An actor couple shared serious advice about planning for children, after going through several miscarriages themselves.
On October 30th, a video titled “Couples School by Park Si Eun and Jin Tae Hyun Lecture 2: The Sooner, The Better – Responsible Child Planning” was posted on the couple’s YouTube channel.
Jin Tae Hyun emphasized about having children, “If you’ve decided not to have kids, then don’t. It’s okay if just the two of you are happy, but speaking from our experience, do it early. Have kids quickly and raise them quickly.”
He added, “You have to have a baby in your twenties to give birth to a truly healthy child. These days, society has changed, so even in your thirties you feel young, but your body is aging. From your forties, it’s a struggle against youth. It’s definitely better to have children as soon as possible.”
Park Si Eun agreed, saying, “I was 36 and Tae Hyun was 35 when we got married. Our starting point was already very late. Still, during our newlywed life, we didn’t think much about having children. We thought we’d enjoy our newlywed period a bit longer before having kids. Even though it was late, we were immature. We only started preparing for kids in our forties. It was too late.” Jin Tae Hyun joked, “We were crazy.”
Park Si Eun added, “Even then, our seniors told us, ‘If you get married, have a baby first. Jobs will come even if you want to focus on them, but have a baby first.’ At the time, it didn’t really resonate with me, but now I understand why they said that. Having a newlywed period of about a year is okay, but we highly recommend having children sooner.”
Actors Jin Tae Hyun and Park Si Eun married in 2015 and adopted a college-aged daughter in 2019. After suffering two miscarriages, they became pregnant in 2023 but endured the heartbreak of losing the child 20 days before the due date.