Actress Ji So-yeon revealed plans to shift her family, along with her husband, actor Song Jae-hee, to Canada as their three kids increase the financial burden of English kindergarten tuition in Korea. The couple discussed their plans in a recent video on their Bellarie YouTube channel.
According to the report from OSEN, the video "Two older sisters #Yang Mira #Lee Hyeon-i giving counseling on postpartum depression" showed Ji So-yeon and Song Jae-hee meeting with fellow moms Yang Mi-ra and Lee Hyeon-i.
Ji So-yeon asked, "Are you sending your children to an English kindergarten?" Then she shared her own problem: "I have to send all three children to an English kindergarten at the same time. Even if we calculate 2 million won per child, that's about 6 million won, roughly $4,000. That's a huge burden for me,"per ChosunBiz.
Song Jae-hee also talked about the possibility of their family moving to Canada, with a neutral lead-in that pointed out his thoughts on education and family support.
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He said, "IIn this case, it would be better to take the children to Canada where my relatives are and let them learn English while actually living there. So, I thought, 'What if we try that in about three years?'"
He explained professional and practical preparations to move, prefacing a statement with context about planning for employment abroad.
Song said, "Then I need to make money there too. Then I should get a national license and a Korean cuisine license. My brother is graduating from the sociology department this time. So I said, 'Brother, get a nursing assistant license,' and 'Get a Class 1 bus license,' because I don't know what kind of job I'll end up doing."
The dialogue revealed empathy and admiration among mothers; when they heard those plans, Lee Hyeon-i commented, "You have amazing vitality," and Ji So-yeon added, "We are preparing you," showing that they were preparing the family's future carefully.
OSEN also reported on Ji So-yeon's personal life: she married Song Jae-hee in 2017, overcame infertility problems, and gave birth to her first daughter, Ha-el in 2023; she then gave birth to twins Do-ha and Re-ha this September through in vitro fertilization and is now raising three children.
This open discussion between the couple touches on issues surrounding child-rearing in Korea compared to other countries, exploring career ambitions, financial planning, and family support in light of the growing trend to seek educational opportunities abroad.
