[Sportschosun Reporter Jeong An-ji] Model Lee Hyun-yi recalled a difficult adolescence, saying that although she was a model student who never fell below first or second place in her class, she acted completely differently at home. She added that her family even said she had been "possessed by a ghost" because of how drastically she changed.
On the 21st, a video titled "What on earth happened to Lee Hyun-yi, the top student who was said to be 'possessed by a ghost'?" was uploaded to the YouTube channel "Oh Eun-young's Bucket List."
That day, Lee Hyun-yi looked back on her school years, saying, "I went through an intense adolescence." She said she had been a model student since kindergarten and explained the changes she experienced during puberty, adding, "Maybe it had been suppressed all along."
Raised by parents who both worked, Lee Hyun-yi was so sharp at age 7 that she would line up the children riding the bus with her. She also said that in elementary school, she was the kind of child who did everything on her own, to the point that her mother never packed her schoolbag or checked her homework.
But when she entered middle school, rebellion began. Lee Hyun-yi said, "Whenever I made eye contact with my mom or dad, I would say, 'What?'" She added, "I hurt my mother's feelings so badly. I said a lot of mean things."
She explained, "My mother was a high school teacher, so she was busy and somewhat indifferent." Lee Hyun-yi added, "One day, my mom was cutting watermelon, and I kept chattering behind her, so she threw the watermelon at me."
Her grandmother, who looked after the siblings while their parents worked, was deeply shocked by her granddaughter's sudden change. Lee Hyun-yi said, "My grandmother told my mother, 'She's possessed by a ghost. We need to perform a shamanic ritual,'" adding, "She changed that suddenly, almost 180 degrees."
Lee Hyun-yi said, "I was class president for all three years of middle school. I was always first or second in the entire school. I was such a model student at school," before adding, "But when I got home, I acted out."
She pointed to one remark from her mother as the reason she went through such a difficult adolescence. Lee Hyun-yi said, "I would come home and tell her about what happened at school. My mom must have been tired too, so she said, 'Handle it yourself.'" She explained that those words left her feeling hurt and disappointed.
In the end, her parents sent Lee Hyun-yi to a boarding high school. But an unexpected change followed. Lee Hyun-yi said, "Once I went to the dormitory, that problem was completely cured." She described a strict environment where all electronic devices were confiscated, everyone wore uniform-like clothing, and as many as 45 people lived together in one room.
Lee Hyun-yi said, "Living like that, almost like at a military academy, meant I had nothing to worry about." She added, "I was so happy for three years," recalling a life that felt like heaven to her.
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