Hwang Jae-gyun reveals his gaunt recent appearance... Jung Geun-woo comments, "He looks like Jang Hyuk in Chuno"

Hwang Jae-gyun recently revealed his changed appearance in a behind-the-scenes clip of the ″TVING Super Match″ released on TVING Sports’ official social media account. In the video, Jung Geun-woo mentioned Jang Hyuk from the drama ″Chuno″ when he saw Hwang Jae-gyun’s long hairstyle, and Hwang Jae-gyun responded with ″Chuno,″ adding, ″Someone needs to go catch someone right now.″ When asked how long he plans to keep his hair long, Hwang Jae-gyun said, ″I’m growing it until I can tie it up. I plan to keep growing it until there are no comments telling me to cut it. If even one comment appears, I’ll keep growing it.″ Along with his hairstyle change, he attracted attention by appearing with a gaunt face, unlike his profile of 183 cm and 96 kg. Fans showed various reactions such as, ″Hair... please... I want to see a neat Hwang Jae-gyun,″ ″You’ve lost a lot of weight,″ and ″Why aren’t you cutting your hair? Why have you lost so much weight?″ Hwang Jae-gyun joined the professional league in 2006 and was an active baseball player representing the KBO League. He announced his retirement after the 2025 season. He signed two FA contracts in the KBO League and earned a total of 14.8 billion won over eight years. From the 2023 season, he received a salary of 1 billion won for two consecutive seasons. In 2022, he publicly dated and married T-ara’s Jiyeon, but they divorced in October 2024. One year after his divorce and retirement from baseball, Hwang Jae-gyun signed an exclusive contract with SM C&C and is currently working as a broadcaster.