Park Myung Soo Opens up About How He Suffered From Severe Bullying Back in His School Days

On the most recent broadcast of Park Myung Soo’s Radio Show, Park Myung Soo surprised listeners by confessing that he suffered from severe bullying when he was in school.

During a chat with broadcaster, Eva, and comedian, Park Young Jin, Park Myung Soo shared the Tibetan saying,

If it’s a problem that’s been solved, there’s no need to worry about it. And if there’s no solution to the problem, there’s no use in worrying about it.

– Park Myung Soo

And when Eva expressed that there was a similar saying in Russian, Park Myung Soo sympathized but also confessed that he suffers from anxiety.

The reason being, his past experience with bullying.

Park Myung Soo explained,

I was always worried in middle and high school because I was scared the other kids would hit me. When they told me to see them after class, I was anxious all the way until the end of class.

– Park Myung Soo

He continued,

That’s when I began suffering from anxiety. That kid forgot about it by the time class ended, but I was so anxious about getting beat up that I couldn’t focus in class.

– Park Myung Soo

In a 2015 broadcast of Serial Shopping Family, Park Myung Soo stressed the importance of learning Taekwondo at a young age and explained,

I got beat up a lot when I was in school. If you learn Taekwondo, you can protect your mom, dad, and woman.

– Park Myung Soo

On various other shows, Park Myung Soo confessed numerous times that he was considered a loser in school and that he was very well-aware of students’ pain.

Listeners who heard Park Myung Soo’s story for the first time praised him for overcoming his hardships and becoming one of the most well-known celebrities in Korean entertainment.