Lyn returns to the kitchen after divorce from ISU

Singer Lyn attempted cooking for the first time since her divorce. While she showcased her enduring culinary skills by completing *kimchi* radish (kkakdugi) with skillful movements, she also appeared momentarily flustered as stories of her past marriage and divorce were unexpectedly summoned during the process.

In the episode of SBS 'My Little Old Boy' broadcast on the 6th, Lyn's culinary skills, as she is well known as a gourmet, were revealed. On this day, Lyn returned to the kitchen, which she had left untouched for a long time, to make *kimchi* radish herself.

While conversing with an AI, Lyn reminisced about the past. She said, "When I was a housewife, my cooking skills were quite good," adding, "I made things like braised *kimchi* or soybean paste stew like a lady from Jeolla Province." This explained that she was accustomed to flavoring food in her own way, going beyond simply solving the problem of meals.

Watching this in the studio, Lyn's mother also acknowledged her daughter's cooking skills. She evaluated that Lyn made braised short ribs, seasoned vegetables, and japchae well, saying, "She did it in her own style, but the taste was good." She added, "That was back when we were together," which implicitly recalled the situation at the time without directly explaining her daughter's past marriage.

For Lyn, cooking seems to have meant more than just simple housework. The daily routine that flowed naturally during her marriage was completely halted after the divorce. Lyn revealed that after becoming alone, she did not cook at all, and eventually even turned off the gas stove shut-off valve.

Lyn's appearance in the kitchen after about a year was unexpectedly proficient. From the process of preparing ingredients to making the seasoning sauce, she proceeded without much difficulty and completed the *kimchi* radish by combining various ingredients. It was to the point where her claim of not having cooked for a long time seemed hollow.

In particular, Lyn's attitude toward cooking caught the eye. This is because, as she restarted one part of a life that had been paused for a while, past habits and current daily life overlapped. Food sometimes serves as the most concrete medium that makes one remember specific people, times, and spaces.

In this process, the conversation with the AI flowed in an unexpected direction. Lyn asked, "Is the data from the conversations we had in the past still there?" and the AI, after mentioning her musical activities and fortune-telling stories, even brought up the topic of her divorce from her husband.

In that moment, Lyn was flustered and shouted, "Be quiet, don't talk about that."

While it was a scene that created laughter for variety entertainment, it also left a strange lingering impression in that private memories, which the person involved did not wish to handle publicly, were unintentionally summoned.

Lyn and ISU married in 2014 and lived as a married couple for about 11 years before divorcing in 2025. The two have continued their musical connection as singers, and even after their marriage, they have consistently received public attention.

Lyn is a vocalist who established herself in the early 2000s with a unique tone and emotional expression. She solidified her position as a ballad singer through representative songs such as 'I Loved You' and 'Back in Time,' and has shown a strong presence in drama OSTs as well. In particular, her delicate breathing and lyrical singing style were even more clearly revealed in songs dealing with parting and love.

As such, Lyn's steps following her divorce drew interest not only in her musical activities but also in terms of changes in her daily life. What one eats, how one spends the day, and what habits one recovers after a long-term relationship ends are extremely private matters, but for the public, they become scenes where one can glimpse a star's new life.

Lyn making *kimchi* radish again in this broadcast might not seem like a grand change. However, in that she restarted a behavior that had flowed naturally during her marriage for the first time since the divorce, this holds more meaning than a simple cooking scene in a variety show.

In particular, her mother's short remark, "That was back when we were together," clearly revealed the gap between those days and the present without explaining the time of the marriage at length. Lyn also appears to be creating a new daily life by distinguishing necessary memories from her current life rather than completely erasing the past.

The way life after divorce is shown is also changing. While in the past, the breakdown of a relationship itself was the center of interest surrounding a celebrity's private life, it is now emerging as a more important story how one reconstructs their own life after a relationship ends.

For Lyn, making this *kimchi* radish is a small scene of that change. The sight of her turning the kitchen lights back on after a long time and completing a dish in her own way represents the process of reclaiming a life once shared with another.