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Hwang Jung-eum says she has no current income and will not marry again
South Korean actress Hwang Jung-eum spoke about work, family and marriage in a video posted to her YouTube channel on October 21.
She said she has no current income and that she has been selling belongings, including gold gifts her sons received to cover her living costs.
Hwang has been taking a break from acting since the drama *The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection*.
She said she would like to return to 2015, before she married businessman Lee Young-don, but added that she would choose her sons if going back meant she could not have them.
Hwang and Lee have two sons, and their divorce was finalized last year.
She said the divorce process took nine years and she does not want to marry again, though she is open to living with a partner.
She also said she still has warm feelings for former boyfriend Kim Yong-jun and would be glad to greet him if they met.
Hwang Jung-eum said she currently has no income and has sold valuables, including gold gifts from her sons’ first-birthday celebrations.
In a video published on October 21, she said she does not want to marry again and dislikes being legally bound.
She said it took nine years to divorce and described herself as now firmly opposed to marriage.
Hwang said she would choose her two sons over returning to 2015, the year before she married.
She has been taking a break from acting since the drama “The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection,” according to Money Today.
- Who
- South Korean actor Hwang Jung-eum.
- What
- She said she has no current income and does not want to marry again.
- When
- She made the comments in a video published on October 21, 2026.
- Where
- On her YouTube channel.
- Why
- She said she dislikes being legally bound and that her divorce took nine years.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Hwang Jung-eum and singer Kim Yong-jun began a public relationship.
Hwang and Kim broke up; Hwang later named this the year she would return to if she could turn back time.
Hwang married businessman and former professional golfer Lee Young-don.
Hwang filed for divorce mediation.
Hwang and Lee reunited.
Hwang said she was again in divorce proceedings.
Hwang's divorce was finalized.
- Current income
- Hwang said she has none.
- Gold gifts
- She said she sold gold received at her sons’ first-birthday celebrations.
- Marriage
- Married Lee Young-don in February 2016.
- Divorce
- Finalized in May 2025, according to Money Today.
- Video date
- October 21, 2026
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What people are saying
I haven't not earned money since I was 26, so I'm very confused and scared.
Don't get married. I don't want to get married for the rest of my life, until I die.
Living together is okay. I don't like being legally bound. It took nine years to get divorced.
I miss Yong-jun too.