Hwang Jung-eum in lotus position, premiere amid divorce proceedings

Actress Hwang Jeong-eum said she started meditating and pledged to look at life with a detachment.

On the 31st, Hwang Jeong-eum said, "I started meditating today. Trials, pain, joy and happiness are polar opposites, so I look at them with detachment. Everything that has happened to me now is a matrix (virtual reality). There is nothing good or bad." He wrote: In the photo, Hwang Jung-eum is seen sitting cross-legged and smiling.

Hwang Jung-eum appeared as the host of episode 5 of Coupang Play's 'SNL Korea Season 5', which was released on the 30th. In this broadcast, Hwang Jung-eum showed a Hollywood-like cool side by starting a divorce skit involving her spouse, Lee Young-don, and even summoning her ex-boyfriend, SG Wannabe's Kim Yong-jun, but ended up shedding tears.

In the end, Hwang Jeong-eum shed hot tears. Hwang Jung-eum shed tears, saying, "Actually, I was so nervous because it was my first time in a position like this. I gained great courage from everyone's support and the good energy and support from Shin Dong-yeop and the 'SNL' family. Thank you."

Meanwhile, Hwang Jung-eum married professional golfer-turned-businessman Lee Young-don in 2016 and gave birth to her first son, Wang-sik, the following year. They experienced a crisis in September 2020, four years after their marriage, but announced news of their reunion in July 2021. In March of the following year, she gave birth to her second son, Kang-sik, but eventually divorced.

Hwang Jung-eum has hinted at divorce and has not stopped sniping at her husband through her SNS. She posted a photo of her husband's funny face and even got into a war of words with some netizens. On the 22nd of last month, Y1 Entertainment, the agency, announced, "After much deliberation, Hwang Jung-eum has decided that it is 'difficult to maintain the marriage any longer.' A divorce suit is in progress."

However, even in this situation, the schedule is being carried out normally. Hwang Jung-eum is meeting viewers in the new SBS drama 'Resurrection of the Seven' by playing the role of Geum Ra-hee, the same character as 'Escape of the Seven', the first season of the drama. He is also appearing on entertainment shows such as YouTube channel ‘Jjanhanhyung’ and ‘SNL5’.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr