'Already the Seventh'... Kumho Petrochemical Provides 100 Million Won Support to 20s Couple Featured on High School Teen Parents

Jung-gu "Decided to Use for Creating a More Comfortable Home"

Recently, Kumho Petrochemical Group generously donated 100 million won in support to a couple in their 20s who gave birth to their seventh child. The couple had appeared on MBN's "High School Teen Moms (hereafter High School Teen Moms)" in May last year.

Photo by Jung-gu, Seoul

Park Chan-gu, chairman of Kumho Petrochemical Group, said, "In this era of low birth rates, we decided to support this young couple raising seven children to encourage them," adding, "We hope the donation will help them live comfortably with their children in a more spacious home."

The couple gave birth to their seventh child on the 5th of last month and received 10 million won in childbirth and childcare support funds for the first time in Jung-gu, Seoul. Kim Gil-sung, the mayor of Jung-gu, personally visited to deliver the support funds and inquired about their difficulties. The couple said, "Our current home is 52㎡, but as the children grow, we think we will need a bigger house."

After learning about their story, Kumho Petrochemical Group expressed their intention to support Jung-gu Office on the 26th of last month. Jung-gu decided to use the 100 million won sponsored by Kumho Petrochemical Group to help the family secure a more comfortable home. They plan to guide the family on ways to prepare the deposit, such as through the jeonse rental system, and assist in finding a new home in Jung-gu by connecting them with certified real estate agents.

The couple, both born in 1995, revealed their daily life raising six children after the wife gave birth to their first daughter at 19 during their appearance on "High School Teen Moms," and later remarried the current husband and had five more children. The couple shared, "Our monthly income is 2.4 million won, including the husband's salary of 2 million won and child allowance of 400,000 won, but our fixed expenses exceed 3.1 million won."