"Misfortune due to facial scars": Shocking reveal of the wife's stunning appearance [Hellish Marriage]

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'Oh Eun-young Report - Hellish Marriage' featured a couple with legendary visuals, dubbed the "masked couple."

In the August 31 (Monday) episode of MBC's 'Oh Eun-young Report - Hellish Marriage' (hereafter referred to as 'Hellish Marriage'), Episode 183, the story of a wife with extraordinary looks and her husband who had given up on her was revealed. The couple became known as the "masked couple." While the wife has lived hiding the wounds she suffered from her family behind glamorous makeup and a tough exterior, the husband not only failed to understand her pain but also justified past violence, leaving everyone in shock.

The wife, with overwhelming visuals including elaborate makeup, high platform heels, and a hair wrap, began her day at 3 a.m. She packed her bag full of cosmetics, as large as a travel suitcase, and applied the same makeup she had used for 34 years over and over again. Her hair has not been cut in more than 30 years, and she completed her unique style by inserting countless pins. Most surprisingly, she never even removed her makeup before sleeping. She once said that when she slept without makeup just one time in the past, it felt like "her soul was leaving her body." Since then, she has not taken off her makeup for decades.

In addition to driving a dump truck as their livelihood alongside her husband, the wife enjoyed red sports cars and large motorcycles as hobbies and even obtained licenses for trailers, excavators, and forklifts. Her husband had given up trying to stop her from buying motorcycles without much discussion and continuing dangerous hobbies, calling her "someone who lives by her own whims." The wife admitted, "When I move recklessly, I can't think of anything else. If I die, I die." Oh Eun-yeong (Dr.) sharply pointed out that they must examine why the wife is throwing herself into danger to forget something.

The reason the wife could not reveal her bare face lay in childhood trauma. When she was five years old, her father applied a harsh ointment he made himself to her face, damaging her skin and leaving scars that extended down to her neck. On days when classmates chose partners during school, she feared no one would choose her. She began wearing makeup at age 19. Oh Eun-yeong (Dr.) described the use of medicine made by her father, who was not a doctor, as "terrifying," and mentioned "body dysmorphic disorder," where individuals perceive a part of their body as far more defective than it actually is and become obsessed with it. She further explained that the heavy makeup, reaching mask-like levels, was a survival strategy the wife created to endure life.

However, there was another reason the wife's makeup became even heavier. When she entered her husband's family home at age 19 while pregnant, her mother-in-law told her that her facial scars had brought misfortune into the household. Shortly after, when her brother-in-law passed away, her sister-in-law blamed her, saying, "You came here and caused my younger brother to die." As other members of her husband's family subsequently died one by one, the wife was plagued by guilt for decades, wondering if she truly had brought misfortune upon them. Whenever her deceased brother-in-law appeared in dreams or visions, unable to bear the fear, she turned to alcohol and even engaged in self-harming behaviors.

The reason the wife could not even tell her husband about this was also due to fear of violence. After being beaten by her husband in the past, she became terrified that even a raised voice would cause something to fly at her. However, when the husband first heard his wife's story, he showed little empathy, saying, "What can you do about things that happened long ago?" He even justified violence by stating, "If persuasion doesn't work, then hitting is necessary," sending shockwaves through the studio. Oh Eun-yeong (Dr.) emphasized that spousal violence cannot be justified under any circumstances and stressed that even if it occurred only once, a sincere apology must be made.

Oh Eun-yeong (Dr.) explained that if the husband had found his in-laws' words absurd, he should have directly told his wife, "My mother was wrong to say that. It is not your fault." Even after Oh Eun-yeong (Dr.) repeatedly used the example of a child injured by a robber to explain, the husband remained unwilling to change his thinking, and the counseling session struggled to find any breakthrough, becoming the most difficult case ever recorded.

The twist was captured in the couple's pre-counseling video. The husband, who had not budged at all to any words, answered "his wife's health" when asked what worried him the most, then suddenly burst into tears. When asked about his happiest moment, he replied that it was working alongside his wife. For the first time, the wife learned her husband's true feelings, which he had never shared with anyone. She shed tears, saying, "If we hadn't appeared on this show, I would have lived my whole life without understanding my husband's heart."

Oh Eun-yeong (Dr.) advised the wife to gradually practice removing the mask she created for survival. She urged the husband to become a safe base for his wife and speak her feelings as they truly are. Finally, the husband confessed, "You were beautiful back then, and you are still beautiful today. I love you whether you have scars or not." The wife also promised to apologize first and continue the conversation without anger.

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