After leaving the entertainment industry for four years, broadcaster Lee Hwi-jae's wife Moon Jung-won shared an update on her social media after a long time.
Moon Jung-won posted photos and videos on her personal social media on March 3, writing "already March, 2026." The released photos and videos drew attention by showing what appeared to be Moon Jung-won's recent life with her family.
She recalled her past as a florist by filming colorful flowers and raspberry fruit. She also showed a glimpse of her son, who seemed to have grown considerably, from behind. In particular, updates on the twins, who turned 13, added to the delight.
In fact, Moon Jung-won's social media post came about four years after August 2022. Netizens flooded the comments asking about the well-being of Lee Hwi-jae and Moon Jung-won's family, leaving remarks such as "I missed you," "I want to see you," "Why am I crying? I wanted to see you," and "Are you doing well? Stay healthy."
Lee Hwi-jae and Moon Jung-won married in 2010 and became parents in 2013 with the birth of twins Seoeon and Seojun. They were especially beloved as a twin family after appearing as original cast members on KBS 2TV's variety show The Return of SUPERMAN. Riding that popularity, Lee Hwi-jae won the grand prize at the KBS Entertainment Awards in 2015.
However, excessive attention followed. While Moon Jung-won was active as an influencer, she was embroiled in a covert advertisement controversy in 2020, and in 2021 there was a floor noise dispute accusing her twin sons of running too much in their apartment home. Afterwards, although it seemed the family moved to a detached house, in 2022 Moon Jung-won was swept up in a controversy over allegedly eating and running on the price of a toy at an amusement park she visited with her children, and she ultimately deleted her social media accounts and removed all videos from YouTube.
Furthermore, a signed CD that Lee Hwi-jae had received from a girl group appeared for sale as a used item, sparking controversy. The item was labeled "To. senior Lee Hwi-jae," making it impossible to hide. The former manager had handled signed CDs and other items in the past, and Lee Hwi-jae's former agency expressed regret and apologized, saying they did not know the route of the leak.
After that, Lee Hwi-jae did not engage in separate broadcasting activities. While continuing to live locally after traveling to Canada with his family and not returning to Korea, unexpected retirement rumors arose, and an associate drew a line by saying "it's not retirement, but his heart is not well." Nonetheless, Lee Hwi-jae disappeared from the entertainment industry except for returning urgently to Korea in January 2023 due to his mother's death.
His last broadcast remains the MBN variety show "Battle in the Box," which ended in January 2022. In this context, Moon Jung-won's update has brought welcome news.
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