Lee Hyo-jung and her husband, a Korean version of Romeo and Juliet? They ran away from home due to opposition to their marriage (Let‘s go)

TV Mar 17, 2025

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Actress Lee Hyo-jung, who appeared on MBN‘s ‘Let’s Go 4 (Let‘s Go)’, caught everyone’s attention with an episode full of love.

On the 6th episode of MBN‘s ‘Let’s Go 4 (Let‘s Go)’, which aired on the 16th, actress Lee Hyo-jung and her beautiful wife appeared together, drawing attention.

MCs Ahn Jung-hwan and Hong Hyun-hee met Lee Hyo-jung and headed to her house. When asked how long she had lived in Ilsan, Lee Hyo-jung replied, “It’s been about 30 years since I came to Ilsan.” She then confessed, “But the house prices are the same as they were 20 years ago. I should have bought in Bundang back then.”.

The MCs who arrived at Lee Hyo-jung‘s house were impressed by the elegant and beautiful appearance of her wife, Kim Mi-ran. Lee Hyo-jung revealed that he was a ‘Dongguk University Department of Theater and Film CC’, and said, ‘I went to see a festival performance on leave from the military. My wife was a freshman at the time, and she appeared as a supporting role in a sophomore performance, and I thought, ‘That’s the woman.’ It felt like we would become close like fate.” He shared an anecdote about falling in love at first sight. Lee Hyo-jung‘s wife also said, “Was it meant to be fate? At home, I watched a movie called ‘Short Hug, Long Goodbye’ that my husband starred in, and I thought, ‘That’s my style.’ I thought, ‘He‘s a newbie, but he’s okay.” Later, my husband told me it was him.” After a brief conversation, the MCs who toured Lee Hyo-jung‘s house in earnest were amazed by the used items placed throughout the house, and asked the wife, “How did you feel when your husband said he was into second-hand trading?”The wife said, “At first, I wondered why he was like that. When she bought something, she secretly put it in her room, so she told the kids, “Mom, I can’t live with Dad.” But my eldest daughter said, “Mom, put up with it. How much more would Dad do? It must be a new world for Dad.” So she said, “Let‘s just hold on,” and I even got on TV and became a model for the “Vegetable Market” show,“ and laughed, saying, ”Blessed are those who hold on.“


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Lee Hyo-jung then talked about the play she did with her son Lee Yu-jin. The MCs asked, ”I thought you wouldn’t be able to enjoy it if you were on stage with your son because you‘d worry about him. How was it?“ Lee Hyo-jung said, ”At first, I had that kind of worry. It was a play that my son said, “Let’s do it together.” My son held on surprisingly well,“ and was impressed. The MCs asked, ”Isn‘t it hard to talk directly to your son?“ but Lee Hyo-jung immediately replied, ”It’s not. I talk straight,“ and shared her experience performing on stage as a senior and junior actor, not as a father.

Regarding the play her husband and son performed on stage together, Lee Hyo-jung‘s wife said, ”I saw my husband just flying around the stage. I thought, ’That person must be so happy,‘ but my husband said, ’I didn‘t know he could be this happy,’“ and shared Lee Hyo-jung‘s experience as a happy father. Then, she made everyone laugh by revealing the contrasting experience of a father and son, saying, ”But while I don’t have any stress, my son gets really stressed out.“

After looking around the house, Lee Hyo-jung transformed into ‘Ilsan Lee Yeon-bok’ Lee Hyo-jung and prepared Chinese food for the MCs. While Lee Hyo-jung was preparing the meal, Lee Hyo-jung‘s wife, who was talking to the MCs, revealed the story of how her parents opposed their marriage before they got married, saying, ”My mother thought she shouldn’t tell me and went to see my husband. So I thought, ‘This is the end.’ But my mother came back after meeting my husband (without saying anything else) and said, ‘He came wearing a suit and he’s handsome.‘“ Lee Hyo-jung said, ”Your mother-in-law didn’t know how kind her daughter was. She feels bad to me, so now my wife says, ‘I’m going to marry this guy.‘ She asked me, ’What are you going to do?‘ and I said, ’I‘ll leave it to your decision,’ and she said, ‘I’m going to leave the house.‘“

Lee Hyo-jung’s wife said, ”I happened to meet a middle school classmate on the street and he said he was running a piano academy. The first floor was the academy and the second floor was home, so I thought, ‘I’ll just go to my friend‘s house,’ and ran away,“ surprising everyone by sharing the passionate love story of those days that even led to running away.

After finishing the story, the MCs were surprised by the visual of the tangsuyuk and jjajangmyeon prepared by Lee Hyo-jung, and after tasting them, they exclaimed, ”It‘s so delicious. I’m crazy.“ In particular, Ahn Jung-hwan praised the show, saying, ”It tastes like the coach used to buy it for me after old soccer games,“ and ”It‘s better than Chef Lee Yeon-bok,“ making Lee Hyo-jung smile.

Meanwhile, Season 4 of ‘Let’s Go’ is a national housewarming tour program that visits the homes of stars who sent invitations to MCs Ahn Jung-hwan and Hong Hyun-hee, tours them, and shares life stories with them. It airs every Sunday at 10:30 p.m.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com Reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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