Hwang Jae-gyun reveals new long-haired look... fans worry about his gaunt appearance

Hwang Jae-gyun recently attracted fans’ attention with his long hairstyle and gaunt appearance. On the 28th, a video titled ″Chuno Appears on TVING″ was released on TVING Sports’ official SNS. In the video, Hwang Jae-gyun appeared with his hair grown to his shoulders, tied back in one ponytail. Jung Geun-woo, seeing Hwang Jae-gyun’s look, said, ″He looks exactly like Jang Hyuk,″ referring to Jang Hyuk in the drama ″Chuno.″ Hwang Jae-gyun replied, ″Chuno,″ joking, ″Someone has to go beat someone up.″ When Jung Geun-woo asked about the length of his hair, Hwang said, ″I’m growing it until it can be tied. I’ll keep growing it until there are no comments telling me to cut it,″ adding, ″If no one comments, I’ll write ’cut your hair’ myself,″ bringing laughter to the scene. Fans paid more attention to Hwang Jae-gyun’s noticeably thinner face than to his long hair. Comments on SNS and the video included concerns about his health, such as ″I couldn’t recognize it was Hwang Jae-gyun,″ ″He lost so much weight,″ and ″Is he sick?″ On the other hand, there were cheerful opinions like ″He has a rebellious charm,″ and ″The ’Chuno’ concept suits him well.″ Previously, Hwang Jae-gyun appeared on the YouTube channel ″Durumari Studio″ and explained the reason for his weight loss: ″After retiring, I saw myself on variety shows and thought, ’Why is there a pig sitting there?’ I didn’t care about my weight when I was playing baseball, but after retiring and seeing myself on screen, I was shocked and started exercising and lost a lot of weight.″ Meanwhile, Hwang Jae-gyun ended his professional baseball career in December last year. He married Ji-yeon, a former member of the group T-ara, in 2022, but they divorced in 2024. Recently, he signed an exclusive contract with SM C&C and is continuing his career as a broadcaster.