With the spirit of getting up after seven failures and eight tries, singer Her Chanmi finally stood up and, along with his family who delivered a touching emotional moment, the production team of "Dad and I" shared their impressions of watching them up close.
On the 15th, TV CHOSUN's "Dad and I" aired, where "Miss Trot 3" San (善) Her Chanmi appeared as the new representative "daughter."
Now in her 17th year since debut and busy after being selected for "Miss Trot 4," Her Chanmi. Her parents, who are also her "no. 1 fans," showed extreme devotion, lowering the TV volume and staying on the balcony so the sound of the blender wouldn't be heard when their daughter came home at dawn for fear of waking her. During a meal when her parents yielded the beef to their daughter, Her Chanmi gave a touching moment by telling a kind lie, saying "the meat is dry."
Her Chanmi's life has been full of ups and downs. She began trainee life at 13 but went through setbacks such as Girls' Generation's debut being canceled, and suspensions and withdrawals from Namnyeogonghak and Five Dols. Her Chanmi's confession that she even had extreme thoughts moved the studio MCs to tears. Her parents also delivered heartfelt words that they had secretly shed tears over being upset that the rankings changed due to the public vote.
Her Chanmi conveyed a deeply touching emotion with such tender family love. The production team, who watched the Her Chanmi family up close and captured it on video, told OSEN, "What we were most careful about during the editing process was treating the family's story in a way that consumes pain. The parents' helplessness from watching their daughter's long period of obscurity and the moments when she had to contemplate extreme thoughts were not sensational material but served as a device to show the family's love, which was as great as the depth of that pain."
They added, "The message we wanted to deliver through this VCR is not simple emotion. Family is not a presence that takes on each other's burdens, but a presence that gives strength to get up again by feeling that weight together. We made it so viewers could feel the causal relationship that the current stage exists because they did not let go of each other's hands even in dark times."
About the Her Chanmi family, "What stood out most as we closely observed Her Chanmi's family was that consideration for one another was expressed not in 'words' but in 'actions' and 'lies.' Parents who give delicious food to their daughter while saying they are full, a daughter who hides hardship and smiles. The family's way of communicating contains consideration to avoid hurting the other's feelings. While watching these scenes, our production team once again felt that true love is completed by putting the other's peace before one's own emotions. I think the selfless relational style of this family, which carries the weight of realistic life yet feels warm like a fairy tale, provided deep resonance to many viewers," they said.
The future of Her Chanmi, who joined as the new representative daughter, is even more anticipated. The production team said, "Twenty years can be a reason for someone to give up, but for Her Chanmi it was a time to increase the density of her inner strength. The most impressive thing on set was that her earnestness never came across as impatience. The experience accumulated over a long time had taken root not just as simple endurance but as professionalism that does not waver in any situation."
They added, "The skill of finely tuning her emotions on stage while reaching into the viewer's heart is not built in a short time. Her cleverness in turning frustration into experience, and the humility gained in that process, made Her Chanmi more than just a performer; we believe she became a narrative figure who naturally leads viewers to empathize and root for her."
Meanwhile, TV CHOSUN's "Dad and I season 3" airs every Wednesday at 10 p.m.
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