Hwang Jung-eum, ♥A swimming pool date with Kim Jong-gyu..Love Found During Divorce Litigation

Jul 22, 2024

Hwang Jung-eum, ♥A swimming pool date with Kim Jong-gyu..Love Found During Divorce Litigation
Actor Hwang Jung-eum, who is in the midst of a divorce lawsuit, has found a new love. The opponent is said to be basketball player Kim Jong-kyu (Wonju DB Purmi).

On the 22nd, a media outlet reported that Hwang Jung-eum enjoyed an open date with basketball star A. It is said that Hwang Jung-eum got to know each other during a difficult time and comforted each other and became close.

Regarding the report of the romantic relationship, Hwang Jung-eum's agency said, `As a result of confirming the facts to himself, Hwang Jung-eum recently became fond of basketball player A. However, he coolly admitted that he was dating. He admitted to meeting a new love more than five months after the divorce lawsuit with his ex-husband was made public.

Since then, it has been reported that Hwang Jung-eum's new lover is basketball player Kim Jong-kyu. The two, who are seven years younger than each other, enjoy dating confidently without being conscious of their surroundings even in public places such as swimming pools.

However, Hwang Jung-eum said, "It is difficult to confirm who the romantic relationship is," regarding Kim Jong-kyu," he declined to comment. Kim Jong-kyu also said "It is difficult to confirm because it is a personal life."

Hwang Jung-eum, ♥A swimming pool date with Kim Jong-gyu..Love Found During Divorce Litigation
Kim Jong-kyu, who was pointed out as Hwang Jung-eum's romantic partner, started his professional career through Changwon LG in 2013. Since then, he moved to DB in 2019 and averaged 11.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks last season, leading his team to rank first in the regular league.

He is 2m 7cm tall and has been playing for the national team for 14 years since his college days. According to KBL, it tied for fourth place in Korea with an annual salary of 600 million won in the 2024-2025 season. The cumulative annual salary alone is known to be more than 5 billion won.

Also, Kim Jong Kyu

In September 2022, Kim Jong-gyu drew attention by purchasing a building in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul for 4.45 billion won under the name of a private corporation he founded. The reconstruction was carried out immediately after the purchase, and a YouTube channel recently revealed the situation of changing the interior.

Hwang Jung-eum, ♥A swimming pool date with Kim Jong-gyu..Love Found During Divorce Litigation
Hwang Jung-eum is in the process of filing for divorce.

Earlier, Hwang Jung-eum married Lee Young-don, a former golfer-turned-businessman, in 2016 and had a son the following year, but faced a crisis of breaking up once in 2020. However, he later reunited and gave birth to his second son in 2022, but in February, he said he was in the process of adjusting for divorce. Later, during the divorce proceedings, Hwang Jung-eum drew attention by posting an article indirectly acknowledging that the reason for the divorce was her husband's affair through her personal account.

However, he has been accused of defamation by posting an article that incorrectly identifies an unrelated ordinary person.

It was also reported that he lent a large amount of more than 900 million won to Lee and filed a civil lawsuit because he did not receive the money.

Even after the release of the divorce lawsuit, Hwang Jung-eum appeared in the SBS drama 'Seven Resurrection' and showed his faith in his main job.



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