Star Today | Park Gun: “I Just Pour On the Black Powder… It’d Be a Disaster If I Got Caught in the Rain” (“Grasshopper Playing with Ants”)
Star Today reported that Korean painter Kim Hyun Jung, appearing on MBN's "Grasshopper Playing with Ants," modeled for reference photos for her paintings, during which her hair loss was revealed. The show featured a salon director covering the bald spot on Kim's crown with makeup, and trot singer Park Gun, watching, confessed to using hair-loss concealer powder himself, empathizing with her.
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Trot singer Park Gun revealed that he uses black hair-loss concealer powder due to hair loss.
MBN's variety show "Grasshopper Playing with Ants," broadcast on the 9th, revealed the daily life of Korean painter Kim Hyun Jung.
That day, Kim Hyun Jung personally modeled for photos to reference in her paintings. Before the shoot, she visited a salon to have her hair styled.
Kim said, "I'm going to take photos that will serve as the basis for a painting. I want to take a photo of myself riding a horse in hanbok."
She emphasized, "For hanbok hairstyles, the shape of the head matters. Since I paint figures, I know the volume at the back of the head matters. People only think about the eyes, nose, and mouth on the face, but the shape of the head actually matters a great deal."
Seeing Kim's hair, the salon director said, "Your hair has all fallen out. There's a huge bald spot here too. The crown area is quite empty," expressing sympathy for Kim, whose hair loss came from stress and wearing hairpieces. The director then applied color to the areas with severe hair loss.
Watching this, Kim Hyun Jung said sheepishly, "I was told to draw on paper, but I'm drawing on my head."
Watching from the studio, Jeon Hyun-moo self-deprecatingly said, "It's like watching a scene from my own salon." Park Gun deeply empathized, saying, "When I can't fix it by combing, I just pour on the black powder. It'd be a disaster if I got caught in the rain outside—it would all run down." Jeon Hyun-moo said bitterly, "It's the sorrow of those with hair loss."
Meanwhile, "Grasshopper Playing with Ants" airs every Monday at 11 p.m.
Reporter Lee Ji-young, Star Today Intern Reporter