Actress Lee Yo-won, who married in her early 20s, has expressed her opposition to her daughter marrying young.
On the YouTube channel 'Jo Hyun-ah's Thursday Night,' a video titled 'A Special Outing with the Quirky Sister Who Just Wants to Stay Home' was posted on the 28th. Lee Yo-won appeared as a guest in this episode.
Lee Yo-won, who married at 23, now has a daughter who is 22 years old. Jo Hyun-ah asked Lee, "Didn't you get married just six years after starting your career?" Lee responded, "I got married when I was what you would call 'rising' these days." Jo Hyun-ah was curious, "How could you do that?" Lee replied, "I think it was possible because I was young."
Reflecting on her marriage at 23, Lee said, "If I hadn't married then, I might not have married at all, like some of my friends. Missing the timing can make it difficult." Her eldest daughter, born in 2003, is now a college junior. Lee shared, "She's surprised, saying, 'Mom got married just a year after my current age?'"
Jo Hyun-ah asked, "Does your daughter plan to marry early like you did?" Lee replied, "I absolutely say no. I tell her not to marry in her 20s." Explaining her reasoning, Lee said, "I want her to live for herself in her 20s. Once you marry and become a mother, you live as that child's mother for life. There's no need to rush into that."
Jo Hyun-ah also asked, "Do your kids watch you on TV?" Lee answered, "The second and third ones are older now. They didn't understand when they were younger, but now they're in elementary school and find it curious and fascinating." When asked if any of her children aspire to be entertainers, Lee said, "If they want to pursue it later, they should do it on their own." She added, "Having lived my life, I see many young people without passions. I hope they find something they want to do."
Reported by Kim Ji-won, TenAsia bella@tenasia.co.kr