TV CHOSUN hyperrealistic documentary variety show 'Lovers of Joseon' added the 7-year age-gap couple who are an announcer and a soccer player engaged to be married, Gwak Min-seon♡Song Min-gyu, as new lovers, stirring excitement with scenes of a young newlywed life. Also, Kim Tae-won, whose trip to the United States was thwarted, met his daughter Seo-hyeon and their "New York son-in-law" Devin for the first time in three years. The broadcast that day had a nationwide rating of 2.8% and a peak minute rating of 3.3% (Nielsen Korea, metropolitan area basis), ranking first among cable news/talk channels in the same time slot. On the 29th broadcast of 'Lovers of Joseon', Song Min-gyu, one of the heroes of the Hangzhou Asian Games gold medal and a star forward in the K League, joined as a new lover alongside the 7-year-older sports announcer and "soccer goddess" Gwak Min-seon. When archival footage of the couple's fresh dating days was revealed, Hwang Bo-ra said, "I should have become a sports announcer too..." expressing envy. The two first met in a broadcast interview five years ago, and 21-year-old fresh-faced Song Min-gyu contacted her first and their relationship developed into romance. Gwak Min-seon shared, "When this relationship was exposed, I tried to hide it because I was worried it might cause trouble for Min-gyu," revealing moments of their secret relationship. Kim Ji-min empathized, saying, "Because there are so many soccer fans... if his performance dipped even a little, they would have blamed the dating." Later, archival footage showed Song Min-gyu proposing to Gwak Min-seon with a goal celebration in front of tens of thousands of fans at a soccer stadium. Gwak Min-seon, who was not at the scene due to another event, recalled, "I had no idea. After the event ended, I was with fans and they asked, 'Noona, are you getting married?' There were a lot of calls from the company and friends." It was also revealed that the day after the proposal ceremony, Song Min-gyu made a formal proposal promising marriage. Meanwhile, Gwak Min-seon set up their prospective newlywed home in Jeonju for Song Min-gyu, who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC, and has been commuting between Jeonju and Seoul for activities. In the VCR, the two greeted the production team in pajamas and revealed the affectionate space of an MZ newlywed couple. Hwang Bo-ra marveled and laughed, saying, "I've only seen old people (?)... it's different seeing young people get married after a long time."
Meanwhile, Jeon Jin-woo, Lee Seung-woo and Song Beom-geun of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC, the team Song Min-gyu belongs to, came out to attend the newlywed housewarming. Gwak Min-seon personally prepared stamina-boosting foods such as abalone for the soccer players. The three, who were hosting a housewarming for the first time, devoured the food in the awkward atmosphere. When conversation began, incidents from the couple's dating days came up, such as Song Min-gyu approaching from behind during Gwak Min-seon's broadcast to shield her from the sun with an umbrella, or embracing her after attempting an interview on the same day. In response, Lee Seung-woo joked, "If she were the one I was going to marry, I probably would have shown even deeper skinship," prompting laughter. To help the lonely players, Song Min-gyu promised to arrange blind dates disguised as a wedding invitation gathering, the so-called 'self-made match' for acquaintances. Meanwhile, Kim Tae-won of the band Revival, who was again denied a U.S. visa, opened up about his disappointment at being unable to visit his daughter in New York. Kim Tae-won said, "My daughter might be thinking, 'Dad is quite a famous person, so why can't he come to the U.S.?' She probably thinks that I'm only famous in Korea..." and lamented, "Did I make too big a fuss about the wedding out of the blue?" He also expressed hope, saying, "I want to spend meaningful time while my daughter is in Korea." At last, his wife and son also joined the whole family to go pick up daughter Kim Seo-hyeon and their "New York son-in-law" Devin at the airport. While waiting for the couple, Kim Tae-won expressed both the excitement of meeting his daughter for the first time in three years since COVID-19 and the regret of not having been able to go meet her. Kim Tae-won described Devin's impression, saying, "I thought he was very cool. He's over 190 cm tall. They seem like a perfect pair with Seo-hyeon." But unlike his wife, who is fluent in English from living in the Philippines, and his son, 'English-illiterate' Kim Tae-won experienced the unfortunate situation of feeling left out as soon as the family gathered. During the meal, left alone with Devin, Kim Tae-won managed to bond by talking about music and communicating through cues even when the native English speaker spoke quickly. When daughter Seo-hyeon, who had briefly left the table, returned, Kim Tae-won asked Devin everything he had been curious about. The next day when they visited the in-laws, Kim Tae-won connected with Devin by showing an album of Seo-hyeon clinging to her fishing father like glue and childhood photos of her as an amusement park enthusiast. Seo-hyeon and Devin presented warm surprises: a high-end brush made from wild boar hair and various supplements for his health. The show airs every Monday at 10 p.m.
[Photo] 'Lovers of Joseon'
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