With comedian Nam Chang Hee's wife confirmed to be former actress Yoon Young Kyung, public interest is focusing on them, but voices saying excessive attention should be restrained as she currently works as a public official are also emerging.
On the 23rd, Nam Chang Hee's agency TN Entertainment told OSEN, "Nam Chang Hee's wife is indeed former actress Yoon Young Kyung," and "she has suspended activities in the entertainment industry and is living as an office worker." The agency explained this is why she had been known only as a "non-celebrity nine years younger." Having finished entertainment activities and continued a public service career, she is effectively a private citizen.
Earlier, Yoon Young Kyung appeared in MBC's Infinite Challenge special "Hong Cheol, go get married" and drew attention with a pure look resembling IU, earning the nickname "Han River IU." Even with a brief appearance, she left a clear impression and a lively charm that stayed in viewers' memories, and reactions online continue that "there is hardly anyone who doesn't know her." That is why it is all the more a topic that she became Nam Chang Hee's wife.
A graduate of Dongduk Women's University department of broadcasting and entertainment, she came to public attention by winning the top prize at the 83rd national Chunhyang beauty pageant in 2013, and she worked as an actress appearing in the film Ode to My Father, the dramas Hwajeong and Ms. Temper & Nam Jung‑Gi, the web drama The Most Perfect Confession Scammers, the variety show Before Some Rises, and the film Hot Blood.
She currently works as an assistant deputy director in the public relations department of Dongdaemun District Office and is also active as the host of "Dongdaemun briefing," delivering local news on the district office's YouTube channel "Dongdaemun District Office The original." She has received praise for her stable voice and clear delivery, with comments such as "she sounds like a local announcer" and "information delivery is neat."
Above all, as she is walking a new path from actor to public official, online opinions include "she is now an ordinary office worker, so excessive interest could be burdensome" and "congratulate her but protect her private life," while lighthearted reactions such as "her looks are still celebrity-level," "Nam Chang Hee married well," and "shouldn't Nam Chang Hee pay more taxes at this point?" have continued.
Meanwhile, Nam Chang Hee held his wedding with Yoon Young Kyung on the 22nd at the Shilla Hotel Dynasty Hall in Jung‑gu, Seoul, marking their union as a married couple. Yoon Young Kyung, who remained in the public's memory as "Han River IU," now announces a new start along with life as a public official.
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