Ko Hyun-jung, a legendary Korean actress, revealed she hadn't eaten pork in about 50 years and recently tried it again — a shocking claim given how central pork is to Korean food culture. The sheer absurdity of avoiding Korea's most ubiquitous meat for an entire lifetime is sending the internet into a frenzy.
Okay so Korean actress Ko Hyun-jung — yes, THE Ko Hyun-jung, one of the most iconic celebrities in Korean entertainment history — casually dropped the information that she hasn't eaten pork in roughly 50 years. As in, basically her entire life. And the internet is NOT okay about it.
For context, pork is basically the backbone of Korean food culture. We're talking samgyeopsal nights, bossam, dwaeji gukbap, budae jjigae — pork is literally everywhere in Korean cuisine. The idea that someone has been navigating Korean food culture for five decades while avoiding pork is sending people absolutely feral. Like bro, how??? Korean BBQ restaurants are literally 80% pork. Family gatherings? Pork. Convenience store snacks? Pork. The fact that she's been out here living her best life this whole time while dodging the most unavoidable meat in the country is genuinely impressive and also deeply unhinged.
Apparently she recently ate pork again for the first time in ~50 years and the reaction was... a whole moment. The post is going viral because Koreans simply cannot wrap their heads around this. It's giving 'I've never had a sip of water' energy. No cap this woman is built different. The comments are absolutely unhinged and honestly? Relatable confusion across the board.