This is a review article written after watching the broadcast.
'The Return of Superman' Lalal confessed that she developed postpartum depression.
On the 1st broadcast, the KBS 2TV variety show 'The Return of Superman' (hereinafter 'The Superman') featured the episode "Too alike," depicting the daily life of Lalal and her daughter Seobin.
On that day, after feeding her rapidly growing 14-month-old daughter Seobin, Lalal began to put on makeup. To her daughter, who was staring at her intently, Lalal said, "Seobin, mom's job is a digital clown. So I go around selling laughter."
She continued, "Mom travels around the country giving laughter to many people. You need to know that. This is how mom makes money. Save your allowance," which drew laughter.
Transforming into Myung-hwa Lee, Lalal participated in an aerobics class with her mother, who is active in room 502. She explained, "I always watched aerobics and copied the moves at home, but it was hard to go alone. So today I invited the instructor myself."
After finishing the aerobics class, Lalal visited a restaurant with her mother and daughter Seobin. At that time, her mother mentioned Lalal's early days as a YouTuber, and Lalal imitated her mother, reenacting the situation by saying, "What kind of life do you want to live? Don't know? Don't live like this."
Then her mother said proudly, "Now I'm proud of my daughter. 'Because of Myung-hwa, I live day by day,' 'Myung-hwa, please keep doing this content for a long time' — people say they like it and that life feels worth living because of you," expressing her pride.
But her mother worried about her daughter's health. In an interview, her mother said, "But there is a circadian rhythm. If you keep staying up until dawn and can't sleep, I'm worried about that," and recalled, "One day I got a phone call. Her voice was dark. 'Mom, I hate everything,' she said. 'Mom, I hate Seobin too and I hate everything.' It felt like being hit with a hammer."
It turned out that Lalal was experiencing postpartum depression at the time. Lalal confessed, "I didn't know about hormonal changes, and for the first time since I was born my bones felt so cold, and since I never got to rest from work, I had bleeding and thought, 'Am I going to die like this?'"
She added, "There was nothing I could do on my own and no freedom, so each day was really agonizing. But what can I do? Life became like this and I have responsibilities. Thinking that made me miss my mother so much. I was grateful, but I was also in so much pain."
Her mother said, "Mom doesn't need anyone but Yura. Our daughter is the best. Even if I go to heaven later, if my daughter is having a hard time, I'll come down no matter what to help her," which moved viewers.
Lalal showed affection, saying, "My mother loves me like this. Even when I get older won't I think about it? Then mom will be watching over everything, right? Doesn't that give you strength? It feels like something I will remember for life."
[Photo] 'The Return of Superman' broadcast screen capture
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