Mr. House Husband's Park Seo-jin and Lee Min-woo's families once again reflected on the precious meaning of family through travel.
On Oct. 18, KBS 2TV's Mr. House Husband season 2 aired the final story of Park Seo-jin's family's trip to Hong Kong and Lee Min-woo's family's first three-generation family trip. The episode recorded a nationwide rating of 3.5% according to Nielsen Korea, and a scene in which Park Seo-jin's younger sister Hyo-jeong's cheongsam tore during the endless dim sum eating show achieved a peak rating of 5.0%.
On the episode of Mr. House Husband, known as an "idol comeback hot spot," special guests Shin-yu of TWS, the group's "idol representative visual," and Seol-yoon of NMIXX brightened the studio. Shin-yu revealed parents with actor-level visuals, saying "I look a lot like my father's nose and eyebrows," surprising everyone. Seeing this, Park Seo-jin joked, "You were born to make money," unable to hide his envy and drawing laughter. Seol-yoon also displayed a princess-like visual, and Park Seo-jin, visibly nervous, looked shy and set the scene laughing.
In the next VCR, the story of Park Seo-jin's family on the final day of their Hong Kong trip unfolded. Park Seo-jin, his mother and sister Hyo-jeong went sightseeing while the father, who had knee pain, rested at the hotel. The mother and Hyo-jeong paraded the streets in glamorous cheongsams, and Park Seo-jin teased Hyo-jeong in a red cheongsam, saying, "Is that gochujang bulgogi? It's going to burst," wearing an expression of disapproval that made people laugh.
The next stop was the dim sum restaurant Hyo-jeong most wanted to visit in Hong Kong. Park Seo-jin led the two to a local dim sum favorite for Hyo-jeong, and the three enjoyed various dim sum in a voracious eating show. In the midst of this, Hyo-jeong became so immersed in the eating show that a button and the clothing bursting caused an unprecedented commotion. Undeterred, she even unbuttoned the neck button and devoured 12 plates of dim sum, demonstrating stamina that impressed everyone with vivid taste descriptions and mouthwatering eating scenes.
After the dim sum eating show, while the mother and daughter spent time together, Park Seo-jin headed to a jade ring market at the request of his father, who had been resting at the hotel. The father revealed his romantic side, saying, "I sat down during the trip and caused my wife a lot of worry. I felt sorry and wanted to buy her a gift," and began, "There used to be a ring and a necklace my wife owned, but they were all lost when the ship sank."
At that, Park Seo-jin recalled the accident when a hole opened in the ship his parents were on and it sank on the day of his first concert. He explained, "Because the family was having financial difficulties, the ring was sold and later repurchased, but it was so precious that it was kept on the ship, and that ship happened to sink."
The father and son who prepared the gift went to the mother and daughter enjoying the Hong Kong night view. Park Seo-jin took Hyo-jeong away for a surprise event, and the mother, who thought her husband was at the hotel, could not hide her surprise when he suddenly appeared.
Park Seo-jin's father knelt on his painful knee and made a surprise proposal, saying, "In my seventy years, let's try doing what others do," then handed over the jade ring and necklace, saying, "Thank you for marrying me," and after singing a serenade for his wife, sincerely asked, "Please marry me again in the next life." Receiving the first such event in 32 years of marriage, the mother wept, saying, "I was moved. I've never received a proposal like that. We seem destined for each other."
The next day, Park Seo-jin spent the final schedule with his family, leaving memories in photos. After the trip, the family gave sincere comments in an interview with the production team, saying, "We're proud and grateful," and "This is the most memorable trip." Watching this, Park Seo-jin ended up with teary eyes, unable to hide his emotion.
This Hong Kong trip remained a special time for the Park Seo-jin family, beyond a simple journey, as they laughed and cried together and reawakened the true "meaning of family," leaving a deep impression on viewers.
Lee Min-woo, together with his third-generation Zainichi Korean fiancée, their 6-year-old daughter, and parents, celebrated a new start after moving in together and set out on the family's first three-generation trip to Yeongju, North Gyeongsang. With the new family member's joining, the atmosphere grew even more warm, and they cared for one another more attentively. The father said, "My wife has changed a lot. These days we don't even argue. It's wonderful," sensing the changed atmosphere. In particular, the 6-year-old daughter captivated the family with a clear voice and cute charm as she sang Rosé's APT. loudly in the car.
Laughter continued even after they arrived at the restaurant. The father tenderly wrapped a wrap for his wife, and in the warm family time they hadn't had in a long time, he confessed, "Because of a happiness I've never felt until now, I feel like I could do anything for them."
Then, prompted by the fiancée's question, the parents' love story became a topic, and the conversation soon turned into a time for recalling memories and the past. Lee Min-woo's mother remembered the hardships of her youth, saying, "Back then we rushed into marriage because of a premarital pregnancy, and our circumstances weren't well off."
Recalling the time, Lee Min-woo said, "Back then our family's salon was 4 pyeong and the room was about 3 pyeong. My mother worked as a hairdresser, and my father experienced bad things while running a business," recounting how the family fell into hardship due to guarantees and fraud. He added, "I still vividly remember getting a red sticker twice when I was in elementary school. Back then my mother cried and begged for help. Even though I was young, I hated seeing my parents struggle, and from then on I felt I had to protect my family and developed a sense of responsibility," confessing his deep feelings for his family.
But the mood suddenly shifted. When the conversation turned to the wedding they couldn't properly hold and the difficult times, the mother expressed regret and hurt, and as the father's past was discussed, he stormed out in distress, freezing the atmosphere in an instant. The fiancée worried, saying, "Did I cause this by asking? How can I help resolve this?"
Even at the next destination, the father's stern expression did not easily soften. But a reversal soon came. At the traditional wedding experience site, when Lee Min-woo and his fiancée suggested a remind wedding, the parents were momentarily taken aback. Yet the mother was the first to open her heart to the fiancée and granddaughter's affection, and with one line, "I live because I like him," she melted the father's heart. In the end, the couple dressed in traditional wedding attire and held a beautiful remind wedding about 60 years after their marriage, delivering deep emotion.
At the end of the broadcast, a farewell from MC Baek Ji-young, who has served as Mr. House Husband's leading lady, was delivered. She said, "I always enjoyed my way to the studio, and this will be an unforgettable time. Please give warm interest and support to those who will take this place after me," expressing gratitude. She added, "As a singer, I will come back more often with good songs and performances," offering her final farewell in tears and leaving a warm lingering impression.
In this episode, the Park Seo-jin family ended their first overseas trip, which faced a typhoon, with laughter and emotion, reminding them of the importance of family. The Lee Min-woo family also confirmed their sincere feelings for one another on their first three-generation family trip, and viewers smiled at the dramatic reconciliation and warm remind wedding.
[Photo] KBS 2TV 'Mr. House Husband' broadcast capture
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