"Sundol-i" Lee Kun-joo, sorry for not being able to protect her adopted brother's racist experience

By Yoona, Lee

Jun 17, 2025

'Sundol-i' Lee Kun-joo, sorry for not being able to protect her adopted brother's racist experience



Lee Kun-joo, a child star-turned-actor and shaman, is angry at the story of her childhood, when she had a hard time with the racism of her adopted brother to France.

On TV CHOSUN 'Daddy and Me' which airs at 10 p.m. today (17th), Lee Kun-joo meets his biological brother Lee Kun-chul's French adoptive parents. While having breakfast together, Lee Kun-joo said, "There is a picture of Geon-cheol next to the fireplace, and I don't think he asked much about his childhood," he said, wondering about the time of his younger brother, who had never been with him.

My adoptive mother was fine when she was young and in elementary school. I've been out of business." Lee Kun-cheol then said, "There was adolescence.", and his adoptive father was teased here " (Keon-cheol) as "Gong-cheol". He suffered racial discrimination,' he said, explaining that Lee was racist because he was an Asian. Lee Kun-cheol "When kids tease, they are just immature children, but when adults do it, it's a different matter."," he said, looking back at the difficult times. In response to the story of his brother being racist in France, Lee Kun-joo said, "Why in that way? He is not even an adult."




'Sundol-i' Lee Kun-joo, sorry for not being able to protect her adopted brother's racist experience
Lee Kun-joo says "Keon-cheol is always the younger brother who says 'It's okay' to me, but hearing this kind of story makes me grateful to my younger brother for growing up well." How would it have been if we were together during hard times...", he cried with regret, regretting his younger brother, who was left alone in another country with different eyes and hair colors. Lee Kun-cheol also "If I had grown up with my brother when I was a child, I would have relied on each other very tightly. Brothers can rely on each other deeply. And the relationship would have been stronger by sharing the pain," he said, expressing regret for not being able to grow up as an ordinary brother.

The scene of a deep conversation with his French adoptive parents, who helped him learn more about Lee Kun-joo's time, will be revealed on TV CHOSUN 'Dad and Me' at 10 p.m. today (17th). (Photo courtesy = TV CHOSUN 'Dad and Me')






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