Hong Jin-kyung, Diagnosed with Depression, Encounters Trouble Right After Starting the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage: "My Luggage Didn't Arrive in Lisbon" [Star Issue]

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Broadcaster Hong Jin-kyung faced adversity immediately after departing for the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage.

On the 2nd, Hong posted on her account, "In a journey where I have to walk 250 km over 11 days toward Santiago, my backpack contains only my passport, wallet, toothbrush, toothpaste, mobile phone, camera, and charger," along with photos.

The photos showed a message in which Hong replied, "I think I'm done for. My luggage didn't arrive. In Lisbon..." to an acquaintance who asked, "You weren't arrested, were you?" She added, "In the middle of all this, I slept like a baby at my accommodation and woke up... I have no thoughts. No mind, no thought."

Hong shared, "Thanks to that? My shoulders feel much lighter! I don't mind it entirely. I will reveal the details soon on 'Study King Real Genius'! Still, while doing and drying laundry, I need to buy one pair of pants, one T-shirt, and one set of underwear. Ah, just one pair of socks too! Oh, a sleeping bag needed for Georg as well! Come to think of it, I should have one raincoat too."

A netizen who saw the feed corrected her, saying, "Georg? It's an albergue," and Hong asked, "What is Georg? Then?" Another netizen commented, "It seems you are confusing it with a Mongolian ger." Yet another netizen commented, "No mind, no thought. You were naturally fooled," and "No thought, no mind."

Hong made a surprise confession in a video uploaded to the YouTube channel 'Study King Real Genius' on September 24 last year, while speaking on the phone with math instructor Jung Seung-je. She said, "We met during Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) last year. I have to see you again this Chuseok, but I am going alone on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage."

When Jung expressed surprise, saying, "Alone? It seems a real change has occurred in your life," Hong replied, "I am going to have a conversation with myself so that I can change a bit after coming back."

Hong stated on her YouTube channel on September 10 last year, "It seems my memory is significantly declining," and underwent a brain examination. The neurologist who conducted Hong's examination diagnosed, "The test results showed abnormalities in several areas. Problems such as depression were found."

He continued, "Depression can also affect memory. If it worsens, more problems may arise." He added, "It is not a very serious state, but we could see some values slightly outside the normal range. Some abnormal signals were detected in circuits related to memory. There is mild depression and memory issues."

Meanwhile, Hong married a businessman in 2003 and gave birth to her daughter, Rael, in 2010, but announced her divorce after 22 years of marriage.

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