Baseball player Hwang Jae-gyun holds a meaningful "pre-retirement party" with his family even amid the absurd situation of his retirement ceremony being canceled due to the world's first heatwave.
The 413th episode of the MBC variety program 'Omniscient Interfering View' airing today (29th) at 11:10 p.m. depicts the bittersweet yet cheerful meeting of Hwang Jae-gyun, whose retirement ceremony was tentatively postponed by the heatwave, and the "Jae-gyun family."
At the news of the sudden postponement of the retirement ceremony, Hwang Jae-gyun's family changed the purpose to a "pre-retirement celebration party" to receive the food and cake they had prepared in advance. With his parents, his younger sister and her husband, and his nephew all present, a grand spread captured attention, featuring steamed king crab, beef, his father's curry that held Hwang Jae-gyun's memories, and rolled omelet.
Hwang Jae-gyun's family, who are his "No. 1 fans," could not hide their deep regret about his retirement. At one point they even said, "Since the retirement ceremony was canceled, cancel the retirement announcement too," revealing their mixed feelings and turning the scene into a sea of laughter, according to reports.
The broadcast also releases many behind-the-scenes stories of "Hwang Jae-gyun's 30-year baseball career." Testimonies from family members reveal how the model student who never lost first place in school, Hwang Jae-gyun, came to pick up a bat instead of a pen; the exceptional athletic DNA of his parents, who were former national tennis representatives; his father's decisiveness in recognizing his son's talent; and his mother's true reasons for opposing sports.
He also candidly revealed that he hoped for a "Hwang Jae-gyun junior," and Hwang's magnanimous "uncle fool" side, who had already reserved himself as a doting parent, is expected to become a topic of conversation. Expressing the ambition to make his nephew "Korea's Ohtani," Hwang proved his next-level class by spending the equivalent of 100,000 won on nephew's clothes alone and even readily handing his personal card to his sister.
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