Singer Seo In-young, formerly of girl group Jewelry, candidly opened up about her marriage and divorce with her trademark blunt honesty. She laughed through it, but her words hinted at the emotional struggles she endured behind the scenes.
On the 22nd, a video featuring Lee Ji-hye was uploaded to Seo In-young’s YouTube channel. Styled as a mockumentary, the clip follows Seo stepping in as Lee’s one-day manager.
From the jump, Seo amped up the mood: "I’m here to be Lee Ji-hye’s manager. I need money," she quipped. She then joked about her heyday — "I used to crush it. You don’t know 'Baby One More Time'?" — and sparked first-gen idol nostalgia.
Reuniting after a while, the two fired off unfiltered back-and-forth. When Seo asked, "Why are you so skinny?", Lee shot back at the recently slimmed-down Seo, "So you lost some weight? It’s still on your jaw," sending the room into laughter.
The chat naturally shifted to marriage. Lee recalled, "Didn’t you even do the floral decorations when you were preparing your wedding?" Seo coolly replied, "Are you talking about the 100 million won flowers? They were all sponsored." When Lee said she hadn’t been invited to the ceremony, Seo apologized, explaining, "I pretty much got married in hiding."
What grabbed the most attention was her frank talk about divorce. "I’ve been on my own for about two years," Seo said. "It was hard, but we didn’t live together long, so there isn’t much attachment left," she added matter-of-factly — hinting at the emotional drain despite the short marriage.
Lee lightened the mood with her trademark upbeat energy, cheering on Seo’s fresh start: "May your work thrive, and may your next marriage be a success." Seo flipped it into gallows humor: "Divorce happens in a flash. Don’t let your guard down."
Meanwhile, Seo In-young married a non-celebrity businessman in 2023 and divorced the following year.