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Hwang Jung-eum faces backlash over makeup, no-bra incident and fireworks outing

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

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  • South Korean actress Hwang Jung-eum has drawn repeated criticism over several recent public and social media-related incidents.
  • She shared a video of Seoul’s World Fireworks Festival, watched with her two sons from her home overlooking the Han River.

Hwang Jung-eum is facing a wave of criticism in South Korea, with each recent action seemingly drawing a new round of negative reactions.

The backlash has covered everything from appearing with makeup to a no-bra episode and her decision to watch a fireworks festival from home. The OSEN report presents the incidents as a series of controversies surrounding the actress.

On the fifth, Hwang uploaded a video showing Seoul’s World Fireworks Festival in Yeouido. She watched the display with her two sons from a private house in Itaewon overlooking the Han River. In the video, one of her sons began saying, “Mom, you’re so…” before the excerpt ended.

Mom, you’re so...

· Hwang Jung-eum's sonThe child speaks in a video Hwang Jung-eum posted while the family watched the fireworks festival.
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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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