Singer Byeolsarang, receiving congratulations after announcing her pregnancy eight months after marriage, directly shared her thoughts.
Byeolsarang said in a phone call with OSEN on the 18th regarding the buzz from that day's pregnancy announcement, "I am so thankful that it came so suddenly," adding, "We didn't do anything special. On the day I confirmed the pregnancy I had just finished a 7km run. In the evening my husband and I were having a beer and hanging out, and just before midnight I checked the test before bed and saw two lines (pregnant), so I was so surprised," she said, expressing her stunned feelings.
Last September, Byeolsarang married a non-celebrity husband she had been in love with for five years. She is a trot singer who became known through TV CHOSUN's '내일은 미스트롯2' and MBN's King of Singers. Even after marriage she has been actively working, and despite the sudden pregnancy news she has been fulfilling stage schedules together with the baby in her womb, nicknamed "Ppogi."
She said, "Of course, before knowing about the pregnancy I had scheduled long recordings and long-distance performances. I was worried, but the strange thing is that while traveling I would be so tired I had to rest for an hour at a time, but once I got on stage my morning sickness symptoms would disappear, my body didn't feel heavy at all and felt light enough to fly. I felt like the baby knew that I was happy on stage. Recently I went on long-distance performances in Busan, Daegu and Gumi, and if it keeps going like this I think I could perform until seven to eight months if not full term," she laughed.
Still, she said she has greatly reduced her schedule. Byeolsarang complained, "Actually I have morning sickness, and it comes on an empty stomach as fasting sickness; I have 'eating sickness' too. I can't actually eat much. I can't even stand the smell of meat so I've been eating scorched rice. But because I have to keep eating, I've gained more than 10kg since we married."
She also said, "In early pregnancy I had symptoms of hyperemesis gravidarum and couldn't walk properly. It hurt so much I cried," "Now I avoid long recordings because I have to go to the bathroom frequently and sit for long periods," and "No matter what I eat my stomach is upset so I end up eating bland foods like odorless scorched rice. I keep craving ice cream and cold things," she said with a wry tongue.
The fetus is a boy. Byeolsarang said she naturally confirmed this through an ultrasound, "My husband wanted a daughter. I wanted a son. My older sister's kids are all boys, and watching my nephews grow up together made raising a son seem fun and life looked like it would never be boring. Maybe that's why 'Ppogi' listened to mom," she said with a laugh, adding, "The baby is very active in my belly. Every time the doctor does an ultrasound the baby moves its feet." She added, "If possible I plan to have a second child, and I would like the second to be a daughter."
Byeolsarang said, "I really want to go on a prenatal trip but my husband's work is extremely busy right now. For our honeymoon we went to Australia and New Zealand for three weeks, but I caught type B flu as soon as we arrived and only recovered on the way home. It was disappointing, but if possible since we like camping I want to go on a prenatal trip to a domestic camping spot or somewhere close to nature."
She also said, "Honestly, after getting married I felt much more at peace. Before that life was too intense. Every moment was a competition. But after getting married having someone who loves me as I am and acknowledges me right by my side really hit me. On the other hand, I realized belatedly that living so fiercely was exhausting. Now I want to leisurely make the music I truly enjoy. I don't want to be on stage to become something; I want to steadily do the music I like. As my mind calmed, naturally the baby came."
She calmly said, "Honestly, there are moments of fear. I lived almost five years as if every day were a death match, not taking a single day off for a full year, so maybe that's why. But I think this leisure will be brief, and I want to relax and simply enjoy this moment in life. Even now pregnancy makes me tear up for no reason sometimes, but I'm trying to keep my mind at ease."
Finally she added, "The due date is in November, but the doctor said the baby is growing fast and could come at the end of October. I'll empty my mind and enjoy the stage so I can meet the baby healthy."
[photo] OSEN DB, SNS source, MKSENT provided.
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