Hwang Jae-gyun, 'Early Retirement Party' with Family... Gifts Nephew Clothes Worth 1 Million Won

Hwang Jae-gyun spending special time with his family is revealed. In episode 413 of MBC’s variety show ″The Manager,″ airing on the 29th, Hwang Jae-gyun’s retirement ceremony is temporarily postponed due to the world’s first ″heatwave.″ Meanwhile, his family gathers to hold an ″early retirement ceremony celebration party.″ Hwang Jae-gyun’s parents, sister and her husband, and nephew all come together, with various foods prepared including steamed king crab, beef, curry and rolled omelet made by his father. The family decided to hold a party because they could not cancel the food and cake ordered for the retirement ceremony after the sudden postponement. They all showed their regret over his retirement. The family candidly expressed their feelings, saying, ″Since the retirement ceremony was canceled, cancel the retirement announcement too.″ The broadcast also features a time when Hwang Jae-gyun’s family, who have been with him throughout his 30-year baseball career, look back on his baseball history. It reveals through the family’s testimonies how Hwang, who never missed being top of his class during school days, started playing baseball; the extraordinary talent inherited from his parents who were former national tennis players; the story of his father personally visiting a baseball coach; and the reasons behind his mother’s opposition to him becoming a baseball player. Additionally, Hwang Jae-gyun’s love for his nephew is highlighted. He hopes his nephew will become the ″Korean Ohtani,″ and is said to generously support him by buying clothes worth 1 million won and gifting a personal card to his sister. Meanwhile, Hwang Jae-gyun has previously expressed his desire for a second child and mentioned dreaming of remarriage.