“A different face, a different silhouette”: Seo Jung-hee reflects on life after overcoming breast cancer
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- Seo Jung-hee wrote that she has been thinking deeply about what kind of woman she wants to become.
- She said mirrors now draw her attention to changes in her face and body, while recalling her former focus on clothes, bags and looking younger.
Seo Jung-hee has shared a candid reflection on how she sees herself after overcoming breast cancer.
“Who will I become as a woman?” she wrote on her personal channel. She said that when she looks in the mirror these days, she notices things that were not there before: a slightly changed facial line and a body silhouette that no longer looks the same.
What kind of woman will I become? These days, when I look in the mirror, I notice the things that are different from before first. The lines of my face have changed a little, and the silhouette of my body is not what it used to be. Time is very honest.
“Time is very honest,” Seo wrote. She added that she once focused on wearing pretty clothes, carrying good bags and looking younger and more stylish.
In the past, I wore pretty clothes, carried good bags, and tried to look a little younger and more stylish.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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