Ham So-won admits that she faked her private life for TV

Article: Ham So-won admits suspicions of "fake" private life, TV Chosun terminates 'Taste of Wife'

Source: Seoul.co.kr

Actress Ham So-won has admitted to suspicions of faking her private life. 

Ham So-won and her husband Chun-hwa known for "18 yr age gap Korean-Chinese couple" joined 'Taste of Wife' in 2018 and were biggest contributors to the show's success. The two showed off their newlywed life and parenting of their daughter and received a lot of support. 

However, for the past 2 years and 9 months, the couple has been embroiled in controversies for various manipulations including suspicions that in-laws villa the couple visited in China was fake. There were also suspicions that Ham So-won's aunt cosplayed as her mother-in-law for TV. 

Several YouTubers and others raised suspicions that Ham So-won had rented an AirBnB for 2 million won per month and filmed as if they were in Guangzhou, China with their in-laws. 

Many viewers asked for explanations from Ham So-won and TV Chosun but because neither side offered a position, the controversy grew. 

On the 8th, Ham So Won confessed on Instagram, "That's right. It's all true. I couldn't tell you all the details of my personal life either. It was a mistake. It was filmed under exaggerated production. I won't make any excuses. I made a mistake. My family members didn't want to appear on 'Taste of Wife' so I expressed my intentions to leave the program voluntarily. I'm truly sorry."

In the meantime, TV Chosun has decided to terminate the program.

1.  [+4,524, -31] Wow, so shameless of her to lie about something like that! They completely scammed their viewers.
2. [+3,297, -35] She made money selling off her family but once it was no longer advantageous for her she asked for her family to be removed...
3. [+1,318, -51] She never cared and earned her riches selling off her family but all of a sudden she's asking not to touch themㅋㅋ
4. [+1,115, -40] How was that an exaggeration? It was fake. She didn't care about it when she was gaining fame and became a chaebol. There's a word for people like her, a scammer!
5. [+1,244, -499] This is TV Chosun. They're infamous for being a third-rate broadcasting station so this is not surprising..
6. [+4224, -10] Ham So-won is totally wrong and deserves the hate but the TV Chosun PD that casted them and okayed this is more problematic
7. [+322, -7] It takes two to clap. Yes, Ham So-won manipulated everything but the PDs must've known to some extent how much of it she was faking for fame to get the show popular
8. [+299, -7] "My family asked me not to do this anymore" ㅋㅋㅋthen what's the point of selling them off in the first place for fame and money? No matter how you look at it, it's not just her viewers she scammed but her husband and family too. Why do program like this in the first place..
9. [+147, -3] Broadcasters need to stop airing celebrities and their families on TVㅡ We're bored! Stop with the mukbangs too and use your head to come up enjoyable programs for your viewers..
10. [+133, -5] This show was problematic from the beginning. A handsome chaebol's son in his twenties marrying a woman in her 40s who's face has been reconstructed to the point it's breaking down. It was too makjang to turn down ㅋㅋㅋㅋ