Popular Korean Actress Compares Her Appearance To Top K-Actresses Who Are The Same Age As Her

Actress Cha Ji Yeon recently admitted to looking old for her age and compared herself to fellow Korean actresses the same age as her.

Cha Ji Yeon | @monsterjy2/Instagram

On August 29, Cha Ji Yeon appeared on JTBC‘s talk show Salty Pawn Shop. During the interview, she revealed that she was born in 1982.

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She stated that she looked old for her age ever since she was young. When she was in elementary school, someone saw her yearbook and thought she was the teacher. She also revealed that she has looked the same since high school.

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To prove her point that she looks old for her age, Cha Ji Yeon compared herself to other actresses who were born in 1982. Cha Ji Yeon mentioned that actresses Han Ji Min, Yoo In Na, and Son Ye Jin were the same age as her.

While mentioning her peers, Cha Ji Yeon burst into embarrassed laughter, and everyone laughed, talking about how one person stood out from the four same-aged actresses.

Han Ji Min, Yoo Ah In, Cha Ji Yeon, and Son Ye Jin (left to right) | JTBC

Cha Ji Yeon also shocked everyone by mentioning she is one year younger than actress Jun Ji Hyun, who is well-known for her unchanging beauty.

Jun Ji Hyun (left) and Cha Ji Yeon (right) | JTBC

Hosts Tak Jae Hoon and Yoon Jong Shin shared that people who look old when they are young end up looking young when they are old, encouraging the actress.

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Cha Ji Yeon was born in February 1982, making her 41 years old. She debuted as a musical actress in 2006 and has gained popularity through appearances in K-Dramas such as Taxi Driver (2021), Remarriage & Desires (2022), and more.