Singer Hwanhee said he felt pressured after being offered a blind date with someone 12 years his junior, saying "I'll be heavily criticized and have to leave the program."
Cousin Lee Jang-woo steps in as the "love cupid" to help Hwanhee get married.
On Saturday the 15th at 9:20 p.m., KBS 2TV's Mr. House Husband (hereinafter "Mr. House Husband") will air an episode in which Hwanhee spends a special day with his cousin Lee Jang-woo and his mother.
That day, when Hwanhee visited his mother's house as usual, he found a stranger's shoes at the entrance and was puzzled. He then ran into a man inside the house cheerfully doing the dishes with his mother and was taken aback. The mysterious man who had visited the house without Hwanhee's knowledge was none other than his cousin and actor Lee Jang-woo.
As soon as Lee Jang-woo saw Hwanhee, he delivered an unreserved rebuke from the moment he appeared, saying, "I watched 'Mr. House Husband' and there are a lot of problems. Why are you treating your aunt like that?" Amid the conversation, Hwanhee's marriage became a topic, and Lee Jang-woo surprised everyone by offering to introduce a friend of his wife who was born in 1994.
But Hwanhee expressed reluctance, pointing out that Lee Jang-woo's wife, Jo Hye-won, is 12 years younger than him, saying, "Then I'll be heavily criticized and have to leave the show." In response, Lee Jang-woo tried to persuade Hwanhee with a surprising confession, "My parents have a 20-year age gap." Whether Lee Jang-woo's proactive matchmaking will lead to a new relationship for Hwanhee has drawn attention to the unexpected marriage talk.
Then Lee Jang-woo set out on the "Jang-woo tour" he had prepared for his aunt, showing a more attentive side than his biological son Hwanhee. Things even reached the point where Hwanhee's mother jokingly said, "Let's swap sons," drawing laughter. At the same time, Lee Jang-woo shared the reactions of family members who watched 'Mr. House Husband' and spoke from the heart about his cousin Hwanhee, whom he had looked up to like a great star since childhood, adding a touching note.
Meanwhile, the 8-year age gap between Lee Jang-woo and Jo Hye-won began when they met as senior and junior on the KBS2 weekend drama The One and Only in March 2019, which ended that month. They acknowledged their relationship and began dating openly in June 2023, and last November they held a wedding at a hotel in Seoul after seven years of dating.
[Photo] Provided by KBS 2TV's Mr. House Husband, SNS
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