Son Ye Jin reveals precious gift from Hyun Bin in fridge reveal

Actress Son Ye Jin will reveal the refrigerator she shares with her husband, Hyun Bin, for the first time on broadcast. As a top star who has extremely restrained the exposure of her private life for years, interest is surging as even the ingredients in the fridge and her homemade side dishes offer a glimpse into the couple's modest married life.

At the end of the JTBC 'Chef & My Fridge' episode aired on the 6th, a preview for the next episode featuring Son Ye Jin as a guest was released. In this appearance, Son Ye Jin is expected to personally introduce the refrigerator she shares with Hyun Bin, revealing her family's dietary habits and her own cooking skills.

The most eye-catching part was, of course, the ingredients inside the refrigerator. Son Ye Jin drew laughter when she pointed to one particular ingredient and said, "My husband said this was a gift he received and that it's very precious. So, I secretly brought it with me." The premise of a wife secretly bringing a gift received by her husband Hyun Bin to the filming set became a small episode that showcases their relationship.

The refrigerator was also filled with side dishes personally made by Son Ye Jin. After tasting the actual side dishes, the chefs were impressed by the flavor, and Son Ye Jin boasted that her son "scoops them up greedily" and even "eats the soup" of the dishes she makes. It revealed a daily life where the family eats homemade side dishes together rather than dining out at fancy restaurants.

This scene is even more interesting because the actress Son Ye Jin has long been remembered by the public with the image of the 'Nation's First Love.' Since the 2000s, moving between films and dramas, she has widely covered everything from pure melodramas to strong female characters, and for a long time, she was an actress who showed herself through her works rather than her private life.

She established herself as a representative face of Korean melodrama through films like 'The Classic' and 'A Moment to Remember,' and subsequently expanded her genre range with works such as 'My Wife Got Married,' 'The Pirates,' 'The Last Princess,' and 'Do Not Disturb.' The dramas 'Something in the Rain' and 'Crash Landing on You' are representative works that show her image is not fixed to a specific genre.

In particular, the process of becoming a real-life couple with Hyun Bin, whom she met as her co-star in 'Crash Landing on You,' turned their relationship itself into a piece of pop culture narrative. Even after the romance in the work led to a real-life marriage, the two have chosen a way to minimize the disclosure of their family's private life.

Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin, who married in March 2022, welcomed a son in November of the same year. Since the two have shown a cautious attitude toward disclosing the specific daily lives or family life of their child, this refrigerator reveal is a relatively unusual move.

Furthermore, this reveal is significant as it marks Son Ye Jin's first appearance on an entertainment program in about four years. Son Ye Jin's most recent entertainment appearance was on tvN's 'You Quiz on the Block' in 2022, after which she continued to meet the public primarily through her acting projects.

Therefore, this appearance on 'Chef & My Fridge' is garnering interest beyond a simple variety show outing. This is because the image of a person living a daily life—making side dishes at home and preparing meals for her child—is taking center stage over the glamorous star image of actress Son Ye Jin.

In particular, the refrigerator is a place that reveals quite specific lifestyle information even among spaces that show the private lives of celebrities. Through what ingredients they eat, what they cook themselves, and what food they prepare for their family, the outlines of their life off-camera are naturally revealed.

The same applies to Son Ye Jin. The side dishes in the fridge, the food the family eats together, and the jokes surrounding the gift received from her husband are much closer to the scenery of an ordinary household than the grand life of a star.

For this reason, what is most noteworthy in this broadcast is not just the curiosity of 'a top star's refrigerator.' It is the fact that the life of an actress who has lived under the public eye for a long time is being revealed for the first time in detail through a specific lifestyle scene, showing how she has structured her life after marriage and childbirth.

Son Ye Jin is also preparing for the release of the Netflix series 'Scandal' on the 18th. While she is set to show her presence as an actress again through a work depicting dangerous love and desire set in the Joseon Dynasty, she will show the face of her daily life, which is on the exact opposite side, on a variety show.

Ultimately, this refrigerator reveal is expected to be a scene that shows another side of 'the Nation's First Love' Son Ye Jin. On screen, she portrays love and desire, but at home, she fills her family's table with homemade side dishes. Through the refrigerator door, the human side of the glamorous star is being revealed more closely than ever before.