Actor Ham Eun-jung officially announced her marriage to director Kim Byung-woo, and heartfelt reasons behind the decision have been revealed. Reports alleging a premarital pregnancy were confirmed to be untrue.
On the 16th, Ham Eun-jung's agency, Mask Studio, announced, "Actor Ham Eun-jung has promised to share life's journey with a precious partner in November," saying the groom-to-be is director Kim Byung-woo, who is eight years older. The two met through acquaintances in the film industry, developed into a romantic relationship and ultimately decided to marry.
The wedding will be held privately with only family members and acquaintances from both sides in attendance, and the premarital pregnancy reports were found to be groundless. OSEN's reporting found that the announcement of Ham Eun-jung's marriage was somewhat expedited because "both families wanted the wedding to take place within this year."
Earlier, on the 20th of last month, Ham Eun-jung expressed a firm intention about marriage in an interview after the end of the KBS2 daily drama Queen's House, saying, "I think I should get married before my 40s." She confessed, "Because I was active with T-ara for a long time, I don't have much data about everyday life, but I have a romance of getting married and having children."
Above all, the decisive reason she decided to marry was the loss of her mother. Ham Eun-jung said, "After letting my mother go last year, I faced reality," and confessed, "I felt like I had been living only focused on work, and now I want to build a warm family."
Having played a "mother role" in a drama and developed a greater interest in parenting, she said, "Now I think I could welcome (giving birth) gladly and willingly," expressing a hope for a second child. As her sincerity became known, netizens offered warm support with comments such as "I hope the sorrow of losing her mother is filled by a warm family," "I hope only happiness fills her now," "supporting the plan for a second child," and "a mature choice made after facing reality is admirable."
Meanwhile, Ham Eun-jung, who is about to marry, plans to continue active work after the wedding. In the MBC daily drama First Man, which premieres in December, she will take on dual roles for the first time since her debut, playing Ma Seo-rin, the granddaughter of the Dream Group chairman, and the righteous Oh Jang-mi at the same time.
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