"The Best Thing I Ever Did, Having Two Sons" Hwang Jung-eum Confesses Her Single Mom Life

By Minjeong, Cho

Mar 11, 2025

'The Best Thing I Ever Did, Having Two Sons' Hwang Jung-eum Confesses Her Single Mom Life



Actor Hwang Jung-eum is drawing great public attention by revealing the daily life of a single mother through the entertainment show 「"Solo." He once again proved the bright and lovely charm of his past heyday by sharing his appearance with his two sons and his life in a detached house known to be around 4.6 billion won.

Hwang Jung-eum's first daily release was broadcast in the 9th episode of SBS Plus and E-channel entertainment 'SoloRa', which aired on the 4th. The broadcast on this day exceeded 1% of the highest target audience per minute (based on paid broadcasting), and the highest ratings of households per minute soared to 1.8%, ranking first in 2049 ratings among entertainment programs at the same time. In addition, it has proved its high popularity by decorating the ranking of articles on major portal sites, ranking third in the WAVVE entertainment top 20 and second in the next entertainment TV search term.

Hwang Jung-eum married Lee Young-don, a professional golfer-turned-businessman, in 2016, but she was on the verge of collapse when she filed for divorce mediation in 2020. After that, they reunited in July 2021, but as they filed for divorce again in February last year, they eventually raised their two sons alone.




She was constantly on the topic of dating and legal disputes after her divorce. In July last year, he admitted his romantic relationship with basketball player Kim Jong-kyu, who is seven years younger than him, but he drew attention by announcing the news of his breakup in just two weeks. In addition, in June of the same year, there was a case in which a woman was wrongly identified as a businesswoman through SNS and was sued. The case ended when the victim, A, dropped the complaint in January this year.

Hwang Jung-eum, who has overcome various rumors and is back in public, has been active since October last year as the MC of 'Solo' with Shin Dong-yup. She is further revealing the atmosphere of the program with her natural 'Tikitaka' with celebrities of her age, including Yoon Se-ah, Chae-rim, and Sagang. Not only that, but this year, he is sharing his honest daily life and showing another change through broadcasting.

The house unveiled by Hwang Jung-eum is a two-story detached house with a large yard, drawing attention by revealing that it is a space originally used as an office. She, who appeared on the show for the first time in a long time, remained the same as the cheerful and lively image she showed in the past 'High Kick Through the Roof' and 'We Got Married'. As she has mainly played heavy characters in dramas for a while, her lively appearance through this entertainment show was even more welcome.




Hwang Jung-eum revealed her daily life with her two sons, Wang Sik-yi (born in 2017) and Kang Sik-yi (born in 2022), saying "The best thing I did in my life was to give birth to children," leaving a deep lingering impression. Also, there are good days and hard days in life. But the difficult moments made me harder", he expressed his honest thoughts.



mj.cho@sportschosun.com