'Lost 18kg' Hwang Jae-gyun reveals gaunt face... "Changed after retirement"

Hwang Jae-gyun shared his recent weight loss and stories after his divorce on a variety show. On the episode of JTBC’s ″Knowing Bros″ aired on the 5th, Jang Young-ran, Han Seok-jun, Shin Ki-ru, and Hwang Jae-gyun appeared as guests. On that day, Hwang Jae-gyun admitted that he had lost a lot of weight recently due to dieting. He revealed his muscular body with 3.2 kg of body fat and a body fat percentage of 3.9%, saying, ″I lost a lot after retirement.″ He also appeared on MBC’s variety show ″The Manager″ and explained, ″I lost weight rapidly, so my face melted. I lost 18 kg in five months. At the end, I completely dried out even the moisture, so my face looks like this.″ During the broadcast, Hwang Jae-gyun expressed his ambition for variety shows, dreaming of becoming the second Kang Ho-dong or Seo Jang-hoon. Kang Ho-dong advised, ″You should become the first Hwang Jae-gyun, not the second us.″ Lee Soo-geun suddenly asked Hwang Jae-gyun, ″Are you thinking about remarriage?″ which made Hwang Jae-gyun flustered. He then mentioned Han Seok-jun and Lee Sang-min, who remarried, saying, ″They might be able to give you advice,″ which brought laughter to the scene. On that day, Shin Ki-ru joked to the slimmed-down Hwang Jae-gyun, ″You look like a middle-aged erotic actor, so I can’t watch,″ making the cast laugh. Hwang Jae-gyun, who previously appeared on ″Ask Us Anything,″ shared that Seo Jang-hoon advised him, ″Since everything is ambiguous, why not gain weight and go for a pig image?″ Hwang Jae-gyun married T-ara’s Ji-yeon in December 2022, but their divorce mediation was finalized at the Seoul Family Court on November 20, 2024. He retired from being an active baseball player last December.