Seo Hyo-rim continues late mother-in-law Kim Soo-mi’s kimchi business: “I was afraid of the gaze… but I ate and cried” [Star Issue]

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Actress Seo Hyo-rim revealed why she decided to take over her late mother-in-law, the late Kim Soo-mi’s, kimchi business.

On the 18th, a video titled “Jung Hye Dream’s Close Friend Appears: Today, Actress Seo Hyo-rim Will Tell You” was released on the YouTube channel ‘Jung Hye Dream’.

That day, Seok Jeong-hye (CEO) said they reached out to Seo Hyo-rim first and mentioned, “It seems like your mother wouldn’t want to just throw away the kimchi she made.”

Seo Hyo-rim admitted that taking over the kimchi business involved considerable hesitation.

She explained, “At first, it was a business my mother-in-law ran with her son. It was a large company, and there were disputes over management rights during her lifetime, along with various other issues. After she passed away, the company naturally came to a halt.”

She continued, “Many people around me suggested that I should continue it. However, my image is often seen as urban, sharp, and sophisticated, which doesn’t seem to connect well with kimchi. It took me a long time to mentally prepare for this.”

Seo Hyo-rim said, “At first, I felt overwhelmed, but then I changed my perspective. The thought that we must continue Korea’s traditional food, kimchi, grew stronger. The biggest reason I decided to take over the kimchi business was my desire to carry on my mother-in-law’s love as her daughter-in-law.”

She added, “Once I made up my mind, I actually became more confident and self-assured.”

However, she also confessed that she was most afraid of public perception regarding the use of the late Kim Soo-mi’s name in the business. Seo Hyo-rim stated, “In fact, what scared me the most was the criticism that I would be ‘selling kimchi by exploiting my deceased mother-in-law.’ That is one reason why I hesitated to start the business right away.”

She recalled, “When the test batch of kimchi came out and sales began, I tasted it myself and cried. It felt as if my mother was right there beside me.”

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