Joo Ji-hoon busted for drug use
Whoa. Five people have been busted for drug trafficking, selling, and/or use — and three of them celebrities.
Most shocking is the involvement of popular actor Joo Ji-hoon, of movies Antique Bakery and The Naked Kitchen.
A representative from the Seoul police’s drug investigation department told reporters on April 26, “Joo Ji-hoon was investigated and admitted to drug use.” Joo reportedly bought the drugs — which include Ecstasy and Ketamine — from a fellow celebrity. Two non-celebrity individuals were booked for drug use along with Joo, but the three were not jailed. Police have filed for arrest warrants for the traffickers, movie actress Yoon Seol-hee and model Yeh Hak-young.
According to the police, Yoon is suspected of having received approximately 100 million won ($75,000) from Yeh and others between August 2007 through December 2008. She allegedly traveled from Japan fourteen times to purchase, smuggle, and sell Ecstasy and Ketamine. (Yeh supposedly accompanied her several times.) The drugs had been smuggled into the country by concealing them in underclothes worn by Yoon.
Joo Ji-hoon is thought to have used the drugs on two occasions along with the other reported individuals, at a Kangnam club and at home.
The 26-year-old Joo Ji-hoon shot to fame after acting the lead role of the prince in the incredibly popular teen drama Goong (Princess Hours) in 2006, which he followed with the dark thriller drama Devil in 2007. Most recently, he took the lead in the manga-adapted film Antique Bakery and the offbeat romance The Naked Kitchen.
YIIIIKES. I’m guessing he’ll be dropped from the Tokyo Tower remake now — if not prevented from acting altogether. Drug use — particularly in South Korea — is a big, big deal, and potentially career-killing stuff. Don’t do drugs, folks!
UPDATE
Joo Ji-hoon, Yoon Seol-hee, Yeh Hak-young
There isn’t much information available on Yoon Seol-hee, other than that she is an actress who was born in 1982.
Yeh Hak-young, on the other hand, was born in 1983 and got his start as a model in 2001, and appeared in numerous clothing, cell phone, and other advertisements, as well as music videos for groups like SG Wannabe and Gavy NJ. He made his first acting appearance in the MBC Nonstop sitcom series, then acted in the 2006 cable television version of Dasepo Naughty Girls, and Hyun Bin and Lee Yeon-hee’s Millionaire’s First Love.
UPDATE 2
Yoon Seol-hee has confessed more names of individuals who took drugs from her. Of the approximately 15 additional names, there are seven or eight more celebrities. Police will be following with investigation of those additional parties, “some of whom are as widely known as Joo.” Eep! This thing could get big(ger) and ugly(er).
Via Herald Biz, My Daily, Yonhap News
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Tags: bad behavior, Joo Ji-hoon, Yeh Hak-young, Yoon Seol-hee
oh my god.. all my fantasies of Joo Ji Hoon are now obliterated into oblivion.. I can not believe this story
This is shocking. I wonder what will become of his career.
Wow… just finished The Devil and Antique Bakery this weekend… the smoking in AB was a little bothersome but now… real drug use… Oh.My.Goodness… too bad.. it sounds like a career ending mistake…
This is terribly sad…:( With a little luck his carrer will survive…well i hope that! because he’s so good looking
I can’t believe this either! I just finished watching Goong, and now when I think about the drama, I’ll think about this too
Why did you do it Joo Ji Hoon??
oh my this is indeed a career killer.
i became a fan of him for Devil not of Goong because in Devil it showed his true acting side… and yet….. all that went down the drain….
this is what happens when one does drugs! its just bad!!!
and what is worse is that the other actress… god.
She was trafficking those drugs! what an idiot!
HO-LY CRAP!
I did not see this coming AT ALL! My dear Joo Ji Hoon doing drugs? This is too hard to believe! OMG! So crazy. (I’m reading this while I’m watching Protege, a Chinese movie about drugs) So, yeah, too much info about drugs today!
This is so shocking and just so out-of-the-blue! I did notice that he looked like a user in some of his pics but I assumed it was just coz of his build. This so shocking!
Dramabeans, I know this isn’t a joke but part of me, like everybody else, hope that it is. Thanks for info.
Sarah: so Yoon is an actress or actor? Because you said “she” in the next paragraph, I am a little confused
JJH , well, using drugs twice and if ectasy, I think is not a big deal in youth. I don’t support for drug use but I know many young people who use ectasy while going to discoteque. And using it twice, it’s really not a big deal, hopefully he did not use more than that to be called “drug addicted”. Well, I really hope that JJH can rise again from this. Hopefully. Maybe it’s better to go away for a while (like military duty) and come back with a sincere appology.
“Joo reportedly bought the drugs — which include Ecstasy and Ketamine — from a fellow celebrity.”
. . . while having a pacifier in his mouth . . . lager lager lager . . .
“because he’s so good looking ”
But you wonder if maybe his weight loss has to do with him indulging in the Lindsey Lohan diet or something. All kidding aside, this could be career ending, especially in South Korea. Actors may rebuild their face with silicone, collagen, and botox injections, but they’d be damned if they get sorted for E’s and Whiz.
I’m not judging him on his recreational choices, but your career is suddenly on lifeline now, and you should have been more careful.
Awwww why him, he was one of my favorites. Personally i mean it makes sense hes young, and has money. If he only did it twice while i don’t approve its not like hes a total druggie running around naked in public or something. Compared to hollywood k-entertainment is like the teletubbies. I was looking forward to tokyo tower too, hopefully he apologizes and everything blows over after laying low for a ltitle bit.
Hmm… just wondering, but why is taking drugs career ending material in Korea? In North America it’s almost no big deal and tons of people use them recreationally… not just celebrities, but everyone.
I understand that there are huge cultural differences, but is there a specific reason for the severity of the consequences?
Ouch, man. Say good-bye to your career, Prince Shin.
Wow.. I didn’t see this coming at all. JJH, why~?
Hopefully he’ll be able to overcome this eventually, because he really is a talented actor, and it’d be a shame for him to be practically blacklisted.. :/
I just finished watching Antique Bakery this week too and I was pleasantly surprised to notice some development from Goong.
How sad that his career will most likely come to a halt, but at the same time, I cannot promote one ruining his body for the momentary euphoria generated by illegal substances.
After all, we don’t want the message out there that drug use is glamorous — nevermind that you’re breaking the law and leading yourself to bodily fatal consequences.
the guy looked like a drug taker so im not surprised really.
my poor prince for getting busted…
All the best to him recovering from this PR mess. He should have been careful and avoided those drugs altogether considering he lives in a society that is particularly harsh on drug users. The Korean newspapers are already buzzing like crazy over this incident. Poor fella.
I’m supposed to be surprised, but why am I not surprised? Part of me always have a feeling that he is a bad, bad, guy. But I guess, involvement in drugs is pushing it too far. I’m not a fan, but I did think he has, or rather had(?), a bright future as an actor. It is such a shame. Hopefully, he and others learn their lessons and back on the right track. and hopefully they would be given second chances.
Woah.. Such a surprise~~~ He looked tired and terrible in Prada Transformer show… And now drug addicted!!! I think his career in entertainment industry is shut down now…
OMG…. I’m so shocked and upset- I thought I was seeing things when I read the title… Drug use is a major no-no in Korea~ Joo Jihoon! I’m so upset… I guess I’ll have to remove him as my laptop wallpaper, sniff sniff*
wait…there was a drama remake of “A Millionaire’s First love”? unless you meant Hyun Bin & Lee Yeon Hee’s movie….
oh..yeah..supposed to talk about this thing. meh…I thought Joo jihoon was mighty cute in goong..and then he quit making good stuff…so..I guess this is a bye-bye to his career?
what a disappointment.
i was never a fan of him but i am still disappointed.
i guess thats goodbye to his career for the time being.
has this guy gone to the army yet? if not i think thats the best place for him to go!
Well, if it’s true, twice using drugs can’t make a person “drug addicted”. And more K celebrities look equally slim or even slimmer than him. I don’t want to explain for him, but I mean, now the news released and people start the bashing, lol.
JJH is a heavy smoker (he did not hide it even in Goong’s days) so the fact that he used drug once or twice did not bug me or struck me hard. but yes, it depends on personal opinion. In US, it’s nothing. In Korea, it may be really something. However, I really hope that he may rise back. Celebrities are human and some of them did make mistake, but succeed again. So why not cross your fingers if you really like him??
am i the only one that doesn’t care/mind?
ecstasy and ketamine? …
i’m sure MANY more celebs even more in the public eye are using. they just aren’t getting caught.
@Sue,
“i’m sure MANY more celebs even more in the public eye are using.”
Most celebs don’t, because in Korea, this is a HUGE deal.
@joanna,
“Hmm… just wondering, but why is taking drugs career ending material in Korea? ”
I wouldn’t be surprised if Joo Ji Hoon goes to prison. If the investigations show that he aided in distribution, he’s going to prison for a long time. His career as an actor (esp. given his popularity among teen audiences) is already over. I don’t think that can be understated. JJH’s acting career in Korea is dead.
Whoa.
And Ouch.
Recreational drug use is so common here in NAmerica (and globally among those in modelling and showbiz) …
I didn’t realise the shock severity when reading the topic header: Joo Ji Hun + busted = potential end of career.
The recent HK spotlight on one of their own detained in Japan – all their tabloids and media were totally buzzing too.
Oh my god. I can’t believe this. My beloved Prince Shin! *sighs*
I hope his career would not be destroyed because of this…
and i’ve just finished watching antique about 5 minutes ago :p and i was like, “i like his acting here (waaay better than in goong), but his character smokes too much.” well, hope it doesn’t affect his career gravely. and just when i started to like his acting. tsk tsk. but i wasn’t shocked with this news either. but dude.. you better stop doing drugs now! anyway, i’ll still be looking forward to watching naked kitchen
Although i’m not his fan,i feel sad as well.
an actor which has bright future………..
OMG…>>>>>>
@Sue, I think this is a matter separate from people’s views on whether drug use is a “big deal” or not. It’s more about how strict Korean society is — and while I’m sure there are other celebs using (see my Update #2 above), I doubt there are actually very many. For one, it’s just not available in Korea, not nearly to the extent you’d see in the Western world. I think belleza’s right on about this one. If you look at precedent, the very few times celebs have been busted on drugs they’ve done prison time — and even less hardcore than E or K, like for pot.
I’m not all that surprised I bet that JJH thought he was super cool and hardcore popping E at the club, but he should have known that he would get caught. I have no sympathy for someone who A) was dumb enough to do drugs and B) get caught doing drugs. He should have listened when Whitney told us all that “Crack is whack”.
I just hope this isn’t a “tip of the iceberg” scenario with more arrests to follow. The two traffickers seem to have fairly strong ties to the entertainment circle in South Korea.
As for Joo Ji-hoon, on the surface this seems like it could be occasional partying drug use as opposed to hardcore addict (not offering an excuse for him, just an observation). This makes his situation more lamentable to me, because like dramabeans said this is a “big, big deal”. Society the way it is there, his career is over.
his career started off great with Goong
then went downhill after wanting more money for his upcoming drama
it picked up after Antique and now its downhill and most probably a head first plunge after this drug ordeal.
as an actor, you NEED to have a clean personal life if you want to maintain a long lasting career.
but i must admit he kind of looked suspicious in his latest appearances.
wow…. didn’t see that coming.. how sad to see a talented actor to use drugs.
I didn’t really know how strict the Korean Society is but by reading javabeans comment above, apparently Korean is reaaaallllyy strict on drug user/abuser.
If somebody can explain a bit detail about Korean Society, why the career is over once the celebs use the drugs. Is it because their image already torn in the public? or just because they’re using drugs, they’re a bad person.
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I hope he (JJH) doesn’t loose his career over this, but I’m not to optimistic.
The American in me doesn’t find this to be a big deal…though I understand the societal differences.
I also figured he was at the very least a pot smoker…. I don’t think that makes him a bad person either… just very human…meaning prone to make mistakes.
CRAP!! Noo!!! Schizz, oh man!! Don’t use drugs folks…but i find it a bit harsh if someone goes to jail for a while for using drugs regardless of what country they are in. Drug selling is ten times worse in my book. When using drugs,the only person you hurt is yourself, although you family is affected by the possible irrational behavior…well i guess that means who harm your family too, but NO!! Joo Ji hoon!! WHY!!!
Looks like it is the end of their acting/modelling carreer road for these 3 now.
Moral of the story, don’t mess with drugs!
whatever going on …but this is not dream it’s real life.
In some Asian countries, drug using is illegal but drug users (if caught right after) may be jailed for several days, if caught after I think they may not be jailed. Drug addictive can be put in special place with doctors and nurses (with aggrement of their family) so that they can try to stop using drugs. Drug trafficking and dealing is obviously illegal and the person will be investigated, alleged and put in jail.
I think if JJH just used the drugs (like paper said, he admitted) he may not be in jail. But if he joined Yoon in distributing or trafficking the drugs, he must be prisoned.
Sheeeeeessshhhh….None of those stars is stupid enough to know that drugs are BAD!!!! but they did it anyway, wonder why…..? there’s no excuse for drugs abuse (ex:lame story of being too stressful of living under the spotlight, or using drugs to boost their self esteem in the insanely competitive entertainment industry!).
My dad killed himself and my sister died of cancer, but I didn’t turn to drugs because trust me it’s not helping, not even making you feel slightly better.
All my love for JJH just evaporated within seconds (he’s 27 and there’s no way he didn’t know drugs would ruin his newly established career).
OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Oppa…. I_I
does this mean “end” for you?? Please no. and Why..why…??
Well I guess it’s good to be busted early. clean up your self fast and bounce back ok.!
ps: I curse those people who smuggled the drugs into Korea and “give” it to Ji Hoon!!! May their underwear be filled with holes and stink!
Aww, this is such a shame. I fist became a fan of Joo Ji hoon because of Goong. Then he really showed improvement in his acting in Devil. I don’t condone drug use but I really hope this isn’t the end of his career (unless he is sentenced to jail). I just hope he wasn’t a huge part of distributing those drugs cause that is a huge deal. I can understand buying and using for his personal use but to actually be part of distributing is another thing. Ugh….such a shame that such a good looking guy would be going down this path. He was getting such great roles too.
It’s not the end of you oppa get up……………..never give up
Changed …..
oh no this really sucks! he was just getting better and better in antique & kitchen. any way to bounce back from this at all? can’t think of anyone who did. an HK singer just ended her career over drugs too. geez it seems everyone gets their hits from japan?
So disappointing.
His career just went down the toilet and so will the careers of the other big name celebs involved. This is just so sad. Drugs are not worth it people!
This is damn sad news.
Ma G, its human to wanna try new things but…..you should have enough sense to know that you can not pull it off in a society as strict as yours. My gosh, i always wonder why ppl do crazy things like that if they know the consequences….this still amazes me. All i have to say is….WOW.
I dont even want this guy Joo Ji Hoon’s dirty name associated with Yoon Eun Hye.
There is absolutely no excuse for using drugs. I’ve always had this sneaking feeling that he was a drug user cause he always looked stoned. I’m glad he got busted.
It’s ridiculous that people are makintg excuses for his behaviour.
WOW I’m very shocked at this news.
I don’t think anyone suspected this but now that I look back at his photos, it does seem like he’s out of it. Yeah, his clothes are nice but he looks dead. No life. I hope he learns from this and get what he deserves. If they find him guilty, well too bad. If not, then that’s good. I really, really love him in Goong since it was my first Korean drama so I’m really disappointed when I heard this. And more people are involved? This is bad.
@ 42 anythingcute: If there weren’t any people like Ju Ji Hoon or anyone else buying drugs, then those people wouldn’t travel all the way to Japan for drugs. It works both ways, hun.
Gobsmacked.
What a stupid career-busting thing to do, Joo Ji-hoon. And I was just praising your acting in a recent blog post, too.
omg! why???!! nooohhhh
this is so scary…we’ll never know what’s gonna happen to his career.
*sigh* this is really sad.
this might be the end of his career.
too bad, he’s an amazing actor.
this is a disaster! he could’ve thought about it before getting into this trouble. this will surely cost the fame he has put up to. i feel so bad about Ji Hoon. I’ve never thought he’d be that kind person. im not judging, though. he seem so nice and good but guess i was wrong, looks can be very deceiving right? i hoope it’s just a false info about him. : )
i love dramabeans!!! : ))
this is a disaster! he could’ve thought about it before getting into this trouble. this will surely cost the fame he has put up to. i feel so bad about Ji Hoon. I’ve never thought he’d be that kind person. im not judging, though. he seem so nice and good but guess i was wrong, looks can be very deceiving right? i hope it’s just a bad dream about him. : )
i love dramabeans!!! : ))
DUMBASS!
of all the things it could be, it had to be ‘X’ and K !!!
It couldn’t be something that might have been semi-defensible, like pot, or painkillers or the like!NO !!!
the freaking idiots had to get into the hard shit.
I don’t know if i’ve just been warped by the Hollywood scene, with all the blatant alchohol and drug abuse or what, but I’m not really all that suprised. There had to be SOMETHING, but ‘X’!? Career suicide!!!!
Joo Ji Hoon may be able to bounce back EVENTUALLY! (I;m taliking way the freak down the road if ever) but it is going to take a crap-ton of public grovelling for for a HELLA long time before anything will go his way again. MORON!!!!!
As for the traffickers?..yeah they’re just done. Using a couple of times is one thing, ACTIVELY AND EXTESIVELY smuggling and distributing (and probably using as well) is a whole different felony ballgame. Stick a fork in ‘em!
And 7/8 others A-list celebrities involved in this scandal too, when we will know about them, it’s will be HUGE.
to #48 havana
thank gods i’m not the only one who really thought he always looked stoned out of his mind. I swear I would see pictures and I’d see a Johnny Depp fashion wannabe who was higher than a kite on a windy day!
“Police will be following with investigation of those additional parties, “some of whom are as widely known as Joo.” Eep! This thing could get big(ger) and ugly(er).”
And that’s what’s scary. I’m really afraid that the Antique Bakery will turn into the Antique Meth Lab.
“I’m guessing he’ll be dropped from the Tokyo Tower remake now — if not prevented from acting altogethe”
I hope Tokyo Tower doesn’t get dropped altogether. It seems the casting was Hallyu-minded, but it would be a shame because the movie only touched upon the novel. In fact, I was thinking that this is the perfect project for Lee Min Ho. The age gap would be truly provocative to watch, and some of the things I saw in LMH during his performance as Jung Pyo suggested he could really play this part.
That is such a shame! How sad for him. I hope it is not as dire as it appears on the surface.
And selfishly, I was looking forward to the Tokyo Tower remake.
I don’t really care he was doing drugs, personally. Most of my friends have done Ecstasy before.
And I think it is a natural human interest to alter one’s consciousness or people all over the world, throughout time, wouldn’t be trying to do it.
But when he could get in so much trouble kind of foolish…
WOah….this is crazy!!
I’m sure he seriously regrets this since it effectively means the end of his career. this is unbelievable especially considering that even MORE celebrities are involved.
hopefully JJH wasn’t involved in the smuggling of drugs. I’m not a fan of JJH’s acting, but i am disappointed in this turn of events. He’s only 26 and his career seemed to have been picking up again after the goong madness died down. And it’s strange to think of Shin from Goong doing drugs.
horrible thought of mine but shouldn’t Yoon Seol-hee be careful about giving out all those names. the entertainment business can be pretty powerful.
Holy!! Now I really want to know the names of the 7 ~ 8 celebrities…
“but shouldn’t Yoon Seol-hee be careful about giving out all those names.”
She’s going to prison for a long, long time. This is her only means of negotiating sentence. And it needs to be said — taking selca photos behind a cell just doesn’t have the same charm.
#62 belleza
“She’s going to prison for a long, long time.”
In some countries it won’t be prison but a date with the Grim Reaper.
I’m shocked. Not that Joo Ji Hoon does drugs, which I kinda figured, but that people consider it a career ender (and that so many commenters have condemned him for doing drugs–I barely touch alcohol & I feel bad for the guy). Maybe I’ve just grown up watching Kate Moss & Robert Downey Jr., but to blacklist someone because he did club drugs (E isn’t exactly heroin) seems like a spectacular waste of talent. Here’s hoping he bounces back.
@Renee,
“but that people consider it a career ender ”
That’s how it is in Korea, Illegal drugs = career killer. That’s why people are waiting on “the list.” Their careers will be destroyed too.
@thundie,
“In some countries it won’t be prison but a date with the Grim Reaper.”
In Singapore, before he could ask “would oral pleasure be just as good?”, he’d been executed onsite. BANG!! BANG!! No Goong 2 for you!!
Kidding aside, I would feel terrible if I were a Joo Ji Hoo fan. This is sad news.
To put a different spin on things, I’m glad the user got caught. I’m probably the only person who wasn’t looking forward to watching Kim Ji Soo and Joo Ji Hoon partnering together in Tokyo Tower. Kim Ji Soo is one of my favorite actresses and dammit, I want her to work with the best and not with who’s popular.
@ Renee, obviously you’ve never lived in an Asian country. Laws on drug use as well as drug distribution is very strict over there. Society also looks down on drug-use and drug-addicts are treated like vermin, more or less.
Joo Ji Hoon’s career is over.
“Police will be following with investigation of those additional parties, “some of whom are as widely known as Joo.” ”
aishh…and why i’m wthinking right now about jae wook and others from antique
“To put a different spin on things, I’m glad the user got caught.”
That’s one ugly spin, considering he just wrecked his life. No offense. I really feel sad for him.
“aishh…and why i’m wthinking right now about jae wook and others from antique”
My thoughts too.
not surprising.. heee…
“It was revealed that Joo Ji Hoon began to associate himself with the two around March 2008 and has been charged by the police for being involved in the 2nd stage that sold drugs.” from allkpop
^now tell me, I should feel sorry for him. People who sell drugs need to be shot period! They are not only ruining their future but also other peole’s lives by being enablers. Dont be blinded by his celebrity status people. He needs to be punished severely for this.
It would be an understatement at the very least, to say I was shocked. What was he thinking?! Drug use is bad as it is (no I don’t buy that crap about trying out new things) but for someone at his stage in life – did he ever consider the repercussions if he got caught? Very disappointing. I guess this explains the constant “hey I’m high” look he has goin’ on. I just hope he wasn’t selling drugs so they don’t put him in jail. Though they might since he’s so popular.
*gasp* – @68 – true… sigh..
“around March 2008 ”
Aw crap. Antique Bakery finished shooting in March.
What I am afraid now that actors or actresses being accused could killed themselves. I am not forgiving JOO ji Hoon for being drug addict, I just simply try to understand why he is doing it..pressure, hours working….
If he is rich he can go oversea and doing something else…but please dont make suicide..it is not worth it !
and people could make a mistake once…
“What I am afraid now that actors or actresses being accused could killed themselves.”
Unfortunately, that’s crossed my mind too.
I would be ashamed sporting this siggy now: “If it aint Joo Ji Hoon it aint worth it”
it should be: If it Aint Joo Ji Hoon it IS worth it!
@71, He was charged for using, not selling or trafficking. (At least, that’s how things stand now.) I believe that was a mistranslation of the fact that Joo took drugs twice.
OMG! What shock to hear JJH is involved in drugs. I like him and YEH in Goong. If he is admitted and he is merely a user, the punishment will be different from the pusher. He might be sent to rehabilitation center, he can become a clan from drug person again. He is still young and should not be too harsh to destroy an upcoming young talented actor. Hopefully no more suicide news from Korea.
Such a shame. Liked him in Goong. I guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens.
“He was charged for using, not selling or trafficking. (At least, that’s how things stand now.)”
In fact, I’m not even thinking about that right now.. If he’s convicted of distribution, his *life* will be destroyed. If you’re a celebrity, you’d have to be out of your frigging mind to be involved with that.
I don’t particularly care if he does drugs or not. I know a ton of people who do drugs, and I don’t think doing them makes you a bad person. It’s just a pretty stupid thing to do.
What DOES make me mad about this news is that he’s pretty much ruined his career. This is Korea, not Hollywood, for eff’s sake, and he knows that. He grew so much as an actor in “The Devil”, and now he’s just thrown all of that hard work out the window. It shows a lack of respect for his own artistic growth, and that pisses me off. Was doing drugs really worth risking your career over, Joo Ji Hoon? Really?
What a complete and utter waste.
“People who sell drugs need to be shot period!”
Really? We’re now advocating death?
I’m guessing half you people wouldn’t bat an eyelash if he was drinking 5 bottles of soju a night.
I will never understand what makes people perfectly fine with certain types of drugs and so insanely against others…. Alcohol and tobacco are cool cause they are legal, but smoke something else and you deserve to be behind bars?
Rehab is a good option.
Lets all stop short of calling for people heads on platters.
Netizens are scary beast.
I want to feel bad for him, a part of me do, but he bought this upon himself. Any sympathy I have for him is little.
Let’s just hope he spent his money wisely, he’ll be needing it.
I just read the new articles and it seems Yoon Seol-hee and model Yeh Hak-young have been arrested and Joo Ji Hoon is till detained maybe for more intensive questioning. I hope he is not stoned when being questioned, cause he might reveal things that will further get him in trouble.
@Jin-Ah,
Attitudes toward recreational drug use is significantly different in Asia. You go to jail (though it also leads to rehab centers) for smoking weed in South Korea. Now, to be actually charged with E and Special K??? Thinking it over, I would be really surprised of Joo Ji Hoon avoids jail time over this.
And the other thing is, to get those drugs in South Korea, it had to come outside of country. Meaning, there’s a distribution channel the government is looking for. And if that distribution channel is mainlining celebrities, you now have a huge potential firestorm.
Yep..and if he’s in my country he’ll be needing and saying a lot of prayers..
Man..JiHun..i adore you so much in ‘Mawang’ and ‘Antique Bakery’..*sad mode*
Well kiddos..listen again..DRUGS SUX…!!
@ Jin-Ah:
you did bring up some legitimate points:
‘…I will never understand what makes people perfectly fine with certain types of drugs and so insanely against others…. Alcohol and tobacco are cool cause they are legal, but smoke something else and you deserve to be behind bars?…’
For one, yes the definition of what is considered a ‘drug’ can be as broad as u can imagine, simply it can be put as ‘any substance that can alter your being’, but whether it’s legal or not is usu determined by its therapeutic effects ‘write off’ its abuse potential and how severe the harm of its effects is.
So for drugs such as K or X, they r extremely ‘harmful’ (esp to your brain), with high abuse potential and not much ‘medicinal’ use. Therefore it’s usually considered in another light compared to nicotine/alcohol.
I also am dumbfounded with how socially acceptable alcohol use is in Korea (esp considering it can lead to drunk driving). I do support a very strict legislature towards these illicit drugs though. Basically these are doing nobody any good. the fact that a lot of ppl r doing it just spread the ignorance of how severe abusing these drugs can potentially be, numbing our guard against drug use, ‘curiosity’ really can’t explain it off. I do believe some ppl r predisposed (genetically) to addictions, they do need help, but if what they did is against the law, they should be punished as such.
I do feel for fans of these artists, but frankly I have no tolerance for their behavior. Fame has a price, ppl do look at them in more a magnifying glass and whether they like it or not, they do have a social impact on youngsters.
YIKES! I really dislike gambling and drugs! These 2 are big no no for everyone, not even to say celeb! If this is America perhaps with a few rehabs and awareness campaigns to go, stars could probably get back their feet in the entertainment circle. In Asia countries, I think it’s pretty much the end~dead end.
@mookie,
“(esp considering it can lead to drunk driving)”
Actually, the driving in Asia is so bad that the word “sober” doesn’t seem like the right word.
I just feel sad for him because this is going to be a living hell for him now.
Whhaaaaaaa-t??? That sucks cuz I really like Joo Ji Hoon
And I bet that girl is blabbing because she doesn’t want to go down by herself.
But maaan…Joo Ji Hoon???
RANT:
I am really sick and tired of the way Americans talk about drug use like it is no big deal (e.g. “I know people who do drugs”). Typical privileged attitude. While kids in America do drugs, people are dying harvesting and trafficking the drugs in Mexico, Afghanistan, Thailand, etc. Millions of people around the world are caught in violent wars and under the rule of drug kings and gangs so the few rich elite pri*ks in the West can get high.
When I hear of people in America sort of shrugging off drug use, I want hit them on their heads, drive them to Mexico or Columbia or Afghanistan and leave them there. Get your drugs at the source, you privileged ignorant mo-fos. Harvest the damn stuff yourself.
Why do people do stuff like this? If you are rich, good looking and have the kind of fame that a tiniest minority can ever get, why, why, why would you do drugs? If you live in a slum in brutal poverty, fine, I get the need to escape, but if you are living better than 90% of the planet and you still need to tinker with your mind to feel whatever, STFU and go volunteer to make this world a better place.
I hope they throw the book at all the stars caught in this scandal, including Ji Joon. We should not tolerate drug use. Either we make the damn thing legal and allow the people in charge of harvesting and trafficking to make legitimate money, OR STOP SUPPORTING A CULTURE OF CRIME THAT DEALS IN BLOOD MONEY. But no, we can’t make it legal b/c the cost of taking care of crack, cocaine, and heroin addicted people in the first world will cripple the economy so let’s let the third world deal with the sludge of our mess.
UUUURRRRGGGGHHHH
/End RANT
i understand the standards are totally different in Asia but i’m extremely disappointed in some of the comments i’ve read on this page. doing drugs is not worse than regularly getting wasted on soju and passing out on the street (which i see ALL THE TIME). it is not worse than smoking a pack a day just because cigarettes are legal. doing drugs twice or even a few times does not make you an addict. doing drugs does not make you a bad person. it does not mean you should die. it also does not mean that you should be stoned by the public and judged by a whole bunch of self-righteous, hypocritical netizens. but that is the nature of Korea and in that case, i feel like JJH did not use his best judgment. but i’m hoping the best for him in a country that is soooooo conservative. it’s sad because most koreans i know are curious about drugs, but as soon as someone gets caught doing it everybody is ready to point the finger and call them something equivalent to a leper. it sucks because most people who judge it don’t know a thing about it, other than the biased fear-mongering media “information” about it.
anyway, crossing my fingers for him. i like him as an actor and i’ll still like him as an actor. whatever his lifestyle choices are is his business. it’s just too bad he’s gonna get skinned alive for it.
@belleza,
arghhhh, on a ‘lighter’ note, I have zero tolerance for ’sober’ wkend drivers…
*sigh*, I mean I do feel bad for him as a young dude making one serious mistake that’ll totally cost his career. But…c’est la vie. Showbiz is harsh, second chances r no guarantees, even if he is insanely talented (which imho….nope)
I hope he’ll get a good lesson out of this though and be a stronger human being.
I think everyone is missing the main point that I was making, or trying to make. Which was ” Lets not have irresponsible statements like saying someone deserves to die.” It very easy to sit behind a computer and call for the end of a career or in this case a life. Unfortunately its not easy for the people who are living with the repercussions of their own actions. Its not easy for the people who have to enforce and carryout the decisions that will be made regarding the matter. This is a complicated issue, regardless of the society you live in. That is what I was trying to point out with my “drug comparison”. Which was why I ended it with that statement that Netizens are scary beasts…
I stand by that statement.
Alright, I’ll bite:
“If you are rich, good looking and have the kind of fame that a tiniest minority can ever get, why, why, why would you do drugs? ”
Being rich is supposed to motivate one to be straight edge??? Rich people are the moral exemplars of society?
“When I hear of people in America sort of shrugging off drug use, I want hit them on their heads, drive them to Mexico or Columbia or Afghanistan and leave them there.”
Well now, you’re talking about cocaine and heroin. Have you seen the actual stats on cocaine and heroin use in the States and other countries?
“but if you are living better than 90% of the planet and you still need to tinker with your mind to feel whatever, STFU and go volunteer to make this world a better place.”
What does recreational activities have to do with volunteering or altruistic behaviour?
@ Nom Kitteh, sweetie, u r actually ranting some stuff I want to rant.
@ momo
sorry babe, but… I was seriously shaking my head reading what you just wrote.
1. u r severely disppointed w/ netizens ranting yet tolerant about doing drugs or drug trafficking?! At most we’re being judgmental/hypocritical, we didnt commit any prosecutable crime(s), right?!
2. doing drugs once/twice (that is just what’s caught or admitted) doesnt make u an addict. tsktsktsk
Drug use of K or X can be ‘recreational’ for lucky some, but can also lead to an uncontrollable devastating addiction even in the case of ‘trying it out once out of curiosity’. Say no to drugs, preachy but true…. esp when u have no idea what u r getting into/talking about. You will be extremely shocked how many ppl got addicted to pain killers with just a few doses. It’s not even weakness on their own part…it’s just that these drugs are controlled substances and thus extremely dangerous esp if considered for ‘recreational use/lifestyle choices’ for many many reasons.
3. is being a leper anything ‘bad’?! it’s an infectious disease, u caught the bug, u may end up being a leper…. y is this worst than doing drugs, dealing drugs?!
4. lifestyle choices…. eh..
@momo,
“it’s sad because most koreans i know are curious about drugs, but as soon as someone gets caught doing it everybody is ready to point the finger and call them something equivalent to a leper”
I feel the same way . . . but then again, I’m an American and I have fairly liberal (or I guess “privileged”) attitudes toward recreational use. And, in this situation, I’m not going to judge or impose my value system on another culture. Sometimes I do (say, women’s rights), but not in this case, because I know that this issue varies greatly from country to country.
However. Fact remains that Joo Ji Hoon, a South Korean and a popular actor, was caught doing recreational drugs. He’ll probably face some prison. He’ll probably be blacklisted as an actor, thus ending his career. He is probably viewed as a disgrace by the majority of Koreans and a disappointment from even his most ardent Korean fans. His international fanbase may be more sympathetic, but he’s getting eviscerated right now. Finally, other names will come out and they will also face the same consequences.
March 2008, the estimated time of the deals, was around the time Antique Bakery finished shooting.
hmm.
@belleza and javabeans: i agree with you. the law in Malaysia and Singapore are so VERY strict that if you are charged with drug trafficking or a certain amount of drug possession, it’s to the gallows straight away. that’s why we have to be so careful when traveling out and back.
drugs are just not the best way to get your life moving. and i’m sad that joo ji hoon and those soon to be named celebrities chose this way.
and yeah, i think Asian driving is just bad, sober or not.
i always joke about joo ji hoon look like he doing drug … and it’s true … >,< …
why would people do drug ? im studying about drug in school i don’t think it’s anything good about drug ?maybe bcause of stress ????
I’m nervous about the other celebrities yet to be named. Please don’t be anyone I care about.
@momo,
There is world of difference between cigs and alcohol and DRUGS. The latter is ILLEGAL. And because it is illegal, the user is a criminal (if convicted). Just because America has lost the drug war doesn’t mean that other countries have to follow suit. I am glad that Asian countries strictly prosecute drug use. I am glad that there is social stigma.
FYI, drug money has been directly related to terrorism funding, sex trafficking, and child pornography. And yeah, I am talking about pot in addition to heroin, etc. People here saying “whatever” to drug use: study what revenue from poppy fields in Afghanistan or from cocoa in Columbia supports and see what a bored numbskull in no name suburbia of America is supporting.
Ji Hoon is an idiot for using. If he is also a pusher–lock him up.
@Belleza,
Considering the fact the rich (compared to the rest of the world) nations provide a vast majority of drug revenue, I think referring to user’s elite status is perfectly legitimate. I am collectively referring to commenters here who are shrugging off drug use like it is no big deal. It is a big deal. Additionally, we are talking about an actor who is famous and in a privileged class acting like an idiot.
“Have you seen the actual stats on cocaine and heroin use in the States and other countries?”
What do you mean by have I actually seen stats? Why, do you have actual stats? Please share. While there is drug use in other countries, I don’t see this kind of “Meh, everybody’s using so whatever” attitude that I am responding to here. Drugs are bad news, and people who use them are rightfully stigmatized in other countries.
“Well now, you’re talking about cocaine and heroin”
I am talking about illegal drugs in general. Trafficking countries are not just trading in heroin and cocaine.
I am sick and tired of PRIVILEGED (compared to most of the world) first world kids presenting drug use as some kind of rite of passage, as a way of life, when in reality THEY ARE FUNDING horrific crime in the third world.
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Anyway, I don’t want to argue about this. I think that if 1% of the drug crime spilled over into America, every abercrombie&fitch recreational drug user in America would be in jail. We don’t see ANY of the crime but only the high, so it is easy to call it a recreation.
Anyway, I’m out of the conversation.
the arrest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYiRHEe4C-k
they took extasy, ketamin, etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91xEQoUUwRk
the police officer says that they found 3 packages of the drugs in the spectacle case (sunglasses).
Why am I not surprised? I’m not a fan of him but I really like his acting in Antique and enjoyed watching Antique very much. However there was one scene in Antique where I couldn’t help but questioned “did he do drugs or something?”. I don’t know why but the question just popped in my mind.
Sad. Really. It’s the end of his career unless he could make a great comeback in a film or something.
@Emma,
“im studying about drug in school i don’t think it’s anything good about drug ?maybe bcause of stress ????”
There’s many different reasons, but the other thing is, each country has unique strata for “acceptable drug use.” For example, alcohol is “illegal” in Iran and was illegal here during the 1920s. (Actually, Prohibition was starting to work when it was revoked.) Weed is legal in the Netherlands, which also leads the world in ecstasy production. Switzerland just set up a legal “medicinal heroin” program, though they haven’t yet legalized marijuana use.
Recreational drug use is really, really low in South Korea. The attitudes toward drug use reflect that. In regards to attitudes toward alcohol, drinking is more casual in Asia in general. Plus, in terms of office culture and such, after-hours social drinking is part of that too. Now, personally, I would feel very uncomfortable about that. I don’t like to drink with coworkers that much.
@Nom,
“While there is drug use in other countries, I don’t see this kind of “Meh, everybody’s using so whatever” attitude that I am responding to here.”
Uhhh, the majority of Europe? The attitude here on Dramabeans is much more conservative than other sites I visit. I don’t have a problem with it.
“Trafficking countries are not just trading in heroin and cocaine. ”
Well if you mean Afghanistan and Colombia, you’re talking heroin and cocaine respectively. Heroin funds the Taliban. Ketamine production is primarily from Asia, but in the States, most of it comes from illegal Mexico pharmaceuticals. If you mean marijuana, well its association with criminals is actually overstated. It’s actually the drug war itself, funded by the Americans, that’s causing most of the suffering. That is why many studies show that some form of decriminalization would be the most effective means of both controlling it as well as reducing crime.
“I think that if 1% of the drug crime spilled over into America, every abercrombie&fitch recreational drug user in America would be in jail.”
It has, though. Come to South Central and see what crack did to the inner city. When I lived in the Tenderloin, I walked by prostitutes and drug dealers everyday, sometimes at 2am in the morning coming back from a club or gig. It is what it is, and it’s a complicated, ambivalent story.
I resent when people do the “what’s wrong with Korea” rant (especially when they don’t see the uhhh blatant, brutal hypocrisy . . . ) But I also resent when people do the “what’s wrong with America” rant.
“I think that if 1% of the drug crime spilled over into America, every abercrombie&fitch recreational drug user in America would be in jail. We don’t see ANY of the crime but only the high, so it is easy to call it a recreation.”
I live in what is considered the heroin capital of the US and this level of stereotyping, assumption of global ignorance and some rosy lack of violence… kind of nutty.
Yup! No drug crime here. lol.
Anyway…
I feel really sad about JJH. Goong was my first Korean drama and he was my cell phone wall paper for quite awhile…
“I live in what is considered the heroin capital of the US and this level of stereotyping, assumption of global ignorance and some rosy lack of violence… kind of nutty.”
Yup. I get that a lot of people don’t live in the States, so they probably view us this way.
@mookie
the last thing i want to do is start some kind of hostile flame war on here but i have to say you should really do research before you make statements like the ones you did. ecstasy and ketamine are NOT chemically addictive, meaning that doing it will not create a dependence in your body. neither are marijuana or mushrooms or LSD. cocaine, heroin, alcohol, nicotine are a whole different story. and my take on those substances are entirely different. and yet nicotine is entirely legal and millions of Korea partake in it all the time. i don’t buy the whole “if it’s illegal it MUST be bad” bullshit. based on history, y’all should know the law is not exactly a reliable source on what is right or wrong. it wasn’t long ago when black people were not allowed the same privileges under the eyes of the law in America. and it wasn’t long ago when the law didn’t even recognize women as people. so yeah, fuck the law. i’m not saying drugs are good. what i’m saying is this situation really isn’t as black and white as some of you are making it out to be. yes, i think netizens are hypocritical when they’re so quick to point the finger at someone for doing something like this. why? because many of them do things that are far worse than trying trying X once or twice. i’m sorry, i’d much rather know my friends did X at a club than know they drink and drive on a regular basis. but hey, that’s ok because that kind of idiocy is more socially acceptable than smoking weed. it’s completely illogical but what do i know.
@Nom Kitteh
i can sort of understand your argument that buying drugs and selling drugs is directly funding all kinds of human exploitation and shady shit. but using that same argument, i hope you’re not a coffee drinker. or a lover of diamonds. what about most clothing brands? i hate to say this, but most products we use in our daily life in the first world exploits the third world in some way. i’m not saying it’s ok but unless you’re ready to stop using all of those products that exploit children and adults alike, don’t accuse the drug industry of somehow being worse in their exploitation than perfectly LEGAL products that we use all the time. and as you can see, i really don’t give a shit about the whole “but it’s ILLEGAL” argument.
@momo,
Yeah, but I do see Nom’s point about drug trafficking and its link to weapons, militias, and instability. That’s a huge problem. Russia’s heroin addiction is frightening.
“or a lover of diamonds.”
Leonard DiCaprio was awesome in Blood Diamond, don’t you think?
WHAT? Noooooo
I loved him since Goong and I don’t think I can quite believe his story. Such a shame, why did he have to do something stupid like that mann?
Some of you, who came from the country where using drugs is not a big deal, should try to read or learn same cases in Asian Countries (especially in Southeast Asia where I came from) which involving drugs. For years my government has been fighting drug traficking since my country is known as one of many country who always been used as a base of drug making. You can imagine how bad was the situation, since the police has to fight not just one or two drug dealer but the whole syndicate. So to handle the worse, goverment making a strick rule & giving heavy punisment. They not just punish the drug dealer but the user also. And the worse is that the drug dealer can be sentence to death. So many people have been gotten this treatment so far, including some foreigner. Even some celebs in my country have been sentence to jail just for using a little percentage of drugs (ecstasy, ketamine etc.). That’s how strick the rule in my country. So using drugs is A BIG DEAL in my country. So does in Korea I think.
So, like what Belleza (and the others) has been said, this busted of Joo Ji Hoon could be the ending of his career (in my country he surely will be jailed). And for once I’m not exaggerate it …
I was surprised when I read the news..and feel dissapointed.
But on positive way, I feel kinda relieved to know that he JUST busted for drug use, I would feel more dissappointed if the headline was : JJH commits suicide, or JJH found dead because drugs’ overdose. ( knock wood )
He will have to learn the hard way because of this, but AT LEAST he still gets the chance to learn.
Hope this story would become a lesson to anybody out there, and if you’re using drugs, STOP NOW, and get some helps.
I have some random thoughts from looking at the comments, I think its way too assumptive to forgive or condemn him this early.
Firstly, how do we know that he only took drugs a couple of times? Maybe he is an addict or maybe he has only just “experimented”. We can’t say for sure yet.
Secondly, I don’t really get how people can say he just “made a mistake”. I think its only a mistake when the person in question actually thinks its a mistake. Does he regret taking drugs or just regrets get arrested. There is a difference between a mistake and a pattern of behaviour (if that makes sense).
Anyway, this is far too depressing. I’m firmly againest drug use but I also feel for the guy. I don’t like any seeing anyones life get ruined but I also don’t like to see people make excuses for bad behaviour.
Wow, heated discussions here ^^;;;
But doing drugs… that’s just SO not cool! I’m rather disappointed in Joo Ji-hoon, I thought he was smarter than that. It’s not just destructive healthwise, but also to that promising career of his. Why would he do something that he knows is wrong on several levels and could jeopardize his future in the process? There are other ways to relieve stress and such if that’s the issue.
Being a celebrity in the entertainment world comes with a responsibility of some sort as such a person is looked up to by fans. I know he’s only human and that we all make mistakes, but the personal image is part of the job and he needs to live up to that. Reputation in the entertainment world is everything. Maybe I’m just being too ideal here, but that’s what I think. Besides, as I already said earlier drug is a danger to health so there is absolutely no good excuse to use it. Doesn’t matter that he “only” did it twice, it’s still twice too many. Also, why put yourself in a situation which can lead to an addiction and destroy you ultimately?
It’s actually good that Joo Ji-hoon got busted so early (of course I’d have preferred that he didn’t use drugs to begin with), this should give hime a wake-up call and drag him back to the right drug-free path.
I believe that Joo Ji-hoon will be able to bounce back from this mess, but it’ll probably take time… Honestly, the drugs aren’t worth all the setbacks he’ll most likely have to face now.
I think there is much more deeper story about this. All I can say is that possibly due to stress of whatever JJH is not happy with how his life right now you know when depression strikes back it is really difficult to manage no matter what you are in the society ,if you are a celebrity or not.It depends in each individual how they can handle it.In his case he went the wrong side of the world by using drugs.In my country where I resides the government funded treatment and rehab with this people not only drugs same thing with alcohol abuse but sad to say they always come back still hooked on drugs.I felt that paying taxes each month for them is wasted but they are human being like us ,so need to help them.They need help and compassion physically,mentally,psychologially and emotionally but very difficult to deal with.It is much more peril or rather hard when family is not supporting them.
Sad news but I am not a fan of him but i’ve seen him in goong.My fav is YEH and KJH on that series.Hope it is not too late for him… he is only on his 20’s. I think the world where he is now is too much for him to deal with …celebrities,groups and peers a very huge influence on him and he is not able to say no with the bad influence …just my guess…anyone can disagree…
This bit of news makes me sad. I hope JJH is given another chance.
I dont buy the story that he’s only used drugs twice. I believe has done this many times before but may have only been caught using it in 2 occasions.
months after Goong he started looking weird . I have noticed the drastic change since I saw him at the Baeksang, that something just didn’t seem right with him and espescially at the Prada event, I remember telling my friend that he looked stoned. Sadly, what we suspected turned out to be true. Now I know why he keeps on going to Japan.
I wish I can say that I feel sorry for him, but I would be lying if I say I did. Drug use and drunkdriving are probably one of those things that I cannot tolerate regardless of how much I love an actor/actress.
I doubt his career will be able to bounce back from this. he will at least have to disappear for 2 years, then he’ll have to go do his military duty. if i was him now is the right time.
“I think there is much more deeper story about this.”
Yeah. The real story is Yoon and Yeh (not YEH.) Here you have two people who work in the entertainment world who are actively smuggling drugs into the country. (Which sounds crazy, why would an actress be trafficking drugs herself?!?) Meaning, there’s likely a clientele of entertainment people (presumably most are celebs) who are paying for this access. Meaning, there may be other celebs that we know (i.e. the Antique Bakery) that are on “The List”
@momo, you sure?! KETAMINE HAS NO ADDICTIVE POTENTIAL. < that is definitely a false statement…. come on, it’s an analgesic and u get an out of body experience when u should be in PAIN + u get tolerance to it (ie needs higher and higher dose for same ‘high)
Yes, if you r talking about some strict definition on a chemical/physiological level for X…. but dependency, addiction or abuse potential is not solely based on that alone, not in humans (or rats for that matter). Dependency is never solely physiological. I consider the cognitive and psych aspect as well. For my rationale, a substance that is illicit even in one country, there’s enough abuse potential for ONE single law to be legitimately passed to control/regulate its use. Period.
For a drug blatantly doing stuff to your serotonin (*happy transmitter*) levels and u may feel quite depressed NOT taking the drug.. go figure. For the sake of argument, any drug that has CNS effects=begs for control and regulations. We’re not down on the exact science of the brain, are we?! And illicit = no regulation = don’t really know what (other) shxt’s in it, true?! How about tolerance?! what if one no longer feel the ‘high’ fr X after a while, tempted much to try out more ‘hardcore’ stuff to chase the high, no?! considering the ‘openness’ to try out X in the first place out of curiosity/recreation…..
I adhere to legality of actions, it’s not always fair but we live in societies with confines (ie laws) so deal with it. Nobody is saying everything else is dainty. I just have no tolerance for actions that you knew r against the law of where u r living. If you don’t agree with S Korea’s laws, don’t live in S Korea. In my book, I have absolutely no tolerance in drunk driving, selling cigs to minors, recreational drug use, blood diamonds…. But we’re going very off topic, r we?!
The drug war is esp problematic cause ppl really see it very shortsightedly just as u put it: a pill at a time or once/twice = no big deal. When a substance is doing stuff to your brain, considering even when taking an aspirin may work wonders for some and kill others allergic to it, it’s a harrowing thought of an unknown. Do you have ANY idea of how many ppl try out a pill of X and ‘graduated’ to more devastating addictions?!
not starting anything, but please be a responsible poster. Kids do read posts on Dramabeans, a great blog.
@hazel_1282……sorry for your loss….*hugzzzz*
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I’m extremely, extremely shocked by this news development…..My next worry is how big can this scandal? As for JJH, I think his career is finished………Very sad to see another life destroyed by drugs……..Korea seems to be a very conservative country, unlike the US where you can just do the lame “apology” routine, lie low for a while and then try to do a comeback……….
And for everyone out there, especially the kiddies, please say no to drugs, not yes! Drugs are bad……that’s why they’re illegal…….Just use your common sense!!!
*Still in shock over this news*
Society in Korea imposes so many restrictions on people (at least compared to my country), everything must be perfect, perfecter, the most perfect. I can understand while people need to wind down once in a while, and this is probably just possible by using some kind of articificial relaxant. Nowadays it is often drugs rather than alcohol.
When I read about the schedule of the BBF actors with an incredible amount of three (!!!) hours of sleep at night, I thought “Even if time is money during the peak of the BBF popularity, this is driving people to the ground.” Without wanting to put out any rumors, drugs were the first thing on my mind. You simply can’t shine, shine, shine, be creative and nice to everybody under this kind of pressure. All eyes are on you, every move will be reported on the internet, this sounds like prison to me. And even if you have one evening to yourself will you able to completely relax at once without any help? Some people might be able to do it, others might not. To make it clear once again: BBF is just an example which came immediately to my mind, this does not mean that I suspect that Lee Min Ho & colleagues are taking drugs.
The attitude of expectation seems to be nearly impossible to meet.
Just to make it clear: I have never taken drugs, don’t smoke and apart from a bit of punch or wine now and then don’t drink. And I will, personally, never be able to re-watch Goong with the same innocent, wholesome adoration as before.
Ouch that really really sucks..
I didn’t know that the use of drugs was such a serious case in Korea, Ji Hoon is in a big big crap.
I hope he won’t go to jail and that his career won’t be ruined…
I really like this actor, and that won’t change because he’s a druggie.
Bottom line is that he got caught for making a stupid act. Since he’s in a country that has strict laws against drug use, he has to make amends & abide by what would be decided as punishment for his actions (I’m sure he’s so sorry for it now based on video snippets posted on YouTube).
Being a celebrity, most eyes would be on him & his every move (it has started already with a 100 plus rants/raves among one of the millions of blogs/articles about His news!)
If he was just an average working person elsewhere, it would not be this huge a deal…such a price for fame. I bet one of the hardest things he has to face now is himself – I hope he’ll learn well from this & be able to go from here.
“When I read about the schedule of the BBF actors with an incredible amount of three (!!!) hours of sleep at night”
To be honest, you don’t really think about doing drugs on 3 hours of sleep. You think about sleep.
Lee Min Ho promoting Cass Beer is kinda . . . Could you imagine Zac Efron (same age) promoting Coors? Rocky Mountain Picture Show?
“And for everyone out there, especially the kiddies, please say no to drugs, not yes!”
Yup. Time for the obligatory letter from the adults:
KIDS,
Drugs have not only destroyed your sweet Prince, they have destroyed your Sweet Prince’s mom and dad. Think about the last time you made your parents cry. His parents are going to cry over him for a long, long time because he thought he could avoid the consequences. They can do nothing for their child, who’s thrown away a one-in-a-million career just so he can like dancing to trance.
You may think that you’re just as smart as the adults and just as together as the adults. And you may be right. But, the drugs are smarter than the adults. And sometimes, the drugs are stronger than the adults. They’re just strong enough to be your parent, and they’re terrified of failing you. And that’s why they’re terrified of you taking drugs.
Oh and all the drinking you see in Korean dramas? That may look like fun, but remember — they always THROW UP in the end! And throwing up is no good!! Hyun Bin is not going to carry you home. It’s more likely that Hyun Bin’s Hyung will carry you home, and he’s not nearly as hot! Notice how you always laugh when the characters are drunk? That’s because alcohol turns you into an IDIOT facing IDIOT situations. Trust me — that first episode of Attic Cat doesn’t turn out as happy as it looks.
Finally, if Belleza catches any of youz high off something illegal, Belleza will come over and make you watch the entire run of You Are My Destiny. You will cry. You will scream. You will feel violated. Much like I did. But you will know never to do drugs ever again. Remember kids, the only epic high is Epik High, and well enjoying that illegally can also ruin your life. Nothing is free. And you only can pay with your life once. Thank you and GO Lakers!!
Love (with protection!),
Belleza
@Belleza
“Hyun Bin is not going to carry you home. It’s more likely that Hyun Bin’s Hyung will carry you home, and he’s not nearly as hot!”
Very nice…I’m seeing a series of public service announcements against drinking featuring all my favorite Kdrama stars….
South Korea is so different from the USA. Celebrities TRY to cause scandals over here for the publicity, but in Korea their popularity FALLS when they are gossiped about…
Gosh, it’s hard to believe drug use would actually end a career over there. Total opposite! Also kind of a shock, as I liked Joo Jihoon. Oh well.
^ Ditto. =p *snigger* Ah, jeez. Seriously, the world is sadly not populated by Hyunbins waiting to save you from yourself.
It’s a world gone mad. MAD I TELL YOU!!!
Please don’t be the Antiquers. Seriously, the mind boggles. No matter what the actor is like in reality or what he chooses to do, it’s a shame to lose him on the acting screen, just when he was about to clearly hit it really big. =/
I’ve never done drugs or smoked or drunk alcohol… but it strikes me as really, REALLY easy to screw yourself over. Living is a hard thing.
Truly sad – his career will probably never recover. And he had so much to offer.
In Asia celebrities are held to an impossible standard – they have to be ‘perfect’. No scandal. No personal life (eg publicised relationships). While this does not condone his actions – it probably goes to explain the pressures he was under.
It would be good if this situation had a positive – awareness that drug use DOES happen in Korea (as with all countries). To wake up from the denial that it ‘does not happen ‘here only elsewhere’. That help and/or rehabilitation be available for those who need it – for all members not just celebs and all drugs (inc alcohol).
Standards are to be set by the community – but it should not be hypocritcal and deny all responsible to help ‘fix’ it too.
BTW Is it the season for celebrity drug silliness? First Jill Vidal (HK busted for heroin use and posession in JP), SMAP’s Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (drunked nakedness) and now this?
Although have to say the worst of public comdemation seems to be the SMAP guy – of perhaps cause it was most recent. Ok he was drunk he was naked. He was humiliated. He did not do hard drugs or hurt others (aside from fellow SMAP and his mgt!) . Why the tidal wave of hate? It was so ’soft’ in comparison but I think the SMAP guy is literally paying for it more.
Here is hoping that these sorry events allows for the communities at large to discuss the issue of drugs. Realistically. And the way that rehab can help.
@129 – its the chinese “cheng meng” month = the “ghost month” – heee … does it explain the wierd things that has been going on? LOL
I’ve been reading this blog for a long time, and this would be my first comment. I’ve read all the previous posts and they allowed me to understand how people can have different stance on this particular issue, and now I’ll state mine. When I was young, that would be in the mid 80’s, there was a huge campain against drugs in my country (France). There were infos on tv, posters in the subway, information classes at school… Some could say children my age were too young to fully understand the issue (I was between 7 and 10 at that time) but , from my point of view, it has been on the whole very effective :I understood how drugs could affect not only my body, but also my mind, and my family. While laws in the different countries we all come from may be different in severity , one fact remain and, in my opinion(and sorry to state the obvious) , it cannot be discussed: drugs are really, really bad. I think it’s no use arguing about it. Recreational use is something we all should be careful about because most of the time, that’s how serious business starts: the best way is to never take the first step towards drugs if possible. I got some information about ecstasy and ketamine, and they are both extremely frightening drugs, how can you consider them casually? You can compare their use with alcohol or cigarettes, it doesn’t make it any better. To come back to the matter at hand, my main word to express my feelings would be : waste. What a waste of talent, what a waste of youth. I don’t know his reasons for doing it , and maybe we will never know, but I’m so sorry it will most probably put an end to his carreer. Was it worth it? Surely not. What I find sad is the fact that he will probably regret his mistake, but the society won’t give him a second chance, since he will probably face serious charges. I don’t condemn him personaly, everyone can make mistakes, but the way I see it, his career won’t recover from this.
FYI, the two people in the arrest video clip are Yoon Seol-hee and Yeh Hak-young. (Joo Ji-hoon was booked but not detained.)
Wow Im surprised at how big a deal drugs is for Koreans, I didnt know that until know because they’re so lax when it comes to cigarettes and alcohol so I just assumed drugs would be too.
But are drugs dealers always assumed to have got their supply from outside the country? Are there no drugs like weed actually grown inside Korea itself?
@mookie
i think this is an issue that i don’t think we will ever agree on. just as you seem to believe many people who do E or K will automatically become dependent (chemically or emotionally), i know from experience that many many people do not. yes, drugs are extremely volatile. and a lot of people don’t have the strength to monitor their usage and sometimes it turns bad. yet many people can and do monitor themselves enough that it’s in moderation. so it really isn’t as black and white as you put it. yes, South Korea has these laws and i agree JJH made a very bad decision considering he is a celebrity and in the public eye. what i’m saying is that i don’t believe he should be made an example and criticized so harshly just because he tried E and K a couple of times (if that is true). and it does not make him a bad person just because he did. a stupid one, probably. but not a bad one. as some of the other posters have said, the expectation that celebrities in Korea be perfect is causing more harm than good. and unfortunately that is the state of things and JJH will no doubt be horribly punished. it’s just sad. corrupt managers who force talents to perform sexual acts have gone unpunished for so long but this careless mistake will probably destroy his life. it’s sad. when i first came to Korea, he was my first celebrity crush.
fyi, ketamine is in fact not chemically addictive. you can look that up if you like. in recent studies, scientists think it might be habitual but just based on the chemical make-up, it does not cause dependency. also, ketamine does not always cause an out of body experience. that only happens when you take an insane amount.
anyway, that’s all i have to say about this now. please don’t tell me what i can and can’t post. i never condoned drug use in my post. i merely said that doing drugs does not make you a bad person. i don’t see how that’s irresponsible. if anything, i hope more kids learn to be less judgmental of others.
you’ve got to be kidding me… i JUST finished the naked kitchen and was thawing to what is joo ji hoon. but yupp, his career’s dead. perhaps he’ll be able to come around in about 10 years, but by then he’ll be old… and he’ll probably face jail time and then have to go to the army… this is just really sad.
i’m a 2nd generation korean-american, so i feel views on drug use in korea is a bit hypocritical, given the ubiquitous use of cigarettes and soju/beer/etc, which to me are still drugs and have harmful effects on the body. but i guess what’s done is done, and his career is over.
Career crusher! or a test of rapidly changing attitudes in Korea.
I’m of the thought that he’s just one of the kcelebs that got caught. I believe powerful management companies prevent the public from seeing what really goes on.
JJH is definitely an up and coming talent, so I’m very surprised his management company didn’t prevent this from getting to the media. I’m sure they’re scrambling to salvage the situation.
I expect he’ll make a public appeal that he made a childish decision to take drugs and it’ll never happen again, and he hopes his fans will forgive him.
I think he’ll get through this and continue acting.
… My mind is seriously reeling from the shock. *dies*
All I can say is… I’m freakin’ scared to hear the list when the celeb names come out.
Dammit. He’s one of the few actors I respect and love for their acting abilities!! (insert Devil here) This is going to kill his career, and it makes me sad because it was for purely recreational purposes.
there is a reason why drugs are illegal, you become addicted to them, its unhealthy, it can kill you, it destroys your career (eg: JJH) and makes people hate you (eg: almost everyone here). the severity of it is so great that smoking and alcohol is nothing in comparison, thats why there is only an age limit for them and jail time for drugs.
lets say some of you kids grow up and have children one day and since you think its not a big deal, would you let them take drugs too? i feel sorry for his fans but public image and reality are 2 different worlds, he sold a product that appealed to them and now its faulty. hope they can get a refund! only the delusionals would support him blindly and still idolise him, they should make their kids idolise him too, he set a great example for them to follow. i think its great the laws are strict in asian countries. in my opinion love is the best way to get high, yeah that thing most people have forgotten about after the world became so materialistic.
@Belleza
Very well said!
As a new fan of K-dramas, I am annoyed to see the drinking scenes in most of the
K-dramas I’ve seen so far. Do you have to be drunk in order to solve or forget bad things that happen to you? This is a bad example for young audience when they watch the dramas. K-dramas are for families to watch after all!
Smoking is not a good thing to promote either. Everybody should know by now smoking is very bad to your health. I am not fond of seeing pictures of many of my favorite K-celebrities smoking either. There is nothing COOL about it and it does not do anything with manhood either! Period.
Back to JJH: This is a HUGE lesson for young celebrities. When you become famous and wealthy at such young age, you think you are invincible and could get away with a lot of things.
I hope JJH should straighten himself up after this mess and his career won’t be ruined by this. He is still young. Some people need to learn their lesson a hard way, I guess.
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I’m certainly not shocked at this news. I love Ji Hoon think he has great potential but he hasn’t be cared for in this industry and it shows. Didn’t he start out as a model or something?
Okay, here are a few things that I’ve noticed about popular Korean Actors/Actresses and the industry…they are way overworked, the entertainers seem to fit a very isolated life, some of it seems like abuse in how the industry deals with their needs and the actors/actresses aren’t being nurtured the way that the Korean Society evaluates these situations when giving a Zero Tolerance Policy. (For example, what is Korea doing about the multi-billion dollar business where American actors and actresses do commercials and have their movies shown in the country but they are also well known drug abusers? Of course there is a double standard and major hypocrisy that is applied but why make your actors suffer for their mistakes when you can’t apply those same standards to Western Culture? )
Back to these actors and actresses in this industry…I find it’s a shame that there is so much pressure for this purity nonsense. I find it refreshing that Ji Hoon was actually using. Not that I’m happy about it but I like that he rebelled against the nature of the purity standard. I’m dead set against drugs of any kind but I find it unreasonable that when you have these young actor and actresses taking on so much fame and isolation…what else do we expect? It’s like Korean actors are literally giving up their souls for the freedom of their art. I hope he can survive this because he has great potential and I’d hate to see him ruined over this scandal.
T^T JJH!!
i never wouldve thought… but i still love him
this is very disappointing but I’m glad that the drug trafficker was caught and Joo Ji Hoon admitted what he did. If he used it twice, I don’t think its too late for him to be saved from potential addiction. The fact that he admitted it means he knows he has a problem and therefore, can still be cured.
Good luck to Joo Ji Hoon and to the other celebrities who were also victims of drug use.
I just feel sad reading this piece of news. A promising career over just like that – because he could not say no.
I agree with mumuchan that drug use is simply wrong – no buts about it – whether it is a big deal or not, socially acceptable or not, recreational or hard-core…it doesn’t make a difference, it’s wrong. I’m thankful that I’ve not been with company or in situations where I’ve been offered or tempted to take drugs. It would not have been easy to say no. Celebs are just not as lucky as mere mortals like me. As belleza noted, these celebs are under extraordinary stress from inhumane working hours, high expectations from agencies/managements, constant scrutiny, and not to mention, there’s the ticking time bomb of instant and uncontrollable bad press thanks to the internet should they do something ‘bad’ like snub a fan/journo. Add to that, the murky perils of the entertainment world with many monsters lurking in high positions, the superficial world of the beautiful and glamorous with many sugar-coated temptations – it takes a really good head and strong heart to go through all that unscathed.
I’m from the US and have family in South America, so I don’t think drug use should be shrugged off however, it’s not fair to wish the drug users so much ill will.
I feel bad for the guy and agree he should be held accountable for his actions. And being a celebrity in a nation where drug use is a very serious offense, not to mention being a celebrity has so much added responsibility…he knew better and he shouldn’t have done this.
Drug use isn’t a smart choice but you really can’t judge a person unless you’ve walked in their shoes. What I mean is…for one drugs like E are incredibly addictive. And as evidence by the suicides and accidents and hospitalizations of K-entertainers, the job is incredibly stressful. And finding a healthy and effective way of coping with stress can take people a very long time. In fact, mental stress in many asian cultures is mostly expressed in the body, as physical symptoms. So sometimes people are not even aware that they may have some psych issue they have to deal with, like some mild depression or something. Therefore it’s not surprising that young people or people with high stress jobs or people with a lot of money who just don’t want to be bothered with life, fall into the temptations of drugs. And depending on the individual, they can either walk away or continue with their use.
I hate drugs, I hate that they exist, I hate what it’s done to Latin American countries and other drug producing countries in the world, I hate the crimes that come from producing/consuming drugs, I hate how they ruin lives, I hate how many people they hurt.
But I can’t help but feel bad for someone when they made a dumb mistake and they’re about to pay with A LOT of suffering. I think in the case of things like drugs, it’s necessary but I can’t really judge and refuse to kick someone when they’re down. He did it, he deserves the consequences. So yeah, let him take the fall but don’t beat him once he hits the ground. I pity him and though I’ve never been a big fan, I’ll be praying for him.
After reading the posts here, i don’t get why people are claiming hypocrisy in the way the government deals with alcohol / tobacco use versus illicit drug use. So what, they are supposed to accept it and just fine him for doing those drugs ? Apply the same penalty to people who overindulge in alcohol ? Is this the hypocrisy you’re mentioning? There is a reason why drugs like E and K are illegal, and why people like JJH get so publicly criticised for doing something like this. I really don’t feel sorry for him at all, he grew up in that type of “strict” society, he knew what the consequences would be and he still made that choice.
If you think S.korea is harsh, Singapore gave out the death penalty to an Australian who was caught passing through immigration with drugs in his luggage.
So in Korea drugs, porn and adultery is illegal…..Koreans really don’t know how to have fun do they? Kidding…..KIDDING! Lighten up people.
In a way I kinda feel bad for JJH as he does seem to have a promising career ahead of him, but the reality is we shouldn’t, as all that achieves is to promote others to do the same thing.
I won’t get into the discussion here: I’m still trying to process the fact that JJH’s career is pretty much over and that he may be facing jail time. Which brings me to my question: I have no idea how the Law system works in SK, but I was wondering, if he, indeed, goes to prison, how long are we talking about? Days? Weeks? Months? *Years*?!?
I. Am. Still. In. Shock. OMG!
i’m sad and disappointed, his career is really over after this…
…just when I thought that he was becoming a better actor, he gets caught for drug use. That’s quite unfortunate…I hope this isn’t the end of his career, though that may very well be the case…
82 Dahee Fanel
“What DOES make me mad about this news is that he’s pretty much ruined his career. This is Korea, not Hollywood, for eff’s sake, and he knows that. He grew so much as an actor in “The Devil”, and now he’s just thrown all of that hard work out the window. It shows a lack of respect for his own artistic growth, and that pisses me off. Was doing drugs really worth risking your career over, Joo Ji Hoon? Really?”
My thoughts exactly. I never thought much of him until I saw him in the Devil. Just a waste of potential talent. We will probably never know what he was capable of.
This breaks my heart.
I love Joo Jihoon. Goong’s one of my favorite dramas.
I have lived equal time both in Singapore (where it’s trafficking and hanging, not mere prison time and revolving-door pardons); and here in North America where recreational use is pretty common, even among law-abiding suburbia white picket fencers.
I don’t condone drug use, nor people getting all wasted on alcohol for eg (worse if they kill while wasted and driving) ….
But hey, at the end of the day – people make mistakes and it’s their lives they have to take ownership for.
It’s time maybe for fangirls to take those blinkers off and realise that glowing idols up there are frail humans too. And that many of these celebs lead closet lives very different from the roles they play or the packaging they outwardly project.
Wake Up.
Take those rosy-tinted blinkers off, please.
And maybe find it in your fickle hearts to have way more EMPATHY folks.
I find it harsh that people are going:
“ewwwww he’s a user”
“he always looked stoned to me”
“he should really know better”
Yes, he should have known better.
Yes, he should take responsibility for his actions or more ownership of his own life.
Yes, he should have thought of his parents.
But HULLO!
Everyone is HUMAN at the end of the day. If I am not wrong …. Obama experimented with drugs too in his time, and still lived to be a better person (why is no one going back and saying “ewww he experimented with drugs?”)
Joo Ji Hoon should NOT get off with a fine and a slap on the wrist.
Yes, that would be wrong.
BUT such instant UNFORGIVING DOUBLE-FACED netizen condemnation is (imo) very scarily-sad …… and the shutting-door death of career with no second chances is seriously harsh. The dude has potential and he’s been working hard at it afterall.
People DO make mistakes. Albeit a HUGE mistake in his case.
So he’s not infallible afterall.
In my books …. it’s really how we DEAL WITH THE AFTERMATH that makes an u wrong or ugly incident better.
And it’s really time we take off those blinkers (yoohoo babe, it’s not always a pretty Goong, Coffee Prince or BOF world out there) and learn how to move on – WITHOUT SO MUCH JUDGEMENT.
Unless we can truly say we ourselves thrive under those exact same circumstances like a white unblemished lily …. we really should NOT add the next stone to the pile.
Knowing how these Korean celebs deal with stress and pressure – would it make people much happier if the dude hangs himself instead?
Ahhh then, perhaps it would be so much easier to take out the other hypocritical touchy-feely side, and say instead:
“Awww that’s so sad the poor guy …. my eyes are tearing up just thinking of his end and the stress he must have gone through?”
@154 jusash
I’m actually pretty worried about the netizens’ reactions!
So sad to learn this news. I can see a lot of promise in Joo Ji Hoon after watching Devil, Goong and Antique Bakery. Was looking forward to Tokyo Tower. Sincerely hope that he recovers from this and picks himself up with lots of love and support from his family and friends.
You people need to grow up, you don’t know anything about any of these guys so keep your narrow minded judgements to yourselves.
The Koream netizens never learn do they, after all the stuff that happened last year with the tragic end of so many Korean celebs you lot still keep thinking the korean entertainment bizz is perfect, stop forcing your own expectations on these people.
As for JJH, he took drugs on two seperate occasions, boo fucking hoo, thats nothing, my friends have done worse. It might not be right but if he’s admitted it then he’ll probably change for the better, give him a break and grow up, the world isn’t as wonderful as you all think. He’s a good actor and I hope he makes it through this.
This is why I don’t like fangirls, so closed minded, women have to be thin or beautiful otherwise they’re useless, guys have to be pure and perfect otherwise they’re awful, ugh you people are living in your own worlds.
RANT OVER!!!
His talents should not be overshadowed by this poor choices. If you all love him, support him. I’ms ure this is a big life lesson for him but give him a 2nd chance.
Okay update, you got info wrong DB, apparently JJH didn’t take the drugs he bought them off that girl and sold them to different celebs, which is bad news so it really is the end for him, unfortunately if you play with fire you get burned.
I still don’t like half the comments here tho, your shallow judments like “oh sucks, he was soo cute” are really annoying. I still think this shouldn’t overshadow the fact that he’s a good actor, I just think the Korean society need to wake up about real life, stop deluding yourselves, people don’t take drugs for no reason, he must have his reasons so keep your judgement to yourselves.
Wow.
This.
Sucks.
I’m pretty sure that this means the end of his career, all things considered. Ehh.. maybe there’s a chance, but I highly highly doubt it. ): Which is what makes things even more sad!!! T W T
I personally don’t think that drug use, whether you are an addict or not (which JJH doesn’t seem to be, considering he used it only a few times) means you are a bad person, but it means that you were stupid and made the wrong choices. He’s young, but he still should have known better. ):
Aah… he had such a good career, too…. I loved him in Goong and The Devil (The Devil is a great drama for those of you who haven’t saw it.. or wait, maybe won’t see because of this T_____T) and Antique.
Ah. This sucks. Did not see it coming. ):
i’m really disappointed in this fellow, but this just shows us that celebrities are human, they make mistakes, hopefully he will learn from it. on the other hand, i thought, drug dealers were suppose to keep their lips shut, it really sucks. if they do the crime, they have to do the time.
Snitches get stitches!!!
JOKING!
Seriously though I have noticed several comments about the dealers keeping their mouths shut…. Of course they snitch people…co-operating with the Popo usually means you serve less time.
also
@KOK
where are you getting that info about him selling?
this does rather suck, but it shouldn’t be a surprise.
Considering the schedules they have i have always doubted that just coffee was getting anyone through, recreationally or otherwise.
It would be a real shame if his potential was stomped on, but i guess in the end it will all depend on how big the other names are that get busted.
People are not perfect and the expectation that they should be can really push them astray.
lmao! i know it’s no laughing matter, but i don’t know how to react…
well you do the crime you do the crime.
unlike most people i’m not really shocked nor do i feel any sympathy for them. Drug smuggling and trafficking isn’t something easily forgetable nor forgiveable… his career is over for sure and he has himself to blame… not like we are losing on a great talent either… as for the actress, i hope she does get some jail time (make an example out of her judges).. so many lives are lost to drugs and families torn apart… sorry, i have no sympathy.
Stay off drugs people!
^
Sorry, I meant “haven’t seen it.”
am late again!!!!
NNooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! Not Joo Ji HOon!!!!!!! NNOOOOO!!!!!
I love JI Hoon! He is such a nice man, good with kids…. maybe ha has a bad crowd with him?! Or, he is so stressed with work he needs an upper?!
NNOO WAAYYY!!!!!! UURRGGhhhh!!!!!
still love him!!!!
I got the info off allkpop, I don’t know reliable the site is but they’re claiming he was involved in the transferring of drugs, it seems abit too much for me since I don’t think celebs are dumb enough to deal drugs themselves but the site claims he’s admitted to it, I’ll wait for all the news to come out to make my mind up.
http://www.allkpop.com/index.php/full_story/joo_ji_hoon_caught_with_drugs/P100/
I’m seriously disappointed in the news. I can’t believe he threw his career away like that especially knowing the consequences of what would happen if he was caught. He was showing so much potential as an actor and someone whose work I was looking forward to watch in the future. And if the comments on the fact that he actually may have sold drugs is true, I really don’t know how to express my disappointment…I’m still in shock because I heard how harshly drug use is viewed in South Korea…
Yes, he is human, but really it’s hard for me to sympathize with what he did when he clearly knew the consequences.
But like others have said, it is the end of his career and I would be surprised if he didn’t get jail time.
@ 154 jusash: LOL, you’re thinking this netizen condemnation is harsh? Dude, this is for drugs. Netizens burn people like Solbi for getting a bit cut off her eyes. There’s no way in hell people weren’t going to condemn this. Expecting netizens not to be judgemental? You’ll be waiting a long time.
So apparently, Joo Ji Hoon said that he was drunk and took them without thinking? So much for the crazy stress theory~
Also, I have to LOL – one of my LJ friends posted saying “why do you want drugs that came out of someone’s underwear”. Trufax.
the reason must be stress and pressure………
stress, pressure, stress, pressure…
poor JI Hoon…..
If there is a truth in this drug thing Joo’s career has no little chance to survive I think.O.o Drugs are a big problem… and if it’s true, Joo Ji-hoon has to question himself if to continue his career is a good decision.
On the other hand, if it’s not true, Joo has to fix his smart-boy-image for sure… It’s a big damage which can destroy everything he has build until now…
If he was dealing, it’ll be much worse….than taking on a couple of occasions. Kinda hard to say it was misjudgment.
After reading all the comments, it’s good that people are all very passionate about this topic. Everybody’s entitled to their own opinion. The culture and country that we live in.. including our personal environment really effects how we perceive this issue. Many of us that live in America or N. America hear of drug use so often that it’s not even shocking any more.
However, I think it’s good that there are countries that take this more seriously. I think it does make an impression on people, esp. younger adults that drugs should not be taken lightly. It’s awful to hear that young adults or teenagers are taking drugs for “fun” and don’t think that it’s wrong.
That said, it’s still sad that JJH will probably not be able to continue his career or his life. He’s still young, and yes, it was a mistake and yes, it was very wrong, but he should be allowed to learn from it. It will definitely be a hard lesson for him. Depending on whatever the consequences are, I hope that he would take full responsibility for it and continued to live on afterwards (no one should have to pay with their life). Repent and hopefully most people will be able to forgive. The same goes for the other celebs also.
@Belleza
I was thinking the same thing about the excessive amount of alcohol consumption depicted in K-dramas and movies. How often do we see the characters drinking and singing at a noraebang or swigging back bottles and bottles of soju at a pojangmatcha? Soju shot competitions…beer drinking…it’s in almost every single drama/movie that I have seen (and consumed equally by both men and women).
And the smoking?? Not depicted so much in the dramas/movies, but according to The Korea Times, while the smoking rate appears to be declining, approximately 40% of Korean males are smokers. Smoking is addictive and kills you and, to some degree, the people around you who are breathing in your second hand smoke!
Alcohol and cigarettes are likely more addictive for some due to their social/government acceptance and accessibility (don’t even get me started the massive amounts of tax dollars they bring in which legitimizes them in the eyes of the government)!
Essentially, what I am saying is that to regulate one or two extremely harmful substances while banning others, is hypocritical and although recreational drug use here in Canada is more socially acceptable on some levels, it’s still illegal and carries jail time/penalties. We are just as hypocritical in that regard as other countries, meaning you can drink until your liver explodes, smoke until your face falls off, but get caught with chemical drugs in your pocket…shame, shame, shame!
And not to get too far off topic, but here in Vancouver, the drug wars between rival gangs has completely escalated. There have been 3 deaths only blocks from my apartment (and I do not live in a bad part of town) and a total of about 30 shootings in 2009 (most of them fatal).
I personally think they should legalize and regulate ALL forms (drugs, alcohol, cigarettes) and tax the hell out of them…get everything out of the hands of the drug dealers, set up social services to help people deal with addictions, educate the youth so they don’t start in the first place and begin to change societal views.
And don’t fool yourself…if it’s not illegal drugs that are being consumed within the Korean entertainment industry, then some entertainers are probably receiving some interesting prescriptions from their management companies/doctors.
In closing, while I choose not to do drugs, smoke or drink excessively, I don’t feel it’s fair to tell someone else that they can drink, but not do drugs if they so choose (though I hope they choose not to).
Good luck to JJH and I hope he gets back the life that he for which he has worked very hard.
noooooo!!!! I’m such a fan of Joo Ji Hoon! >__< I was hoping he’d make more dramas that would showcase his abilities . . . . . . arhh this completely sucks for him AND his fans.
holy….crap. I always had this squeaky clean image of most k-celebs in my head, although I’m sure there’s tons of stuff that goes on behind the scenes that we just don’t hear about. I’m also not surprised that more celebs have been reported for using drugs because of this incident. I’m just a little sad that it had to be Joo Ji Hoon. I thought he was a good actor and a nice enough guy. Every time I go back to look at Goong, it’s going to be tainted. =/
i meant, Belleza’s piece for KIDS….. quite funny!!
:< makes me sad
The general tenor of the comments here is a little disappointing.
JJH is the same talented person he was two days ago. He is the same person.
He was the same person he was last year, perhaps before the events that have left a lot of people in shock.
We all make mistakes. Sometimes, by random luck we make mistakes that do not end up costing us dearly. Sometimes, by “bad” luck we make mistakes that do end up costing us.
A person gets drunk, and forgets where he puts his keys and so cannot drive home and ends up not killing anyone. Then that person matures and grows up to lead a “good” life. Another person at the same party gets drunk and then drives home and T-bones a car full of kids. That latter person’s life is effectively over, and he/she has also ended the life of a car full of kids. Nobody says anything about the guy who forgot his keys, and nobody will ever know how close the guy who forgot his keys came to losing his life. There’s no difference in behavior, just arbitrary luck.
Adults have the bear the burden of being responsible for their actions (and non-actions), and this too is arbitrary, because people mature at different rates. Some people have Grace Noona’s and JayKay Hyung’s and Steve Oppa’s and Jenny Unni’s who take care of them and help them mature faster, while others don’t have anyone. I myself didn’t mature until AFTER law school, and it is only by the grace of God that I didn’t end up hurting people permanently through being a willfully ignorant and irresponsible person (other than being the kind of asswipe nal-la-lee that I detest now).
JJH is human, and he is an adult but he is a young adult. He gets caught, maybe others (in this widening drug net) are going to get caught, but the vast majority of celeb users in Korea will never get caught, and will hopefully mature more quickly, and nobody will ever know. If JJH didn’t get caught, and matured in a few months or years, maybe he would go down as an all-time favorite Korean actor.
But he still would be the same person then, as he is now. He is human.
He should bear the burden of his actions, but let’s not throw him under the bus, unless you want to throw everybody under the same bus. The only difference between JJH and me, is that I didn’t get caught and I was able to mature. That, and he’s a world famous actor and I’m not.
-Samsooki
I have been extremely careful to be factually accurate and have read dozens of articles as they come out of the Korean portal sites to get the facts right. I don’t want to criticize someone else’s work but since I’ve been charged with being factually incorrect, I will say: I have read the articles on other kpop blogs and they have all contained factual errors or mistranslations.
Joo Ji-hoon was NOT charged with DEALING. He was charged with USING.
@Samsooki
Well put. We are the sum of our choices…. not one choice at one moment in time.
@ JB
Thanks for the clear up. Figured that was the case, but as i can neither speak nor read Korean I count on those who can.
@Samsooki
Thank you!
Hmm. I don’t know. I saw all the comments like: Americans don’t think drug use is as big a deal. xD But as an American, I see drug use as a huge deal. Especially when you are a celeb the spotlight is on you and you have a real influence on a lot of people. In a way, partaking in something that can damage your health is just… I don’t really know of people around me who think: “Recreational drugs… it’s not addicting so who cares! 8D” I think the main difference between Asia and America when it comes to celebs doing idiotic stuff like this is that in America, it’s not always a total career ender. In that sense, while I don’t necessarily want America to be as harsh as Korea in this aspect, I do wish we took a harder stance on the celebrities here when they do get caught drinking and driving or snorting cocaine. My main idea on things like this is that people are human and capable of making mistakes. So when you do make one like this, you should take responsibility and face your consequences head on. I just hope there aren’t any suicides. x_x Because to me that isn’t really taking responsibility. *knocks on wood*
Oh. Snap.
I haven’t been able to read through all the comments–are we taking bets on who else sold or used? The actress gave other names, yeah?
Part of me wants to know and doesn’t want to be disillusioned any further.
Joon Ji-hoon’s got a bunch of model friends, right? Kim Jae wook (Coffee Prince) is one bet. Any takers? Not just for the gossip factor, but to reaffirm the fact that maybe we shouldn’t be idolizing these celebs–they are, in fact, real people w/ flaws and shortcomings.
Man! THIS IS HUGE!! If the update is indeed true. He is not only a user but a pusher?!! I have gone from thinking irresponsible to stupid! For the record, I just hate to use the word stupid on people.
Rant on drugs (hardcore, nicotine, alcohol, etc) in general :
However you want to define drugs, the reality is that drugs are chemical ingredients introduced into your body which weren’t there in the first place. All drugs can potentially harm because they are natural to your body. Some drugs are deemed less “harmful” because their target organ is different (not always brain). BUT drugs are ALL broken down by the liver; the by-products are then sent to the various target organs to do its job. If you use any kind of drugs, your liver works overtime other than processing all the food substances that you normally eat.
FACT : You and I are just wired differently, one man’s drug can be another man’s poison. So, please don’t say a particular drug is NOT addictive…..ya…but for whom? On recent Oprah’s Show, segment on drugs : the addict said that the chase for the next high started right after the first dose. I find moderation and recreational use hard to believe.
When one uses drugs, whose body do you think they are hurting? Not to mention the emotional scaring of love ones around you. Once you start pushing, you start to harm other people and their loved ones.
JJH : I hope this lad realizes what wrong he has done. My most sincere wish to see his family and good friends set him back on the right path. Disappointments and failures are parts and parcels of life. Even if his acting career is over, it’s not the end of life. I hope to see him come out of this advocating a “SAY NO TO DRUG” campaign.
Bad thought : At the far back of my mind, I hope this is not a scandal by the media to cover up another scandal that took place in early March….still investigating and going nowhere.
RANT OFF MY CHEST.
“All my love for JJH just evaporated within seconds (he’s 27 and there’s no way he didn’t know drugs would ruin his newly established career).”
Well if that is all that it takes then one probably wasn’t a fan to begin with. Hell let em enjoy his life and that includes drugs. Nevertheless he probably will hit a slight snag but he will be okay, it is the woman who will suffer the most from it.
Officially #2 most shocking story in K-ent next to Jang Ja Yeon’s death.
Well, my friend used to remark that Joo Ji Hoon dresses like a hobo at those red carpet events, and I’d agree with her. Now we know why – people who take drugs often neglect their personal hygiene, because they’re too stoned to care. I once had a housemate in college who I later found out to be addicted to Ketamines. Boy, that sure explained her behaviour around our apartment a lot – she used to be alternatively very withdrawn and curt, or overly bubbly. Then she won’t eat for the entire day because she wasn’t hungry. I suspect that she skipped taking showers as she really smelt bad….that would go on for a few days. She’d be full of energy and not seem to need sleep at all, working for 10 hours straight in her bedroom with loud music on…. in the middle of the night, she’d cook a big extravagant meal for herself. She was obviously stressed out being a design student with a huge project deadline that’ll determine whether she passed or flunked out Uni. Later I moved out of the apartment and found out through a mutual friend that she did flunk out uni as she used her college fees her parents provided her AND all the money her housemates gave her for the rent to feed her addiction to ketamine. They owed more than 6 months of rent, and she begged and begged the landlord to give her more time to pay up. The landlord wanted to kick them out and her housemates were furious. Moral of the story – stay away from drugs, kiddies. People who experiment drugs are NOT cool. They are messed up.
@188FELICITY: ahhh… your comparison between JooJiHoon and your housemate is ludicrous! The “hobo” look….., blame it on his stylist and manager. They were probably the one who were high at that time! Jeez!
As far as i can see, He is still a good actor (actually, getting better!), and good person….
Fighting!
man, this is some good gossip! i so wanna know who’s on that list!
i don’t know a thing on SK laws so someone indulge me but what about just flat out DENYING it??? if he didn’t confess…they can still convict him on just someone’s testimony that they sold him some drugs??? what a witch hunt! unless, of course, someone’s got a picture of him in the act…actually popping the E pills or downing the K shit…then he’s royally f*cked! but both substances don’t stay in your body that long and usually don’t even show up in hair tests long after they’re gone…like mary jane.
@ 179 SAMSOOKI: thanks!!!! i definitely empathize!
Hahaha, I can’t believe she did that for just 75.000 dollars. If someone offered me to smuggle drugs for 75.000 dollars I’d laugh really hard. That’s slightly more than 5000 dollars each time. That’s about 4000 euro each time. Even I as a commoner think that 4000 euro is a joke.
@ SAMSOOKI: THANK YOU, BY THE WAY FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTION ON THE LAST OPEN THREAD!!!!! IT’S DVD SHOPPING TIME! ^-^ LOL!
Say bye bye to your career.
I can never look at him the same.
Some time behind bars should do him some good. Don’t be stupid, don’t use drugs!
“SMAP’s Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (drunked nakedness) and now this?”
Oh Kusanagi-san is just a silly, silly man (if you seen casual clips on him, he’s often like a kid.) That’s why I love him.
But, yeah, Johnny Entertainment doesn’t like ish like that. Drug use and such has happened from time to time among the boys, and usually the damage control is swift.
I mean guys it’s worth reiterating. Drug use in South Korea is very, very low compared to Western countries. That is the reality there — it’s just not around you. There isn’t really pressure for celebrities, college kids, or anybody else to take it, because it’s simply not that accessible unless you really seek it. Also, all countries make distinctions between what is acceptable and what isn’t.
@Tippy,
“Smoking is addictive and kills you and, to some degree, the people around you who are breathing in your second hand smoke!”
Ehhhh, smoking is just popular in Asia in general. To be honest, you’d be surprised how the attitudes about smoking in Northern America differ from the majority of the world. That is one of the arguments I want to make. Everybody has their own viewpoints on drug use, but that viewpoint is partially influenced by the attitudes and experiences of your own country. In the States, it can be regional too. People in Manhattan do not view smoking the same way that people in Orange County do.
@Meiko,
“i meant, Belleza’s piece for KIDS….. quite funny!!”
Because at the end of the day, we gotta think about the children. The children!!
But I actually did mean all that. I’m not making a judgment on people’s recreational choices (and that includes good ol alkie.) I’m saying be responsible and realize your choices involve the people around you. I completely suck at it myself. 
As for the hobo look, don’t hate on the hobo look. We all dressed like that in the NINETIES.
I beg to differ with those people that say everyone uses drugs in America and it’s ok to use them . Maybe you and people you know maybe do drugs but i personally think its wrong and unnecessary to take or use drugs unless of course it is prescribed. But the way I see, his career is over and his image is forever tarnished. Good going Joo Ji-hoon. Some in jail should give you plenty of time to think about how stupid you were.
Oh goshhh.. I can’t believe it! but why he’s being so stupid?
JJH, you got your career sky high, but now.. oh no… !
The good thing came out from this, it’s gonna be a good eye opener for other celebs, better don’t do drugs, or they gonna fall in the same pit like those people.
I pray for him.
Is it really that bad to do drugs in South Korea? Not that I am condoning it but (being North American and all) I don’t see what’s the fuss.
Half of our stars go in and out of rehab.
“Is it really that bad to do drugs in South Korea? Not that I am condoning it but (being North American and all) I don’t see what’s the fuss.
Half of our stars go in and out of rehab.”
Yeah if you are a celebrity, heck you can’t even date anyone and it is problem just imagine what drug use would be.
@MEIKO
Yes, the hobo look. That’s what we call it. People who look dirty, horribly mismatched, and a little out of place in an event where everyone else is dressed to the nines.
Ludicrous? Hardly. I’ve lived with a ketamine addict before (without knowing she was one). So I know the signs and suspicious behaviour of these people. They really have their lives turned upside down, and one of the first things to go is their self-image. Withdrawal is hell. Everything they do is unfocused, because they can’t be motivated by anything much other than planning how and where to get their next fix. Based on JJH’s frequent trips to Japan, I highly doubt it’s the first couple of times he’s done ketamine. Who knows, maybe you’re on to something…his managers and agents might not be clean either.
Oh, and I never thought of JJH as a good actor nor particularly good looking. And I don’t really feel sorry for him for getting busted. However, I do hope he learns his lesson well. Everyone deserves a second chance.
“Is it really that bad to do drugs in South Korea?”
Drug use usually means jail time and then rehabilitation. It’s a social stigma whether you’re a celebrity or a college student. Of course, as a celebrity, it’s disastrous.
Come to think of it, one of the main actresses from the Four Sisters — Hwang Soo-jung — was arrested for meth use. She eventually made a comeback six years later.
remember when javabeans commented on his weird wardrobes.. maybe this was the reason.. all kidding aside…. i love joo ji hoon.. sad.. T^T
@195 Belleza:
YEAH, ME TOO, AT TIMES,I SUCK AT BEING RESPONSIBLE, AND UNFORTUNATELY I DONT HAVE A GOOD LOOKING”HYU BIN” WHO DOES A GOOD JOB ON CARRYING ME HOME! LMAO!
ANYWAYS, GOOD ADVICE FOR KIDS! LISTEN TO HER! NO TO DUGS! DRINK MODERATELY AND WITH POISE!!!
GO CELTICS! >-<
why would he want to take horse tranquilizers?..
ohhhhhhhhhhhh
sucks
i hope nothing bad happens
KDRAMAS ARE MY DRUGS AND ALCOHOL….
(mmm…..call that a life?) HAHAHA!!!! am cool with that….
Ji hoon, for better or for worse…..mmmm… ill visit you ok…
Daaaaaamn….
That’s crazy. Well hopefully he can get help without jail time.
@ favegirl13:
ohhhhhhhhhhhh
sucks
i hope nothing bad happens
~something bad did happen.. he got busted.. >.<;;
I’m not saying that alcohol abuse and smoking tobacco are better or worse than the use of the drugs mentioned above, but considering how the “acceptable” and legal substances are abused in Korea, I am relieved that using other drugs are taboo.
I wonder is there is a correlation between heavy drinking and smoking in Korea and the strict ban on other drugs?
@205 l0v3c3l3b, apparently (so I read somewhere before so I am not all exactly sure it’s accurate) animal tranquilizers make the person feel touchy-feely happy with less crappy side affects.
@201 FELICITY:
I know what you mean about signs and symptoms of a drug user. However, affirming Him as a drug user base on his “hobo” looks isnt a solid evidence nor a logical one. I know some people( people i see everyday at work actually!) who look clean and neat, are successful, and with such charm and are also a habitual and/or occassional drug user…… as the cliche goes, ” cant judge a book by its cover”
Hobo look isnt my thing either…. but…oh well, andre kim’s costumes are not my type too but they are gorgeous! LOL!
@202 Belleza: WHAT!? Six years later!!!! i dont think JiHoon will still become as popular as he is now, if he tries a comeback years later….Everybody would have moved on…on to another actor…>-<
I won’t judge him as a bad person but I’ll say he’s a stupid person for getting caught. Who knows what will happen to him since nothing’s been done yet.
I don’t think he’s an addict though he’s just been using them a couple of times because the report didn’t say anything about him being addicted. And just because he dresses weird doesn’t mean he’s an addict there are a lot of celebrities with the same style and appearance isn’t the way to go.
Though I feel sad for JJH, I can’t help but think he… well, deserved it. Though I do not expect him, to be perfect, he knew full well the consequences when he took the drugs. He’s lived in South Korea his entire life. He knew what he was signing up for when he chose to be a celebrity. Taking drugs anyway was just stupid.
That said, celebrity are people and people do stupid things. I don’t think he’s a bad person for doing drugs, just a stupid one, and his career is undeniably over. Now… if he was TRAFFICKING then I’d be pissed off. Don’t push it on others even if you made that retarded decision, especially when you’re richer than most of the world.
Just like criminals after going to jail finding their life is crippled, JJH will find his career over after this case, because South Korea’s drug laws and attitude towards drugs is so strict. And though I pity him, it has undeniable benefits. How many of American celebs are into drugs? And how many Korean celebs? If all of the celebs got JAILED and their careers ruined, see if the number does not decrease.
My asian parents has never given me speeches, because they would never even THINK of drugs as a right of passage. It’s a zero tolerance thing, and both they and I know that. And that strengthens my resolve to stay clear.
Anyway, rant over. But I’d like to re-stress for us to NOT put North America’s standards towards Korea in this case. Laws are different. Situations and attitudes are different (as shown when Belleza and Javabeans both made clear that JJH’s career is DEFINITELY OVER, unlike most drugged celebs in the US). It’s as unfair to condemn Korea for being strict as it is for us to think drugs in US are taken only by the rich percentile without any repercussions and no violence. US is not simply a bloated beast of a spoiled nation (some parts, but not all).
@ Belleza – I love you Belleza. I think if school used that speech you gave way more kids would choose abstinence. xD (drama-addicted kids anyway.)
This blows for all of us JJH fans out there
I’m disappointed in him, but I don’t want this to end his career~
@MEIKO
No, no, you misunderstood me. I am not affirming that JJH is a drug user based solely on his hobo fashion at red-carpet events. LOL. Obviously we can’t tell a drug user going only by how clean/unkempt a person looks! You’re right, we can’t judge a book by its cover. But it’s definitely one of the visual signs when someone you know suddenly loses interest in their personal grooming. Andre Kim, I think he has the market cornered on the alien look.
@Belleza
Yeah! Leonardo DiCaprio was wonderful and sexy in Blood Diamond, african accent and all.
But you know, I still find Jack Dawson his most adorable leading character ever. Hehehe. Cheesy as the romance was, I consider it a ‘coming of age story’ for the lovebirds condensed in two short days on a big boat, lol!
Noooooooooooooo! Not the pretty boys!!! Damn you JJH! I loved him in Goong and The Devil and I was looking forward to seeing more of him, but now it looks like I’ll be down to Antique Bakery and The Naked Kitchen since his project options are probably gonna go plunk! in the future…if he has one. *sob*
Personally, I hate recreational drugs of any kind. It’s kinda sad that we Westerners are so blasé about it when facing it in our society. I mean, if I heard today that any one of the Hollywood actors turned out to be a closet crackhead, it would elicit nothing more than a ‘meh’ from me…really, it wouldn’t surprise me. Even those with supposed ‘clean’ images. But it’s funny how in a million years I would have never put a South Korean actor and drugs together in the same sentence. Once again, damn you Joo Ji Hoon, damn you for bursting my bubble.
PS – I’m writing this while my head is floating away from me (no, I’m not high on drugs, just high in temperature and all the other wonderful goodness that being sick brings) so just ignore my nonsense…
It’s really weird how things end up in the end.
I recall 2 years ago when Joo Ji Hoon fans were really mean and were making fun of Kim Jong Kook’s huge muscles they were taunting KJK fans to make them mad saying that he probably is a steroid freak. It hurt us KJK fans a lot.
But now I guess we know who really IS the REAL DRUGGIE!
I truly believe in the saying “be good, or your actions will come back to bite you”
wow!!!!! i can’t believe this! but then again, everybody does E!
@217 FELICITY: LOL! ok, ok, i understood now…. LOL! It’s just me, in denial of JiHoon’s guilt! I get very maternal…(at a young age!!!LOL!)
yeah, Andre kim totally loves out- of- this- world costumes… he was probably into Star Wars and Barbies when he was a kid, and couldnt decide which one he liked best! Love you Andre! ^-^
@Felicity
“But you know, I still find Jack Dawson his most adorable leading character ever.”
But that’s because you never read the original script. This is how it was supposed to go . . .
*cue ice scene*
Jack: “You’re gonna get out of here, you’re gonna go on and make lots of babies, and you’re gonna watch them grow. BTW Rose, I have something to confess. I am addicted to absinthe. And the money I made with my moonshine operation is how I got my ticket.”
Rose: “Jack?”
Jack: “King of the World Whiskey, distilled 1917. Now Rose promise me that . . .”
Rose: “Oh my grip slipped. Oopsie.”
*cue public service announcement*
Leonardo: “Hello, my name is Leonardo Dicaprio”
Kate: “And my name is Kate Winslet.”
Leonardo: “You have just seen a 3-hour re-enacment of the Titanic disaster, a disaster that could have been avoided if the captain wasn’t drinking and driving.”
Kate: “And remember girls, even if your guy saves you from a cataclysmic event, that is no excuse for being an alcoholic. Absinthe is for Losers!!”
Leonardo: “Don’t let alcohol ruin your life.”
Kate: “Don’t be a Jack Dawson. Thank you.
*cue Celine Dion’s My Sobriety Will Go On”
#170 Mieko
Stress and pressure…..really? If it was simply that, hey smake a cigarette smoke a joint for God’s sake even but you don’t go for ‘X’ and Special K!
hell if there is so much stress and pressure then take a break or find some relaxing hobbies or something. Don’t reach for HARD DRUGS!!!
Thanks JB for clearing up the info about whether he dealt drugs or not.
I know I said I was disappointed, I still am because like I said he had great potential and he knew the consequences of using drugs (especially hard drugs). But I do agree with what Michi and Samsooki said he’s only human, and especially the fact that we all have made mistakes. I do feel bad about how he will be treated in the press, by the entertainment community, by the netizens and the public in general. Some of it will be really harsh and downright mean, and a lot of which he probably shouldn’t deserve.
The reason why I was really disappointed earlier is not because I care whether he did drugs or not (I live in the US and while I don’t agree with drug use, perhaps I’ve become desensitized to an extent regarding celebrities and drug use? But the culture here is a lot different. And many of the posters have picked out the differences so I won’t go into that) but because he knew what would happen if he got caught (and he ruined his career) and especially because I thought he was actually dealing the drugs (but thanks again JB for making it clear that he wasn’t). Anyways, I feel bad for any fans, especially ones that looked up to him.
OH and I would like to rant, this kind of reminded me of Heath Ledger’s death (a actor I really liked) and how something easily as an accidental overdose took away his life. While you really can’t compared the two…JJH isn’t in the same boat, and thankfully nothing physically tragic has happened to him because of his use of drugs (knock on wood: some of you have me scared when you’ll mentioned previous suicides). But It seems to me that it really is frustrating on fans to lose someone or lose respect of someone who you really appreciated as an actor or singer (especially of people who haven’t hit their prime yet) and adored because of something that could have been easily prevented by better choices. Maybe it’s because we’re scared of making the same mistakes as them and because we’ve invested a lot emotionally, and so those losses are almost intensely felt as our own.
@belleza
I loved the Kids Letter! Yay! for drama references
mzpakipot, not everybody does E or any kind of drugs so dont say EVERYBODY cause I am not one of those EVERYBODY.
27 is not the age of a young adult, but someone you would hope should know right from wrong by now.
oh well, his life not mine. never was a fan, never will be, glad i never even gave this guy a chance, cos if i was a fan i sure as hell would be regretting the time and effort lost on this rag.
any news on tokyo tower or whatever he has coming up?
This is the second time I’ve read about this news today. Too bad people with great potential end up doing stuff like this, and ruin their lives. x_x Why do people always tend to do stuff that would cause trouble? 0_o Human psychology is very interesting, indeed.
What’s even more interesting is that Asia (especially east Asia) is a region notorious for drugs and violence. I’m quite surprised to see Dramabeans wrote “Drug use — particularly in South Korea — is a big, big deal, and potentially career-killing stuff.” Of course anyone in his/her right mind knows that drugs are BAD!
Aisssh, this is going to be an interesting development. =X I can’t imagine what is going on in JJH’s mind. He had (and still has) such great potential. Why ruin something that’s not broken in the first place? -_-” Ai yai yai.
that’s how he be smiling all the time . . .
Definitely sad news, and I’m expecting a lot of comments from his fans
I’m a fan too, and it was Goong/Princess Hours that got me addicted to KDramas!
I’ll be praying for him then, for him to have a peace of mind, recover and be a completely drug free man =)
@MEIKO
Aww. Imagine lil Andre Kim playing with his Star Wars action figures and Barbie dolls…too cute! I’d believe it if you told me that he went through the different stages of his life (from a child, teenager, young adult to the middle aged years) wearing slight variations of the *exact* same faux-Jedi outfit complete with painted bald head! Gotta give the man kudos for his consistency. No one imitates Andre Kim better than Andre Kim!
@Belleza
LOL. Clever Rose! Thatta girl, don’t be blindsided by Jack’s sweet words and floppy golden hair. She knows that an alcoholic BF is a loser with a capital L., even if he’s a great kisser.
“Celine Dion’s My Sobriety Will Go On”….
Muahahaha! Wicked public service announcement by the powerful Celine Dion! Susan Boyle should be taking notes.
is it really a big deal i guess it is in korea. maybe because in the US no one really cares whether celeberties do drugs or not its their life long as thy are good at what they do right….kate moss and johnny depp…..they seem to be fine actually kate moss got more job offers!
How sad. I’ve only seen him in Princess Hours and i loved his Prince Shin. I didn’t realise how strict things are in South Korea with regards to drug use and this conversation has been very informative. I really hope he pulls through. As much as i think recreational use of illegal drugs deserves a slap on the wrist, he wasn’t dealing and i don’t think he deserves to have his career, his family and his life devastated because of it.
@125 Belleza
That was a great “obligatory letter from adults” to the Kids!
wow I guess that girl is really giving names to get off the hook as the actual dealer…I doubt this is going to get her any jobs in the future….no one knows who she is anyways…besides a girl who got lots of surgery >.<
And yes…drug use in Korea is really really bad….stuff you can get jailed for ~ the laws here are much stricter than laws in the US. I know people who have been jailed in SK for 2 years for marijuana possession.
I feel so sad for Ji-Hoon,, can not believe he’s using drugs!!
Don’t know if it’s been asked for I didn’t really wanna go through all 234 comments… Will they be investigating in Japan as well due to the allegations of Yoon Seol-hee and Yeh Hak-young smuggling from there?
Ouch!!! Joo Ji Hoon is in trouble..I never thought he could do such bad thing..
Really, it’s a shock for everybody who loves Joo..Hope he’ll be alright..Hope there is no word JAIL for him..
Is JJH already enter the military? If not, the military camp probably can cure his addiction.
aw man, but he was so awesome in the devil and antique bakery… i really really hope that his career isn’t over
Its really a shame that this happened. I’ve always liked JJH’s work ever since Goong and like a lot of people have said, he was steadily improving with each new project.. So its really disappointing if we are never going to be able to see anything new from him… I think he would have become a top actor for sure.
And I agree that we dont know the entire story yet so we shouldn’t be so quick to condemn him. If like he said, he just used it a couple of times, then he should be given a second chance (maybe make him go to rehab or something)…. Actually even if it turns out that he was a drug addict, that doesn’t take away from the fact that he is a good actor and a nice person.
and those comments about the fact that he dresses like a “hobo” guarantees that he is an addict are ridiculous! While it may be true that some people lose interest in personal grooming if they’re addicted to drugs, at least in JJH’s case I think it was a fashion statement! I’ve seen him up close and he smelled very nice, thank you. And he was also very nice and polite which is why I still am hoping and praying that his part in this fiasco ends at what has been stated by dramabeans.
The police should send those people involved in the sex scandal to jail first!
@ 125 belleza: LOOOOL nice post (:
aha i wish Hyun Bin would carry me home
@ momo: Nice points you made there
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Ah, I’m still so sad.
And netizens are scary!! ; w ;
Poor celebrities (in general) who have to be criticized for nearly everything they do. ): Sometimes, netizens/ crazed fans are really biased/scary. o_____o;; (Kim Bum having to close his cyworld because of SoHee fans??)
UGH. SUCH POTENTIAL.
and I loved the Devil ):
Antique and Goong were popular in Korea, too. T___________T
Ahh.. still not over it.
it’s amazing how close-minded these responses have been. i find it really sad that after something like this, fans are ready to desert him just like that. samsooki, well said. what he does with his body is his business and does not in any way influence my opinion of him as an actor. JJH is still JJH. and i think if any of you guys were caught doing something like this, you would hope that there are people who aren’t so judgmental of your mistakes.
many comments have included the statement that no matter how you look at it, drugs are bad. like it is as simple as 1 + 1 = 2. i beg to differ. in fact, i wish to know just exactly what makes doing E a couple of times SO WRONG. i am a believer of the idea that as long as i don’t hurt anyone else what i do to my body is my business and i’ll be damned if i let anybody tell me what i should or shouldn’t do to it. and no, E is NOT chemically addictive. go read up on it. any article on the internet or in a book will tell you so. so many of you have this warped idea of drugs and people who do drugs, whether that they are all messed up people, they look like hobos, or they don’t wash, or their lives are wholly out of control. it’s absolutely ridiculous. they’re not monsters. and i find all this demonizing completely depressing. but what can i do. le sigh.
I was just telling a friend this morning about JJH admitting to doing drugs. She was floored about the news too (she’s a huge fan of his and watches Goong and watches the full series about 3-4 times a year) – first about the drugs use (which is condemnable in our eyes) and second the fact that this is a career killer for him. I’m sure any projects he had lined up in the near future is gone and he will have to suffer the proper consequences from the authorities along with the public views.
Like Samsooki stated (#179), JJH is human and as humans we are prone to make mistakes. It’s a shame his career will suffer from this stupid mistake and I am sure he’s reflecting on his wrong doings since being busted. It doesn’t make him any less of a person just because he used/abused drugs. He’s not the only one in the world who has, but as KPop fans we all now this is detrimental to ones career. I’m sure he will be punished correctly by the authorities and the public and this will definitely halt his career for the time being. Hopefully after some reflection and cleaning himself up he will eventually be able to work as an actor again. I just hope that later down the line he will be able to make somewhat of a comeback because I thought he was turning out to be an actor showing some promising talents. It will all depend on how the Korean netizens will accept him and it won’t be an easy task for him to accomplish but as long as he’s able to maintain or improve his acting skills hopefully they can eventually look past his mistakes and just accept him as a person with wonderful acting skills.
It’s a pity that he resorted to this…he have reasons for doing so for sure….there’s no justification for doing so whether someone is a public figure or not….Its good he has no confirmed gf or else that person will be dragged to his mess. If he resorted to this because of problems..he could have chosen another way to solve. Everyone’s human yup, human to choose the right or wrong path! it’s his choice to take this path….all of us should be responsible for our actions..celeb on non celeb..that’s how life is.
its regretful being a fan of him once. It’s good others choose to remain loyal…I respect that…but for those who choose to remain loyal…. hope they can respect those who decided to be “ex-fans”.
Its end of career for him….a comeback several yrs from now? it could be hard he’s “tainted”. all deserve second chances but I dont think any production or Mgt companies of actors/actresses would easily allow their wards associate/work with him again. It’s also good he has no on going drama or else that production will be severly affected.
entertainment’s been good to him, he has earned a lot..maybe enough for him to move on to new business or field..and rebuild people’s trust from there.
[...] Shin of Goong, Joo Ji-hoon, a Korea young actor was reported to be charged for using drug. For details, refer to DramaBean’s [...]
Jo Ji-hoon dear..
Though I don’t know why you choose too use drugs..I just wish this make you learn and more wise to deal with your life… I’m sorry Sarah, I use your blog to write my sympathi to JJH..Tx
am off to bed… still hoping and hoping….
Joo Ji Hoon… hope you’ll be ok!!
fighting!
He can now kiss his career goodbye…from soompi:
He’s been dropped from his upcoming drama “Tokyo Tower” and scheduled variety show “Infinity Baseball Team” with Kim Jun (F4), Brian Joo, DJDOC, etc.
I didn’t think using drugs can lead a person to totally not like someone. I mean sure it is a big deal in Korea but to me it’s kind of normal to see celebs using drugs…
Oh well, if that’s how it is then too bad for him. That’s the place where he lives and yet he doesn’t know how important it is to remain clean of drugs especially as a celebrity.
Man, if that happened in America we would probably just shrug our shoulders and go “Really so what else is new?” Didn’t realize how relaxed America was in comparison.
Just finished watching Antique Bakery, which I liked. Its a shame that such a promising future has been cut short because of sheer stupidity. Its a known fact that taking these types of drugs are detrimental to the person and those who around that person, yet why do it? Why take drugs, when you know its very very bad for you? Its a constant question that comes to mind. Since in Korea your image especially that your personal life plays a large aspect in an celebrity’s future one should be extremely careful. In this case he was careless and now this part of his life may come to an early but permanent end. I wish him all the luck in the future hoping that he and others learn from this. DON’T DO DRUGS!!!!!
@ momo,
seriously u r testing my patience, yes u can post whatever, but all I’m asking is be responsible. Learn fr Belleza (kudos babe for your letter. <33 for the HB reference!!!!!)
Fessing up, I’ve been in pharmacy sch hell long to know my stuff. and I’m currently working with psych patients, some of whom have drug dependencies. PLEASE Don’t spread dangerous mindless words that some drugs are less harm for you and u can take it recreationally since it’s not chemically addictive, yes, I’m begging.
As I’ve tried to say to you in particular, I’ve never said things are black or white or drugs are ‘bad’. I’ve used words like potentially all over, wanting to stress that JUST with that possibility u r ‘unfortunate’ and will get hooked on the high/get caught, the consequences are devastating. On the contrary, what I’m saying is there are no ‘good’ drugs, only effective drugs. Tylenol/Panadol can kill you with a VERY slow and painful death if you overdose on it. For sth that will affect your CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, you really r out of luck to say it’s ’safe’ to use recreationally.
@247, Joo Ji-hoon hasn’t yet been dropped from Tokyo Tower, although I’m pretty sure that’s just a matter of time. The production company hasn’t said anything yet, but everyone is speculating that they’ll have to drop Joo, and the production itself may become endangered, since it was supposed to start filming next month.
Korean society is strict on MANY MANY things. I have been to Korea 15 times and this is what I have observed :
a) I have never seen couples make out in public. The most I see is them leaning their heads together say, for example during a concert or holding hands.
b) Priority seats in the subway are PRIORITY seats. Don’t even think about sitting down in those seats (even if you may get up when there’s an elderly or more needy person) if you’re not old. Don’t sit down – unless you want to risk a tongue lashing by an ajumma.
Am I shocked? No. Am I surprised? Yes!
I’m sure he knew the consequences of his actions but assumed he wouldn’t get found out. Now he will have to pay the price. I give him credit for admitting it though.
My question is who else has their name on the list? Was JJH the biggest fish to be caught and that’s why we are hearing about him first or are we in for more surprises?
I guess time will tell.
239 Anon yay i agree with your comments
! His drug use shouldn’t diminish him as an actor.He has so much potential, why deprive ourselves of talent? Its a shame an unrelated personal decision endangered his whole acting career >_<! Drug use or not, he was a good actor, and that should be enough for him to act.
i’ve spent nearly one and a half hour reading all the comment
@Belezza, i totally enjoyed your obligatory letter, KDrama drinking habbit is very disturbing and kids, please don’t try to imitate them…
i always lived in a happy, secluded and priveledge/protected life, i don’t smoke, drink, use drugs. i don’t live in SK nor do i live in NAmerica, so i’m not going to start talking about different culture and such or even dared talking about the drug itself.
well my point is i hope JJH learn from his mistakes and people would give him a second chance (for 6 or more years), and for the anticipating news… well we’ll just have to wait who are the names they’re going to bring out…
@momo,
admittedly i haven’t read up an all the comments here, so i really have no idea what people are saying, but to address your comments regarding E..
there’s no way, no how that prolonged use of any medication esp those not prescribed by a medical personnel have no side effects…. whatever the medication or drugs use, there will always be side effect. even a simple painkiller can cause harm, be it physically or psychologically.
unfortunately, E’s psychotropic effects cause a tendency for those who use it frequently to get addicted. the drug may not be chemically addictive but the effects it has is.
(btw, i am in the medical profession)
just to share information….
Dear Jo Ji-hoon..
Though I don’t understand why you choose to use drugs….I wish you’ve got the lesson and more wise to deal with your life…..sorry Sarah, I use your blog to write my sympathi to JJH..Tx
ommggg this is not goooddd!!!!
I love how in the US if a celebrity is caught doing drugs, we’re all like “idiot. what a dumb.ass” but we’ll still catch their next movie or buy their new album.
and in south korea, it’s like, “omfg i am so disappointed. I’m not his/her fan anymore.”
personally, I think that someone’s personal life should be separate from their work life even though that’s near impossible in the entertainment world. but seriously, if you didn’t know Joo JiHoon did drugs, you would still watch his dramas and movies right? so just because you know he does drugs you won’t watch his work? it’s absurd.
[...] for receiving drugs from lesser-known actress Yoon Seol-hee and model Ye Hak-young… more on Dramabeans and Kbites Joo Ji-hoon, Yoon Seol-hee and Ye [...]
@179 Samsooki
Well said! My sentiments exactly!
Not to wax preachy here, but I say “love the sinner hate the sin”!
Sincerely hope that JJH stop doing drugs, get help, learn from this and come back an even better actor. We look forward to more great works from him. This is NOT the end.
what a sad way to end his career, it was going so good.
i mean i still like him as an actor but its a shame he had to
use drugs, tsk tsk.
I had a feeling JJH was on drugs.
from popseoul: “Joo Ji-hoon was questioned by police as to his motivations to taking drugs. The model/actor explained that the drugs were to enhance his experience when listening to music and dancing. However, the police found that he and his accomplices were not sorry for possession of drugs.”
so much for being stressed and pressured by work.
completely have no sympathy for drug users who have to face the law on their ‘life choices’.
^^ popseoul is very sloppy with facts and i have not see anything saying about police calling them “not sorry” in any news (i read korean sites). until they name their information sources, i don’t believe anything they write because you never know when something is true and when they’re trying to make things up to be sensational. If JJH said that for sure it would be all over the news.
@stilldollxx, I just read a couple articles saying that Yoon Seol-hee was heard saying, “I’m sorry, I was wrong” and “showed a regretful attitude” while at the police station. I’d really like to know where that other information came from…
^ http://popseoul.com/2009/04/27/joo-ji-hoon-is-not-sorry/
i just saw it here, and thought i’ll post it here, since the discussion on this topic seems to be the most lengthy on this blog.
@stilldollx, thanks for that, although my point is more that I have not seen anything in popseoul’s post reflected in the actual news coming out about the drug case. So I am curious to know where they got their information, because it seems out of nowhere. I’m reading all the stories to keep up with the latest details and i haven’t seen anything to say that those who have been charged or arrested have been, as popseoul says, unrepentant for their actions.
Keep us updated on this case JB…thanks!
ok, i think mookie and salt have misunderstood what i said. i said E and K are not chemically addictive. i did not rule out the fact that a person may become emotionally dependent on it based on their lifestyle, personality and personal choices. i also never said that it’s totally “safe” to use these substances recreationally. from my personal experience, i know a ton of people who have tried E once or twice (or even 3 or 4 times) and never gotten addicted or had their life go down the tube. so i really don’t believe that just because JJH may have tried it a few times, that yes he will probably become addicted, and eventually his body will become destroyed. all that baloney about “gateway drugs” and how doing this will lead to other worse things is exactly just that, baloney. i’m not here to compromise with your opinions, mookie. and it’s the internet. people abuse this method of communication and spread much worse garbage than the things i’ve said. and even if we were face to face, i would defend my opinion till i’m blue in the face. but i get it. you come from a totally opposite position than me. i’ve never worked with drug addicts or psych patients with drug dependencies. that type of profession may gain you some insight, but i also believe it has hindered your ability to see beyond your total life and death perception of drugs. but that’s just me. i know way more people who have experimented with drugs and live perfectly ’straight-edged’ lives now with families and good jobs than addicts who have destroyed their lives because they dabbled a few times. that is where i’m coming from.
anyway, i don’t want to discuss anymore about whether drugs are bad or not as bad as people think. my whole argument in the first place was that i don’t think JJH should be so harshly criticized and scapegoated by the public for something that doesn’t harm anyone (if he just used it and didn’t traffick) but himself and in such small doses (if true), does not affect his acting in any way. he is an actor. and i say once again, what he does with his life is his business. this whole damn world is so concerned with other people’s business, what they’re doing behind their bedroom doors, what they’re doing to their own bodies. if they actually took the time to look at their own issues, they wouldn’t be so damn worried about other people.
“However, the police found that he and his accomplices were not sorry for possession of drugs”
The thing is, I’m not sure what that really means. Assuming Popseoul actually reported this correctly (hahahaha), it doesn’t actually state that Joo Ji Hoon was “not sorry” about it. It says the POLICE believed they weren’t sorry about it. (And why would law enforcement make excuses for JJH anyway?) And is it Joo Ji Hoon? Is it Yoon? Is it Yeh (not YEH)? They’re lumped together as one response in this case.
It’s just not human nature. You’ve been caught with drugs, you’re being interrogated, you’re extremely terrified that you’ll never be able to go home. You’re not going to be unrepentant. Unless you’re Biggie Smalls. Then, you’re just Notorious.
also as an aside, popseoul really sucks. most of their articles are either blatant copies of other blogs or total BS. that whole article was uncited and i wouldn’t be surprised if they just pulled that out of their butt to get more traffic to their blog. what total garbage.
@251 mookie & @257 salt
Thank you both. You have said a lot of what I wanted to say and more.
My dad was a smoker for 40+ years until a massive heart attack and he then quit cold turkey. I remember asking him 5 years after he quit whether he misses his cigarettes. This was his answer : No, he did not miss his cigarettes but he missed those feelings he gets while smoking. I have never smoked but I thought my dad’s answer was quite profound.
Get this everyone, a lot of Asian countries have very strict laws on drugs trafficking and/or abuse. Do you know the reason why? Law and policy makers know and understand that effects of drug use, dealing, trafficking will have adverse social, health and indirectly political repercussions. This is my up close and personal experience with the effects of a drug. My grand-aunt committed suicide because she couldn’t deal with her son’s initial stealing and later turned into death threats just to feed his addiction to get the next high. And you know what? My uncle is still taking drugs. He’s been in and out of rehab more than a gaziilion times.
And his family still lives in fear of him and for him.
I have a few questions for everyone here :
1. Smell of cigarettes is ok but has anyone been turned on by a smokers’ breath?
2. Does a smoker know what his/her own breath smells like?
3. Drinking is fun. Is vomitting or having a hangover fun? Is driving under the influence killing yourself and/or others fun?
I used to travel to Korea on business. I drank with my korean colleagues (all males by the way) after work. I know it as Soju but they called it industrial alcohol. I recall that someone was always the designated driver and not a DROP of alcohol passed through his lips. NO, I don’t remember being piggybacked. Oh wait…Hyun Bin did………….IN MY DREAMS. zzzz…kekeke…zzzzz
Thanks for the constant updates, you are always a trusted source for me!
Things are getting so heated up over here, staying away from the drug debate…
All i’m saying is it’s quite disgusting consuming anything that was stuffed in someone’s panties for hours (as I read somewhere was the actress’s mode of transporting the drug) and was probably cooked up in some shady basement…
@ Belleza, u seriously crack me up with your comments….
IMO, things could go either way for JJH, either scapegoat as public warning or slap on the wrist. if he should be so lucky to escape jail time, the one thing he should do immediately to save his career other than issuing public apologies is to GO STRAIGHT TO THE ARMY….asap if he could voluntarily enlist. Take on some hard duty, and come back a “Reformed Man.” This is the one time when enlisting could probably save a stars career…This is big but it’s likely something bigger will surface during the time he would be gone for, and this will become a distant memory.
So sad… just starting to grow some respect for him as an actor and now this. It’s really quite a scandal for him since he’s so private and there’s usually no gossip about him floating around.
Hope whoever else is involved is not another promising talent…
@momo,
nope I have not misunderstood what’s coming out of u.
Lucky for your friends, but do u know how many patients I’ve dealt with that r hooked? who just started out ‘trying it out once or twice’ and later got onto devastating addictions of multiple drugs?!?!?!? that is exactly what is frightening about what u r saying. Just coz u knew of 10, 20 peeps who r ‘fine’ after taking a couple illicit pills doesnt make it alright for u to make such outrageous conclusions.
AND again, the X or K or meth out there, it’ll never be safe….. unless u made it yourself in your own lab, u cant tell what’s in it and in the process of making ANY drugs there can be dangerous byproducts produced and mixed in, eg for X u can easily get another dose of Amphetamine (an upper) in one single pill. I bet u may feel like u’re getting a bargain if u r a druggie. <_<
Again, once again word of advice for you and your friends: even if a substance that is not chemically addictive DOES NOT mean it’s not addictive or have no abuse potential and u won’t develop a dependence.
Wow, I’m really not surprised to see so much misinformation on this website.
1. You can’t get physically addicted to Ecstasy
2. A lot of you seem to be sharing personal stories, but they’re personal stories that are essentially non-sequitors. All drugs are not equal, and if you’re addicted to ecstasy or marijuana then you’ve got a lot of other problems in your life.
3. As much as you can say that “Korea has it’s own drug laws, people should know better”…well, at the same time, I believe that many laws are inimical to the human spirit and drugs laws are one of them. Think about it; drug laws, any drug laws, are essentially a governmental organization telling you what you can and can not put into your body.
If governments actually gave a shit about you, they’d outlaw alcohol and cigarettes because not only do those harm one person, the cause massive amounts of monetary and property damage to society at large. The crack wars of the nineties have NOTHING on the damage that alcohol and cigarretes have caused.
I’m not saying these guys are heroes or anything, but some of you need to get the fuck off your high-horses. Seriously, “I’ve never done blah blah blah”…who the hell cares? Have you ever drunk alcohol? Congrats, you’ve taken a drug far worse for your body than Ecstasy.
It was a shock and sad news; still couldn’t believe what I had just digested. Simply no words could describe how heavy feelings what would happen thereafter. Let’s hope for the best for JJH.
mookie, fair enough. we’ll agree to disagree. however, can i just say, your argument that X and K are never safe because we don’t know where it came from is not really because those drugs are bad but the illegal trafficking industry. some government officials and anti-prohibitioners believe that if drugs were sold legally and thus controlled, this would not be a problem in the first place:
“Often illegal drugs are purchased in the underground market, there is no care for hygiene, and drugs may be cut with other substances or sold under different guises to increase supply, sale, potential profit, or user addiction potential. This can be dangerous as even though numerous illegal drugs have very low toxicity levels (low potential for overdose) and low addiction potential their safety status can be altered dramatically if they contain other chemicals of which the buyer is unaware. This can increase the potential for unexpected effects, overdoses, and drug dependence. For instance, tablets sold as MDMA have commonly been found to contain methamphetamine as the primary active ingredient or include methamphetamine in addition to other drugs.[23] Methamphetamine has much higher comparative addictive potential than MDMA, and a higher risk of overdose as demonstrated by its LD50s.”
anyway, just sayin’.
jdog, thanks for saying in one post what i’ve been trying to say for the past handful of posts.
@momo,
think… there is no freaken way government AND drug companies r going to produce legal X/K/meth. Can u think of Johnson&Johnson taking that up.
don’t just say…think.
Also, and I will just throw this out there, but a huge, legal pharmaceutical company, Baxter, shipped vaccines a few years ago that were infected with the AIDs virus to ORPHANS.
Don’t come on here talking about the efficacy of illegal drugs when legal drug companies are fucking ruthless.
eeer..I don´t know what to say..I´m speechless.
mookie, i’ve been trying to have an open-minded discussion with you trying to see things from your perspective. i find it really rude how condescending you’re being and your total unwillingness to see things from a different angle. there’s no debating with people like you. i give up. continue to point the finger and see the world from your black and white frames.
oh and fyi, there’s no way the government would produce X and E? you may be right. but that has not stopped them from funding drug trafficking in the past. US government agencies and government officials have been caught trafficking drugs to finance US-supported terrorist actions in events such as the Iran-Contra Affair, and Manuel Noriega. so yeah, don’t be so damn sure.
@mookie:
Dude…in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, pretty much every drug manufacturer that was around WAS producing cocaine and heroin.
People were prescribing cocaine for everything. Coca-cola actually started as a Red Bull-esque “energy drink” made from cocaine.
Educate yourself.
@dog, u r talking about early 1800s and 1900s right, dog?!
please educate yourself about the drug war that is going on NOW.
I’m not saying drug co/gov r saints (very contrary), but it’s just NOT profitable for them and feasible for the gov to execute the measures WHEN there is already a thriving underground market that can most prob supply it cheaper and in loads already. and it’ll be a hellish PR storm for the drug companies IF they decide to produce these stuff that have abuse potentials FAR outweighing their medicinal use (and ie FUNDING for research for what the drug is indicated for fr say NIH)
so yes, again THINK before babbling.
Alright, Mookie is just trolling. I’m outta here.
you are smart. we are stupid. only you think before speaking. we only babble.
god, people like you really make me laugh.
And thanks for bringing up Coke (and heroin) Back then we didn’t know fully about it’s dangerous side effects, AND after it’s brought to light with more research and such, do u see mass produced Coke with coke?!?!?
Back then there were limited knowledge of the science and pharmacology, now we know better. That’s why all substances are weighed by their abuse potential/’harm’ against their medicinal value…. there are many legal drugs that r very strictly controlled but still labeled with medicinal uses….and then there r some that just have abuse potentials under certain standards and hence the term ‘illicit drug’.
IT’s exactly the same logic as we can’t be sure we know everything about these newer drugs such as X/K/meth, AND for u guys to just throwout statemts left and right saying it’s ’safe’ and it’s a ‘meh’ drug unlike whatever…it’s irresponsible.
Good u finally r getting sth momo, and not that I’m intending to make u laugh coz this is no joke. but yeah enjoy urself!
When you use drugs it can destroy anything you have in one snap….
And also we are also aware that some people and even the celebrity are doing this things, so its not new to me anyway. But its kind of shock to me when Joo Ji hoo also included….. truly disappointed.
anyway nobody’s perfect (role model)
PEOPLE!RELAX… i believe this story is just a rumor until proven! there is no proof of ji hoon USING drugs! i have seen one video about this in youtube, but! i did not HEAR his voice or even SEEN his face! and the guy in the video!doesn’t look like joo ji hoon at all! and in fact! there is only a guy and a girl in the video. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2962hSqzpM- this is the url] have faith in him! i know, he wont do this! and besides, USING drug TWICE isn’t a big deal after all! GUYS, come on! PLEASE! stop this issue! its getting worse! it will hurt him more! and will pull his career down! let’s just HELP him, PRAY for him to recover whenever this is true. HOPING FOR YOU COOPERATION! TNX.
[i have loved him for almost five year already...i'm so sad to hear this RUMOR.]
@Asarako
No. Drugs do not destroy everything you have in “one snap”. That’s such a childish thing to say.
Do alcohol or cigarettes destroy you in “one snap”?
Korea’s drug laws (and America’s for that matter) are disgustingly immature.
@ Mookie
Ok, this is my last attempt because you are either stubbornly wrong or just trolling.
EVERYONE knew the addictive side effects of Cocaine and Heroin in those days. Why do you think Britain forced China to start importing opium? They could have just as well forced China to import tea or cookies.
But they specifically used opium because they knew the effects.
Drugs were NOT outlawed because of their addictiveness. They were outlawed through a combination of racism and industrial greed (hemp makes thousands of products and opium was frequently used as a cheap painkiller)
who said it was safe? how many times must you put words in people’s mouths? also, X and K and meth are NOT the same drugs and don’t equate their danger level. and what makes you think people know better than before? perfectly legal substances are some of the most dangerous substances in the world. why don’t you try and tell me what the medicinal value of nicotine is.
i take back what i said. you don’t make me laugh. people like you depress me. it fully makes me sad to know that the world is still full of narrow-minded people like you. i don’t know why i even tried to have a civil conversation with you. i should have known that you would have resorted to condescension and holier-than-thou insults sooner than later.
I’ve stated this before but I still don’t understand the comparisons people are trying to draw between alcohol consumption and illegal drug use. Engaging in recreational / social drinking is a completely different matter to using those drugs “recreationally”. How to compare ?
@stilldollxx
Uh, Stilldoll…are alcohol and nicotine *not* chemicals that alter the way that the brain behaves?
They are.
Thus, they are drugs. Just because they are societally acceptable makes no difference at all. Not only that, but alcohol and tobacco have been proven to be far more destructive than “hard” drugs when ALL things are taken into account (think about cancer caused from smoking…missed work, hospital fees, family counseling, home-care, grief-counseling, etc).
Wow. Most people don’t know much about cigarettes and alcohol. Those two on their own kill more people a year than crack or heroin put together. Cigarettes kill about 390,000 people a year. Alcohol kill about 80,000 people a year. Crack kills about 2,000 a year and heroin kills about 2,300 people a year. Here’s the website that I pulled the numbers from. Here are couple more websites about cigarettes. There are plenty more websites that gives you guys more information.
http://www.druglibrary.org/Schaffer/library/basicfax3.htm
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2X_Cigarette_Smoking_and_Cancer.asp
http://www.fda.gov/Fdac/features/1997/797_smoke.html
People who think cigarettes or any other nicotine drug isn’t as bad as illegal drugs really need to educate themselves better. I know more people who died from nicotine and alcohol compared to illegal drugs. Not that it’s a shit load of people. I just know one person who died of drug overdose. 6 people from drinking and driving. 2 from nicotine caused cancers.
I just can’t believe that there are people that look at using drugs as a normal thing or not a big deal just because there are others who also are doing it or must have use it.
Illegal drugs in whatever form and in whatever reason why somebody using it is not good. Do not be just be outraged that it’s gonna kill someone’s career but be concern why he resorted in doing it and the impact of what he has done to the his fans who adores him.
It is not even the question of how many times he used it, just the fact that he used it would mean that he is troubled or his values are screwed up in some way.
If laws in Korea are harsher than the US when it comes to drugs, I think JJH already knew that since he is a korean and thus he is not stupid to think he’ll just get away with it the way those Hollywood actors.
I think it was a blessing that he was caught because what if he gets addicted to it, assuming that he’s not yet. At least, he’s been stopped. The downside is that his life will never be the same again. He knew that it was illegal and so he also is aware that if he’s caught then there is repercussion.
I hope this could be a wake up call for others who are thinking of using it or is using it. I am not a fan of him but it is sad to see someone who just lost his career because whether you like it or not, his acting career is definitely over unless the Korean public is very forgiving.
Basically, do not do drugs. It is harmful!
Yoon Seol-hee’s eyes are FUCKIN’ HUGE!
She looks like a creepy cartoon come to life.
I still hit it, though. Even though she’s a rat-bastard cartoon face.
@ Stilldollxx (Wakeshima Kanon fan?)
The comparison is that both alcohol and tobacco are as addictive and harmful as many of the illegal drugs people use. Tobacco and Alcohol use can result in death and have acctually been attributed in to over 20% of deaths in the USA. Think Liver failure, Cancer of various varieties (though most often lung cancer is associated here). Tuberculosis, Emphysema, traffic accidents caused by drunk driving….etc
All are used for basically the same purposes.
1.) achievement of a pleasant mood 2) avoidance of an unpleasant mood 3.) acceptance among peers 4.) celebration/ group celebration/ feeling of communal experience 5) insight and creativity.
Also stop and consider the fact that massive treatment and social programs exist due to both types of abuses. Alcoholics Anonymous, Mothers against Drunk Driving, AL-ANON and Alateen, Nicotine patches, gum, inhalers…massive campaigns to stop smoking like TheTRUTH.com and state and local stop smoking hotlines and programs
The main difference is truly is social acceptance. While we have deemed tobacco and alcohol to be risks we are willing to take, we have not come to the same conclusion for other narcotics.
I’m not trying to champion legalization here…as I don’t really think it the forum, but I just wanted to show you the similarities.
i’ve never been his fans but feel sorry for him.. but he is an adult.. i think he must know the consequences of what he done
DRUGS!!.. yuckss!!… hell no..
The actress seems sells drugs because wanna pay her plastic surgery i think.. she looks like plastic surgery product
I am so sad. I loved him. There goes his acting/modeling career. My bestfriend
will be pulling her hair when she finds out about this.
oh my god, jo ji hoon, this is shocking, i guess youre not my prince anymore =(
and holy crap more celebrities, i wonder who…..
was wondering how many comments will there be with this news… by 2 days, over 300 comments made.. i wonder which is news in dramabans is the most commented,… hmmm ..
Hmmm. Well, that’s a pretty pickle, to say the least.
I can’t say I’m shocked or even surprised by this news bit, maybe just a weeeee bit disappointed. (I know it’s weird, coming from someone who did a straight freakin’ marathon of all 24 eppies of “Goong” back in May of 2006, hitting the pause button only for quickie bathroom breaks and fevered dashes to the kitchen, and kept awake and a-buzzing by steaming vats of coffee and that distinctively piquant “Goong”-generated, er… high, pun not intended.)
I guess what I’m trying to say is that it IS show business after all–with its own dark, seamy underbelly–so in a way, everyone and everything is already a bit suspect. Admit it or not, we all look askance at celebrities and their lifestyle choices, legit or not, socially acceptable or not. And even for those with no lurid scandal to their name (yet), you still keep that niggling possibility in mind, because it may just be a matter of time before the authorities or the press blow the lid off any illicit wrongdoing celebrity ABC or XYZ may have committed. After all, it’s happened countless times before, and it sure as hell can happen again. Junkies, stoners and pushers (oh my!)? Check. Intoxicated exhibitionists spewing forth mayhem (and spermatozoa, haha) in public places? Check. Voyeuristic sex addicts and loyal prostitution patrons? Check. Wife-beaters and trigger-happy psychopaths? Check. Check. Check. They’re all found here in the crayzee world of… *sings* “there’s no business like show business…”
If it’s indeed true that the Korean entertainment industry, law enforcement, and society in general are inclined to be less forgiving (or less indulgent?) towards self-confessed dope addicts than their American and European counterparts–well, tough break for Joo Ji-hoon, with such a promising career as his. (Drug dealers and traffickers are a different story altogether, and should not be spared the full brunt of the law, IMHO. Lock ‘em up and throw away the key!) I just hope that JJH has the balls to take full responsibility for his actions, regardless of the impending legal, personal and career-related fallout. And should this mean doing time in a rehab center or behind bars, then so be it. No matter what country, the law is the law and must be upheld to the fullest, with no exceptions, no special “get out of jail” card for celebs.
But to banish him from Koreanshowbizland altogether? To deny him acting work for life? That’s taking it to the extreme. I mean, Robert Downey Jr. grappled with his own personal demons (not to mention public humiliation) before winning his battle with drug addiction–at least for now. Some of his best work yet came out AFTER he had cleaned up–a best-case scenario of someone who has been given a second chance and made good with it. JJH is no RDJ (not by a long shot!), but even androgynous anorexic addicts who can act deserve another shot at redemption, don’t they?
I’m jumping back into this thread for a bit of clarification (attempted, anyway). There are a few lines of thinking that seem to be running into each other and people aren’t being specific enough to indicate what they think.
1. Drugs = bad. JJH used drugs, therefore etc.
Comment: This line of thinking is a little bit broad and commenters like jdog2050 make good points against this kind of arbitrary logic. Which drugs are bad again? What about alcohol abuse? What about non-prescribed use of prescription drugs? Many of the more recent comments seem to be fixated on some aspect of “drugs = bad” but I can’t even begin to describe how weak this line of thinking is.
2. Use of X / K = illegal in Korea. JJH used X / K in Korea, therefore, etc.
Comment: This is probably the camp where I am in. JJH knew what he was doing was against the law, and as an adult, he is responsible for his actions. He therefore should take responsibility and face the consequences as any citizen who breaks the law and gets caught. And I believe that his fans should take a long hard look at themselves before pointing any fingers.
3. Branded a druggie = bad for role modeling and bad for Korea in general. JJH might be branded a druggie, and therefore, etc.
Comment: JJH’s use of drugs makes a poor example for those young-un’s who worship at the feet of Korean actors and actresses, embarasses the Korean entertainment industry and any projects JJH is associated with, and blemishes Korea in general due to JJH’s international fame. This isn’t really a line of thinking so much as it is reality. It is more or less irrelevant whether it “should” be the case that Korean culture has a relatively harsh reaction to “drug use” (arbitrary!), because JJH knew of this culture before he used.
***
I think this last thing is something that we learn only later in life, about how are actions affect other people, regardless of how reasonable or unreasonable it might be that such is the case.
In this country (USA), many hiphop artists feel the need to perpetuate a certain image to remain popular, and there are staples of that image – carrying firearms, imprinting the majority of their skin with tatoos, having pit-bulls as pets to show toughness, wearing bling as a statement of wealth, and for male artists, being surrounded by women to show virility, and basically living a “counter-culture” kind of lifestyle to show that they aren’t co-opted by White America. A lot of these staples are then carried over to fans of hiphop, who consume this lifestyle without thinking, without once reflecting whether they should adopt a “counter” lifestyle without first finding out what they are countering (often times, it is common sense that they are countering).
These artists can say, “it’s a free country, I can do what I want.” This is true, but the effect of that is that one and a half generations of hiphop fans have been indoctrinated in substance-less dreck that produces little, that helps little, and that supports little. Back in the day, counter-culture was a statement against the excesses or ills of society, and it was an important movement that pushed back against political and social tyranny. Nowadays, counter-culture is just anything that is the opposite of the mainstream, a blind progression that supports nihilism without purpose, growth or production.
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Bringing it back on topic, JJH may have not hurt anyone, and if he didn’t get caught, it is likely that he would have outgrown his immaturity, like most people do. But being part of the world stage, being a representative of Korean culture, being an icon that young people follow, he has a greater responsibility than, say, I do. JJH may or may not realize the extent of what he has done, and he may or may not agree with my sentiments right now. But sooner or later, I am guessing that he will. And so I am slow to judge him, and I am hopeful that a lot of good will come out of this.
- Samsooki
Guys, chill out. No, seriously, chill out. It’s cool to have differing opinions and expressing them doesn’t make anyone a troll. Nobody’s opinion rules over another person’s opinion.There is a lot of condescension and judgmental thinking here, and that does nobody any good in what was a pretty good discussion.
dramabeans, you should edit some of the comments received.
@299 no need for vulgarity; those type of comments need to be kept to oneself.
Sorry for the double post and its blue like sarah! oops
@ Samsooki #306 – well really all of your posts. Well said! You’re so eloquent that I want to point everyone to your posts. They’re well thought out and insightful and not ‘jumping the shark’ (to steal an old American TV term) when it comes to the situation.
I hope that whatever happens, JJH can deal with his mistakes and continue to have a career in S. Korea. From what Sarah was saying, that probably won’t happen, which is sad to me.
One bust shouldn’t be career ending. It’s amazing to me how different it is over in S. Korea from America. If he’d done that over here it would have ‘upped’ his value with the press and the gossip rags. Because the attitude over here is very much “what’s a little recreational use?”.
Wow!
What a surprise. Never had any view against him or else. But what make things big in this case is he is involved directly or indirectly with the drug traffiker. He got the drugs from his friends the two celebrities who has been assit with the warrant.
That what make it a BIG crime than it already has. Used is one thing but get it with the person who smuggle it from others country is a severe crime.
Hope justice will previle for all of them. JJH, a human you are you should be more wiser. Your career is on the stake now. You are succesful and why did harm yourself with this clumsy mistake.
@21: Jo:
His greatest performance is NOT Goong. It was The Devil, Antique Bakery and Naked Kitchen.
@253 – Really? oo that’s scary, Im scared I might accidentally sit in a ‘priority’ seat if i go to Korea. Lol, I dont want to be told off.
I dont get why its such a problem if no-one’s sitting in it yet though, thats just a seat going to waste.
What if the train happens to be extremely packed but there’s no elderly people, doesnt that look a bit silly if there’s spare seats but everyone’s standing all squished together?
oh my gosh !!!
i can not belive this he is a fool!! how come he does this at this moment when his carrer is better than ever no gosh….. he better think carefully and repair his mistake!!!
oh my gosh !!!
i can not belive this he is a fool!! how come he does this at this moment when his carrer is better than ever no gosh….. he better think carefully and repair his mistake!!!
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@EM
it’s true. my friend got screamed at by an ahjussi for sitting in a row of empty priority seats on a packed subway.
i don’t think there is any justifiable reason for use of drugs… I really liked him ………. after Goong … and Antique Bakery, I just hope he learned his lesson… I wish him luck in this difficult time , and really really hope that he recover, and resume acting … Well JI Hoon rem’ber that everything happens for our own good.
who to blame but himself.
I hope his career doesnt come to an end because of it tho.
we all make mistakes and have to deal with the consequences.
but it’s too harsh. he is young and has so much ahead of him.
to think it’s all coming to an end because a stupid mistake..
Wow! This really sucks. If he wanted to use drugs might as well just take a vacation to America and stay on the safe side. to be a celebrity in Korea and take drugs is dumb, they know it can potentially kill their career. Hopefully he is able to bounce back from this. I do not think his using drugs 2wice is terribly bad, everyone does things like that and no one is perfect. I don’t see how people think he is that bad for this. I also can’t believe how the Korea handles things, as of now he only has 2 drug use charges on him, yet they are saying he is selling drugs? I don’t even think it’s right to say on any news that he is doing drugs until he is convicted, they can say he is suspected of, but hwo can you accuse someone who hasn’t been convicted. It reminds me so much of Drunken Tiger, luckily he got his career back.
scratch drunken tiger, i meant tiger jk
i’m not suprised one bit. i figured he was so thin because of drugs. whatyaknow?! i was right.
I think that it’s rather dumb that they’re making such a big deal out of this. The trafficking and the selling, ok. But, the use? I mean, OMG, he’s human. Sure, he’s a celebrity, but still…people do stupid things, it’s just that most of us are lucky enough to be able to do it in private. *sigh* I hope that his career isn’t completely wrecked because of this. That’d be a pity.
This is a bad news though I’m not surprise.
I was watching him in Goong and Devil.
His acting not that good in Goong, he looks plain there, but I think he has grown in Devil, his acting in Devil was quite good.
I’m not yet watching Antique but from the trailer I thought that it could be a good movie, JJH’s acting look good.
This is maybe can be the end of his career.
Though I’m not a fans of his but I thought that one day he could be a great actors after watching devil.
So this is I think really such a tragedy, someone like him did this.
I don’t know if he can make comeback to the entertain world again.
But I don’t know why this cross in my mind, I hope I will never heard that one day there is a news JJH’ s suicide.
OMG! i could not believe this!
i’m JJH biggest fan and it feels like a part of me is shattered upon hearing/reading the news. this may sound over reacting but i just can’t help it.
all my emails and passwords are based on his name. that’s how much i looove him.
i hope he gets through this. i hope he learns from his mistake and be able to get up from the incident.
he should take a serious action and clean his name. at the best possible way.
oh no.. it cant be..
ıf joo ji hoon and other celebrities use drugs first time. Korea goverment must forgive them. they must treated with a psycholog and after come back to entertain world again.
so sad…..so sad
he might have a mistake but i still feel that now is the time to give love and support cos we all make wrong choises sometimes and make mistakes
nobodys’ perfect
still LOVE U JI HOON!!!!!!!
Fighting!!!!!!!!
be STRONG……..
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@320 aka Danielle:
Tiger JK was innocent and wrongfully accused. The people knew that and the fans knew that. Why? Turning yourself in voluntarily to the police + coming up clean in all drug tests should not equal 2 year publicity ban and community service. The government, back then, hated the hip-hop image. They hated two kids coming from the states bringing something different to the table. they werent a boyband that sang and dance, they spoke the truth about the hardships and realities of life. they were raw.
Hikszzz……………
it`s so SAD
jo ji Hoon, you are so STUPID, IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what is in your mind when did that,..??????
you broke your fans HEARTS
but I pray for you, hope you can through this and hope ALL BE BETTER in the FUTURE,…….
JUST WISH you will not get a bad punishment!
just don’t get die……….(UNFORTUNETLY)
Being caught for drug use is not a glamarous issue but support from his fans is really a huge matter now! In order to pull him through this mess, all of his fans should stand by him……..make him realise that it’s not the end of the world if only he wakes up, apologise for his silly act and not to do drug again ever!!!!!! As this really would end his entire life not only career.
All fans should by now give him all the encouragement he needs to go through the difficult times that he will be facing……
Hope all will end soon and JJH can get back to work soonest as we really look forward to his next drama…………..remake of Tokyo Tower???Don’t give up please……be strong and you will pull through!
Sincerely, your greatest fan!
just get rehab and become healty and happy againn.
dont used that drugs makes u look depressed..
just see your eyes look empty..
huuuufffft..
sometimes life doesnt work like we want..
just go with it..
either its good or nott..
love you joo..
179 Samsooni/260 bento: I agree with you.
What is wrong people these days?
You all are being ablsolutely ridiculous…. “Oh my gosh, I’m erasing him out of my life forever!”
It could just be me, I don’t know, but, maybe, just maybe, JOO JI-HOON could be… I don’t know….. human!? *gasp*
Oh my gosh, he makes mistakes!!????? Really??
Joo ji-hoon is not the first person in Korea to do drugs, nor will he be the last, and whoever has misguided themselves into thinking that is just delusional.
Now, I by no means condone drug use in any way; I’ve never done it, and I don’t like others to. It is a turn off, however, apparently this matter goes way beyond whether or not it is personally appealing. It’s natural for fans to be shocked and disappointed (I’m disappointed too), but the reactions are just over the board.
Everyone seems to be looking at the issue like Ji-hoon is some kind of dispicable monster who committed some horrible crime. He made a mistake people!!! It can happen to ANYONE. Just because he’s a celebrity, doesn’t mean he’s in a crystal case hanging above the rest of us, where he can’t be touched by wordly/sinful urges like us “mere mortals.” He is not perfect, and as a human being, EVERYONE should understand this. Just because YOU don’t or haven’t done drugs, doesn’t mean you haven’t committed other sins, and doen’s mean YOU’RE perfect. Give the guy a break!
I can understand parents not wanting their children to be his fan anymore, but as parents, you also have to teach your children the value of making mistakes, owning up to them, learning from them, and moving on! Come on, what parent tells their child, “Well, Billy, you have to be perfect basically, growing up, and never make mistakes, because if you do, you will have to face the wrath of millions, and basically be disowned by a your native country.” So while it’s understandable, don’t shun him either.
In the end, nobody knows Joo Ji-hoon but Joo Ji-Hoon. We are all only fans on the outside (and some aren’t even that). We have magazines with him in it and watch his dramas, but we really have no idea what it’s like to be Joo Ji-Hoon. We don’t know how he feels on the inside, what his past was like, what motivates him, his family dynamic, his relationships….. we don’t know HIM, the real him. It’s so easy for us to sit back and just criticize and judge others without a thought. Doing drugs is bad, yes, and he should be reprimanded/punished. But to lose the carreer he worked so hard for, to lose face in front of so many people, and especially to feel such scorn over his mistake is sooo sad and upsetting. It’s a case where the crime definitely does not fit the punishment.
Oh, and let me say, this is not so much a matter of drugs being a big issue in Korea, in my opinion. This is more about the unforgiving attitude many Koreans have, particularly towards celebrtities, when they make mistakes; not just with Joo Ji-Hoon, but others. As much as I love Korea, they tend to be a strict and uncompromising as a whole on several issues.
So sorry to you Joo Ji-Hoon. While you should have made a better choice, I’m not you, and I don’t know what was going through your mind. Hopefully you learn from your mistake so that next time you can show more responsibility. Hope your carreer continues and flourishes, and that you always do well. =)
Your fan- nikki!!!!!!
OMFG! my dear ji hoon is busted for drug use?!!
unbelievable!!
i’m very disappointed
hope that this will not be the end of his career.
don’t worry guys, i know that ji hoon will do his best to clean his name!
GO JOO JI HOON!
WE ARE BESIDE U
WE’LL SUPPORT U!
totally agreed with nikkiissoopinkk……..people are so ridculous these days….thinking so almighty of themselves as if they do not make mistakes….in their whole life. being in their industry, its not easy at all…..being scructinised every moment by parapazzi….etc….etc…..there is no space for them to breathe except at home….whereby ordinary people like us…..we go anywhere we want whenever we are down to take a breather….how about them…..every corner, everywhere, anytime & anyday……they were being criticised. if thing does not work out fine, suggest that JJH should get himself enlisted in the military services and let matter cools off……………….of course do not wish such thing will happen as really want him back in the limelight………………..:(
Do not give up JJH…..keep going……god is with you and will bless you always as you have enlighten many hearts with your handsome smile………..
Always with you!!!!!
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To me, JJH is so special because his works of artistry is one of a kind. He is so good at his work, be it modelling or acting, i thought. That’s is why JJH is my only idol.
Please give him a chance. He is only human. I am waiting to see him acting again.
i love joo ji hoon so much and still will. i guess he would learn his lesson from wat happens when u do drugs. u fall down from fame. ugh. i guess i won’t be seeing him for a while. damn that stupid model girl. why did she just have to bring drugs to korea. nice job. i still feel ashamed that he would do drugs. everyone makes mistakes. i hope he would get himself together. i love his movies and dramas. his personal life is messed up but his acting is good. atleast he knows how to do his job.
i super aGree in nikkiissoopinkk said!
dOn’t LOse hOpe Oppa!!
as long as you have faith in GOD, dont lose hope..
i just wish that you can pass this challenged that had come to you!
i still can’t believe the news that you will be prisoned by 1 year..
i hope that the police would changed their minds and give you a second chance..
huhuhuhu…
i hate this..
just take care of yourself and be happy aside in this situation.
saranghae oppa ji hoOn!!
no matter what, i will be your fan forever!
GODBLESS.
JJH,
<NGANU MAN TAWN DONG UIE?????????
<HUHUHUHUHUHUHU
<AI…..SAH PAGLUPAD. …………………………..
i cant beleive this
why joon ji hoon????
this is not true 8ts been a long yearz but then i just heard the newz oh my god!!!!
i hate this news
joon ji hoon be strong dont lose hope
i cant help u im just praying that youll be fine
how could you be so stupid!? Ji-hoon!
Yeah, I agree, look at Ji-Hoon, we see what happens to drug users. The terrible consequences of drug use!
That is, you are judged by society and a bunch of people who don’t know anything other than what they see on TV. Everyone thinks they know everything because of years of propaganda about drugs. And yet, how many people on this post have ever met a drug user in person?
I have met many. I have done many drugs myself, including ecstacy and K – two of the least addictive drugs with the most mild side effects. The effects are both positive and negative. I know some people who were helped by drugs – it helped break them out of them self-conscious, timid, repressed shells and become more alive and creative. I know others who were hurt by drugs, for whom drugs became a crutch and a default past time. There is nothing good or bad in the world, other than what we make of it. I believe that prescription drugs represent a much greater threat to the social fabric of Korea than illicit drugs – because they are accepted as “safe”.
Society should operate on the rule of “natural law”. If you abuse drugs, your health will suffer, and thus your career. Piling additional penalties on top of what will happen naturally is idiotic and criminal.
So the police come in and ruin his life to prevent him from ruining his own life. Makes a lot of sense…
joo ji hoon was a person..pls,.respect him..all of us commits mistake…
hopefully hell come back committed to his career without drugs..
I must say that i have to totally agree with nikkiissoopinkk
What’s wrong with you people? Sure, many fans are disappointed in JJH, but what gives YOU the right to criticize him like that when you know absolutely NOTHING about him. You have no idea what he is really like deep down, unless you are his best friend or something. The fact is: humans make MISTAKES. Unless you can tell me none of you have ever even made a grave mistake before. I will change my whole perspective if you can admit that you have been a total PERFECT human with no MISTAKES, but you have a perfect personality and you are emotionally very strong. But i am not making any excuses for JJH though. He did make a huge mistake and he is the one that was wrong. I am sure he knew about the consequences to the problem too. It was his fault that he had “no choice” but to turn to drugs for comfort and got addicted. But think about it. Why do you expect another human that is the same as you to be perfect when you are no better at all? A mistake is a mistake and it does not matter if yours is a smaller matter or not. This is just another hurdle in his life that he has to cross. If he is successful, can’t we just continue to be supportive “friends” that will stay with him and gives him the support that he needs? Even if you are not his fan, i think that there is nothing wrong standing by another human to help him up when he falls. Though it might not help him much, it is the least that we can do. So i recommend those that are saying “i am so disappointed in JJH!” “my love for him disappeared in seconds” “omg! how could you be so stupid” to start reflecting on your own life and see if you are any different from him. Sure, he was stupid and he disappointed many people. But we are humans and we can change. Like how you people got over the hurdles of your life.
So in conclusion, shouldn’t we give him the support he needs and forgive him for what he has done?
That was what i felt like saying that was on my heart, if you still so strongly oppose to what i say, you can criticize me as much as you want.
JJH: Don’t ever give up! If you fall, stand again. We will have faith in you, no matter which path or decision you wish to take.
I just finished Goong, and I really really really wanted a sequel, but I guess now there’s no chance!
I’m crushed. I admired him so much and now I find out he’s up to this sort of stuff :/
I’ll still support his acting and such, but it won’t feel the same as when I was totally enraptured by his skills in the beginning.
joo ji hoon ,, =)
i admire u so i believe that u wont do something that may hurt ur fans feeling again..
hope u will come back .. ^^
and whose know we will meet one dae ..
haizt..i can’t believe that joo ji hoon made that mistake….he is my idol, since i watched his drama goong princess…
i can’t imagine the scenario while he was arrested…i felt pity for him…
i hope that he got a lesson from the mistake he did…please, give him another chance especially to kbs korea…there is no perfect human…and joo ji hoon is one of the victim of a a sinful drug…..God bless..and despite of the scandal..i always adore him….
*&^%$#@! fudge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it will be devastating if ju ji hoon’s career ends cuz of this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i just finished watching Goong and The Naked Kitchen. i love nd admire him soo much!! i cant believe he did drugs!!
OMG… I can’t believe it… Joo Ji Hoon is taking drugs… but after I read so many articles about Joo Ji Hoon drug used I conclude that he maybe manipulated by some celebrity in the Korea.. How did he got ecstacy and ketamine?… I also think that he has many problems that he wants to forget… I’m very sad to know that it will affect his career.. he is a good and talented actor and model… So I hope that all of his fans will be there to support and understand him in his darkest time… Hope you will be fine and take care of you health.. I will always love you no matter what happen…
The ones that take this lightly are probably Americans or Asian Americans. Those of us who live in the U.S. have become so desensitized to celebrity drug use. I’ve seen some people post on other sites stating, “It’s no big deal.” and “Everyone uses drugs.” No, not everyone uses drugs and it is a big deal. The reason why there is such a huge drug problem in the U.S. is because people brush it off. They speak of drug abuse as if it’s as common as breathing. What has happened to us as a society? It’s really sad to see that some people actually condone this behavior and make excuses for celebrities when they abuse controlled substances. There should never be an excuse for this type of behavior and I’m so glad Asia is super strict when it comes to shutting down drug traffickers…and for those who say that ending a celebrity’s career due to drug abuse is too harsh, well the truth is people don’t learn their lesson unless you take away something that’s important to them. Call it tough love. How many celebrities in the U.S. would be afraid to experiment with drugs if they knew it would kill their career? I bet a lot of people would be scared straight. The Korean film industry, TV stations, and management teams are doing the right thing by canceling contracts with celebrities who are drug users. At least in Asia, they are taking a stand and letting celebrities know it’s NOT okay to abuse drugs because they are role models for kids and teens. That’s more than what I can say for the U.S., which has let drug problems get totally out of control.
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i can’t believe it to…however i still love him…im still his fanatic fan!
Hola mi nombre es yessenia y escribo desde Santo Domingo, mi comentario es que el actor joo-ji-hoon necesita un segunda oportunidad y que por favor sea el actor principal de palacio imperial de nuevo
Please,No smokin’ ,no alcohol,NO DRugs JJH! however i always support and love him! Keep healthy,life is a part of sacrifice.
i’m really so upset about that and as i’ve seen his picture with long hair ,yah it must be true.shock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!what happened jjh,i hope you cope from the sufferings your facingnow,i still continue my love and support to you.i’m just here waiting ’till you’ve move on.i’ll pray for your new life.good luck!
Joo Ji Hoon ! I LOVE YOU and will support you till the end, regardless of whether you take drugs or not. But please don’t, because they’re harmful for you, and you’ll get hurt ): Please, get well soon ): !!!
save the user.convict the pusher!! we still support JJH!!! aja!
My fav korean actor dam
ji hoon………………..many people like you but some of them dont know you that your a drug adik…………………………………………!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JI HOON WE WILL SUPPORT YOU UNTIL THE END OF TIME………………………………!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO DEDICATE THIS SONG FOR YOU:
IT’S GONNA MAKE SENSE by michael learns to rock thats for you………………..GOD BLESS!!
joo ji hoon oppa , i don’t understand what is the matter with you to be using drugs. GOSH didn’t anyone ever tell you drugs issn’t something that’s cool or make you feel better from using it. It’s just makes you rein your reputation and your a celebrities talent , we stupid fans are like their to support you and you do these kind of shit , using drugs.
DRUGS IS LIKE BAD BAD FOR YOU, YOU NEVER KNOW YOU COULD BE DRUGS ADDICTD , WHO WILL STOP YOU THEN WHEN YOU TURN INTO ONE. i don’t want to say all offf these thing is just that i do support you, but you just turn us down on you. NO i do not want you to lose your career, just want you to change into a better person, your 27 that is pretty old , should be having the chance to choose the prefect women and marrry her why don’t you not going around using DRUGS.
HATING ON CELEBRITIES WITH DRUGS USE.
P.S PLEASE CHANGE JOO JI HOON OPPA , NO OTHER CELERATIES USING DRUGS PLEASE PLEASE DON’T USE IT, NOT JUST CELEBRITIES , EVERYBODY ELSE THAT USE THEM PLEASE DON’T FOR YOUR PARENTS AND THE PEOPLE THAT LOVE YOU.
” SITTING HERE THINKING, WHY DOES DRUG EVEN FUCKEN EXSIT” not talking about good drugs that we use to help our body ‘BAD DRUG’ im talking about.
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i love jo ji hoon
i can’t believe this…!!!your my favorite actor in the korean and love couple of yoon eun hye…why did you do this???what’s wrong with you jo ji hoon..
hmm..would you guys like it, if he will act in goong 2 … although he have make this mistakes ?