Yoo Hyun-sang ♥ Choi Yoon-hee, secret marriage without her family's knowledge → 15 years of separation from each other's house, still feeling like dating (a table for four)

Dec 23, 2024

Yoo Hyun-sang Choi Yoon-hee and his wife created warmth with their affection for each other.

Singer Yoo Hyun-sang and former swimmer Choi Yoon-hee's husband and wife were broadcast on Channel A 'Best Talk Documentary - A Table for Four' aired on the 23rd.

Choi Yoon-hee and Yoo Hyun-sang were the main characters of today's music appreciation room in Paju. South Korea's legendary swimming star Choi Yoon-hee won five Asian Games gold medals and was called 'Asian Mermaid'. Yoo Hyun-sang was a legend who was the leader of Korea's first-generation heavy metal group 'Baekdu'.

In 1991, he surprised the world by getting married in secret, overcoming a 13-year-old age gap. The two had two sons and were a married couple for 33 years. The couple chose the music fondly. The two sons live in the U.S. and visit a music appreciation room when they miss their family.

Choi Yoon-hee and Lim Mi-sook were fans of each other, and Yoo Hyun-sang and Kim Hak-rae were friends of the same age who made their debut in the entertainment industry around the same time. A special meeting between a 50-year-old friend couple.

Yoo Hyun-sang, whose wife and children left the U.S. to study and stayed as a goose father for about 15 years. Lim Mi-sook said "So we have a lot in common. Didn't you live 15 years apart. We lived 15 years apart, too"We lived in different rooms," he said, drawing laughter.

As for the moment when there is a generational difference, Choi Yoon-hee says "It is when my husband talks about his childhood. It's hard to sympathize with when you talk about 'Give me a little bit'. When the sons complained about the side dishes, they nodded 'Dad took off his meals with steamed potatoes'

Choi Yoon-hee, a sports star of the time, was called the "Asian Mermaid" and won three gold medals at the age of 15, making headlines. Lim Mi-sook said "I still remember wearing that swimsuit. The mound was so pretty. Isn't he a swimmer. It was really pretty," he recalled.

But retirement was also quick. Choi Yoon-hee said, `I've been swimming since I was five years old and retired at 19. But at that time, I said calmly that I was old 'Grandma Swimmer' In 2019, he was appointed as the second vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and played an active role in various fields. Yoo Hyun-sang "At first, he was the president of the Korean Women's Sports Association. It's a group of retired female athletes`` wife.

She also served as the first female CEO of Korea Sports Industry Development, a public institution. Since then, he has been appointed as the second vice minister of culture, sports and tourism.

Choi Yoon-hee said "Before I took office, the employees were working, and I had to start in a new place by myself. Sometimes I felt like I was alone in the desert. Every time I left the front door, I felt like `Let's go to the battlefield again today.'" he confessed. Yoo Hyun-sang 'I woke up at 3 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. every day to study about work, and I was very proud of my wife and grateful" he praised.

The historical phenomenon is that there was a legendary music club in the 1970s, but not even most musicians can go up. At that time, he was a member of the rock band 'Last Chance'. At that time, my shoulders were as high as they could be. I didn't even eat kimchi then."

Yoo Hyun-sang and Choi Yoon-hee, who ended their lives as a goose couple about seven years ago. Choi Yoon-hee confessed, `I think it's a waste of time away from each other.' It was a choice for my wife's swimming leader study and my sons' education.

At the caring husband Yoo Hyun-sang, Lim Mi-sook said, `Does Yoo Hyun-sang touch his wife well. He wondered if he was good at touching, and Choi Yoon-hee boasted that he would kiss in front of the door when he left.

Yoo Hyun-sang has set his wife as 'Dong-kyun's mom'. Choi Yoon-hee laughed "I asked you to do that." Yoo Hyun-sang explained "I want to change, but I don't know how to do it.'

Yoo Hyun-sang "We are as affectionate as the time we have been apart for a long time, but I wonder if we would have been so affectionate if we had stayed together." And I promised to be a better breadwinner while I was away from my family" he confided.

Choi Yoon-hee said "I like small accessories, but if my husband sees them, I will buy them often " and Yoo Hyun-sang said "Please wait a little longer. I'll give you a nice present," he said, holding his hands warmly.

"The wedding was just two (secretly) at the temple, so we were all surprised. Yoo Hyun-sang said "I didn't know where the place was, who the witness was, or even the guest knew about it." Then "There was no wedding picture and no one took it. The person I asked for was a newspaper reporter, and he took the picture only on condition of the scoop. So if you need a wedding photo, you have to buy it from a newspaper"He confessed that the copyrights were with the newspaper.

He was not even recognized as a son-in-law for a long time due to extreme opposition. Yoo Hyun-sang "After the wedding, I went to say hello to my mother-in-law and she turned her back. So, I bowed to him and greeted him, but he opened up a little after giving birth to his first son. They rather like it now. He even lent me money without interest."

Choi Yoon-hee worked as a swimming coach in the U.S. to make a living and went to work with her children due to the consideration of her job. He said "Putting the kids a mat and 'Don't come out " That was a difficult rule for young sons. I confessed to the difficult past because I was afraid to say, `Don't come out from tomorrow.'

Yoo Hyun-sang "When my wife went to work for the first time, she went crazy with her colorful history. My wife says she's nervous when I sing, but I'm nervous on my first day at work. I wanted to record the moment in front of Choi Yoon-hee, who had to prove his skills, so I tried to take it with a camcorder, but my hand shook, so I couldn't take it.

Asian women's coach who had difficulty earning credibility. Choi Yoon-hee said "A student asked me to show my skills. So I was worried about the reaction when I was swimming alone. But everyone gave a standing ovation. The student who asked me to show my skills listened to me so well.

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