Kim Soo-yong, Jung Joon-ha, Seo Kyung-seok, and Yeo Hyun-soo have publicly discussed their hair transplants on television or YouTube. Following part one on five Korean celebrities, this installment looks at four public figures who shared relatively specific details about timing or hair counts.
JTBC's “Don't Be the First One!”, via Star Today.
What each person disclosed
| Person | Public account | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Soo-yong | Said on television that 3,500 hairs were transplanted | Coverage of Don't Be the First One! |
| Jung Joon-ha | Said he received 3,000 hairs using strip and extraction methods in 2004 | Coverage of the same program |
| Seo Kyung-seok | Said about 880 hairs were placed around an M-shaped hairline roughly 15 years earlier | Coverage of the same program |
| Yeo Hyun-soo | Documented strip and extraction surgery and described a total of 6,300 hairs | BBeuTV and Chosun Ilbo |
A reported hair count is not necessarily the same as a clinic's graft count. These numbers are useful as parts of the speakers' stories, not as direct comparisons of procedure size.
Kim Soo-yong: discussing 3,500 hairs on television
Kim Soo-yong discussed his transplant and a figure of 3,500 hairs during a 2021 appearance on JTBC's Don't Be the First One!. The segment was part of a comedy format in which several performers openly shared their experiences. Sports Donga report, in Korean
Jung Joon-ha: sharing the year and methods
Jung Joon-ha said on the same program that he underwent transplantation in 2004, experienced both strip and non-strip methods, and received 3,000 hairs. Report on the episode, in Korean
The television account alone cannot establish how the result changed over the following years. Native hair can continue to thin after surgery.
Seo Kyung-seok: addressing an M-shaped hairline
Seo Kyung-seok said in 2021 that he had received about 880 hairs roughly 15 years earlier to address recession at the temples. A smaller-sounding number does not imply a lesser procedure because treatment area and donor supply differ. Xports News report, in Korean
Yeo Hyun-soo: documenting surgery day
Former actor Yeo Hyun-soo documented his procedure in a 2020 YouTube video. Chosun Ilbo reported a total of 6,300 hairs across strip and extraction procedures, along with his reasons for choosing surgery. Chosun Ilbo report, in Korean
Why the numbers are not directly comparable
The NHS explains that a graft in strip surgery can contain one to four hairs. Mixing hair and graft counts can therefore misrepresent the size of a procedure. NHS hair transplant guide
The American Academy of Dermatology says candidacy depends on sufficient healthy donor hair and the ability to grow hair in the recipient area. Native hair loss may continue after surgery. AAD hair transplant guide
Seek a dermatologist's assessment first if loss is sudden, patchy, painful, inflamed, scarring, or rapidly worsening. These accounts make transplantation easier to discuss, but an individual plan begins with diagnosis and careful use of donor hair rather than a competition over numbers.