Meet The Retired Police Detective Who Turned Korea's Hottest Senior Mannequin - Everything about K-Pop, K-Drama, K-Stories in the World

Jeong Hyeong Do spent twenty-six years as a police detective till an unlucky accident modified his life. Throughout an investigation of a physique on a mountain, a fall practically left him paralyzed. Jeong Hyeong Do acquired surgical procedure to keep away from that risk however was hospitalized for a yr.

It was 2005. We discovered a physique on a mountain in heavy snow, and 4 cops needed to carry the physique down the mountain in that climate. We slipped and fell, and I severely injured my again.

I went to a hospital, and the physician mentioned, ‘It’s important to have surgical procedure proper now. In any other case, it’s possible you’ll be paralyzed from the waist down.’

So I acquired again surgical procedure and one thing went mistaken with the nerves, and I used to be within the hospital for a couple of yr. So it took me about 5 years to return to my strange life.

— Jeong Hyeong Do

After taking 5 years to get well from the extreme harm, Jeong Hyeong Do realized what was essential in his life and retired. That’s when one other alternative appeared. Listening to that senior fashions have been changing into fashionable, his spouse urged he strive it.

Senior mannequin Jeong Hyeong Do. | *@hyeongdoj/Instagram*

As a substitute of touring to Spain for work, Jeong Hyeong Do made his Korean runway debut in 2019 by modeling at Seoul Vogue Week. 4 years later, he’s featured in commercials, runway reveals, magazines, and extra.

Along with modeling, the good-looking fifty-seven-year-old began exercising, incomes him a muscular physique anybody can be jealous of. And Jeong Hyeong Do isn’t afraid to point out off his onerous work in his photoshoots.

On high of being a profitable senior mannequin, Jeong Hyeong Do has additionally received quite a few awards for his muscular determine at varied competitions. It’s all because of his every day train and nutritious diet.

Jeong Hyeong Do could also be fifty-seven years outdated, however proves that it’s by no means too late to dwell the life you need to dwell. Now he’s lastly dwelling his finest life as one among Korea’s hottest senior fashions.