Actors Jo Ji-hwan and Park Hye-min, a married couple, cleared a long rent-based living situation and finally obtained their first owned home, delivering an emotional turnaround in their lives.
On the 25th, Park Hye-min posted on her SNS, "After 11 years of marriage, we, who worried only about renting, are finally getting our own home," and released several photos and videos showing the new home's remodeling site.
In the released photos, Park Hye-min cannot hide her excitement as she personally selects interior materials. She visited the remodeling site where work was in full swing to tour the space, and shared the joy of moving by showing preparations of return gifts to give to neighbors and a handwritten letter carefully written by her husband Jo Ji-hwan. Park Hye-min also added her characteristically cheerful remarks, saying, "I was obsessed with Instagram and Pinterest aesthetics, but to do that you have to throw away half your household stuff."
The reason why the news of Jo Ji-hwan and Park Hye-min, the latter known as the sibling of actor and comedian Cho Hye-lyeon, who is showing talent rivaling that of comedians, is receiving an even stronger response is the severe financial hardships they once endured. The two, who appeared on a couple counseling program in the past, confessed to hardships and conflicts so severe they could not even afford gas money, drawing sympathy. At that time, the sole breadwinner Park Hye-min resigned from her nursing job, and Jo Ji-hwan took on delivery work to make a living and suffered a broken leg, among other misfortunes.
However, the couple turned crisis into opportunity. By opening a second act in life with content that captures daily life plainly and cheerfully, they reinvented themselves as popular creators and influencers with 200,000 subscribers. On past broadcasts they said, "Our income has increased about fourfold compared with when times were hard, approaching 10 million won a month," and after relentless effort they reaped the rewards.
On achieving this emotional result after 11 years, Park Hye-min told fans, "The day has come... please look forward to an online housewarming for my Instagram followers," and foreshadowed communication with fans. Netizens have poured congratulations and support on the couple's confident progress in overcoming desperate hardship to build a solid family and own a home.<
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