Recently, the topic “Joo Ji-Hoon is at its second moment“It has become a heated debate between fans of the film and drama not only in Korea but also in other Asian countries. Following the success of the medical series” The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call “, which is dominating the number 1 on the rankings Netflix all over the world, Joo Ji-Hoon has also received many compliments for his excellent acting.
The shocking drug scandal arose immediately after the success of “Goong”
Since Joo Ji-Hoon has promoted 3 projects in a row in the last 3 months, many believe that he is about to return to his period of maximum splendor once again. Among the growing popularity of the actor, some look back to his past and raise his drug scandal 16 years ago for the discussion. Among the numerous praise for the acting and performances of Joo Ji-Hoon, there are still some comments that mention his past dispute, such as “Why do we need to support a drug addict?”, “How can an actor who continued to act?”, Etc., Questioning if Joo Ji-Hoon should be forgiven.
Born in 1982, Joo Ji-Hoon made his debut at the same time at Gong Yoo, Lee Min-Ho, Lee Dong-Wook, etc. Despite his beginning as a model, the beginner actor Joo Ji-Hoon has created a buzz everywhere with his debut role as Prince Lee Shin in “Goong” (2006). While the audience had great expectations for Joo Ji-Hoon’s acting potential, the actor shocked everyone with an unexpected drug scandal in 2009. In April 2009, Joo Ji-Hoon was booked by the police together with 15 suspicions It is an actress with suspicions to use and keep drugs. Although the anti -drug test came out with a negative result, the actor himself admitted to using drugs.
Joo Ji-Hoon admitted that he took the ecstasy and ketamine during a party with friends, but firmly denied involvement in transport or in the drug trafficking from Japan to Korea. On June 23, 2009, the actor was sentenced to 6 months in prison, suspended for a year, 120 hours of service to the community and a fine of 360,000 wins. In the aftermath of his drug scandal, Joo Ji-Hoon was banned from the transmissions on KBS, one of the main broadcasters in Korea. His roles in all the ongoing and planned projects have been replaced and even his birthday fanmeot in Japan has been deleted.
In addition to drug disputes, hatred towards Joo Ji-Hoon intensified when it appeared in the music video “Fxxk U” gain of the girls with Brown eyes, known as a sexy icon of the Korean entertainment industry, So he advertised his romantic relationship with the female idol. After the two broke up in 2017, it was discovered that the earnings took propofol. Among the controversy, his ex -boyfriend openly exposed to a post on social media, saying “As everyone knows, I was the girl of a former drug. Of course, he served his punishment and is now working hard. However, his friend once tried to convince me to use drugs, and I almost sold because of my unstable mental state. ” Since then, Joo Ji-Hoon has not publicly frequented other celebrities nor considered marriage even after entering its 40 years.
Unprecedented return to the showbiz with an impressive acting
Likewise, many Korean stars, such as Yoochun, Don Spike, Top, etc. to the entertainment sector. 2 years after the scandal, Joo Ji-Hoon returned with “Antique” and even won a Baeksang prize. After being discharged by the military in 2011, he signed with Keyeast Entertainment owned by Bae Yong-Joon and continued to act.
With his impressive performance in “Five Fingers”, Joo Ji-Hoon has won several trophies in prestigious award ceremonies. From 2019 to 2021, the actor showed the public that he had reflected on his past errors and was working hard to repay those who supported him with excellent acting. It was not until “together with The Gods: The Two Worlds” became a mega-hit film in 2017 that Joo Ji-Hoon once again received an enormous love from Asian spectators thanks to the support of Haewonmaek support. Later, he created a mania with another role of hereditary prince in the series of successful zombies “Kingdom” and also demonstrated his solid acting ability played by reliable actresses, such as Kim Hye-Soo in “Hyena” and Jeon Ji -Yun in “Jirisan”.
2024 marked another milestone in Joo Ji-Hoon’s acting career. Continuously release series 4, including “Love Your Enemy”, “Light Shop”, “Blood Free” and “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call”, on Disney+, Tvn and Netflix, the actor surprised the spectators with the his hard work and the dedication dedication.
Should Joo Ji-Hoon be forgiven for its drug scandal?
To answer this question, many underlined reasons that made Joo Ji-Hoon different from the other celebrities who took drugs.
Joo Ji-Hoon’s acting came like the first reason. Since its debut successfully with “Goong”, Joo Ji-Hoon has brought many of his projects to success, with high classifications, collections and record results, from “together with the” to “hyena” gods, “the mask”, “Five Fingers”, “Jirisan”, etc. Above all, the Netflix “Kingdom” series has even opened a new era for the zombie genre on this OCT platform. More recently, “The Trauma Code” led by Joo Ji-Hoon immediately went up to number 1 in the world rankings, showing that the actor has a good selection of projects. Apart from this, he also appeared in many film festivals and received many prizes for his acting. Despite his past disputes, Joo Ji-Hoon has successfully demonstrated his talents and has obtained recognition not only from spectators but also critics and cinematographic experts.
Secondly, the sincerity and efforts of Joo Ji-Hoon to reconstruct his filmography after the scandal contributed to his success. Despite the challenges and hatred by the public, the actor insisted on pursuing the acting and focusing only on improving his performance, taking all the feedback and criticism from Netizen. Over time, Joo Ji-Hoon was gradually welcomed by the spectators and renamed his image of a good actor.
