Lost 18kg and a new start at SM C&C... 'Radio Star' Lee Hyung-taek says, "Hwang Jae-gyun's agency is good, but the show isn't fun."

In episode 981 of MBC’s variety show ″Radio Star,″ Lee Hyung-taek mentioned the activities of athletes turned entertainers and gave his evaluation of Hwang Jae-gyun. Lee Hyung-taek ranked athletes active in the entertainment industry, placing Ahn Jung-hwan, Seo Jang-hoon, and Kang Ho-dong at the top, followed by Kim Dong Hyun and Choo Sung-hoon, with Yoon Seok-min, Kim Young-kwang, and Hwang Jae-gyun below them. He said about Hwang Jae-gyun, ″He has a good agency, but he’s not entertaining. Since he’s not getting on broadcasts, he’s losing weight to shoot body profile photos.″ In response, Kim Gu-ra joked to Hwang Jae-gyun, ″You still have a heavy card left. You have the ’remarriage card,’″ which made the cast laugh. Kim Gu-ra also commented on Hwang Jae-gyun’s future activities in entertainment. Hwang Jae-gyun joined the professional league in 2006 and announced his retirement after the 2025 season last December. Afterward, he signed an exclusive contract with SM C&C and began his career as a broadcaster. Recently, he attracted attention by revealing a muscular physique with 3.2 kg of body fat and a 3.9% body fat percentage. On MBC’s variety show ″The Manager,″ he explained, ″I lost weight rapidly, and my face melted away,″ adding, ″I lost 18 kg in five months, and in the end, I lost even water, which made my face look like this.″ 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.