Actor Jung Suk-won to Perform 'My Ear's Candy' with Wife Baek Ji-young, Shares Pre-Show Jitters

Actor Jung Suk-won has expressed his nervousness about performing 'My Ear's Candy' with his wife, singer Baek Ji-young.

On the 8th, Baek Ji-young's YouTube channel released a video titled 'Jung Suk-won Replaces Ok Taec-yeon for 'My Ear's Candy' Performance with Baek Ji-young After 16 Years (Concert Ticket Event Included)'.

In the video, Baek Ji-young revealed, "For the upcoming Seoul concert, my husband Jung Suk-won will be performing 'My Ear's Candy'. I've been asking him for years, and he finally agreed."

Jung Suk-won, who will be performing in front of 5,000 people, expressed his concerns, saying, "What if the fans don't like it?" Baek Ji-young reassured him, "Practicing the dance together was amazing. Making eye contact with you made my heart flutter. No one can replace Jung Suk-won."

Jung Suk-won shared, "A few years ago, my wife jokingly suggested we perform 'My Ear's Candy' together, and I thought it was ridiculous. I would have rather gone to the military again. But when her company CEO asked twice, I felt it was a chance to repay a favor, so I manned up and said OK."

Ahead of recording 'My Ear's Candy', Jung Suk-won confessed his anxiety, "When I first met my wife, we went to karaoke. I sang a song with all my focus, and when I turned around, she was silently laughing. Since then, I haven't sung at all."

Baek Ji-young explained, "I laughed because it was cute," but Jung Suk-won insisted, "It wasn't that kind of laugh," adding, "What if I mess up the performance? I don't want my friends to see it, so I didn't invite them."

When asked by a staff member if he would perform again next year if the response is good, Jung Suk-won humorously replied, "I wouldn't do it even for a billion won." Baek Ji-young smiled and said, "He'd do it for ten million won."

Before dance practice, Jung Suk-won compared his nerves to "re-enlisting in the military" and "facing a kiss scene with a male actor." During the recording, with six cameras around, he showed separation anxiety, asking, "Can't you stay by my side?"

After two hours of recording, Jung Suk-won appeared deflated. Baek Ji-young tried to lift his spirits, saying, "We promised to duet like Jay-Z and Alicia Keys someday. My husband is really good at rapping." However, Jung Suk-won humorously told her to stop talking too much, drawing laughter.

Reported by Kim Eun-jung, TenAsia eun@tenasia.co.kr