Uee reveals father's strict rules prevented dating baseball players

Actress Uee, formerly of the group After School, drew laughter by revealing how she never even had the chance to date baseball players due to her father's protective nature. Recalling a past incident where news reports claimed "players weren't interested either" regardless of her own intentions, she joked that she felt she had experienced a "zero confession, one rejection" scenario, sending the studio into fits of laughter.

Uee appeared on the tvN STORY variety program "Table Tales" aired on the 20th, where she candidly shared the behind-the-scenes details regarding blind dates with baseball players.

During the broadcast, host Lee Young Ja asked, "Since Uee's father was a baseball coach, I thought she would meet and marry a baseball player. Didn't you receive many blind date proposals through your father?"

However, Uee's answer defied expectations.

She recalled, "No one even asks to introduce anyone, but it's a different story because my father blocks it strictly first. Before the players could even mention blind dates, he would say, 'Not even my daughter.'"

Uee's father is known to maintain wide connections within the baseball world based on his career as a professional player and coach. However, because he was more cautious than anyone regarding his daughter's dating life, he often drew lines before actual introductions could take place. As a result, Uee explained that she never even had the opportunity to meet a baseball player.

What was even more embarrassing was the situation that followed.

Recalling the time, Uee said, "Articles were published saying 'the players aren't interested either.' It was so embarrassing. It was like a 'zero confession, one rejection' situation where even the players had no interest," drawing laughter from the cast.

"Zero confession, one rejection" is a popular internet meme used on online communities and SNS to describe a situation where one is rejected before even making a confession. Uee wittily used the expression to convey her past embarrassment.

She continued to emphasize her grievance, saying, "I didn't do anything," and ultimately brought laughter once again by revealing that, thanks to her father's thorough "preemptive blocking," she has never once been on a blind date with a baseball player to this day.

The episode was seen as a lighthearted look at the tension between a parent's protective instincts and an adult child's desire for independent relationships. The way Uee used variety show humor to describe her father's interference provided an interesting glimpse into modern family dynamics.

Uee debuted in 2009 as a member of After School and earned significant popularity with hits such as "Diva," "Because of You," and "Bang!". Since then, she has expanded her career into acting, showcasing her talent in various works such as "Ojakgyo Brothers," "Love of a Sucker," "My Only One," and "Hyoseom's Family," continuing her success as a multi-talented entertainer.