Famous Celebrity Pair Opens Up About Their Surprise Wedding After 18 Years
Kwon Sang Woo and Son Tae Young finally open up about their controversial “shotgun wedding” from 18 years ago.
Back in 2008, rumors flew that their marriage was rushed because of a premarital pregnancy. The Korean press was ruthless, pushing the “shotgun wedding” narrative hard. Now, the couple breaks their silence.
In a new video on comedian Hong Jin Kyung’s YouTube channel, they reveal the truth. Their baby boy was born before the wedding, but it wasn’t “unplanned.”
People think it was an unexpected pregnancy, but I’d always said that if a baby came along, we should get married quickly…
…One morning, Son Tae Young called me saying something big had happened and that she was pregnant, but I just started laughing. I knew this would happen.
— Kwon Sang Woo
They had to keep the pregnancy a secret due to harsh public judgment. Kwon Sang Woo says it was rare for a famous actor to marry at 33, and Son Tae Young faced malicious comments. So, he denied the pregnancy to protect his wife, even bearing criticism himself.
After our relationship went public, I was mentally exhausted from malicious comments. I hated the idea that if people found out I was pregnant, our love would look like it was only because of the baby…
…This was our precious child, but I hated that it was being framed as a ‘shotgun wedding.’ I was so stressed I felt like I might collapse.
— Son Tae Young
They even flew to New York for OB-GYN check-ups to avoid gossip. Kwon Sang Woo jokes about the extreme lengths they went to:
I even wore a hairpiece on the plane so people wouldn’t recognize me. Looking back now, it was pure comedy.
Check out the video below from Hong Jin Kyung’s channel where they spill all:
