Kang Soo-jung‘s Hong Kong house is worth 18 billion won? “Meeting Alibaba’s Ma Yun” (Jo Dong-ari) [Comprehensive]

TV Feb 07, 2025

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Broadcasters Jung Sun-hee and Kang Soo-jung appeared as special guests on the digital entertainment show ‘Jodongari’ and revealed everything from a surprise meeting with Alibaba founder Jack Ma to a dinner episode with actor Kang Dong-won during the ‘Girls Six’ days.

On the ‘Jodongari’ channel that was released on the 7th, a video titled ‘The unexpected ending of 10 hours of non-alcoholic non-stop chatting - This is why I watch Jodongari ’’.’. The video that day contained the honest daily life of Kang Soo-jung, who has been living in Hong Kong since getting married in 2008.

When Ji Suk-jin asked Kang Soo-jung, “When you come to Korea once every two weeks, are you happy? Or is it a day to sigh?”, Kang Soo-jung honestly shared her feelings, saying, “I feel excited from the airport”. Upon hearing this, Jung Sun-hee said, “What the heck, how can you ask such an obvious question! (Soo-jung) has been married for only a few years! Aren‘t you happy!” and rebuked Ji Suk-jin, causing the studio to burst into laughter.




When the story of Kang Soo-jung’s life in Hong Kong came up, Kim Yong-man surprised everyone by saying, “The house that Kang Soo-jung lives in is worth 8 billion won.” When Ji Suk-jin couldn‘t hide his surprise, saying, “8 billion won?!?” Jung Sun-hee added, “You should put 100 in front of it,” making the atmosphere even more heated. Here, Kang Soo-jung explained, “It’s monthly rent,” but when Kim Yong-man pressed him again, saying, “The monthly rent alone is over 1,000 won, in my opinion,” Kang Soo-jung wittily responded, “How about it? Does this seem a bit much?”, making everyone laugh more.

Kang Soo-jung also shared a special anecdote from her time in Hong Kong. Recalling her experience of living in the same apartment building as Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, she said, “One day, I got on the elevator and there were two big bodyguards. It was so narrow that I thought, ‘It’s a bit scary,‘ but it turned out that Chairman Jack Ma was behind them.” She continued, “I didn’t recognize him, but my husband said, ‘Hey, Jack Ma! ”I found out about it first when people said ’Ma Yun!‘“ and shared an unexpected episode, causing laughter.





Regarding her appearance in ’Jodongari‘, Jeong Seon-hee said, ”I’m honored to be appearing. Actually, I didn‘t know about the existence of ’Jodongari‘, but Kang Soo-jung said, ’Sister, you‘re really famous! You’re rising fast right now.‘“ She is a girl who lives on YouTube, so the information is accurate,” making us realize the popularity of the program once again.

The behind-the-scenes story of ‘Girls Six’, which is considered a legendary entertainment show of the past, was also revealed. Jeong Seon-hee threw a fastball, saying, “To us, Ji Seok-jin oppa was just a woman.” Kang Soo-jung embarrassed Ji Seok-jin by revealing, “We were changing our clothes when (Seok-jin oppa) just came in.”





Jung Sun-hee and Kang Soo-jung also revealed the behind-the-scenes story of their dinner with actor Kang Dong-won on ‘Girls Six’. Jung Sun-hee said, “We couldn’t even dream of having a dinner with Kang Dong-won. He‘s from heaven. But Hye-ryeon unnie really grabbed me like an eagle and wouldn’t let go. (Kang Dong-won) said he couldn‘t eat dinner, so I said let’s eat lunch together,” causing laughter. Kang Soo-jung added, “I almost pinned (Kang Dong-won) to the wall. He couldn‘t run away!”

Jung Sun-hee added, “I remember Kang Dong-won’s scared face at that time.” She then revealed, “When Lee Jung-jin and other hot guys of the time came, Hye-ryun would push for a company dinner like that,” to which Kim Yong-man responded, “Cho Hye-ryun was the promotion committee chairperson,” and burst into laughter.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter, projecthong@donga.com

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