'Radio Star' guest Yeom Kyung-hwan quite literally shows the true worth of a life sustained by words. Known as the home shopping sales fairy, he surprises everyone by confessing to living as two families under one roof. He captivates the studio with his characteristic frank and unrestrained wit as he moves between stories about broadcasting and home shopping appearances, and family.
MBC's 'Radio Star' airing today (21st) (producer Chey Yoon-chung / directors Yoon Hye-jin, Hwang Yoon-sang, Byeon Da-hee) is presented as the '2026 malmalmal: as you say!' special featuring Lee Keum-hee, Yeom Kyung-hwan, Koo Hye-sun, and Jeon Min-gi.
Yeom Kyung-hwan, dubbed the home shopping sales fairy, candidly shares his unique family arrangement of living as two families under one roof. From the story of why he and his wife live in separate houses to daily life with his father-in-law, the realistic tales of his second act provoke cheerful laughter. He says the current arrangement has actually made the couple closer, turning the set into a sea of laughter.
The broadcast also reveals candid talk about Yeom Kyung-hwan's income, known as a home shopping sellout star. Alongside the clarification that it's not what people imagine, behind-the-scenes details emerge that he froze his appearance fee at the lowest celebrity rate for 10 years, prompting surprise from the MCs. His choice to value trust over numbers shows Yeom Kyung-hwan's own philosophy.
He also recounts the sales legend of bursting into sweat after eating chicken feet during a live home shopping broadcast. The unamusing episode that occurred on a live broadcast where speech could not be interrupted, and how the crisis still led to sales, are revealed vividly, bringing great laughter.
There is also a cathartic talk where he expresses hurt and a sense of betrayal over close friend Ji Sang-ryeol's secret romance. He says Ji Sang-ryeol's partner, show host Shin Bo-ram, is like a sister to him, and when Yeom Kyung-hwan says he became their matchmaker, Shin Bo-ram responds with the lament "I hooked them up," followed by revelations from close friend Kim Gu Ra, filling the studio with laughter. Ji Sang-ryeol and Shin Bo-ram are publicly dating and are a couple that raises expectations of marriage.
Amid a flood of calls, he adds an episode in which he himself declined a home shopping appearance during a 'Radio Star' recording out of decency. With the bittersweet standard of "blackberries are acceptable but blueberries are not," Yeom Kyung-hwan expresses pride that he is helping the dreams of Korea's small and medium-sized enterprise owners.
With a single line he creates laughter, and with a single line he explains life's direction; the real stories that move between Yeom Kyung-hwan's humor and reality can be seen on 'Radio Star,' airing tonight (21st) Wednesday at 10:30 p.m.<
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