Sunwoo Yong-yeo, why did you immigrate to the United States after retirement? Living in a two-room house with your in-laws for 13 years
Aug 13, 2025
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On the 13th, a video titled 「Sunwoo Yong-yeo」 was uploaded on the YouTube channel 'Sunpoong Sunwoo Yong-yeo' for the first time in a 100 pyeong luxury LA mansion where Sunwoo Yong-yeo's daughter lives (+Mother-daughter fight)」.
In the video, Sunwoo Yong-yeo appears in front of a luxurious villa with a white exterior, "This is my daughter's house. It's a villa with four family members." The mansion boasts a stylish white exterior, and the garden is carefully cultivated with grass and colorful flowers. In particular, a private swimming pool was located behind the house, drawing attention.
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In the video, her daughter Choi Yeon-je also appeared, drawing great attention. In the video on the 1st, her daughter Choi Yeon-je also appeared, drawing great attention. Choi Yeon-je, who was a singer in the 1990s, is currently living a new life by running an oriental medicine clinic in the United States.
Choi Yeon-je talked about how she became a celebrity in Korea and thought that if she looked happy taking care of her in the U.S., she would have said, `Stay with your mom.' But as an actor, I saw her miss so much that she was like, 'What can I do with her?' Then he became a singer." At that time, Sunwoo Yong-yeo had immigrated to the United States. Choi Yeon-je, who returned to Korea with her mother Sunwoo Yong-yeo, became very popular in the music industry, topping the music industry for four consecutive weeksHe won the Grand Prize Rookie Award and the KBS Song Awards Rookie Award.
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He lived in a two-bedroom house for 13 years with his mother-in-law, six brothers-in-law, one sister-in-law, and a husband and two children," he recalled his troubles at the time.
He said "I'm going to faint. That's why I'm here in LA. They've never been to school before, he recalled.
Choi Yeon-je appeared to be emotional when asked by the production team, "'Didn't you see her for a week (because her mother was busy)?'
He "My mom washed the dishes and did the laundry at home. I still remember that scene, he said, recalling the difficult past.
When asked "How was it when your family first came to the United States?", Sunwoo Yong-yeo said "It was so good" and that it was the first time in 13 years of marriage that your family had a meal.
"I felt that the moment when my family ate together was very happy rather than a feast of Jinsoo," he said, with tears in his eyes.
Choi Yeon-je said, `My mother got married when she was very young,' and Sunwoo Yong-yeo said "At twenty-three. There was a reason why my mother opposed it,' he said, drawing laughter.
Earlier in May, Sunwoo Yong-yeo was surprised by saying that her husband's debt was 17.5 million won on tvN "You Quiz on the Block" and that it was worth 20 billion won in current value." At that time, Sunwoo Yong-yeo confessed that she worked in movies and dramas to pay off her debt, and it took 10 years to pay off all her debts.
Meanwhile, Sunwoo Yong-yeo married Kim Se-myeong, a businessman and a relative of Anam Group, in 1970, and had one daughter and one son. Kim Se-myeong later passed away in 2014.
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