On January 9 episode of KBS' television show 'The Return of Superman', Hyelim, her husband taekwondo player Shin Min-chul and their baby boy Si-woo visited entertainer Jasson's home, where Jasson and his 16-month-old son Jun-beom were waiting for them.
While the five of them spent time together, Jasson noticed that Si-woo was bilingual.
When Jasson asked Si-woo things in Korean, he gave answers in Korean, and when Hyelim spoke to him in English, he responded in English.
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Jasson said to Hyelim, "Your son is a genius! How is he perfectly bilingual already?"
Shyly smiling, Hyelim responded, "Well, I tried to speak to him in English whenever I can."
At first though, Hyelim explained that she constantly questioned herself whether that was okay for her son.
She stated, "Back in the day, I wasn't so sure about speaking to him in a language other than Korean. I used to worry a lot when I spoke to him in English. I kept asking myself, 'What if he doesn't speak any language fluently?'"
She continued, "So, I went to ask an expert about it, and I was told there that now was the perfect time to speak to them in different languages, because they can pick them up very easily. After hearing that, I was like, 'Okay then. In that case, I'm going to go for it. I'm just going to continue doing what I've been doing!'"
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In 2020, Hyelim and taekwondo player Shin Min-chul tied the knot after their 7-year relationship; their son was born in February 2022.
Currently, she works as a translator and interpreter; she can speak Korean, English, Mandarin and Cantonese fluently.
(Credit= KBS The Return of Superman)
(SBS Star)