“His dream came true.”
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In 2024, ASTRO member Cha Eunwoo guested on You Quiz On The Block and, while his episode received a lot of positive feedback at the time, it has since resurfaced amid his massive tax evasion scandal and is getting fiercely mocked online.
ASTRO’s Cha Eunwoo | tvN
At one point in the episode, show host Yoo Jae Suk asks Cha Eunwoo where he sees himself in ten years. Cha Eunwoo responds with great enthusiasm that he would like to become “an icon of this era.”
You know, I thought about this before. Athletes run toward things like first place, championships, and gold medals. So then I wondered… What are people in our field supposed to be running toward? End-of-year awards and things like that are obviously meaningful and something to be grateful for, and they do have value as work. But when you think about what’s truly ultimate…
And this is a bit embarrassing to say myself, but what came to mind for me was becoming an icon of this era. Someone people naturally think of when they think of this generation. I thought that would be really cool. Maybe I’m looking to become someone like you, sunbaenim.
— Cha Eunwoo
The comment has aged poorly and K-Pop fans online have been especially brutal in mocking the troubled idol over it.
| theqoo
- “Well, I guess he became one after all. An icon of tax evasion.”
- “His dream came true.”
- “Got it done but in a negative way.”
- “He thought he was so cool with that comment… Dang, Dongmin, did you really want money that badly?”
- “People keep saying other celebrities who evaded taxes are still doing fine on TV, but the amount here is on a whole different level. It’s iconic.”
- “He did become an icon of tax evasion.”
- “This is honestly so ridiculous. The audacity of him adding on that he wants to be like Yoo Jae Suk, too? How was he not ashamed?”
- “An icon of tax evasion, yes.”
- “I mean, his visuals were iconic too, I’d say. LOL. I used to feel bad for him, but you really never know a person from the outside.”
- “200 ok[/kwr] is a whole league of its own. It really does qualify as ‘iconic’ level tax evasion. Congrats. The scale is so unreal it’ll be hard for anyone to top it.”
Read more about Cha Eunwoo’s ongoing tax evasion scandal here:
ASTRO Cha Eunwoo’s Meticulous And Intentional Tax Evasion Strategy Unveiled