This evening (24th) at 8:10 p.m. Channel A 'Best Friend To-cumentary – Table for Four' will broadcast the episode featuring announcer Kim Jae-won.
In this broadcast, freelance announcer Kim Jae-won, who left KBS after 30 years and 6 months and is three months into his departure, invites his close comedian friend Kim Hak-rae and actor Lee Kwang-gi, who shared the morning show "Morning Yard" with him and with whom he had confided his concerns even before leaving. Kim Hak-rae, who was the longest-serving panelist on "Morning Yard," after stepping down jokingly complained to Lee Kwang-gi, who had come as his successor, "You took my seat," and Kim Jae-won also revealed, "Kim Hak-rae was sulking for a while," exposing the two men's delicate relationship and drawing laughter.
Kim Jae-won, who hosted "Morning Yard" for 12 years, revealed that he "never once was late," and said he practices a diligent and exemplary life, such as not using plastic bottled water for environmental protection. In response, Lee Kwang-gi joked, "That's why you don't get variety shows," offering advice from an entertainer and causing the close friends to burst into laughter.
Kim Jae-won said he was surprised when his bank account showed a negative balance the month after he left, and honestly described the realities of being a freelance announcer, saying colleagues discouraged him from buying meals for others with comments like "You can't even take care of yourself, what are you talking about," drawing sympathy from his close friends. He added that he had expected schedules would naturally come after he left, but not only does he currently have no schedule, KBS will not allow him to appear for three years, and he vowed, "Today I'll take on Channel A," turning the set into a sea of laughter.
Talk about Kim Jae-won's family and home continues. Kim Jae-won opened up about his childhood, saying he lost his mother at 13 and was raised by his father's hands, and expressed fondness for his father who made rolled omelets every day for his lunchbox side dish. At 28, while studying in the United States, his father collapsed and he rushed home to care for him; at that time, his wife handed him an announcer application form in the hospital room, which led him to take the exam, and he said, "My wife and my father made me an announcer."
Also, Kim Jae-won revealed for the first time the love story with his wife of 32 years. He said his classmate with whom he quarreled in sixth grade is now his wife, and he unveiled the diary from elementary school in which he wrote stories about his wife and the letters they exchanged while dating. He said he felt, while singing along with his wife in the car, "If I build a family with this person, I'll be happy." As Kim Jae-won recounted sweet love stories with his wife, Kim Hak-rae added, "I improved my writing skills by writing a pledge, not a love letter, to Im Mi-suk," sending the set into peals of laughter.
Kim Jae-won expressed gratitude to his wife for treating him the same even after he left, and updated viewers on his wife, who majored in art and ran an art academy. He also shared stories about his son. During middle school, instead of private education, his son saved 300,000 won each month in a savings account to build a school in Cambodia, and continued steady NGO activity after university. He revealed that his son is getting married this July, prompting congratulations from his close friends.
Meanwhile, art director Lee Kwang-gi revealed updates about his daughter, who married in June this year, and shared the behind-the-scenes story that although he tried not to cry while giving a congratulatory speech at the wedding, he ultimately broke down in tears. Kim Hak-rae, who witnessed the final moments of late comedian Jeon Yoo-sung's life, recalled his last 모습 of making jokes with juniors and never losing his sense of humor even in the hospital bed, evoking emotion.
A time to look into a star's life with everyone's close MC Park Kyung-lim, Channel A 'Best Friend To-cumentary – Table for Four' airs every Monday at 8:10 p.m.<
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