Singer Makoto opened up about her worries regarding marriage.
On the 14th episode of tvN's "Kim Chang-ok Show 4," which aired as a Tokyo special, various stories were broadcast under the theme "We need an interpreter between us."
On that day's first letter, the writer said, "Whenever I say 'I want to get married,' I always get the same questions. Are you going to marry a Korean man? Are you going to marry a Japanese man? I work back and forth between Korea and Japan as a third-generation Korean resident in Japan. Please tell me, Teacher Chang-ok, which kind of man would be good to marry."
The letter's senders who appeared at that moment were Rie Utagokoro and Makoto, who had appeared on "The Japan-Korea Top 10 Show." The two introduced themselves and briefly sang, and Onara said, "I don't want to hear the letters; I just want to listen to these people sing."
It was said the concern came from Makoto's letter. Makoto confessed, "Because I am a third-generation Korean resident in Japan, my parents sent me to a Korean school. I attended a Korean university. I never attended Japanese schools, but I'm somewhat good at Japanese."
She said she recently thought about marriage while watching Rie and her husband and added, "Seeing the sister together with her husband made me want to get married, made me want to meet a husband like that. He's always with her like a manager and follows her whenever she has a schedule," and that the husband also accompanied them to the "Kim Chang-ok Show 4" filming site.
Makoto described differences among men by nationality: "Korean men open doors and wait, and with boneless fried chicken they remove the bones for you. They cut food into easy-to-eat pieces. When I was young, constant attempts to contact me were okay, but Koreans contact you often. That's a bit burdensome. If you don't reply, they get a little sulky."
By contrast, Makoto said of Japanese men, "They really respect personal time. I have my time, you have your time," and Onara said, "The Japanese men I've observed are cautious. They seem to treasure their girlfriends a bit." Makoto confessed, "When I met a Japanese man, he said I seemed strong-willed. But they said Korean men aren't like that."
To this, Kim Chang-ok asked, "I think that question carries an old homework and an answer. I thought you might have worried over whether you are Korean or Japanese," and Makoto said, "I had an identity crisis. Also, because I didn't naturalize, my nationality is Korean. But when I said I was a resident of Korean descent, I heard many times, 'Then you're Japanese, aren't you?'"
Makoto said, "They say it without malice, but I felt stung. It bothered me. Whose country am I from? There are times I feel confused," and Kim Chang-ok said, "I think I've reached a conclusion. If I had a lot of money, I might wonder, do they like me for my money? If I were a comedian, I might wonder, do they like me because I'm funny?"
Kim Chang-ok advised, "I think that feeling will disappear only when someone looks at me solely as myself. That person could be a boyfriend, and if I meet someone who can fully watch over me, I will treat myself that way."
[Photo] Broadcast capture
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