Hong Jin-ho, a former professional gamer and poker player, revealed his couple ring saying that he is preparing for marriage.
Kim Chang-ok, Park Eun-hye, Hong Jin-ho, and Panny Bottle appeared as guests on MBC's entertainment program 'Radio Star', which aired on the 24th.
Hong Jin-ho said, “I took a break from broadcasting a few years ago. Recruitment came from last year. I can't talk for a long time. I declined because I was not confident, but this time I was invited again. If you refuse twice, you will be blacklisted. I didn't want to leave the broadcast either, so I thought I should solidify this time."
On this day, Hong Jin-ho caught the attention by making a surprise marriage announcement. When MC Gura Kim mentioned Hong Jin-ho's ex-boyfriend Lady Jane, who recently announced his marriage, Hong Jin-ho said, "It's been a long time since I haven't (contacted) these days. I am also preparing to get married. I don't like to hide it, so I go around with (couple).”
In response, Kim Gu-ra suggested sending a video letter to Lady Jane, and Hong Jin-ho was not taken aback and said, “Hello Jane, it’s been a while. I heard you're getting married in October of this year. congratulations so much To be honest, Jane and I are social media followers, but since there were so many issues in the past, it was uncomfortable, so we didn't even click 'Like' on each other. Congratulations on going to October too, let's keep the traces of the past far away and get close to each other by pressing 'Like'. Congratulations,” he said.
The two appeared on tvN's 'I Need More Romance' in the past to form a pink atmosphere, and since then, dating rumors have surfaced several times. However, the two revealed at the time, "It is true that they are close friends, but they are not in a romantic relationship."
Hong Jin-ho also reported on his current status as a poker player. Hong Jin-ho, who won a world-class poker tournament, said, “There is a tournament called 'Win Classic', and I am the first person in Korea to have the trophy. The first place prize money is about 900 million won,” he said. “There is a prestigious tournament recognized by all poker players called 'WSOP', and I have won there. There (prize money) is about 300 million won on the side.”
Hong Jin-ho earned more than 2 billion won in poker tournament prize money last year alone. He also said that he plans to participate in a poker tournament with the highest prize of 10 billion won.
Reporter Tae Yuna, Ten Asia youyou@tenasia.co.kr