TV CHOSUN hyperrealistic documentary variety show 'The Joseon romantics' revealed the childbirth process of announcer Park Eun-young, who became pregnant with her second child at 45. Before giving birth, Park Eun-young met Jeong Joo-ri·Jasson and elicited laughs with racy talk. Also, the couple Ryu Si-won met comedian Yoon Jungsoo♥Won Jin-seo and opened up honestly while fostering camaraderie. The broadcast that day recorded a nationwide rating of 2.9% and a peak minute rating of 3.8% (Nielsen Korea, nationwide), topping cable general programming entertainment ratings.
On Monday the 26th episode of 'The Joseon romantics,' announcer Park Eun-young, who became pregnant with her second child at 45, gathered before delivery with 'quintuplet mom' Jeong Joo-ri and '♥Hong Hyun-hee' Jasson. To Park Eun-young, who was afraid of childbirth because her first child was post-term and breech, Jeong Joo-ri shared 'childbirth tips' accumulated from delivering her children via a 'natural' birth with minimal medical intervention. Jeong Joo-ri then revealed a surprising story, saying, "I had a premarital pregnancy. The place I secretly looked into was a natural birth hospital," and caused laughter by sharing the provocative nickname 'Joo-ri Ranch' and that she has been breastfeeding for 10 years.
Before having her fourth, Jeong Joo-ri recounted an episode of living with a DINK couple who introduced her to the world of 'painless injections.' She said, "(Living with the DINK couple) I got pregnant. So much so that the young woman nicknamed us 'love bug,'" boasting about her marital harmony. She added, "The last kiss was at dawn today. There's a 'dirty sexy' to the smell when you haven't washed," and her frank, racy talk sent the romantics watching the VCR into a frenzy.
On Park Eun-young's day of delivery, the baby was facing the mother's abdomen, raising concerns about a cesarean section. Six hours after being admitted, the baby turned to face its back, and the long-awaited delivery began. Park Eun-young's parents, who were listening in real time through earphones outside the delivery room, eventually had red eyes. When the baby's loud cry was heard, not only the watching husband and parents but even the romantics were moved to tears.
Meanwhile, the couple Ryu Si-won, appearing in front of the cameras six years after their marriage, enjoyed a double date with Yoon Jungsoo♥Won Jin-seo. Ryu Si-won said, "My wife was born in '91, but I entered university in '91," and said he found comfort in the increasing number of couples with noticeable age differences such as Choi Seong Kook. In particular, Ryu Si-won revealed his cute jealousy and the feeling of introducing his wife, saying, "When my wife goes somewhere, many men ask for her contact information. I wanted to reveal her quickly so people would know, 'Oh, that's Ryu Si-won's wife!'" He also introduced that his wife's stress relief method, as a math instructor, is 'solving math problems,' which made the three self-proclaimed 'math quitters,' including him, shake their heads.
Ryu Si-won's wife recalled, "(When my mother) I was young, but my mother wore high heels and carried a handbag and said she would marry 'Eun-hak,'" bringing up memories of the 1998 weekend drama 'Paper Crane,' in which Ryu Si-won played the male lead 'Jeong Eun-hak.' She then shared the story of the first formal meeting with the in-laws amid their worries, and Ryu Si-won said, "Now they support me more than anyone." Yoon Jungsoo also caused laughter by joking that his father- and mother-in-law asked whether he had married 'the ex(?)' Kim Sook and said, "That was the first time I got angry."
Ryu Si-won's wife also moved viewers by revealing that before their marriage she turned down a seven-year contract with an online lecture company and chose her husband and family. Kim Kook Jin nodded, saying, "If you seriously want to do online lectures, you really can't sleep. They must have offered a shocking amount." Ryu Si-won said, "It would have been hard to give up even for me. As a husband, I support her hard, thinking, 'Did she lose an opportunity because of me?'" expressing deep affection while pledging support. Ryu Si-won's wife is Etoos math instructor Lee Ah-young.
The hyperrealistic documentary variety show TV CHOSUN 'The Joseon romantics' airs every Monday at 10 p.m.
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