Model and actress Park Young-sun (57) opens up with advice about marriage.
Hwang Shin-hye kicks off her \"World Trip in Gapyeong.\" The first stop, \"Peru in Gapyeong,\" takes the group to a ranch home to Peru’s iconic alpacas. Hwang invites Park Young-sun, one of South Korea’s first-generation top models. Park, who dominated the 1990s, has worked across commercials, film and TV, and variety programming.
She’s also well known as the late designer André Kim’s muse and for the Chilgapsan routine, in which she removed seven layers of clothes one by one. On the show, Park flawlessly recreates the Chilgapsan performance, drawing admiration from single mothers. Hwang, too, attempts Chilgapsan and heats up the set with intense, expressive acting. Meanwhile, Park reveals personal details, confessing that after her divorce she had no choice but to leave her son in the United States.
The second stop, \"France in Gapyeong,\" brings the group to a French home-style restaurant. Over the meal, Park traces her life story—from a whirlwind decision to marry to the difficult gap in her career. She married after just three months of dating and counsels younger women about to marry to live through all four seasons before making that commitment. Hwang responds candidly that even then, you still can’t be sure.
Park says she now lives almost like a workaholic. Beyond modeling, she has expanded into stage directing and is fiercely building a second act. She explains that the hiatus forced her to adopt a beginner’s mindset, and that returning with that attitude has made work enjoyable again—a sentiment that resonates with the single mothers on the show.
The final stop, \"Japan in Gapyeong,\" finds the four arriving at a traditional inn with a ryokan vibe. Hwang proposes a game she prepared, setting up a pride-fueled match: Hwang Shin-hye & Jung Ga-eun versus Park Young-sun & Jang Yoon-jung. Hwang amps up her team with intense coaching, while Park throws in surprise objections, keeping the competition edge-of-seat tense.
The winning team will be revealed on the broadcast. After the game, the four soak their feet outdoors and share a candid conversation. Park shows her doting side and honestly discusses the kind of mother she wants to be.
KBS1’s \"Hwang Shin-hye’s Let's Live Together\" airs March 11 at 7:40 p.m.
Kim Se-a, TenAsia reporter haesmik@tenasia.co.kr
