Comedian Jo Se-ho is back in the spotlight — through his wife. Jung Soo-ji has launched a playful Instagram account documenting his quiet domestic life, her first public move since his 10-month break from television.
According to Sports Seoul, the cheekily named account (“If Jo Se-ho Finds This, Delete It”) shares clips of his everyday routine, its bio joking that it is “operated without Jo Se-ho’s consent.”
The clips show the 44-year-old far from his polished TV persona: receiving a birthday meal at home, strumming a guitar, and sorting shoes and recyclables around the house. One video captions him “Jo Se-ho (44), full-time homemaker,” while another teases his guitar sessions as “musical ambition far outweighing his actual skill.”
As the account’s identity went public, Jung — a former supermodel — confirmed she runs it herself and played down the attention: “Since this morning, calls have been exploding from all over. The account owner is giving me looks, so I went out to buy coffee.”
Jo stepped down from tvN’s “You Quiz on the Block” and KBS2’s “1 Night 2 Days” last December after reports alleged ties to an ex-gangster businessman and suspected financial exchanges. He and his agency acknowledged knowing the man but denied business involvement or receiving money; his fixed variety appearances have since dropped sharply.
With the account drawing fresh attention roughly 10 months on, fans are watching to see if the lighthearted project becomes the first step toward his return. No official statement was available.