Kim Sook and Yoon Jung-soo, who were previously a virtual couple, promised to get married in 2030.

On the 5th, the second episode of the ‘Regional Forest Chief Gangneung Edition’, which features locals and a trip to the eight provinces of Korea, will air on MBC‘s entertainment show ‘Save Me! Homes’.

The broadcast that day was the second episode of ‘Regional Forest Chief-Gangneung Edition’, where they go on a nationwide forest tour with local natives. Last week, Kim Sook and Gangneung native Yoon Jung-soo aired a trip to the Gangneung forest. The two, who filmed a virtual couple on an entertainment program in 2015 and showed the chemistry of a show window couple, thrilled everyone by showing the chemistry of a perfect middle-aged couple that makes the nine years seem insignificant.

Kim Sook and Yoon Jung-soo explore Gangneung’s old town. The two, who were strolling through the neatly organized old downtown streets, carefully examine the changed commercial districts, from a cafe that preserved a 100-year-old traditional mill to the current market prices of Gangneung‘s first-generation apartment complexes.

The two, who arrived at Imdang-dong, where Yoon Jung-soo spent his school days, stop at the wall of an old restaurant. Yoon Jung-soo reminisces, saying, “This house had a daughter. I knew her well,” and then makes an impulsive move by suddenly going into a store. Once inside, Yoon Jung-soo greets his first love’s parents and asks about her well-being, drawing attention.

When Yoon Jung-soo, who was driving to the next destination, says, “If you go this way, you‘ll come across Gyeongpo Beach,” Kim Sook says, “Leave the production crew behind and go straight to Gyeongpo,” and the studio heats up. Indeed, it makes one wonder whether Yoon Jung-soo would have turned the steering wheel and headed to Gyeongpodae after receiving Kim Sook’s active request for a date.

Kim Sook says to Yoon Jung-soo, “The year 2030 that we promised is almost here?” In fact, the two wrote a memorandum 9 years ago during their virtual marriage that said, “If both of you are single by February 8, 2030, we promise to get married.” Yoon Jung-soo says, “It‘s a document that was notarized by a lawyer at the time.” Park Na-rae, who was watching this, said, “If we are both single by 2030, we can have a joint wedding,” at the urging of the surrounding ‘Homes’ coordinators, causing the studio to turn upside down.

Kim Sook and Yoon Jung-soo head to Toegok-ri, Yeongok-myeon, Gangneung-si. Yoon Jung-soo says, “This is around Sogeumgang. He explains, ”Sogeumgang means ‘Little Geumgangsan’,“ showing the appearance of a Gangneung native. The property the two introduced is a mud house built to pray for the wife’s recovery, and is said to be divided into a residential building and a pension building.

The second episode of ‘Local Forest Manager - Gangneung Edition!’ with a native will be released on MBC‘s ‘Help Me! Homes’ at 10 PM on Thursday the 5th.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com