Choi Kang-hee receives praise after confessing to being a 'heavy smoker': "You're born with youthful skin." [Star Issue]

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Unexpected reactions emerged after actor Choi Kang-hee confessed that she was once a heavy smoker.

On the 14th, on online platform ONLINE, netizens expressed various reactions to Choi Kang-hee's story about having been a former heavy smoker who quit smoking.

Netizens commented: "She has incredible inner strength," "I can really feel her resilience," "Great job quitting," "How is your skin so good even though you smoked that much?" and "You're just born with youthful skin."

Choi Kang-hee appeared on the YouTube channel 'Lee Sung-mi's Cannot Go' video released on the 13th, stating, "I was a heavy smoker. I haven't been clean for long. I started smoking after turning 20," and added, "I began smoking because I wanted to be with people who were smoking, and because I liked them."

She said, "When filming with men, the ones I wanted to hang out with would leave. I think the biggest reason I started was that I wanted to be with them too. I have a fast tendency to get involved in bad things," and added, "Now I don't even go near it. I thought of myself as someone who couldn't quit."

She continued, "I think I smoked whenever there was an opportunity. I had anxiety and felt awkward, so I probably smoked more. It seemed like a way to relieve stress. Maybe I was just doing something unnecessary."

Choi Kang-hee said, "A real miracle happened where I quit smoking. I had the willpower, but I kept thinking, 'It doesn't seem necessary to smoke right now; I'll do it later,' and six months passed. The smell of cigarettes always felt good. I just stopped. The dopamine from worship was stronger than that."

Choi Kang-hee added, "When I told my friends to come to church, they all disappeared."

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