Broadcast personality Hong Jin-kyung has candidly revealed her divorce on comedian Jung Sun-hee’s YouTube channel, sharing her thoughts on personal choice and mutual respect in ending a marriage.

On August 6, a video titled "Finally: Hong Jin-kyung, Jung Sun-hee’s Best Friend for 30 Years, Shares Stories Only Close Friends Can Tell" was uploaded to the YouTube channel 'Jip Nagan Jung Sun-hee.' In the video, Hong Jin-kyung reunited with Jung Sun-hee, updating each other about their current lives.

When asked by Jung Sun-hee, “Are you okay now?” Hong Jin-kyung replied, “I’m doing well. Rael is doing great, and I’m on good terms with Rael’s father as well. The irony is, we’ve only managed to recover our genuine friendship after finally becoming strangers to each other.” Hong’s comments touched on the way their dynamic has changed positively following the end of their marriage.

Jung Sun-hee admitted that she had already known about the divorce, confessing, “It gave me chills to hear that you divorced months ago but hadn’t told anyone.” Hong Jin-kyung explained her hesitance: “I never knew when or how to talk about this. Letting things slide without saying anything felt dishonest, but I couldn’t find the right timing or setting to open up. It weighed on me a lot.”

She added, “I've always been someone who shares everything with you, and if there was ever something I needed to talk about, I thought it should be with you first.” This explained her reason for appearing on Jung’s channel for such a personal conversation.

Hong Jin-kyung shared, “I met Rael’s father in 1998. I've only known and dated him for about 27 or 28 years now. People may ask why we broke up, but the truth is, it wasn’t anyone’s fault. We just decided to try living differently.”

She continued, “After breaking up, genuine friendship really developed between us. He used to be someone I admired as a boyfriend; now he’s a wonderful older brother figure to me.” Jung Sun-hee jokingly responded, “I won’t stay quiet if you ever talk about getting back together,” lightening the mood.

Hong Jin-kyung also updated viewers on her family life: “He often comes to our house, and both of our mothers-in-law have become close. I never thought my mom or mother-in-law could be so cool. It’s almost like something out of Hollywood — we get together and have meals regularly.”

When Jung Sun-hee asked if there was a defining moment when she realized the marriage could not continue, Hong replied, “It wasn’t decisively anyone’s fault. Everyone goes through these things, but when people ask why we divorced, I don’t really have an answer. It just came down to our own personal choice. Different people have different challenges in life.”

Jung then shared she had considered deleting Rael’s father’s number after hearing about the divorce, to which Hong responded amicably, “Aren’t you two friends? Let’s all get together over a drink of soju," displaying her pragmatic attitude toward the new family dynamic.

Earlier that day, news of Hong Jin-kyung's divorce broke. A representative from Hong's agency, TN Entertainment, confirmed to MHN, “It’s true that she is divorced. Hong Jin-kyung completed filming for Jung Sun-hee’s YouTube channel just a few days ago.” Both parties are reported to have amicably agreed to the divorce.

Hong Jin-kyung was married in 2003 to an older businessman after five years of dating, and the couple welcomed their daughter Rael in 2010.

Note “This article was translated from the original Korean version using AI assistance, and subsequently edited by a native-speaking journalist.”

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