Singer Kim Jong-kook, long nicknamed "My Ugly Duckling's son" and thought to be far from marriage, has finally joined the ranks of married men. He also mentioned the identity of his wife, which even his manager did not know. At the same time, he previewed that he would address rampant rumors about the marriage directly on "My Ugly Duckling," drawing attention.
On the 11th, the YouTube channel JibJong-guk uploaded a video titled "The day the tiger gets married...(Feat. Running Man, Dragon-year club, Jonathan, Kang Hoon, Joo Woo-jae, Seo Jang-hoon, Shori and others)." The video captured Kim Jong-kook visiting the Turbo JK Company office to announce his marriage news and the cheerful reactions of acquaintances gathered around him.
Kim Jong-kook cautiously opened with "I'm getting married," and the staff reacted in disbelief, saying, "Don't lie." When asked, "Who are you marrying?" he drew a line, saying, "She's a private person. Not an entertainer." He added, "It wasn't decided long ago; it happened quickly," and in response to speculation about a rushed marriage he joked, "At my age, a rushed marriage is a blessing," drawing laughter.
Acquaintances couldn't hide their surprise, saying, "I want to see my sister-in-law," and "I thought she was a fictional person." Asked what prompted the sudden decision to marry, Kim Jong-kook expressed affection for his wife, saying, "You do it because you love. Where would there be a trigger?" He shyly smiled and said, "What's my wife's strength? Everything is at the peak."
He also personally told the Running Man members the marriage news. Yoo Jae-suk said, "I've been looking into it since you bought a house," and asked, "Is she perhaps someone who works in the entertainment industry?" Kim Jong-kook laughed it off, saying, "Why are you interrogating me? No." Haha, moved, said, "The sister-in-law we used to call as a joke actually exists," with reddened eyes, and teased with jokes like, "Isn't this a soul wedding?" and "Aren't you the bride?"
Another acquaintance, Jonathan, asked, "Is she the LA woman Cha Tae-hyun mentioned?" Kim Jong-kook waved his hand and responded, "No." He left the hint, "She's gentle," and said the wedding would be a quiet "small wedding." Everyone admired that the wedding was prepared so secretly that even his manager said, "Actually, I'm hearing this for the first time," sounding surprised.
Netizens reacted with intense interest to Kim Jong-kook's sudden marriage news, saying things like, "Finally one of My Ugly Duckling's sons is graduating," "It's a fitting surprise announcement from Kim Jong-kook," "I thought he'd only exercise his whole life, but he's a romantic in front of love," and "I'm even more curious that his wife is a private person."
Fans are focused on what kind of new family Kim Jong-kook, who became a "married man" on "My Ugly Duckling," will build going forward. In the preview for SBS entertainment show "My Ugly Duckling" that aired on the 7th, Kim Hee-chul asked, "No one has seen the sister-in-law. I heard she's an LA-born businesswoman. Is that true?" Kim Jong-kook, straightening his face, said, "I'll tell you exactly. I haven't been careless enough to tell people..." raising curiosity about whether he would correct the rumor. Attention is focused on what love story will be revealed on future broadcasts.
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