'My Little Old Boy 2' Park Seojin declared a quit-smoking effort as Lee Minwoo prepared for the birth of his fiancée Lee Ami, amid Park Seojin's confusion over his father's sudden brain problem.
On the 25th, the KBS2TV variety show 'My Little Old Boy 2' aired, where Park Seojin suddenly revealed his father's condition. Park Seojin said, "My father was sleeping and went to the bathroom, then collapsed from dizziness. We rushed to the hospital and did an MRI, and they told us to go to a large hospital for a thorough examination."
The production team also learned of the situation after being contacted by Park Seojin. Neurologist Hwang Yunha said, "One of the brain blood vessels is blocked. It would not be surprising if a cerebral infarction occurred at any time. An important vessel is blocked. With this degree of vascular stenosis, it's like carrying a time bomb in the brain," noting that the aftereffects could cause paralysis in speech, arms and legs. Park Seojin's father was diagnosed with 'carotid artery occlusion and stenosis'.
Park Seojin said, "Hearing this makes me remember the day my mother was diagnosed with cancer. At that time they also tried to send her from Samcheonpo Hospital to a larger hospital, and my mother went to that hospital and was diagnosed with cancer. That came to mind," he said, suddenly recalling when he was 17 and showing a pained expression. However, he has always been someone who strongly believed he must succeed to support and protect his family.
Park Seojin said, "Last year my mother was declared fully recovered. It hadn't been long. Now with my father like this, I wondered why this was happening to me, why this was happening to my parents; I felt resentful," yet he forced himself to call his father. But his father grew needlessly weak at heart. He worried that he might be worrying him because of Park Seojin's busy schedule, wondered whether his two sons who left earlier suffered more than he did, and thought about whether they might meet again — a flood of thoughts crossed his mind.
Park Seojin felt frustrated, hurt and yet helplessly worried. The reason he was so restless was that his father's university hospital test date coincided with the date he had to leave for a performance in Japan. After earnestly urging his older brother and younger brother Park Hyojeong, he ultimately had no choice but to leave.
Meanwhile, Lee Minwoo was caught smoking by Lee Ami, who was two weeks from giving birth. Before they dated, Lee Ami had been told Lee Minwoo had quit smoking, and she had taken his declaration that he would stop smoking at face value, so she couldn't believe it. She was even furious that their daughter Mijang had found and touched Lee Minwoo's cigarette. In the end, at Lee Ami's urging, Lee Minwoo sought counseling at a government-designated smoking cessation medical center and began his quit-smoking challenge.
Also, Lee Minwoo visited the shaman who foretold his marriage, who told him the child to be born would be a bringer of good fortune and then added that the third child to be born would be a son, which surprised him. Lee Minwoo received a Korean name for his eldest daughter Mijang from the shaman, and Mijang, who would get the name she wanted, "Ria," burst into a bright smile.
[photo source] KBS2TV variety show 'My Little Old Boy 2' broadcast screen capture
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