According to Xports News, Ham So Won recently appeared as a guest on MBN Dongchimiwhere she candidly discussed her life post-divorce. Although the couple officially separated about three years ago, they still live together under the same roof, a decision that has sparked mixed reactions from the public.
Footage shown on the program captured Jin Hua spending time with her daughter, Hye Jung. Expressing his affection, he said, “I see Hye Jung once every one to two weeks. I want to do everything she likes.” When asked what she wanted to eat most, Hye Jung chose fried chicken and soda, prompting Jin Hua to immediately take her to a fast-food restaurant and comply with her request.
Watching the scene from the studio, Ham So Won reacted sharply, saying, “This is exactly the food I forbid her to eat.” His frustration grew when Jin Hua prepaid 50,000 won for restaurant meals and told his daughter, “Next time bring your friends here to eat together.”
In a separate interview segment, Jin Hua explained her reasoning: “I want my daughter to be able to eat whatever she wants after school without worries. I usually preload 50,000 to 100,000 won at the restaurant.Ham So Won, however, expressed concern, saying, “If he only ate what I cooked, he wouldn’t gain weight so quickly. I wondered why he had earned so much lately. It’s not just about food: her approach could make her lose her sense of money and its value.
Since publicly revealing that they divorced but continue to live together, Ham So Won and Jin Hua have faced polarized opinions in South Korea. Many critics argue that inconsistent parenting styles and blurred boundaries between divorced parents could negatively affect a child’s psychological well-being and development.
Born in 1976, Ham So Won won the title of Miss Korea Pacific in 1997. She entered the Korean entertainment industry in 2008 and has appeared in projects such as Ameera, GolbangiAND Big Bigalthough his career remained relatively low profile.
Ham So Won married Jin Hua, a Chinese businessman 18 years her junior, in 2018. They welcomed their daughter the same year and gained widespread attention by sharing their marriage and parenting journey on the reality show Wife’s taste.
In August 2024, the couple announced their divorce via a live broadcast, revealing that they actually signed divorce papers in December 2022 but waited nearly two years before going public with the news.
