‘47-year business couple?’ Jeong Hoon-hee and Kim Tae-hwa couple, “Marriage? Of course I regret it”

TV Jun 16, 2025

Translation

Singer Jung Hoon-hee reveals his twisted life story through Channel A’s ‘Best Friend Documentary - Table for 4’.

In the broadcast on the 16th, Jung Hoon-hee will hold an exhibition inspired by his debut song ‘Fog’ and invite his ‘close singer friends’ Insooni, Park Sang-min, and Park Gu-yoon.

In particular, Kim Tae-hwa, who is also a member of the band ‘Last Chance’ and her husband, personally prepares the food and welcomes her close friends, drawing attention.

On this day, Jeong Hoon-hee and her husband Kim Tae-hwa reveal their unconventional love story.

Jeong Hoon-hee makes his close friends burst into laughter with his bold remark, “I thought he was crazy” when asked about his first impression of Kim Tae-hwa, who was running wild on stage in 1970.

Then, her husband Kim Tae-hwa makes a bombshell statement that he regrets marrying his wife Jung Hoon-hee, causing the scene to burst into laughter.


He expressed regret, saying that after marrying Jung Hoon-hee, who was the most popular star at the time, he was better known as Jung Hoon-hee’s husband rather than as singer Kim Tae-hwa.

While doing so, he continued to praise Jung Hoon-hee, saying that there were many men who secretly approached her, revealing his ‘lover’ side.The couple, who are currently living separately, meet regularly and continue performing, surprising their close friends by revealing the unique but realistic married life of a couple in their 47th year of marriage.

Along with this, Insooni and Jeong Hoon-hee, who have been friends for 51 years, reveal their deep friendship that goes beyond just being senior and junior singers and continues like real sisters.

Insooni reveals the strong chemistry between the two, not only sharing the story of her recent surprise visit to Busan to sing a congratulatory song at the wedding of Jung Hoon-hee’s son, but also the memory of going to Jung Hoon-hee’s concert hall to vent her frustrations after fighting with her husband.Insooni then leaves a deep impression by sharing various recent stories, including her busking performance in Seongsu-dong, completing the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, and the story of the ‘Hamil School’ she founded for multicultural children.

Meanwhile, Jeong Hoon-hee, who is in his 59th year since his debut, looks back on his life that has walked alongside modern and contemporary history.He surprises everyone by sharing stories ranging from the shocking memory of tearing off his burning hanbok and escaping during the Seoul Citizens’ Hall fire in 1972 to the story of how his entire family narrowly escaped the Daeyeon-gak fire.

In addition to this, the passionate life story of singer Jung Hoon-hee, who lived in step with the times, such as the story of leaving the country after writing a will during a comfort performance during the Vietnam War and the experience of singing on a stage where gunfire echoed, deeply resonates.




Reporter Lee Jeong- annjoy@donga.com

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