[Sportschosun, Reporter Kim Soo-hyun] Broadcaster Ji Yeon-soo opened up about the pain she felt over malicious comments about her circle lenses, as well as the professional difficulties she has faced since her days as a racing model.
On the 17th, a video titled "Ji Yeon-soo's Yeonsu-ropda: Bare Eyes Revealed for the First Time! Eye Escape!... Please Choose My Circle Lenses" was uploaded to the YouTube channel "Ji Yeon-soo's Yeonsu-ropda."
That day, Ji Yeon-soo dressed up nicely and headed out to shop for lenses. She laughed bitterly and said, "Did you see the comments?"
The comments on the previous video were filled with complaints about her lenses. Subscribers left harsh remarks such as, "Wear a slightly smaller circle lens," "Your pupils look too unnatural and scary," "Your eyes have no life," and "Seriously, take off the circle lenses."
Ji Yeon-soo confidently walked into an optical shop, saying, "Today, I want to see whether the problem is me or the lenses."
She recently switched to lenses with a smaller diameter, but said, "Before that, I wore lenses that were about 13.7 mm. People keep telling me they don't suit my eyes and that I should take them out right away. But I really don't understand why they're such a big problem."
She went on to complain, "
The optician said, "Rather than the diameter, the look of the lens can make people say, in a harsh way, that it looks like a dog's eyes." He also said he would show her a variety of lenses.
Ji Yeon-soo explained the professional challenges she faced, saying, "When I was working as a racing model, I had to be able to see people even from far away, so my eyes were very important on my face. That's why, when I did my makeup, I would put on two pairs of false eyelashes and wear huge lenses that made my eyes look like candy. Sometimes I even did my makeup to look like something out of the movie 'Scream.' We were so used to that kind of look that it never felt too big to us."
She added, "I was so hurt by the comment saying I looked like a dog's eyes." She continued, "Even my mother called me and suddenly told me, 'Don't take the lenses out!' I was so startled that I said, 'Okay, I'll take them out,' and changed them."
Ji Yeon-soo also spoke about the occupational habits of racing models, saying, "When you're working, there are times when you even sleep with your lenses in. They were like a tattoo on my eyes."
Saying she would reveal her bare eyes for the first time, Ji Yeon-soo said, "In a way, even my ex-boyfriends or the person I lived with never saw them." She revealed that even her ex-husband, Eli Kim, had never seen her bare eyes without lenses, drawing surprise.
Ji Yeon-soo explained, "My eyesight is bad, so just like other people wear glasses, I always wore lenses."
Meanwhile, Ji Yeon-soo married Eli Kim, formerly of UKISS, in 2014 and had a son, Minsu, but the couple divorced in 2020.
Ji Yeon-soo is raising her son alone, while Eli Kim recently remarried and drew public attention.
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This article has been translated by GripLabs Mingo AI.
