Mr. House Husband delivered rich entertainment by unfolding Park Seo-jin's Fashion Week challenge and Lee Min-woo's new family story.
The KBS 2TV show Mr. House Husband that aired on the 13th featured Park Seo-jin's chaotic preparations after being invited to his first-ever Fashion Week and the first-day episode of Lee Min-woo's family moving in together to mark a new start. The broadcast recorded a nationwide rating of 4.6% according to Nielsen Korea, and a scene in which the prospective daughter-in-law tried the spicy perilla leaf side dish recommended by Lee Min-woo's parents hit a peak rating of 6.2%. In particular, the 2049 rating also showed high figures, proving its topicality.
Special guest Red Velvet's Wendy appeared on the broadcast, and Park Seo-jin's first Fashion Week challenge was revealed. Park Seo-jin told Mr. House Husband members Baek Ji-young, Eun Ji-won and Ji Sang-ryeol about being invited to Seoul Fashion Week for the first time in his life. He then confessed, "After hearing about the Fashion Week invitation, people around me made such a fuss. I started getting nervous from then on," and began preparations in earnest.
The three urgently checked Park Seo-jin's posture and began correcting his walk and poses. However, Park Seo-jin's awkward steps and stiff poses provoked laughter, and Eun Ji-won, watching this, finally said, "Let's just cancel that schedule," turning the set into a sea of laughter.
Cornered, Park Seo-jin cried out for help, saying, "Please introduce me to a fashionista," and Ji Sang-ryeol recommended his close friends, actors Gong Yoo and Gang Dong-won, as mentors. But when asked to "give me the number," he hesitated, fumbled through his phone and said, "I don't have it…," drawing laughter. Flustered, Ji Sang-ryeol ultimately recommended comedian-turned-fashion icon Kim Yong-myung, and Baek Ji-young strongly recommended Kang Gyun-sung of ballad group Noel, famous for his good dressing, raising the energy even more.
Park Seo-jin visited the home of Kang Gyun-sung, who is so serious about fashion he even runs a fashion business. Accompanying him, Kim Yong-myung and Kang Gyun-sung unleashed their fashion pride and harshly criticized Park Seo-jin's style. Especially, Kim Yong-myung repeatedly summoned G-Dragon, saying, "I wore this headband before G-Dragon did," which provoked laughter. Kang Gyun-sung shot back with a sharp remark, "What matters is not who did it first but who has greater influence."
Kim Yong-myung continued to boast about his connections to G-Dragon, saying he recently attended G-Dragon's birthday party, and Park Seo-jin, watching this, expressed distrust, saying, "You're like a G-Dragon parrot because you only talk about GD," which caused the set to burst into laughter.
Meanwhile, Kang Gyun-sung showed mentor-like qualities by passing on practical Fashion Week tips to Park Seo-jin and even revealing his wardrobe. Entering Kang Gyun-sung's packed closet, Park Seo-jin was surprised by the number of clothes and once again stunned by the flashy patterned styles. Trying on various outfits recommended by Kang Gyun-sung, Park Seo-jin briefly transformed into "fashionista mode" under the encouragement of his senior.
During this process, Park Seo-jin discovered an outfit he liked while trying on clothes recommended by Kang Gyun-sung. Then he subtly asked, "Could you lend me this outfit for the year-end awards?" and Kang Gyun-sung replied, "I won't lend it; I'll give it to you as a gift," showing a dependable senior charm that warmed hearts. When Kang Gyun-sung went on to ask, "What award do you want to receive?" and listed grand prize, best performance award and excellence award, Park Seo-jin at first waved his hand but then cautiously revealed his ambition, causing the set to erupt in laughter.
After undergoing rigorous training from his fashion mentors, Park Seo-jin confessed, "That was so hard. It might be better to learn from videos," revealing his honest feelings. But the training was not over yet. Kim Yong-myung's "fashion class" awaited. The next broadcast is scheduled to reveal an outdoor aerobics challenge featuring Kim Yong-myung transformed in a flashy aerobics outfit and coverage from the Seoul Fashion Week site, raising expectations for Park Seo-jin's turbulent Fashion Week challenge.
An episode also depicted Lee Min-woo, who began living together last week at the Seoul home where his parents and sister live, his third-generation Japanese-Korean prospective bride, and their six-year-old daughter. Upon arriving at the house, the prospective bride received warm hospitality from her in-laws, creating a heartwarming atmosphere.
Watching the prospective bride, Eun Ji-won showed great interest in pregnancy symptoms, raising curiosity about his plans for having a second child. When Baek Ji-young asked, "What kind of food does the prospective bride like?" he answered, "She eats everything well. Her tastes are similar to mine and we get along well," showing affection.
Afterward, Lee Min-woo's family enjoyed a table full of dishes prepared with his mother's heartfelt care. Contrary to concerns, the prospective bride and her daughter fell completely for Korean food, and the daughter gave a thumbs up while saying it was delicious, which pleased the mother. Although the prospective bride couldn't eat very spicy food, she moved everyone by devouring the dishes despite breaking out in a sweat from the in-laws' earnest care.
With the arrival of new family members, Lee Min-woo's house, which had been quiet for a while, instantly became lively. In particular, Lee Min-woo's mother warmly showed care for her heavily pregnant prospective daughter-in-law, saying, "It must be tiring just to stay still, so don't do anything. I'll do everything. I'll make you comfortable," offering warm affection.
Lee Min-woo's mother could not hide her excitement as she gently stroked her daughter-in-law's belly. She also showed thoughtfulness by preparing a new blanket for the daughter-in-law and granddaughter, and during a phone call with the in-laws she sincerely expressed gratitude, saying, "Thank you for giving us a daughter," which added to the warmth.
But the mood quickly reversed. The mother poured out scolding toward Lee Min-woo, saying, "I'm so frustrated." It turned out to be 'loving scolding' containing regret for not being fully prepared because she did not know about the arrival of the new family members in advance and worry that the daughter-in-law might feel uncomfortable.
Deep in thought after his mother's words, Lee Min-woo immediately took the prospective bride to the market. He showed affection by feeding her sweet tteokbokki she liked and vowed to take more careful care of his wife and daughter in the future.
Meanwhile, Mr. House Husband will air at 10:45 p.m. for four weeks starting with the broadcast on Saturday, the 20th.
[Photo] OSEN DB, screen capture from Mr. House Husband broadcast
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