Lee Hwi-hyang on her son's profession: "He seems to have inherited his late father's talent for writing"

Actress Lee Hwi-hyang looked back on the times she spent continuing her acting career while raising her son alone after being widowed. While Lee Hwi-hyang has been remembered by the public for a long time for her intense acting and charisma, behind that was a time of balancing her life as a mother with her acting. In particular, in this broadcast, she drew attention by directly revealing her son's current profession, which she had rarely disclosed.

On the 6th, a video titled 'Actress Lee Hwi-hyang's Last Episode (She even goes as far as disguising herself to enjoy freedom!)' was released on the YouTube channel 'Song Seung-hwan's Wonderful Life'. In the video, while reflecting on her life as an actress, Lee Hwi-hyang shared the story of raising her only son and her current status.

Lee Hwi-hyang recalled that her son grew up relatively early, which also had a significant impact on her acting activities. During the period when she had to continue her activities as an actress, her son was already a university student and had grown enough to take care of his own affairs. Thanks to this, Lee Hwi-hyang explained that she was able to ease her worries about her son's growth and focus more on her acting.

For Lee Hwi-hyang, who had to raise her son while managing a busy schedule as an actress, family was an important pillar that allowed her to continue her activities. In particular, it is noteworthy that her husband actively supported Lee Hwi-hyang as an actress during his lifetime. Lee Hwi-hyang has previously revealed through broadcasts that when she took a break from acting for a while after marriage, her husband actually encouraged her to return to the stage.

Her husband even personally took care of their young son so that Lee Hwi-hyang could focus on theater practice. For Lee Hwi-hyang, who had set aside her dream of being an actress for her family, her husband essentially created an environment where she could act again. Subsequently, Lee Hwi-hyang resumed her acting activities and has met the public for a long time, moving between dramas and movies.

Lee Hwi-hyang married the late Kim Du-jo, who was 19 years her senior, in 1982. There is one son between the two, and Kim Du-jo is known to have actively supported Lee Hwi-hyang's acting career. However, their marriage ended with his passing in 2005, after which Lee Hwi-hyang had to continue her life with her son.

Now, as time has passed, Lee Hwi-hyang's son is walking his own path in another way. Lee Hwi-hyang revealed that her son is currently working in writing. Although it seems like a completely different field from his mother who chose the path of an actress, Lee Hwi-hyang appeared to believe that her son's talent was not merely accidental.

In particular, while talking about her son's writing skills, Lee Hwi-hyang thought of her late husband. She explained that her husband also had extraordinary talent for writing during his lifetime and that her son seems to have inherited his father's talent. Although a long time has passed, she is naturally remembering her late husband through her son's current self.

To Lee Hwi-hyang, her son was also a being that connected her life as an actress and her personal life. From the period when she briefly put down acting after marriage and childbirth to the process of returning to the stage, and the time she spent raising her son alone after being widowed, family and acting were in a relationship that was difficult to separate in her life. Now, looking at her son who has grown up significantly and is doing his own work, Lee Hwi-hyang is looking back on the years passed, not only as an actress but also as a mother.

In the life of Lee Hwi-hyang, who has been active as an actress for decades and created intense characters in numerous works, there was a family history that could only be known outside the screen. In particular, this confession showed another side of actress Lee Hwi-hyang, as she returned to being an actress under her husband's support and continued her path while raising her son after sending her husband away. Above all, as the fact that her son is now writing with the talent inherited from his father was revealed, the story of a family that has continued for a long time is being highlighted anew.

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