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On Donmakase, actor Shim Hyung-tak revealed parenting difficulties and a plan for a large family, showing his "son fool" side.
On the 6th, the MBN variety Chuseok special 'Donmakase' premiered, with MC Hong Seok-cheon, chef Lee Won-il and Shim Hyung-tak appearing as guests.
Shim Hyung-tak, who appeared on that day's broadcast, shared his recent news after receiving congratulatory remarks from colleague Hong Seok-cheon, who said, "I heard Hyung-tak had good news. He said he has become a father and that he is going crazy happy every day."
Shim Hyung-tak registered his marriage to Sayaka, a Japanese woman 18 years his junior, in 2022, and in 2023 they held wedding ceremonies in both Korea and Japan. In January this year he welcomed his first son, Haru, and the family YouTube channel the couple runs together has surpassed 140,000 subscribers and gained great popularity.
Shim Hyung-tak said, "Haru's laughter is the talk of the town. Seeing him every day makes me truly happy," and could not hide his doting smile. He added a surprise confession: "We are preparing for a second child this year and actually plan to have a third." He also revealed, "My wife originally wanted to have four children. My sister-in-law has three sons, and seeing that she said she wanted a large family too," and "I suggested, considering my age, that we reduce it by one and we agreed on a third child."
At 47 this year, the energetic late-in-life father Shim Hyung-tak. He previously confessed on Radio Star that after discussing with Sayaka they planned to have a third child. "My wife is also ambitious. We agreed to have three. My wife wanted a fourth, but we agreed on three," he said, adding, "I want to have a large family. Right now I want to be loved by my family."
He said, "Right now I want to be loved by my family," and that his dream is to create a large family with his wife and children. Netizens flooded supportive comments such as "He's a real romantic," "It's amazing they agreed with his Japanese wife to have a third," and "I welled up at his saying he got nosebleeds from parenting," giving warm applause to Shim Hyung-tak's love for his family.
Meanwhile, Shim Hyung-tak also honestly described the harsh reality of parenting. "I had never had a spontaneous nosebleed before, but I've had many since parenting," he said. "From 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. I would put my wife to sleep and I looked after the baby at dawn. If I had shoots I had to go out immediately, but I wanted to give my wife enough rest." Despite the hard parenting, Shim Hyung-tak's dream of being a father of many children evoked warmth.
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