Wonder Girls' Hyerim addressed the rumors of being born with a silver spoon.
The episode of KBS2TV's variety show 'The Return of Superman' (hereinafter 'The Return of Superman') aired on the 30th, depicting Hyerim's family visiting their home in Hong Kong. Like her son-in-law, taekwondo athlete Shin Min-chul, Hyerim's father was someone who ran a taekwondo studio.
Hyerim's family home was a luxurious mansion equipped with an indoor gym, fitness center, and swimming pool. Park Soo-hong exclaimed, "Wow, Hyu-Rim was born with a silver spoon!" and Hyerim clarified, "When the housing prices plummeted during the IMF crisis, that's when my parents bought the house. However, that house has increased tenfold in value."
The family of Hyu-Rim established themselves solely through taekwondo. Her mother, Gong Jeong-ran, recalled, "When I see Siwoo playing at the studio, it reminds me of when we lived at our studio. Paying rent for the house and the studio, we paid 10 million won a month 30 years ago. We simply couldn't hold on during that time, so we lived at the taekwondo studio. We used the bathroom instead of a kitchen."
Her father, Woo Jong-pil, said, "At that time, we were financially struggling, and I sent my eldest son to live with his grandfather in the countryside and cried." His face now showed his love for his children as he operates more than five studios in Hong Kong together with his son.
[Photo] KBS2TV variety show 'The Return of Superman'
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