[Sportschosun reporter Kim Joon-seok] Ryu Yi-seo, the wife of Shinhwa's Jin Jin, shared that she once considered quitting her job early in her career as a flight attendant because of severe motion sickness.
On the 14th, the YouTube channel 'My Love Ryu I-seo' released a video titled, 'Now I Can Say It! Former Flight Attendant Ryu Yi-seo and Ju Hoda Explain Why Being a Flight Attendant Is an Extreme Job.'
In the video, Ryu Yi-seo introduced her new content series, 'I-seo's Private Life,' and talked with guest Han Ju-ho about her time as a flight attendant and other aspects of working life.
Ryu Yi-seo explained why she launched the series, saying, "I made it to cover everything from working life to my personal life." She added, "People often ask me how to handle working life well. I thought that if we combine our own experiences with the experiences of people who have worked a lot, we could provide more useful information."
The conversation naturally turned to Ryu Yi-seo's days as a flight attendant.
Recalling her very first flight, Ryu Yi-seo said, "I don't remember exactly what it was, but I just remember being really nervous."
She said an unexpected major challenge came as soon as she started working as a flight attendant: severe motion sickness.
Ryu Yi-seo confessed, "I had terrible motion sickness back then," adding, "It was so bad that I thought I might have to quit after trying to endure it for a month."
Han Ju-ho agreed, saying that this is actually not uncommon among flight attendants. He explained that some people suffer severe motion sickness or even vomiting on planes, then try working for about a month before realizing they cannot adapt and deciding to quit.
At the time, Ryu Yi-seo also found it hard to imagine that she would work as a flight attendant for many years.
She said, "I told myself, 'Let's just hold on for a month,' and then after that, I got better." After overcoming the severe motion sickness, Ryu Yi-seo went on to work as a flight attendant for Asiana Airlines for 16 years and became a veteran in the field.
What began as a struggle so difficult she could barely last a month and even considered quitting ultimately turned into a 16-year career in the skies.
Meanwhile, Ryu Yi-seo married Jin Jin, who is three years older than her, in 2020.
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This article has been translated by GripLabs Mingo AI.
