Ryu I-seo, the wife of Shinhwa member Jun Jin, said she is pursuing in vitro fertilization at age 43 as she prepares for pregnancy.
A video titled “Jun Jin♥Ryu I-seo, the lovebird couple, on why they began preparing for pregnancy at 43” was posted March 31 on the YouTube channel “My Love Ryu I-seo.”
Asked about her goals for the year, Ryu said, “I’m currently preparing for pregnancy, so I’m doing IVF. I’m going to retrieve eggs one more time and try for implantation.”
When Jun Jin asked whether the IVF process was difficult, Ryu replied, “I lived comfortably when I was younger, and even if it’s a bit hard now, I think it’s only natural, so I don’t really feel like it’s hard.”
She added, “I hope the baby looks like my husband, but I hope the personality is like mine,” expressing affection for him.
Ryu said she decided to try to become pregnant after Jun Jin went to the hospital last year because he was ill. “Seeing him in so much pain, I thought, ‘If this person dies, how will I live?’” she recalled. “I thought I could endure it if I had a child who resembles him. I suddenly became scared, and I seriously brought up pregnancy with my husband.”
Jun Jin and Ryu married in 2020. They also discussed plans for a child in an appearance on broadcaster Jang Young-ran’s YouTube channel in October last year.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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