240 million Ahn Jung-hwan a year, sighing at New York University's daughter's study abroad expenses (Sunnum-defeated)

By Sohee, Kim

Jun 26, 2025

240 million Ahn Jung-hwan a year, sighing at New York University's daughter's study abroad expenses (Sunnum-defeated)



Lee Hye-won, Ahn Jung-hwan's wife and former Miss Korea broadcaster, expressed her surprise at the high prices in New York, USA.

In the 89th episode of the Channel A entertainment program 『The Family』, which airs at 8:10 p.m. on the 26th (Thursday), Shin Seul-ye and Mark, who live in New York, will be shown drawing up a plan for 『Living in New York for a month』.

240 million Ahn Jung-hwan a year, sighing at New York University's daughter's study abroad expenses (Sunnum-defeated)
Lee Hye-won, who was watching this in the studio, laughed, saying "It's okay if you live with your parents' money", and Ahn Jung-hwan asked "Isn't your money mine?" In response, Lee Hye-won said, "My money is mine. "Your brother's is mine, too," he said, laughing.




In addition, Lee Hye-won mentioned her daughter Lee Won, who is currently studying in New York, saying, "My house is empty now because it is vacation." Only the rent is going out. My heart hurts so much," he said. Then, when she joked to her husband Ahn Jung-hwan, "Is your back okay?" Ahn Jung-hwan responded, " (You have to say that your back) went out," drawing laughter.

Lee Hye-won recalled an episode of finding her daughter's New York house and said, "It was really hard to find a house"There was no washing machine. So when I get my next house, my daughter 'I just want the washing machine in the house. They say it's a wish'", he said, conveying the practical difficulties of living in New York.

Meanwhile, Ahn Jung-hwan married Lee Hye-won in 2001 and has daughters Lee Won and Lee Hwan.




In 2022, Lee Won's acceptance of New York University and Lee Hwan's youngest stage performance at Carnegie Hall in the United States drew attention.

In particular, an entertainment reporter said of New York University, where Ms. Lee Won entered, `It was located in Manhattan, New York, which boasts a murderous price. The first semester costs 70 million won, the second semester costs 70 million won, and the dormitory costs 100 million won a year. About 240 million won just goes out of school, he explained.





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