Celebrity chef Lee Hye-jung recently shared her family history, revealing that her father was the inaugural chairman of Yuhan-Kimberly.
On October 4th, the YouTube channel 'Big Mama Lee Hye-jung' released a video titled "Master Director Jang Hang-jun! And the Woman Living with the King."
The video featured director Jang Hang-jun, who is on the verge of surpassing 10 million viewers with his film 'The Man Living with the King.'
During the conversation, Lee Hye-jung asked Jang Hang-jun about his hometown, to which he replied, "Daegu." Lee then shared, "I'm also from Daegu. My hometown is Gimcheon, just above Daegu. My mother is from Daegu. My husband worked at Yeungnam University Hospital, so he lived there for about 20 years, and I lived there for about 15 years."
Jang Hang-jun reminisced about his childhood, saying, "I lived in Daegu until the first grade of elementary school and attended a private school called Youngshin Elementary. I also went to Fatima Kindergarten, which was a place for the wealthy," he boasted.
When Lee Hye-jung commented, "You went down the path of affluence," Jang replied, "My father ran a nylon factory in Daegu during the 70s nylon boom."
Lee Hye-jung then shared her own family story, saying, "My father was from Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do. He built a factory on the site of his birthplace in Daegwang-myeon."
When Jang asked what kind of factory it was, Lee surprised everyone by answering, "Yuhan-Kimberly." Jang humorously responded, "I shouldn't have mentioned the nylon factory," causing laughter. Lee added, "Daegu is full of textile factories," adding to the warm atmosphere.
Lee Hye-jung's father, the late Lee Jong-dae, was the first chairman of Yuhan-Kimberly. He joined the company as a regular employee and rose to the position of CEO, passing away in 2018 due to a chronic illness.
Reporter Na-yeon Cho, Ten Asia nybluebook@tenasia.co.kr