Jang Yoon-jung passed the gifted test, but her father says, "We couldn't send her because we had no money; she's still in school today." [Star Issue]

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Singer Jang Yoon-jung’s father expressed regret over things he could not do for his daughter due to their difficult financial situation in the past.

On the 24th, a video titled "What It Means to Live as Jang Yoon-jung's Father" was released on the YouTube channel 'Jang Gongjang Jang Yoon-jung'.

In the video, Jang Yoon-jung introduced her father by saying, "I'm planning to treat him to a meal. He's someone I'm closest to, but he might feel a bit uncomfortable and worried."

She added, "He initially said he didn't want to appear on TV and was very reluctant to show his face publicly. But when I told him we'd buy him delicious food, he took the bait," which drew laughter from viewers.

While dining with her father, Jang Yoon-jung explained, "I went to my husband's family home for Chuseok rituals and thought it would be good to visit you beforehand, so I came to see you."

Recalling his daughter's childhood, the father said, "Children are special. If I could turn back time and have Yoon-jung be three or four years old again, I would do anything for her—even risk my life—to find out what she loves and give it to her, even if I had to steal."

He continued, "It's a deep regret that I couldn't provide even one-tenth of what she wanted. If I hadn't lived by my own way of earning and surviving but instead dedicated everything to my child, I could have done more. The fact that I couldn't do that hurts me deeply."

Notably, Jang Yoon-jung's father shared a past story about how his daughter passed the gifted test but was unable to attend school due to financial constraints.

He said, "She passed all the gifted tests and should have been able to enroll in school, but we couldn't send her because we didn't have 300,000 won. At that time, my monthly salary was only 250,000 won. Even though it was considered high compared to others of my generation, I still couldn't send her. That moment pierced my heart like a dagger."

Jang Yoon-jung also recalled the situation. She said, "After that, I asked my father if I could learn the gayageum, which cost 250,000 won. But he couldn't afford it for me."

She added, "When I told him I wanted to become a singer, my father said, 'Singing is something that comes from heaven. There are too many children who sing as well as you.' So I participated in a song festival and won the grand prize, which surprised my father greatly."

Jang Yoon-jung later revealed that she moved to Seoul alone to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. She said, "My father told me to try it on my own, so I came to Seoul and lived in an unbelievable place. He even drove from Osan to Seoul to pick me up and let me sleep in his warm car."

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