'Hwang Seok-jeong of "Donkey Ears," Midway Check at Fitness Competition... Successfully Lost 9kg'

Photo by KBS 2TV Entertainment 'The Boss Has Donkey Ears' Broadcast Screen Capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Hee-eun Park] Hwang Seok-jung has begun full-scale preparations for a fitness competition.

On the 9th, KBS 2TV entertainment show 'The Boss Has Donkey Ears' aired a segment featuring actress Hwang Seok-jung challenging herself as a 50-year-old muscle queen.

That day, actor Hong Seok-cheon, a friend of Hwang Seok-jung, visited Yang Chi-seung's gym. He delivered salads and pasta from his own restaurant for the gym staff. In response, Hwang Seok-jung managed her diet by eating broccoli and chicken breast even in front of those eating pasta.

Since being persuaded by Yang Chi-seung to aim for participation in a fitness competition, Hwang Seok-jung has undergone 'hard training.' As a result, she succeeded in losing nearly 9kg.

In particular, her body fat mass was 2.1kg, which even Muscle Queen Choi Eun-joo, who is in charge of Hwang Seok-jung's training, admired, saying, "She has surpassed me." Yang Chi-seung and Choi Eun-joo repeatedly praised Hwang Seok-jung's back muscles and abs. This was the result of her strict self-managed diet and training. Seeing Hwang Seok-jung like this, Yang Chi-seung encouraged her, saying, "Her mental strength is incredible."

On the same day, Forty-five also visited Hwang Seok-jung, who is preparing for the competition. Kim Ji-ho, a member of Forty-five who lost 35kg at the gym, cheered Hwang Seok-jung, saying, "She is a role model for people in their 50s."