On January 15, Kang Eun Bi posted a video along with the message: “San-sam, I love you. Let’s meet again,” turning to the unborn child he had affectionately named. In the opening moments of the video, Kang is seen breaking down in tears as she tells her husband Byun Jun Pil, “I couldn’t protect our baby.” Byun Jun Pil responds by sobbing, “You haven’t failed. Honestly, I don’t need a baby right now. I just want you to be okay. I just want you.”
Through the emotional video, Kang Eun Bi spoke in detail about her miscarriage. She revealed that she lost the baby on January 3. While doctors initially reassured her that everything was normal, she was later told that her amniotic fluid levels were decreasing. During further examinations, doctors suspected there was a leak of amniotic fluid and the woman was transferred to a higher level hospital.
“All my tests came back normal, I could feel the baby move well and I had no fever or pain,” she explained. “I thought it was just tiredness from overwork. But after two days in the hospital, I was told that my amniotic fluid level had dropped to zero.” Doctors suspected premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) and ordered absolute bed rest, inserting a catheter and monitoring his condition for several days.
Despite these efforts, the amniotic fluid did not regenerate. Kang Eun Bi was then informed that termination of the pregnancy might be considered and was transferred to an even larger hospital. There he received devastating news. “The baby was lying on its side, firmly attached to the placenta. I was told that the lungs could no longer develop and that the baby could barely stand in such a small space,” she said. “Everything fell apart at that moment.”
Overcome with guilt, Kang shared, “I blamed myself for being ignorant, for making my baby suffer. I had to make a decision. The day I reached 21 weeks, I accepted that I had to let San-sam go.” She went into induced labor and the baby died soon after birth.
Kang later made the painful decision to handle the funeral process himself. “I was discharged and went straight to the crematorium. I couldn’t bear the thought of sending the baby away alone on such a cold day. I stayed there, crying endlessly.” he shared, leaving many deeply moved.
Kang Eun Bi married her longtime partner Byun Jun Pil, a former ulzzang and her peer, in April last year after 17 years of dating. In September of the same year, at the age of 40, she joyfully announced a natural pregnancy, with a due date set for May. Tragically, she lost her baby just five months into her pregnancy.
Sources: Nate
