Son Ye Jin Reveals The Acting Games She Plays With Her Young Son

The actress shared a playful glimpse of motherhood, revealing that she becomes a different character every day for the role-playing games her son enjoys at home.

Son Ye Jin Is Already Performing for Her Toughest Audience

Son Ye Jin may be one of South Korea’s most recognizable actresses, but some of her most frequent performances now happen at home.

Ahead of her appearance on JTBC’s Please Take Care of My Refrigerator, Son revealed that her young son loves role-playing games. To entertain him, she transforms into a different character each day and acts out imaginary situations with him.

It is a charming connection between her professional life and motherhood. Millions of viewers have watched Son take on different roles on screen, but her son receives private performances created entirely for him.

Son Ye Jin Becomes a New Character Every Day for Her Son / jtbc

Could Another Actor Be Growing Up in the Family?

When asked how she would react if her son eventually wanted to become an actor, Son responded with a confident joke.

“With looks like his, it would be difficult not to become an actor,” she said, drawing laughter from the studio.

She also revealed that he strongly resembles one of his famous parents, although the preview did not specify whether she meant herself or her husband, Hyun Bin.

The comment naturally sparked curiosity about the child of two stars known for their appearances. However, Son and Hyun Bin have kept their son’s face private, and the program offers only a playful family anecdote rather than a public introduction.

Their son was born in November 2022. Although the Korean headline describes him as five years old under traditional Korean age counting, international readers would understand him to be three years old at the time of the broadcast. “Young son” is therefore the most accurate description in English.

A Personal Story That Still Protects His Privacy

Son’s comments reveal something meaningful about her family while maintaining an important boundary.

She talks about her son’s imagination, personality and eating habits, but does not expose his face or turn him into a public figure. Fans can learn about their family through small stories told by Son herself.

That balance has characterized much of Son and Hyun Bin’s approach to parenting.

The couple first worked together on the 2018 film The Negotiation and later reunited in the hit drama Crash Landing on You. They married in March 2022 and welcomed their son that November.

Since then, they have largely protected him from public attention, making Son’s occasional stories feel special without becoming intrusive.

Son Ye Jin Becomes a New Character Every Day for Her Son / jtbc

Their Family Refrigerator Is Coming to Television

Son’s appearance will also give viewers a look inside the refrigerator she shares with Hyun Bin and their son.

The actress will introduce homemade side dishes, meals she began preparing during the couple’s newlywed years and food that Hyun Bin particularly enjoys.

Her cooking reportedly surprises the chefs. After seeing one of the dishes she prepares at home, Choi Hyun-seok asks, “Is there really a family that makes this at home?”

The refrigerator was previously teased as a rare glimpse into the family’s ordinary eating habits. Son has also revealed that her son eats many of the same foods as his parents, sometimes enjoying them “with the broth and everything.”

Rather than presenting the couple’s home life as glamorous, the program focuses on familiar details: preparing side dishes, deciding what to eat and sharing meals with a child.

Son Ye Jin’s Most Personal Role

Son’s story is appealing because it does not treat motherhood as a dramatic celebrity reveal.

She sounds like any parent improvising characters, preparing meals and wondering what her child might become in the future. The difference is that this particular mother has decades of acting experience to bring into playtime.

Her joke about her son’s appearance will attract attention, especially because his parents are two of Korea’s best-known actors. But the more interesting detail may be that he already enjoys imagination and performance.

Whether he eventually becomes an actor is a question for much later.

For now, he has something even more exclusive: a new character performed by Son Ye Jin every day.

Son’s episode of Please Take Care of My Refrigerator airs September 13 at 8:50 p.m. KST on JTBC.