Actor Lee Jang-woo met a haenyeo living like a true nature person deep in the mountains.
MBC "Countryside village Lee Jang-woo 3" has entered its midseason and is maintaining rising ratings along with steady buzz.
In particular, the beautiful scenery of Buan, North Jeolla, seasonal ingredients and the cozy village atmosphere have led viewers to say "just watching is healing." "The chemistry between Lee Jang-woo, the grandmothers and i-dle is pure and pleasant to watch," "Thanks to Lee Jang-woo's friendly personality, the village atmosphere feels warmer," and other praise has poured in. Actor Lee Jang-woo's sincere way of mingling freely with village residents and building relationships is cited as a major factor in the ratings increase.
Meanwhile, in tonight's (13th) 9 p.m. broadcast, Lee Jang-woo's special journey, invited by a haenyeo to somewhere in the mountains, is depicted. Faced with steep slopes in a remote area where even the navigation stopped working, Lee Jang-woo repeatedly said, "Is this the right way?" in surprise. While moving up the mountain path on all fours, Lee Jang-woo, who encountered the haenyeo's "real nature person" moment, could not close his mouth... Curious why the haenyeo lives deep in the mountains, Lee Jang-woo said he realized the reason when he saw the unfolding view before his eyes.
After great hardship, at the haenyeo's house, a special table blending the tastes of the sea and mountains is laid out. Fresh seafood such as sea cucumber, abalone and octopus, plus mountain shoots that Lee Jang-woo harvested himself, complete the feast of mountain and sea delicacies. The special table set at the haenyeo's house on the mountain peak and the haenyeo's astonishing personal story are expected to be the highlights of today's broadcast.
Next, Lee Jang-woo visits the Goms salt farm in Buan to find sun-dried salt, the final ingredient that steals appetites. At the vast salt pans where the horizon stretches endlessly, he began full-scale salt harvesting and reportedly broke a sweat from the unprecedented level of labor. As one salt worker joked that "many people who are not on good terms with the production team get dragged here," salt harvesting is known to be grueling. That day Lee Jang-woo reportedly worked properly, moving roughly 1 ton of sun-dried salt, raising anticipation about how he looked.
Previously, Lee Jang-woo drew attention by making his first joint entertainment appearance with his wife Cho Hyewon on "Countryside village Lee Jang-woo 3." The couple, appearing together for the first time since marriage, also revealed their plan for children: as many as five.
The production team asked, "What are your plans for children?" and Cho Hyewon said, "We want to have many. Originally we thought about three, but the more the better, so we're thinking up to five. If my body cooperates. Right?" which surprised viewers.
Lee Jang-woo laughed, "I will not make any statements," and confidently said, "But when friends who have children hear this, they say, 'Try having them first.' They tell you to have them and then talk about it, so it seems fine." Then Cho Hyewon boldly said, "I rather don't want a moment's rest. No time to think."
The two used AI to generate images of their child, and upon seeing the finished photos they could not take their eyes off them, saying, "So pretty," "How could we ever send this out?"<
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