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TV CHOSUN 'Dad and I season 3' features Hyun Joo-yeop, once a 'basketball legend' but who became a 'broken hero' after controversy, tearing up at his son's inner feelings after the son cut himself off from the world because of him.
Returning at 10 p.m. on the 14th, TV CHOSUN 'Dad and I season 3' will feature Hyun Joo-yeop, who, after retiring as a Korean basketball legend, worked as a basketball commentator and coach and even won the grand prize at an entertainment awards ceremony as he entered the variety show scene. His life had been one of continual success, but Hyun Joo-yeop suffered such emotional distress during allegations of neglect of duty and power harassment that he lost about 40kg. Hyun Joo-yeop said, "I felt wronged and angry. If it had been something I had to endure alone, it might have been okay, but my children and my wife also had to go through hard times...that was the hardest part," and he said that among his family, especially his eldest son Jun-hee is spending difficult times cut off from the world. MC Han Hye-jin said, "He must have had a lot of thoughts like, 'Is it because of me that this happened?' " and shared in the distress.
Jun-hee said, "My father was my dream and the coolest person. Now he is a 'broken hero'," expressing his thoughts about his father. MC Jun Hyun-moo said, "There are many children who say they won't live like their fathers, but this was a son who described his father as 'my dream,' so I can't imagine how his father's heart must feel," expressing sadness for the wounded Hyun Joo-yeop and his son. Hyun Joo-yeop said, "It was the first time I heard Jun-hee's feelings, and it makes me think a lot," and he said it bitterly.
Jun-hee dreamed of becoming a basketball player following his father, but after Hyun Joo-yeop's controversy, because of others' views and reactions he eventually quit the basketball he had been devoted to and took a leave of absence. Jun-hee said, "I just wanted to play basketball, so I felt very wronged thinking, why are they tormenting me like this?" and conveyed his feelings at the time. Seeing his son whose school life stopped in his first year of high school, Hyun Joo-yeop teared up. Jun Hyun-moo sighed, "It's hard enough for an adult at this age to endure malicious comments online, but at that age offline...did people come to him and do it directly? It must have been so hard."
Jun-hee, who went through a difficult time amid the controversy, had completely closed his heart toward his father. Hyun Joo-yeop hoped, "It seemed like Jun-hee was closing the door to his heart...I want things to get better by spending time together," but reality was not easy. Whether Hyun Joo-yeop can open the closed door of his eldest son's heart and the story of the Hyun Joo-yeop father and son will be revealed on TV CHOSUN 'Dad and I season 3' returning at 10 p.m. on Wednesday the 14th. <
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