Singer Park Ki-young reflected on her journey back to activities after giving birth.
On the 7th, a video titled "Three essential checklist items for marriage that singer Park Ki-young advised Solbi" was uploaded to the 'Solbi is Back' channel.
On this day, Solbi met with Park Ki-young to seek advice about marriage. She asked, "At what age did you get married, unnie (older sister)?" and Park Ki-young replied, "I got married at 32. When I gave birth, I was 35 years old, and my child is now 7 months old," revealing her deep affection for her daughter by saying, "If Gahyun hadn't been born, would it have even been meaningful for me to continue this life?"
Solbi asked, "Was it the case that the child was able to hold you back when you were struggling and about to break down?" Park Ki-young shared, "I don't realize when I'm struggling or breaking down. To this child, I am everything and the whole world. I have to protect her. Someone once said that being a mother is like carrying heaven on your back and walking through flames, and when you give birth and raise a child, you start to think about beings that surpass you."
In response, Solbi noted, "Since I don't have a child yet, it's hard for me to empathize deeply. I've frozen my eggs and I have a strong desire to have a child. Some people say that having a child means you have no life anymore, right?" Park Ki-young acknowledged, "That is true."
Solbi expressed admiration, saying, "Yet you are living your life beautifully even while giving birth and raising your child, aren't you?" Park Ki-young replied, "It took about 2 to 3 years from when I gave birth to Gahyun until I returned to the stage. I really wanted to make music; I missed it so much and wanted to return to my original self. In fact, because of that desire, I breastfed for 38 months. That's 3 years and 2 months."
She reflected, "Gahyun was a demanding and picky child. So the only thing I could control with this child was breastfeeding. Even while raising the child, I wanted to make music so much that I practiced while breastfeeding her in a baby carrier."
She added, "What my daughter said was that when she turned this year, she told me, 'Mom, you've worked hard raising me. Do whatever you want. Work hard now.'" She humorously remarked, "She learned that if I work hard, I'll bring in money."
Meanwhile, Park Ki-young married a lawyer who is a year older in 2010 and welcomed her first daughter Gahyun in 2012, but they divorced in 2016. After raising her daughter alone, she remarried tango dancer Han Geol-eum in 2017, but news of their second divorce in March of this year came as a surprise. According to her agency, the divorce occurred about two years ago, and the reason for the divorce was said to be differences in personality.
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