 1981-born actor explained: “I am more likely to meet people younger than me, than older than me. So I wonder if I can compete.
There are times when I think, I am getting older little by little, if I no longer have this fame, will young girls (from 20 to 44 years old) still like me? Won't I have to compete until I am 60 years old?
This sharing of Jo In Sung received mixed reactions.
Under the Xsports News article on Nate, many comments criticized the actor for wanting to date younger girls, even though he is over 40 years old and has signs of aging on his face.
Viewers commented: “Then why are you trying to date young girls?”; “Date people your own age...”; “At this age, you still think that young girls in their twenties want to date you... you're too confident”; “Stop dreaming about young girls, find people your own age or people in their 30s”...
However, there are also opinions defending Jo In Sung. They think that wanting to date younger people is each person's personal right.
Moreover, Jo In Sung is a cult actor, praised for her beauty, so the young girls agree to date with him is understandable.
In addition, there are opinions that, because he is a handsome and famous actor like Jo In Sung, dating a younger man is not strange, but what makes him controversial is that he directly said this publicly.
During nearly 30 years of artistic activities, Jo In Sung has only publicly announced his relationship with one female star, actress Kim Min Hee, in April 2013.
But at that time, the relationship between the two was not supported by the public. The audience thought that Jo In Sung, with his appearance, career and clean private life, was not suitable for Kim Min Hee - a female star who had many scandals about her love life. After 18 months, the couple announced that they had gone their separate ways.
After this relationship, the actor continued to be rumored to be dating some co-stars such as Gong Hyo Jin (in the movie "It's Okay to Be Love"), Go Hyun Jung (in the movie "Spring Day") or Song Hye Kyo (in the movie "That Winter, the Wind Blows"). But he remained silent about all the information.
