"If you don't have kids, you save 1 billion won"... Season 16 Sang-cheol's slip of the tongue in front of 'single mom' Season 28 Young-sook (Contract Marriage) [Star Issue]

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Season 16 Sang-cheol (real name Kang Jung-hwan) from "I Am Solo" shared his thoughts on having children.

On the episode of the variety show "Contract Marriage," broadcast on KBS Joy and MBC Every1 on the 28th, Season 16 Sang-cheol and Season 28 Young-sook (real name Jung Yoo-jin), who previously appeared in the divorced special of ENA and SBS Plus's dating reality show "I Am Solo," were shown becoming entangled through marriage.

On this day, the two, meeting for the first time, spent time getting to know each other over a meal, during which Young-sook asked Sang-cheol, "Do you want children?"

In response, Sang-cheol replied, "I don't really like kids. Children are just a burdensome presence for life." Upon hearing this, Young-sook, who is currently raising two children, visibly darkened in expression.

Later, in an interview with the production team, Young-sook confessed, "It seemed like we had different thoughts on the matter of children."

Sang-cheol stated, "I find (children) a headache. A pain in the neck," adding, "There is a saying that it costs $680,000 (approximately 930 million won according to Hanwha) to raise a child until age 16 in the United States. Not having children means saving $680,000."

Even so, he left room for nuance by saying, "I think it's because I don't have children of my own. If I did have kids, I would probably be extremely attached to them as well."

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