The husband of Lee So-na, who became the final 'jin' of 'Miss Trot 4', was revealed to be actor Kang Sang Jun, drawing attention. He was seen cheering directly at the final stage and shedding tears when the jin was announced.
Lee So-na was confirmed as the final jin on the finale of the comprehensive programming channel TV CHOSUN's 'Miss Trot 4', which aired on the afternoon of the 5th. With this, Lee So-na became the recipient of a 300 million won prize.
On that day's final, Lee So-na performed the 'life song mission', and with a master total score of 1,572 points she placed third. Afterwards, in the final's real-time text voting, she received 256,310 of the 916,030 valid votes, claiming the final first-place title of jin.
At Lee So-na's victory scene were her mother, who is suffering from Parkinson's disease, and her husband, actor Kang Sang Jun. Lee So-na said, "We are not well-off, but I want to tell my beloved family, who sacrificed a lot, that I am grateful and thankful. I will try to be someone who can protect my family. Mom, don't worry about me anymore."
Attention also focused on husband Kang Sang Jun, who shared the emotional moment after Lee So-na's victory. Lee So-na and Kang Sang Jun are known to have married in 2021 after a seven-year long relationship. On the day, Kang Sang Jun stayed in the audience with Lee So-na's mother, shared the emotional moment and shed tears. He also left posts on social media supporting his wife and encouraging voting.
Kang Sang Jun is an actor well known to the public through multiple works. He joined the Seoul Arts Troupe in 2017 and debuted in the musical 'Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds'. He later participated in several performances such as 'South of the Border', Navillera, 'Along With the Gods: The Last 49 Days', 'Yun Dong-ju, Shooting the Moon', and 'The Great Gatsby'.
Kang Sang Jun acted alongside Moon Geun-young and Jo Han-Sun in the 2021 drama special 'The Memory of the Sea'. He later worked with Yoo-i in the 2023 opening 'One reason we can't meet', and appeared in Marry My Husband, Flex x Cop, and Doctor Slump.
Especially in the 2024 drama Dear Hyeri, he played an announcer who has an unrequited crush on the female lead, showing an impressive chemistry with Shin Hae-sun and Lee Jin-uk, and in the drama Beyond The Bar he drew attention by playing the ex-boyfriend of Jung Chaeyeon.
Kang Sang Jun delivered a strong performance opposite Lee Jun-ho in the Netflix series Cashero, released in December last year, and last year he solidified his presence by winning the SBS Drama Awards' Best New Actor award for Flex x Cop.
[Photo] Broadcast screen capture, Kang Sang Jun SNS.
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