Lee Dong-gun addresses rumors his Jeju cafe 'failed' after just 18 months
Actor Lee Dong-gun has addressed rumors that his cafe on Jeju Island "failed," shutting down just a year and a half after opening, saying the decision was driven by the difficulty of traveling back and forth from Seoul. On the Nov. 1 episode of SBS variety show "My Little Old Boy," Lee visited spatial designer Ryu Jeong-su's studio with actors Im Won-hee and Cho Jin-se. The group was surprised to…
Actor Lee Dong-gun addressed rumors about the closure of his Jeju Island cafe after 18 months, attributing the decision to the challenges of commuting between Seoul and the island. During an appearance on SBS variety show My Little Old Boy, Lee visited the studio with Im Won-hee and Cho Jin-se, where the trio was intrigued by the swimming pool in Ryu Jeong-su's home.
Ryu, a spatial designer, joked that he mainly served as the cleaning staff, never quite managing to keep up with the cleaning demands. Lee himself could empathize with the situation, recounting how his initial task upon opening the cafe was to clean the pond. When Im mentioned the speculation of the cafe's failure, Lee dismissed it, stating that the business had operated in Jeju for nearly a year and six months.
However, he admitted that the frequent back-and-forth travel between Seoul and Jeju proved more taxing than anticipated.
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