Actor Park Kyung-hye shared news that she has started living on her own in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam District.
On the 1st, a video with a thumbnail reading "Gangnam home sweet home" and the title "But.. the house you imagine is more than that" was uploaded to the "Kyunghye Bolla" channel.
That day Park Kyung-hye said, "I signed a lease on a house in Gangnam." However, contrary to the dazzling image of The Penthouse described as "the Gangnam house we imagine...", scenes of her living in a 6-pyeong studio appeared along with captions that read "this video contains an exceedingly realistic look at independent living," drawing attention.
Park Kyung-hye visited a real estate office to look at houses for the first time. She said, "I at least went to see a house. They said there are hardly any listings, so it seems very difficult to find a place. Right now there aren't many monthly rentals. Should I look at jeonse? Since it's my first time doing this, there are more difficult points, so instead of only looking at monthly rentals, I need to broaden my thinking to consider jeonse and such. That's the situation," she confessed.
A short time later Park Kyung-hye received the registration document and went to see a house. She said, "There was a decent place so I want to take that one, but since it's my first time deciding, is it right? Am I deciding too hastily? And because the deposit is high, I keep thinking about what if. I said I'd think about it until tonight and let them know, and they said I could take my time. So I want to do it more. There's anxiety that I might have to move out, but I'll just think about it until tonight," she said.
Afterward Park Kyung-hye continued worrying about the rental contract at a friend's house. She said, "But actually I think I'll take that house. Because I saw a house earlier, right? But the condition difference is so big and the landlord will probably see many more houses than I have. Among those, for that level of condition the price was really reasonable. The reason I'm hesitant is the monthly rent. It's not a fixed expense I used to have, right? My current fixed expenses aren't easy either, so I wondered if it'd be okay, but actually I started thinking about living independently because I couldn't sleep well," she explained.
She continued, "If it's in the Gyeonggi area, the biggest problem is that if you pick the wrong time by just 20 minutes, traffic is absurdly clogged. Work is one thing, but appointments and classes are all in Gangnam. It was a bit difficult. I'm the type to have a hard time with change. For various reasons I kept putting it off. And what I thought was this: it's risky. For example, if I have to be there by 7 a.m., I'd have to leave at 5:20. Then I'd have to wake up at 4:20, right? And if there's time in between it's awkward to go somewhere to sleep. So you endure it. You might go to a cafe. You have to go where you can park your car. Then if you have evening plans, work, and go home at dawn you're so tired. When you go home it's not really blocked, so you keep taking the same road. It feels like you're just sitting. The moment I felt that, I thought enduring wasn't the answer. For many reasons," she said, explaining why she decided to move to Gangnam.
She said, "It's the first time I'm seeing a house. It's not fun. Life is hard. I'm feeling strongly that the world is very harsh. I thought that was the reason I was struggling, but actually I'm not that worn out. But since I'm trying to live by constantly studying things I've never done before, I might make mistakes because I don't know. Worrying about that keeps weighing on me. And there are so many things people say I should do or check out that I wonder if I'm rushing things. But I'm 33," she lamented.
After much deliberation Park Kyung-hye proceeded with the contract for the house. The first time she visited after signing the lease, it was a 6-pyeong studio with mold on one part of the ceiling. Park Kyung-hye said, "First of all, the house is warm. Perhaps because it gets good sunlight. And they left a dresser and a clothes hanger here. There's a shoe cabinet like this," while also pointing out defects around the place, saying, "the circuit breaker tripped."
She added, "The refrigerator is an option here. The bathroom is really spacious. I didn't actually run the water or anything then, but it looks great. The mirror could use a wipe once," she said. At that moment, when Park Kyung-hye opened a wall cabinet and saw rusty hinges, she panicked, saying, "I don't think this will come clean. How would I put towels here?"
She also noted, "There's a window here and a washing machine is an option," listing advantages, but discovered small problems, saying, "More shockingly, the window doesn't close all the way, so there are bug friends here. There's mold on this side too. So then can you not close that window? I thought you could just lock it. But the lock doesn't move. Is it a model?" She found herself facing petty issues. She decided, "The move-in cleaning fee is too expensive so I thought I'd clean it myself, but there are so many areas I can't handle that I think I should get move-in cleaning done."
After the move-in cleaning, Park Kyung-hye waited for furniture and was shown sleeping for two nights on the bare floor with only a single blanket. But from the second day furniture began arriving one by one, and the final completed look of the house changed to be much cozier, surprising viewers.
[Photo] Kyunghye Bolla
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