'Takuya from 'Mr. Housekeeping' met his biological father for the first time in 25 years.'
On the 28th, the KBS 2TV variety program 'Mr. Housekeeping 2' aired footage of Takuya traveling to Japan to look for traces of the father he had been separated from for 25 years.
That day, Takuya said his biological father was 71 years old and said, "He might have passed away. I want to know at least whether he is alive or dead," showing his determination, and, looking at the record of places his father had moved, said, "He changed addresses a lot," and opened up, saying, "I'm going, but it's really complicated. It might be strange to suddenly show up and say 'I'm your son' and give him a gift."
Takuya worried that his father might be living in a Tokyo suburb and wondered whether it might be due to financial or health reasons. He said, "Rather than meeting and hurting each other, isn't the answer to live on as if we don't know each other like now? I thought about giving up and running away like this."
The place Takuya visited was the dormitory of a newspaper delivery company. Takuya said, "When I told an employee that I was his son, they said my father had talked about me often," and waited at the spot.
When Takuya's biological father approached him, he sat down as soon as he saw his face and showed tears, and the cast members watching were also speechless as they watched the father and son reunion. The father said, "I hoped you would find me, and I should have looked for you too. I never imagined a day like this would come," and took out the only photo of his children he had.
The photo the father brought was worn and about to be torn. The father said, "I still remember you crying in the car at the end. It even appears in my dreams. I dreamed it not long ago," he said.
This was the same scene as Takuya's last memory he had mentioned about his biological father. Takuya had said, "I remember hiding in the car trunk because I didn't want to part from my father. So the last thing was my father telling me to stay there and then leaving. I remember him taking very good care of me and being a good father," he said.
After a short meeting, parting came again. The father gave Takuya 100,000 won in pocket money; Takuya refused, but in the end could not turn away. Takuya said, "I don't know when we'll meet again, but I'll go," and the father hugged him, saying, "Let's hug one last time. Thank you," before they parted.
[Photo] broadcast capture
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