[Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Mentions of Murder and Abuse]
For normal people like us, it's normal to feel envious of Korean celebrities at times, given that they are famous, good looking, living a luxury life, plus they get paid with a lot of money. It's like they hit the jackpot in the lottery of life, and we would often feel that life is unfair.
Yes, some celebrities may have gotten lucky and were able to live through life without experiencing struggles or hardships. However, some also suffered painful experiences in the past before they got to where they are now.
Here is the list of 4 Korean celebrities with the saddest family history. Scroll down to see if one of your favorite Korean star is also here.
Junjin
Junjin's parents got separated when he was young because the family of his birth mom disapproved of his father. When his biological mother left, his grandmother took care of him and raised him as his own. His father had several failed marriages, but Junjin's third mother was the one who tried to take care of him and took steps to find his biological mother and was successful in doing so.
When he finally met his birth mother after several years, he discovered that she now has a new family and had a half brother that is similar to him. From then on, Junjin vowed that he would never meet his birth mother again because he didn't want his half brother to go through the same struggles that he did.
Leeteuk
Leeteuk was the youngest child of their family. When he was at a very young age, he had to go through his parents filing for a divorce. Leeteuk was a battered son by his father, and the beating got worse that he ended up not feeling anything for his father but fear. This experience is traumatizing for the star that when he discusses this in public, it made him shed some tears despite trying to smile and holding back his tears.
Then, devastating news strikes when Leeteuk was still in his mandatory military duty, his father murdered his grandparents and then killed himself.
Yoona
When Yoona was still young, her parents got divorced, and only his father took care of her when her mother left, leaving Yoona with no memories of her mother. For some who are not aware, Yoona is known to be a private person and avoids talking about her past in public. So it is quite difficult for her when things were revealed. Her "mother" is known to be a touchy topic for her in SNSD.
Lee Hyori
Lee Hyori once admitted that she grew up in a low-income family and most of the time, she feels like life is unfair, most especially when she is prevented from getting things that other children only take for granted. The singer and actress once revealed that she wasn't even able to attend kindergarten because her family was suffering from a financial crisis. For her, it was unfortunate since, at a young age, she wanted to go to kindergarten and play with other kids and learn a few things.
