Yoo Yeon-seok, Cho Yeon-seok → The Secret Behind Choosing the Stage Name "Yoo Yeon-seok" to Honor Mother's Surname [Weekend Stone Theater]

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Actor Yoo Yeon-seok revealed the story behind the origin of his stage name.

On the 28th, a video titled "Two People Who Dived for You" was released on the YouTube channel 'Weekend Stone Theater by Yoo Yeon-seok'. Actor Park Seo-ham and Kim Ji-yeon appeared as guests in the video that day.

Yoo Yeon-seok asked Park Seo-ham whether his current name is his birth name. Park Seo-ham replied, "It is my birth name now, but it was changed. Originally, when I was active as an idol, my name was Park Seung-jun, and at birth, my name was Park Gyeong-bok. It was a name given by my grandfather."

He continued, "I was even teased for being associated with the 'Gyeongbok Apartment intersection.' At a young age, such things can be hurtful. Looking back now, I don't think I would have changed my name if I hadn't been so young at the time," and added with a smile, "Since changing my name to Park Seo-ham, things have gone well."

In response, Yoo Yeon-seok also shared his own story related to his name. He said, "Actually, I changed my surname for my stage name as well. My birth surname is Ahn. However, I didn't want to change the name people call me either."

He further explained, "My mother's surname is Cho, so initially, I considered using 'Cho Yeon-seok.' But later, I worried that if I were to sell chairs, it might sound like 'a seat for a guest' (cho-yeon). So I also thought about going with 'Juyeon-seok' instead."

However, he ultimately did not choose 'Juyeon-seok'. Yoo Yeon-seok stated, "At the time, I was 25 and still young. I felt it would be embarrassing if my name was 'main role' when I wasn't yet a main actor. With the mindset that an actor must be flexible, I decided on 'Yoo Yeon-seok'," revealing the story behind the creation of his stage name.

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