Do Kyung-wan says wife Jang Yoon-jung has set her retirement time, per TV show preview
In short
Broadcaster Do Kyung-wan (도경완) says in an episode of KBS 2TV's "Shinsang Chulsi Pyeonstaurant" that his wife, singer Jang Yoon-jung (장윤정), has set a time to retire. The episode is due to air at 8:30 p.m. on 22 October, and the previews do not say what the time is.
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Broadcaster Do Kyung-wan (도경완), a former announcer, said in an upcoming TV episode that his wife, singer Jang Yoon-jung (장윤정), has set a time to retire. The remark features in KBS 2TV's entertainment show "Shinsang Chulsi Pyeonstaurant" (신상출시 편스토랑), which is due to air at 8:30 p.m. on 22 October and shows the couple's daily life, according to Newsis, OSEN and Dong-A Ilbo. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
In the episode, Do takes ingredients from around the country out of a refrigerator at home that is kept for drinking snacks, and cooks for Jang. The two talk while eating the food he has prepared. During the conversation Do says, "Jang Yoon-jung has set a time for her retirement," and mentions a specific time. Jang is flustered and says, "I told you it was a secret. Why don't you keep the secret?" The previews do not report what time he named. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
OSEN reported that Jang was also surprised by the sudden remark and that attention has turned to the broadcast. [ 2 ]
Jang also says that her husband and their son Yeonwoo and daughter Hayoung recently watched her concert together for the first time. She says, "It was the first time Yeonwoo and Hayoung came to see my concert. They are sensitive to sound, so I was worried," and recalls the occasion. She then says her husband's attitude changed after the concert: "My husband was suddenly nicer to me," and she asks, "What were you thinking to be so nice?" [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Newsis and Dong-A Ilbo said the reason Do raised her retirement time, and the family's impressions of the concert, will be revealed in the broadcast. [ 1 , 3 ]
OSEN added background on the couple. It said Do married Jang in 2013 and that they have a son and a daughter. It said Do left KBS in January 2021, 13 years after joining, and has since appeared on various programmes as a freelance broadcaster and runs his own YouTube channel. It described the episode as his return to KBS after five years and eight months. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
The coverage is based on previews of an entertainment programme, so it gives no basis for wider significance. What Jang's retirement plans actually are will only become clear from the broadcast.
Key facts
- Former announcer and broadcaster Do Kyung-wan said that his wife, singer Jang Yoon-jung, "has set a time for her retirement" and mentioned a specific time. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The remark is in an episode of KBS 2TV's "Shinsang Chulsi Pyeonstaurant" (신상출시 편스토랑), due to air at 8:30 p.m. on 22 October. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Jang reacted with embarrassment, saying: "I told you it was a secret. Why don't you keep the secret?" [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Jang also said that her husband and their son Yeonwoo and daughter Hayoung recently watched her concert together for the first time. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Jang said her husband was suddenly nicer to her after the concert and asked what he had in mind. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Do Kyung-wan says in the episode that Jang Yoon-jung has set a time for her retirement and mentions a specific time; Jang responds that it was supposed to be a secret. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The episode of "Shinsang Chulsi Pyeonstaurant" is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on 22 October on KBS 2TV. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Jang says her husband and children watched her concert together for the first time recently. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- What time Jang Yoon-jung has set for her retirement. The previews say Do mentioned a specific time but do not report it.
- Why Do brought up her retirement time. Newsis and Dong-A say the reason will be revealed in the broadcast.
- How the children reacted to the concert. The articles say the family's impressions of the concert will be shown in the broadcast.