K-netizens Criticize Jung Joon Won’s Awkward Appearance on You Quiz on the Block While Costar Gong Hyo Jin Steps Up to Defend Him

Last week was the premiere of b drama A Bona Fide Killer about a housewife and former assassin Gong Hyo Jin balancing her domestic life with picking up the gun again to protect her family. The leads were on the usual promo tour which unexpectedly went awry incurring the ire of K-netizens when male lead Jung Joon Won was seen as awkward and not properly engaged in his appearance on variety show You Quiz on the Block. He struggled to answer questions and at one point could not even recite lines during an acting challenge. Female lead Gong Hyo Jin has stepped up to defend Jung Joon Won explaining that he was so nervous that he actually vomited after taping, and that he’s an introvert and this was his first time on a variety show. But a top critic poured fuel on the fire as well by writing that real introverts try not to ruin public moments by being even more awkward and will try hard to participate. He intimated that people use “being an introvert” as an excuse or shield for not making an effort and having a lackluster attitude. He did not name Jung Joon Won but this article the same week as his controversy is pretty clear who he is criticizing. Overseas fans are 100% on Jung Joon Won’s side and consider this the same toxic K-netizen demand for performative effort over personal limitations.