Baek Jin-hee says sitcom pay went to penalties

Actor Baek Jin-hee said she lost all of her sitcom appearance fees to penalties after suffering damage from a double-contract fraud case early in her career, according to the source article.

A video titled 'A painful past confession, and why I had to endure without whining to people around me even when things were hard' was released on Baek Jin-hee's YouTube channel on the 6th, the source article said.

Asked in the video about the most painful moment in her entertainment career, Baek said, 'It was always painful and hard.' She added, 'This may sound a bit arrogant, but I lived so fiercely and worked so hard then that I do not want to go back. If I went back, I do not think I could do that much. So I think my 30s have actually become more comfortable.'

Baek said she had wanted to do well at the time, but because she had little experience, she tried to fill the gap with effort and found it difficult when that was not enough, according to the source article. She also recalled that before meeting High Kick she had been an ordinary person, but after appearing on the show she could not go to places such as supermarkets or subway stations for a while.

Baek said that, as she suddenly began receiving attention, being in crowded places felt like she was standing still while everyone else flowed past her, and that it seemed like the beginning of panic for her. She said learning pottery at the time helped her get through that difficult period.

Baek also described the double-contract fraud damage she experienced at the start of her career. She said, 'That was when I was just starting High Kick. I was under contract with a company,' and explained that a manager told her in the middle that her contract with another company had ended, but that turned out not to be true.

Baek said formal certified notices began arriving because she was in a double contract. She said, 'I was just starting to become known, and because that could become a big problem, I paid the money I earned from High Kick as penalties,' adding, 'I also learned that you should not trust people too much.'