Park Hyekyung Confesses Difficult Past: "I Lived in a Sauna Due to Financial Hardship"

On the 9th, SBS's "Burning Youth" aired an episode featuring singer Park Hye-kyung, who confessed about her difficult past. Photo by SBS "Burning Youth" broadcast capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] Singer Park Hye-kyung confessed about her past struggles with financial difficulties.

On the 9th, Park Hye-kyung appeared on SBS entertainment program 'Burning Youth' (Bultaneun Cheongchun).

During the broadcast, Park Hye-kyung said, "Because my family was struggling financially, I once lived in a sauna. Even when I appeared on 'Burning Youth,' I was living in a sauna," adding, "My family didn't even know that I stayed in a sauna."

She continued, "After undergoing vocal cord nodule surgery and being unable to sing, financial difficulties came. While looking back at my old songs in the sauna, I felt sad thinking, 'I can no longer sing these songs,'" she said.

She added, "But at some point, I thought, 'I have already sung enough, and even if I die, my songs will remain.' That helped me pull myself together," she said.

Listening to Park Hye-kyung's story, Koo Bon-seung asked, "This time, you won't go to the sauna after the recording, right?"

To which Park Hye-kyung replied, "Everything is good now."

She also said, "At that time, I was so happy to be on TV after a long time that I overdid it. Watching the actual broadcast, I wanted to crawl into a hole. I wondered if I really had to go that far," she said.

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