Song Joong-ki brags about his wife who doesn‘t show off her skills “I get scolded often, she values character” [Comprehensive]

Actor Song Joong-ki revealed his skills as a naughty person.

On the 26th, Choi Hwa-jung’s YouTube channel was revealed and actor Song Joong-ki, the lead actor of the movie ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’, appeared as a guest. On this day, Song Joong-ki ate curry, fried shrimp, and steamed abalone prepared by Choi Hwa-jung and chatted away.

It turned out that the two had never met before. When Choi Hwa-jung asked, “Why did you say you wanted to appear on our channel?” Song Joong-ki replied, “I recently saw your program and it was fun. I wanted to meet you too,” and gave her some olive oil that her wife had prepared herself as a gift.

Song Joong-ki married Katie Louise Saunders, who is of British-Colombian descent, in January of last year. He became a father of two, welcoming a son in June of that year and a daughter in November of this year. Song Joong-ki revealed that his wife and children are currently in Tuscany, outside of Rome, Italy, and that he is in Korea alone due to his schedule.

Song Joong-ki said, “My wife is similar to my older sister. She‘s good at cooking and likes plating,” and “After meeting my wife, I fell in love with Italian food, so I feel a little empty if I don’t sprinkle olive oil on it. We have an olive tree at our house in Italy. I pick the olives and extract them myself to eat. It‘s satisfying and good.” He continued, “When I don’t have filming, I also live in Italy. My child speaks Italian, but there are many times when I don‘t understand. I feel pressured, so I’m studying these days. On the other hand, my wife is learning Korean. Her language skills are seriously good. She says to my mother, ‘Mom, eat.’ It‘s not perfect yet, but isn’t she cute?” and laughed. Song Joong-ki‘s wife is known to be fluent in five languages: English, Italian, Spanish, French, and Korean.

Song Joong-ki also said, “My wife values manners and character more than I do. That’s why I get scolded often. One day, I was 20 minutes late for an appointment with my manager because I was doing some work, and after my manager left, she scolded me, saying, ”Why are you keeping people waiting?“ She‘s the type to remind me of the basics,” and confessed, “My wife scolds me and helps me a lot.”

Song Joong-ki said that he fell in love with Italian food after meeting his wife. He boasted that his wife is good at British and Colombian cuisine due to her parents’ influence, and also good at Italian food, which she grew up with her whole life. He also said, “My wife‘s best friend is a Korean friend, and her mother was a classmate at the same cooking school as Chef Park Chan-il. She taught me Korean food, but my wife only taught me what I like, such as jesa-bap (rice for ancestral rites) and jeonbok-juk (pork belly stew). He said, ”I was grateful and touched when he taught me how to make things like bean sprout soy sauce bibimbap. Friends who know our couple say that my wife is a much bigger waste. I know that too.“

He also talked about his son. Song Joong-ki confessed, ”My son was born 18 months ago. I met him after 5 months of filming, and there was a loading time of about 1~2 minutes. I don’t know how much I cried when he hugged me after the loading was finished.“ Song Joong-ki expressed his happiness by saying, ”I‘m lucky. It’s thanks to my wife. I‘m going crazy. The thing my wife says the most recently is, ’You have it all.‘“

Jung Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com