Choi Hwa-jung tells a single man 14 years younger to call her “noona”
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- Broadcaster Choi Hwa-jung visited the apartment of interior designer Jung Jin-won, who lives in the same complex.
- During the YouTube program, she told the unmarried man, who is 14 years younger, to call her “noona,” a Korean term for an older woman.
Choi Hwa-jung visited the distinctive home of Jung Jin-won, an interior designer who lives in the same apartment complex.
The visit appeared in a video published on her YouTube channel, “Hello, I’m Choi Hwa-jung.” The episode focused on why Jung had invited her to his home.
During the encounter, Choi told the single man, who is 14 years younger than her, to call her “noona,” the Korean term a younger man uses for an older woman.
Call me noona.
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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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