The turbulent story of Kim Jaejoong's family will be revealed on 'Pyeon Restaurant'.
The KBS2 entertainment program 'Newly Released Pyeon Restaurant' (hereafter 'Pyeon Restaurant'), airing on the 19th, will feature a special 'Mom's Hand' episode prepared for the upcoming major national holiday, Chuseok. In this episode, the nation's filial son and culinary genius Kim Jaejoong will present a special dish filled with family memories alongside his mother. During this process, Kim Jaejoong's parents will share shocking past stories that they have never told him before, adding to the intrigue.
In the VCR aired that day, Kim Jaejoong visits his family home and checks on his mother's health. His mother, who has undergone hip and knee surgeries in recent years, is now also experiencing issues with her ankle, causing great concern. Kim Jaejoong's father, looking at his wife, said, "I promised I would never let her lift a finger when we got married, but I feel like a sinner to my wife. I have no words," expressing his guilt.
In response, Kim Jaejoong's mother said, "I have never talked about this in my life..." and revealed family history that Kim Jaejoong does not even remember. Kim Jaejoong's father, who was a wealthy man from a privileged background in his youth, invested a large sum of money in another business at the suggestion of those around him while living a prosperous married life with his mother, but ended up going bankrupt, leaving the family with an enormous debt of 100 million won overnight.
Kim Jaejoong's father said, "I was so shocked by that incident that I couldn't even recognize the people around me. Everyone said I was 'crazy'." Kim Jaejoong's mother recalled, "(Kim Jaejoong's) father went through a lot of turmoil. He faced many near-death experiences," adding, "After that incident, (Kim Jaejoong's) father suffered from illness. He tried to avoid being possessed by spirits, but he seemed like a madman."
Ultimately, the burden of the debt and the livelihood of their nine children fell entirely on Kim Jaejoong's mother. She wiped her tears, saying, "Thinking back to that time, I couldn't even die if I wanted to. But what could I do when the kids were saying, 'Mom, we're hungry'?" At that time, Kim Jaejoong's mother took on various jobs, starting from street vending to working in restaurants, to support the family of nine siblings, and astonishingly, she managed to pay off the entire 100 million won debt by herself.
Kim Jaejoong was shocked to hear his parents' tumultuous story for the first time, and he was moved to tears seeing his mother cry. The touching filial piety of the nation's filial son Kim Jaejoong, the family's turbulent history that he learned for the first time, and the special significance of the food for the family will all be featured in 'Newly Released Pyeon Restaurant', airing on the 19th at 8:30 PM.
[Lee Da-kyum, Star Today Reporter]
