![[theqoo] HONG JINKYUNG, DAUGHTER GAVE UP ON UNIVERSITY “THERE’S NO MEANING TO STUDYING… IT’S BETTER TO DO WHAT I WANT”](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYvhDuoSoaSA9AI2ezaz3qu8WtLXuEwXrNx3AG2V-AsNoNdpqLQDjbG0PgpNa4xzPZPx0Z7wVFf6lbRO2qGBnn1-GEhBY63q01z8TN0deL7PEdFhRIJwqJeyItJZpjKBfvhxUbZlIuYU9Mh4Pc8CD1RA9_D-Goap4_rKug2fsahtXMdDzAuO7wB88XxZCq=w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu "[theqoo] HONG JINKYUNG, DAUGHTER GAVE UP ON UNIVERSITY “THERE’S NO MEANING TO STUDYING… IT’S BETTER TO DO WHAT I WANT”")
On the 7th, the YouTube channel ‘Study King True Genius Hong Jinkyung’ featured Hong Jinkyung discussing the topic of ‘What Should Be Studied in the AI Era’ with original members Nam Chang-hee and Grie.
Regarding the topic, the production team asked, “Did you change direction because your daughter Rael lost interest in college?” Hong Jinkyung replied, “Rael has no intention of going to university herself, and I don’t particularly intend to send her either.”
Five years ago, Hong Jinkyung had been pushing her then-12-year-old daughter to study hard, as revealed on the YouTube channel in question. When the production team brought this up, Hong Jinkyung shared her thoughts, saying, “If there is something specific you want to learn, you should naturally go (to college), but I think there is truly no meaning in just following others because they are going.”
She added, “It is better to start doing what you want to do early,” emphasizing, “My child has absolutely no interest in studying. She definitely has none.”
Hong Jinkyung stated, “I felt that she had no interest in studying since she was about four years old,” to which Nam Chang-hee asked, “Why didn’t you just let her go back then?” Hong Jinkyung elicited laughter by replying, “I thought she would change as she grew up, but in that respect, she is truly consistent.”
Hong Jinkyung married a businessman five years her senior in 2003 and gave birth to her daughter, Rael, in 2010. She later announced her divorce last year, 22 years after their marriage. Her daughter Rael is currently studying abroad and is known to speak four languages, including English.
1. She’s allowed to live like that because her mother is Hong Jinkyung, she has money
2. If there isn’t a specific subject you really want to study, what’s the point of going to college? You can just wait a few years and go later when something comes up. Being Hong Jinkyung’s daughter means you don’t have to worry about money, so how great is that? ㅋㅋ
3. Their household is so rich already, there’s really no need for her to go to the university
4. I’m so jealous
5. They have a rich family and the daughter already knows English… Unless you plan to become a professor or something like that, it might be better to learn whatever you want through practical work outside the home
6. There are many people who become more obsessed with fame when they have a lot of money, but Hong Jinkyung is incredibly down to earth
7. Wow 4 languages
8. Having financial stability broadens your range of choices
And she’s also studying overseas? I’m jealous
9. She lives a life in which she can do whatever she wants
10. She has the mean so… I’m jealous