‘Groom Class’ Kim Jong-min confesses his ‘real concerns’ to Shim Jin-hwa and Kim Ga-yeon ahead of his wedding.

On the 142nd episode of ‘These Days Men‘s Life - Groom Class (hereafter ‘Groom Class’)’, which airs on Channel A at 9:30 PM on the 4th (today), Kim Jong-min meets with ‘Dating Department Heads’ Shim Jin-hwa and Kim Ga-yeon for a cooking lesson in order to fulfill his bucket list item of ‘prepare a birthday meal for his girlfriend’.

Kim Jong-min, who previously declared that he wants to marry his girlfriend ‘Hiwoongi’, boasts on this day, saying, “I recently received a birthday meal from my girlfriend”. He then says, “I want to prepare food for my girlfriend’s birthday too” and goes to see Shim Jin-hwa and Kim Ga-yeon. Shim Jin-hwa welcomes Kim Jong-min and says, “I also learned cooking from teacher Kim Ga-yeon right after I got married. You should learn from the right person when you first start learning.” Before they start cooking, Kim Jong-min says, “I have a few questions,” and “When you get married, what‘s better, owning a house or renting? Also, I don’t know what size is appropriate.” Kim Ga-yeon says, “You need to have a house, but I don‘t think you necessarily have to start with owning a house from the beginning. Since you’re newlyweds, the smaller the space for the two of you, the better,” and heats up the scene. Shim Jin-hwa agrees and advises, “The most important thing is economic power,” making Kim Jong-min nod.



Kim Jong-min, who has finally entered a full-fledged cooking class, learns from his ‘master’ Kim Ga-yeon how to make pollack roe omelet, dried pollack seaweed soup, and pickled vegetables. At this time, Shim Jin-hwa, like a ‘black and white chef’, judges Kim Jong-min‘s omelet and Kim Ga-yeon’s omelet, making everyone laugh. As curiosity builds about how the dishes made by the two will taste and what Shim Jin-hwa‘s comments will be, Shim Jin-hwa slyly asks Kim Jong-min, “If you have a baby in the future, who do you want it to resemble?” Kim Jong-min laughs, saying, “I want it to have my eyes, my girlfriend’s nose, and I definitely want it to have hair like my girlfriend‘s.” Shim Jin-hwa jokes, “Your girlfriend is really pretty, but I guess he’s confident about his looks?” and Kim Jong-min unexpectedly(?) reveals his pride in his looks, saying, “I think it‘d be more fun (if he looked like me),” making the set burst into laughter.

What kind of evaluation will ‘judge’ Shim Jin-hwa’ give to the dish presented by Kim Jong-min and Kim Ga-yeon? You can watch Kim Jong-min’s cooking class on the 142nd episode of ‘Groom Class’, which airs on Channel A at 9:30 PM today (the 4th).

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com