'Lee Hoseon's Cider' evoked sympathy by telling the stories of people whose normal lives are disrupted by deep traumas that are hard to talk about.
The 13th episode of SBS Plus 'Lee Hoseon's Cider,' which aired at 10 a.m. on the 28th, continued its hot buzz, recording a household rating of 0.4% (Nielsen Korea, metropolitan area, pay TV, same below) and a peak minute household rating of 0.9%.
On the broadcast that day, various stories were revealed under the theme "The demon that devours me, trauma." Heavy stories followed, from a person who freezes at the sound of a phone because of obsessive calls from a boss, to a relationship with a stepmother who exercised control and demands under the guise of praise, to a man who hesitated to have children for fear of resembling his father who committed domestic violence. Added to this was the bitter reality in the story of a mother who, after her son's first marriage collapsed due to in-law conflict, fell into fear again ahead of his second marriage.
The top-ranked story that moved everyone deeply that day was "Am I a perpetrator?" The storyteller, who grew up in an orphanage, confessed to the guilt of being a victim and possibly a perpetrator to someone else. She especially moved viewers by saying she collapsed again after receiving a comment from a younger orphan sibling after appearing on a counseling program that read, "You are a perpetrator too."
In response, Lee Hoseon diagnosed the storyteller's case as a complex one that cannot be viewed simply as a perpetrator or a victim. He comforted the storyteller, saying, "Just coming to apologize already took tremendous courage," and gave firm advice: "Now is the time to live your life and not let comments and others' gazes steal your life again." Kim Ji-min also sympathized with the admonition not to be shaken by comments, saying, "I don't look at them either."
Above all, Lee Hoseon advised that rather than remaining in guilt, one can "sublimate" the wound in other ways. Small donations or volunteering for young people preparing for independence, or working to change a world one has experienced for the better can be another form of healing. The storyteller said, "Later, if I do well, I want to be someone who helps those kids from behind when they are struggling," expressing a desire to live toward a better direction rather than be held by the wounds.
Lee Hoseon sincerely cheered on the storyteller, saying, "You grew up well. You are admirable," and added, "I hope that wound does not end as a wound but becomes a door to a better world," delivering a moving resonance. The storyteller also left a deep impression by saying, "I want to be the right kind of adult rather than a nice person."
At the end of the broadcast, Lee Hoseon described trauma as "something like a demon in my heart," but emphasized, "people have the strength to resolve it and rise again." He told viewers, "People are those who keep walking forward step by step despite carrying that wound." Kim Ji-min also added a warm plea to those around them, saying, "While the efforts of the person involved are important, a forgiving gaze from others will probably be important, too."
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