A remarkable presence that turned 46-year variety show veteran Lee Kyung-kyu and soccer legend Ahn Jung-hwan into flustered 'rookie' interns is unveiled. tvN STORY's new variety program 'Childcare Intern' officially announced its April 9 premiere and abruptly released the first big-twist teaser video.
tvN STORY's new program "Childcare Intern" is a real growth variety show in which soon-to-be grandfathers with little childcare experience spend a day with children and learn childcare from the beginning. In an era when "twilight childcare," in which grandparents look after grandchildren, has emerged as a new social issue, soon-to-be "grandpas" who are veterans in life but complete novices at childcare become "interns" again in front of babies. The protagonists are the lend Lee Kyung-kyu, who has dominated the variety scene for 46 years, and Ahn Jung-hwan, the legendary soccer player famous as the lord of the ring who has also conquered variety.
The first teaser video released today (the 12th) begins with the two legends making a striking entrance with a flashy title. With majestic music, Lee Kyung-kyu, the 46-year variety veteran, sits on an emperor's chair exuding charisma, and soccer legend Ahn Jung-hwan still manipulates a soccer ball with ease. But at the moment that seems to announce the start of a heroic narrative as a new challenge, the video meets an unexpected twist. With music that changes 180 degrees, two flustered "grandpas" wearing baby carriers appear.
Lee Kyung-kyu runs holding a baby in front, and Ahn Jung-hwan runs carrying a baby on his back. With a baby bottle in one hand and a diaper bag in the other, they break into a sweat and rush in with exhausted faces at the command "Run with the bottle, childcare intern!", provoking bursts of laughter. These figures, who once dominated their respective fields, take on the "uproarious twilight childcare challenge of soon-to-be grandpas," heightening expectations for what kind of entertaining growth story they will write.
Above all, the fact that Lee Kyung-kyu teamed up with Ahn Jung-hwan, whom he once named on a variety show as part of an "entertainment industry disruption blacklist," amplifies the intrigue. From their first meeting with Ahn Jung-hwan to the shared experience of being too busy at their peaks to devote time to childcare when their own children were born, and the childcare growth story that will unfold from that commonality, the chemistry between the two soon-to-be grandpas is also expected to be a viewing highlight.
The production team said, "When Lee Kyung-kyu was raising his daughter, he ran holding a microphone instead of a baby bottle, and Ahn Jung-hwan roamed the soccer field fantastically. Moreover, both are famous as 'tsundere' figures in the entertainment industry. Please look forward to how 'explosive grandpa' Lee Kyung-kyu and 'crispy outside, tender inside grandpa' Ahn Jung-hwan will change in front of the babies," the team said.
They added, "These days, discussions about support systems for grandchild care have made grandparents' childcare role more important. People often say childcare is harder than farming. The fun and reality of two legends, who will someday become real grandfathers, wrestling with a baby that makes them throw up their hands is the key point of this program. Please join us in watching whether they can properly care for a baby and become veterans at childcare as well."
tvN STORY's "Childcare Intern" will premiere Thursday, April 9, at 8 p.m.
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