Jung Ji-soo, the second daughter of HL Group Chairman Jung Mong-won, and Kang In-chan, the only son of former anchor Baek Ji-yeon, got married on February 2.
They tied the knot at a religious church in Jongno-gu, Seoul, later in the day. The church is where Chairman Chung is an elder.
More than 700 family members and friends of the bride and groom attended the wedding.
Chung Mong-joon, chairman of the Asan Foundation스포츠토토. Yonhap News Agency
In particular, the Beomhyundae family was present.
The bride’s mother-in-law, Chung Mong-jun, chairman of the Asan Foundation, Chung Mong-yoon, chairman of Hyundai Marine Fire Insurance, Chung Mong-kyu, chairman of HDC, and Chung Mong-seok, chairman of the Korea Football Association. Hyundai Group Chairman Hyun-jung, wife of the late Chairman Chung Mong-heon, was also present.
Hyun-jung is chairwoman of Hyundai Group. Yonhap News Agency
Chung Mong-kyu, president of the Korea Football Association. Yonhap
The bride’s uncle, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun, Hyundai Commercial President Chung Myung-myung and Hyundai Card Vice Chairman Chung Tae-young were also present.
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun. Yonhap
This is the third marriage for Beom Hyundai this year.
In February, Chairman Chung Mong-kyu’s eldest son got married, and in April, the eldest daughter of President Chung Myung-myung and Vice Chairman Chung Tae-young tied the knot. Each time, pan-Hyundai families came together.
Cho Hyun-min, president of Hanjin’s future growth strategy and marketing. Yonhap News Agency
Other guests at the wedding included Hanjin President Cho Hyun-min, Korea University President Kim Dong-won, and actors Cha Hwa-yeon, Park Joong-hoon, Shin Ae-ra, Lee Jung-hyun, and Park Sung-woong.
Prior to the ceremony, former anchor Baek Ji-yeon and Hong In-hwa, the spouse of HL Group Chairman Jung Mong-won, greeted the press, saying, “Thank you for your congratulations,” on behalf of the bride and groom.
Hong In-hwa, wife of HL Group Chairman Chung Mong-won (R), and former anchor Baek Ji-yeon greet reporters at the wedding of Chung’s second daughter Jeong Ji-soo and Baek’s son Kang In-chan at a religious church in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on Tuesday afternoon. Yonhap
Baek was a longtime MBC news desk anchor who joined the organization in 1987, while Hong is a former TBC anchor.
Chung is the second son of HL Group’s founder, the late Chairman Emeritus Chung In-young, who served as CEO of Halla Air Conditioning, Mando Machinery, and Halla E&C before taking management classes under his father and becoming the group’s head in late 1996.
Chung Mong-won, chairman of HL Group. Yonhap News Agency
The bride, Jung, went to college in the United States and is currently working at HL Group’s U.S. subsidiary, while the groom, Kang, studied in the U.S. and is reportedly working in a design-related field. The two have reportedly been dating for about two years.