If Shim Eun-woo, the wife of the alleged school violence, dies, I'm the only one who holds out and tears
Mar 24, 2025
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Shim Eun-woo met with Sports Chosun at somewhere in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul on the 24th and said, `I've been dreaming of becoming an actor for a long time, but I can't give up because of the false disclosure of someone who is obscured by anonymity.'
Earlier, Shim Eun-woo made his face known in the JTBC drama 'The World of the Married' in 2020, but the following year, he was embroiled in suspicions of school violence. At the time, he said, `I apologize to my friend who was hurt by his immature attitude in the past.' However, two years later, in 2023, he reversed his position of apology and filed a criminal complaint against the author A for defamation. Since then, the controversy has reignited as A also presented additional evidence regarding Shim Eun-woo's alleged school violence. However, in May last year, A was cleared of charges due to insufficient evidence, and Shim Eun-woo again denied the allegation of school violence, saying, "(The acquittal) does not mean that A's claim is true."
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When asked if he had any regrets about the apology he left at the time, Shim Eun-woo said, `It's a really stupid idea, but I thought a lot about it, starting with not jumping into the fight and not apologizing," he replied. "But if I hadn't apologized, I don't know what else would have happened, and if I hadn't apologized, I would have had to voluntarily leave the drama with a huge penalty. Of course, I felt unfair and didn't want to apologize, but no matter what choice I made at the time, it would have been difficult. It was already 20 years ago, and I thought it was not a problem that could be revealed simply by litigation. Even now, I'm not sure what choice would have been more right at the time."
He also expressed his upset feelings about this, as he has been developing his dream of becoming an actor for a long time since his school days. Shim Eun-woo said, `After this incident, I took off my elementary, middle, and high school student records, but of course, there is no information about school records.' `I saw a space where I wrote down my hope for the future, and I've been wanting to do this ever since elementary school. You can't give up your dream because of the false claims of an anonymous person. While living in the entertainment industry, I also thought that other factors might unintentionally prevent me from doing so rather than my will. The former agency officials were also sorry that they could not help more, and they said, "If you need anything to prove something in the future, please contact me anytime."
As for the process of enduring the hard time, "I thought that if I died, I would be the only one who would lose it. Even now, there are people who don't believe me, and I didn't think it would make any difference to die. After that, I've returned to my routine and have been raising two cats and a puppy. Two cats were adopted in 2019 and a dog was adopted last year. Thanks to my pets, I learned the importance of daily life."
antahn22@sportschosun.com
