Ji Suk Jin Reveals Why He Almost Resigned From “Running Man”
Just recently, comedian-actor Ji Suk Jin uploaded videos on his YouTube channel Jeeseokjin World, featuring himself reading his profile on Namuwiki.
In the "Running Man" section, the Ji Suk Jin discovered that someone had written he had proven his skills on emceeing for many programs and was at the peak of his career as an MC. However, the anonymous writer added that the shows he had worked on started to disappear one by one. He giggled as he read the last line.
The comedian continued reading the comments and found one that claimed that when his broadcasting career seemed to end, he received an offer to be on the outdoor variety show Running Man. However, he only had mostly done indoor talk shows, so the outdoor variety show was not suitable for him. Ji Suk Jin quite agreed on that comment, saying that he was not a good fit, and he experienced a hard time at the start because of that.
In Running Man, the role of the MC is quite different from the player. He continued explaining that as a player, he has to comment and pop up a joke at the right timing, and that kind of thing sets the position apart, so it's true that he couldn't adjust at the beginning.
Then, the actor-comedian asked to meet the producing director of the show Jo Hyo Jin in person, and they talked three times. Ji Suk Jin expressed that he wanted to quit the show, explaining that he doesn't think that he is of help to the show, and vise versa. Instead of axing him, Jo Hyo Jin encouraged Ji Suk Jin every time he thinks about quitting. And for that, Ji Suk Jin took the opportunity to give his thanks to the people who didn't stop believing in what he can do.
Ji Suk Jin went on to reading something from his Namuwiki page, which stated that he garnered a considerable amount of criticism from viewers from the early to the middle period of the show's run. He smiled and said that it is reasonable since it could happen when you are just starting. He thought he was not a good fit for the show, so it's possible he didn't have much of a presence. It's not healthy to work having that kind of mindset, though.
His activities are described and that those had been seen less and less in the show. He simply laughed as he read that people had said he'd been given his pay for free.
Ji Suk Jin then giggled when he read one comment, stating that he's even personally boasted. As Running Man became more popular internationally, he also became a Korean Wave star, and fans go crazy for him when he goes overseas.
