Announcer Eom Ji-in drew attention by revealing her husband and children for the first time.
On the episode of Sa-jang-nim-gwi-neun Dang-na-ggi-gwi (Sadang-gwi) airing on the 21st, Eom Ji-in said, "The day our children and husband are coming to Korea from Japan after a year and a half," and revealed her husband and two children.
Earlier, there had even been speculative marriage rumors and controversy over a child double for Eom boss. At the sight of the husband, who resembles Yoon Jong-shin, the panelists again could not stop suspecting casting and laughed, saying "He's handsome." Eom the announcer's husband is currently a professor in Japan. He explained, "Since my wife is working, I am raising the two children." In addition, Eom Ji-in drew attention by saying, "His major is business administration, and he can teach in English, Japanese and Korean. He speaks three languages."
The husband came to Korea for the first time in two years. Today's destination was Daechi-dong. Eom Ji-in said, "We came to a consulting company to find out what the children are good at and for career and aptitude counseling," and met Director Lee Byung-hoon. The husband opened up about his worries over the children: "They attended an English kindergarten in Korea, went to an international school in Japan, and now attend a regular school in Japan. In that process, because of language differences it was hard to keep up with the regular curriculum, so there are expenditures on private education. They attend hagwons and take online classes, and it seems there are difficulties as the environment changed."
The husband, who is mainly raising the children in Japan, said about monthly education costs, "It would be about 200 per month in Korean money," drawing attention. Watching this in the studio, Seo Dong-ju said, "I went to the U.S. in the first year of middle school. I couldn't speak English then, so I cried all the time after I went. I couldn't speak a word of English. Even a 100 score in Korea became 25. There was a lot of English on the math test, so many problems couldn't be interpreted and were wrong. Learning in another language is so hard. I really relate to that," he added.
After the preliminary counseling, the whole family each took intelligence tests and parenting attitude assessments. The son showed high scores in science and math fields, and the daughter, Bona, attracted attention by achieving level 2 on the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, equivalent to a college student level, as she is proficient in Korean, Japanese and English. Director Lee said, "Realistically in Japan, I would recommend pharmacy or dental school," he said.
As concerns about the children's advanced study continued, Director Lee said, "In middle school grades 1–2, it seems common to start high school-level advanced study," which shocked people. Watching this in the studio, Jun Hyun-moo said, "My mother was an overzealous mom in Mok-dong. I was beaten while doing it. But if not for my mother, I would have gone to Seoul National University," he lamented, drawing laughter.
He added, "Only a tiny number of students who advance early do well, and most fail to keep up in their current grade while advancing. By the third year of high school they can't handle first-year material; they can do calculus but struggle with geometry, which causes problems. A bit of advanced study is recommendable, but getting that far ahead is" and expressed his conviction.
Afterward, tests regarding the parents were conducted, and Director Lee's criticisms poured out to announcer Eom, saying, "You are often intrusive in every move and impose many punishments." On the other hand, the husband was evaluated as "an ideal parent," drawing attention.
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