Actor and shaman Lee Geon-joo, reunited with his biological younger brother adopted to France, reveals family secrets and the scars of separation.
In the TV CHOSUN program 'Dad and Me' airing at 10 p.m. on the 17th, Lee Geon-joo, known as 'Sundol-i,' shares the complicated family history that led to the unavoidable 'separation' from his biological younger brother Lee Geon-cheol, who was adopted to France shortly after birth.
Thanks to the efforts of his 'French' younger brother, Lee Geon-joo had a reunion with his sibling 18 years ago. However, misunderstandings arose between them due to language and cultural differences, and contact was lost afterward. When Lee Geon-joo finally met his younger brother again, he said, "At that time, I was not in a comfortable situation. I was so sorry that I could not do anything for you that I pushed away contact. I wanted to be a cool and respectable brother to you," recalling the events from 18 years ago. When Lee Geon-joo apologized, saying, "I will not avoid or run away from the hardships," his younger brother Lee Geon-cheol reassured him, saying, "I do not resent you, brother."
Lee Geon-cheol then expressed, "Actually, I have some questions for our parents," revealing doubts he harbored for over 40 years since being adopted to France. He asked Lee Geon-joo whether they share traits with their mother, why he had to be sent for adoption, why they were not raised together, and why their parents did not fulfill their roles properly. Once he opened up, Lee Geon-cheol could not stop the flow of questions, confessing, "Why was I sent for adoption while my brother was left behind? The fact that I was the only one sent for adoption was a significant wound." Hearing his younger brother's words about the pain, Lee Geon-joo cried again, saying, "Why our siblings..." and struggled to find the right words to respond.
Whether Lee Geon-joo and his 'French younger brother' Lee Geon-cheol can heal the misunderstandings accumulated over 18 years and the scars caused by the 'separation' over 40 years ago will be revealed in the TV CHOSUN program 'Dad and Me' airing at 10 p.m. on the 17th.
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