Cooking researcher Lee Hye-jung revealed an unusual family background.
On Feb. 4, a video titled "Master director Jang Hang-jun! And the woman who lives with the king" was posted on the YouTube channel Big Mama Lee Hye-jung. The video shows film The King's Warden director Jang Hang-jun appearing as a guest, eating home-cooked food with Lee Hye-jung and talking.
That day Lee Hye-jung asked director Jang Hang-jun about his hometown, and Jang Hang-jun said, "Daegu. I lived there until first grade in elementary school. I attended a private elementary school called Yeongshin Elementary School," and added, "I came from a kindergarten that was hard to get into back then. Only rich kids went." He added, "At that time my father ran a nylon factory in Daegu."
Lee Hye-jung laughed, saying, "He went the wealthy village route. Then he must be rich," and naturally brought up her own family history. She explained, "My father is from Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do. He built a factory in Daegwang-myeon, his birthplace."
When Jang Hang-jun asked, "What kind of factory did your father run back then?", Lee Hye-jung replied, "He was with Yuhan-Kimberly," which surprised Jang Hang-jun. At the unexpected answer, Jang Hang-jun playfully called Lee Hye-jung "noona" and joked, "I brought up the nylon factory for no reason," drawing laughter.
Lee Hye-jung added, "There were many textile factories in Daegu at that time," and the two continued talking about their time in Daegu.
Meanwhile, Lee Hye-jung's father was the late Lee Jong-dae, the founding chairman of Yuhan-Kimberly. He joined the company as a regular employee and rose to chief executive, and he died in 2018 of an illness.
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