Jang Dong-ju, sudden retirement announcement... due to 4 billion won debt, "normal activities impossible" [Star Issue]

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Actor Jang Dong-ju, who announced his retirement, directly shared his feelings regarding his personal debt.

On the 17th, Jang Dong-ju said via his SNS live stream, "I am sorry for causing concern recently. First, I am alive and well. As many of you are worried, there have been many things, but I am living healthily. You do not need to worry."

Earlier, Jang Dong-ju, who announced his retirement as an actor, stated, "As I mentioned, I plan to temporarily suspend my acting activities. Regarding the hacking issue, many people have asked, but that is all in the past. I currently have a large amount of personal debt. With the help of my family and acquaintances, I have repaid more than 3 billion won out of approximately 4 billion won in debt. About 700 to 800 million won in debt remains. There is still a lot of debt left. I intend to repay it to the best of my ability and am striving to repay everything, no matter what I do, so as not to be ashamed before the creditors."

Regarding the reason for his retirement decision, he explained, "This is a decision made not for myself, but for the creditors. Due to the many debt issues, I could not continue acting out of my own desire and risk causing harm to many actors, staff, and projects I might participate in. Of course, I want to act, but I made this decision because I did not want to cause harm."

He continued, "Given that I feel debt pressure every day, I judged that normal acting activities are impossible. Even though my next project was already set and I had discussed appearing in several works, I did not want to participate out of my own desire and cause significant harm."

Earlier, on the 15th, Jang Dong-ju posted a message on his Instagram announcing his retirement, causing a stir. He said, "As of today, I am letting go of my life as actor Jang Dong-ju. Although I am leaving the stage, I will never forget the hearts you have given me. I sincerely thank you for loving actor Jang Dong-ju until now."

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