'Exclusive World' singer Hyun Jin-woo showed his love for his wife On Hee-jung, his love for his children and his gratitude toward the father- and mother-in-law who accepted him.
On the 23rd episode of MBN 'Exclusive World,' Hyun Jin-woo, who is in his 26th year since debut and is famous for the song 'My territory,' appeared. At the time, the lyrics were provocative, saying the kitchen is a man's domain so my woman you should not enter, and the song was once called a song that destroyed patriarchy by the MZ generation.
Hyun Jin-woo is one of the large families in the entertainment industry. The original large-family mother Kim Ji-sun, the mother of five sons Jung Joo-ri, and the father of six children Hyun Jin-woo represent this. Among them, Hyun Jin-woo had a somewhat special family. He already had three children when he met and married the unmarried singer On Hee-jung and newly had three more children. Therefore there is an age gap of 19 years between the eldest Jin-hoo and the youngest Jun-hoo.
The eldest, who is also his ex-wife's son, asked his new maternal grandmother, "Grandma, how did you marry off our dad to a mom who was a virgin?" The mother-in-law revealed the behind-the-scenes story, saying, "She asked why I would marry into a man with a child. Actually I tried to arrange a marriage through a dermatologist." The son replied solemnly, "When I was young there was no one to lean on but my dad, so I was afraid. I thought maybe this is better now. I also thought living like this now might be better." To that steps grandson, the mother-in-law comforted him, saying, "What sin did you commit?"
Hyun Jin-woo said, "After marriage we divorced in the fourth year. I couldn't see the end of my ex-wife's lies about age, education, assets, and name. Attachment stickers were placed. Red stickers were attached. Debt accumulated, and it was spent on extravagance," saying he was able to part ways after a two-year divorce lawsuit. Among them, the third daughter grew up without knowing her mother's face properly because the divorce lawsuit was underway when the ex-wife was pregnant.
The third daughter became independent early. With the 38 million won she earned during her three years of high school she opened a restaurant by herself, but she eventually decided to close it amid a recession and competition. The daughter even dreamed of singing as her new dream.
Hyun Jin-woo told his daughter the harsh reality she needed to know, saying, "When you go to broadcasting stations there are many people prettier than you, with better backgrounds and who sing better. Music has no end in sight. How can I push my child toward a path when the bramble road is clearly visible?" However the daughter said, "Why I want to be a singer is because when we were babies dad had nowhere to leave us so he took us along. I watched dad sing a lot, and that looked really cool," showing she had felt her father's affection and remembered her childhood watching his activities.
Hyun Jin-woo is living in the same house with his mother-in-law. He blamed himself for On Hee-jung having quit singing six years ago because of dystonic anxiety disorder caused by unknown reasons such as parenting stress. The mother-in-law seemed to think the same. All Hyun Jin-woo could do was treat his family well, listen to them and understand their feelings.
With his mother-in-law embracing this son-in-law like a son and the second and third children returning home after a long time, the Hyun Jin-woo family looked extraordinarily harmonious.
[Photo source] MBN 'Exclusive World'
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