Ji Ye-eun confesses to 'inferiority complex in her 20s'... "My self-esteem was shaken by comparisons with peers"

Actress Ji Ye-eun revealed that after entering the Korea National University of Arts in her early twenties, her self-esteem was greatly shaken as she compared herself to her outstanding peers. Ji Ye-eun talked about the changes between her twenties and thirties on the YouTube channel ’Okiki ᄋᄏᄏ’ web variety show ’Anyway, I Came to Chat.’ She said that when she was accepted into her desired university in her early twenties, she thought, ″I really am a genius. This is a school only geniuses attend.″ However, during her school life, she realized there were many talented and beautiful people and thought, ″So these are the people who act so skillfully.″ She also said that whenever she saw her classmates cast in dramas and appearing on TV, she couldn’t turn on the TV because her parents were watching. During that time, she worked part-time and her self-esteem dropped a lot as she wondered, ″When will it be my turn?″ Ji Ye-eun mentioned her experience of living freely at the art school during college and how things changed in her thirties as she became more cautious and concerned about appearances. She added, ″I think I regained my self-esteem through work.″ On that day’s broadcast, Gabi, Heize, and Chungha also appeared and had an honest conversation about life and dating in their thirties. Chungha showed empathy toward Ji Ye-eun’s experience.