‘Groom Class’ Kim Jong-min and Park Hyun-ho showed off their prepared groom-to-be appearances, receiving cheers from viewers.

On the 144th episode of ‘These Days Men‘s Life - Groom Class’ (hereafter ‘Groom Class’)’ on Channel A, which aired on the 18th, Park Hyun-ho, who is getting married in April next year, visited his prospective in-laws with Eun Ga-eun and played the role of ‘prospective son-in-law’ very well. In addition, Kim Jong-min, who is aiming to get married next year, went on a tour of his new home with Koyote member Baekga, and even revealed his romantic ideas about his new home while looking around Baekga’s house, setting off excitement alerts in the living room. According to Nielsen Korea, the broadcast that day recorded a viewership rating of 2.4% (nationwide paid broadcast households), and swept the popular news on various portal sites, proving the solid popularity of ‘Groom Class’ every week.

Park Hyun-ho decided to participate as a ‘son-in-law’ in the large-scale family event that Eun Ga-eun‘s family gathers for once a year to celebrate kimchi-making season. He arrived at Gimhae, his prospective in-laws’ home, holding Eun Ga-eun‘s hand tightly and greeted his prospective mother-in-law, calling her “Mother~”. Seeing their happy greeting, ‘communicator’ Lee Da-hae was surprised and said, “Hyun-ho really looks a lot like his mother-in-law”. ‘Dating Manager’ Shim Jin-hwa also agreed, saying, “Ga-eun looks like her mother-in-law~”, and Park Hyun-ho nodded, saying, “I guess it’s because we‘re destined to be a family”. The ‘Eun-Park Couple’ actually visited their maternal uncle’s house, where the entire family had gathered to make kimchi and see Park Hyun-ho. With seven prospective in-laws gathered, ‘Principal’ Lee Seung-chul asked Kim Jong-min, “Did you meet your in-laws?”. Kim Jong-min replied, “I did,“ and added, “I met my girlfriend‘s older brother, and he’s nine years younger than me.” Shim Jin-hwa said, ”Even though you‘re young, you’re still hyung-nim!“ to correct their titles, but Kim Jong-min laughed and said, ”She was too young for that, so (her girlfriend‘s older brother) said he’d treat me as hyung, so I quickly said, ‘Okay.’“

In the warm atmosphere, Park Hyun-ho diligently made kimchi to the cheers of his future in-laws and showed off his aegyo by putting food in his mother-in-law‘s mouth. In the meantime, Park Hyun-ho asked, ”I have a question for your mother. What was Ga-eun like when she was little?“ The future mother-in-law answered, ”Even though (Eun Ga-eun) was young, she was wise. She knew how to avoid getting scolded by her mother,“ making everyone burst into laughter. Even so, he boasted about his daughter’s beauty, saying, ”Ga-eun always gets all the attention when she walks.“ After making kimchi, Park Hyun-ho thanked all the family members, saying, ”I like it when you always compliment her by saying, ‘She’s handsome‘ and ’She‘s kind,’“ and his future mother-in-law replied, ”That‘s because he’s our son-in-law,“ and even carefully prepared kimchi to give to Park Hyun-ho‘s mother. After that, the ’Eun-bak couple‘ watched videos of Eun Ga-eun from her kindergarten days. Seeing the sight of the beautiful ’child Eun Ga-eun,‘ Park Hyun-ho said, ”I want to have a daughter who looks like Ga-eun. Ga-eun is the prettiest,“ revealing his unyielding side.

After that, Park Hyun-ho quickly ate a bowl of rice prepared by his future mother-in-law and quickly said jokingly, ”Give me another bowl.“ In addition, she ate the side dish, which is said to be divisive, saying, ”It’s delicious!“ and ate it up, eliciting exclamations such as, ”Your taste is starting to take after Ga-eun‘s~“ and, ”They’re a match made in heaven!“ After finishing the meal, Park Hyun-ho gave her a cake decorated with a photo of his first time with his future mother-in-law, saying, ”Happy birthday!“ He also took out a handwritten letter he had written with care and read it. The future mother-in-law, who was touched by Park Hyun-ho‘s sincere handwritten letter, said, ”I will trust and leave my daughter to you, so you two should get married and live well. Our son-in-law Park is the best~“ and gave Park Hyun-ho a warm hug. Eun Ga-eun also shed tears as she watched them. After the touching family meeting, Kim Jong-min’s honeymoon house tour was revealed.

Kim Jong-min said, ”Among my acquaintances, Baek-ga is definitely a friend who knows about real estate,“ and visited a real estate agency with him. In the moving car, Kim Jong-min asked, ”How did you become interested in real estate?“ Baek-ga replied, ”I had a hard life when I was young, so I always had a romantic notion of a house.“ He then mentioned his trauma by saying, ”Nine cats fell from the roof while I was sleeping. I had a five-minute standoff with those cats, and that time felt like five thousand years.“ Hearing this, Kim Jong-min said, ”That‘s why Baek-ga still freaks out when he sees cats,“ and understood him. Baek-ga added, ”When I happened to go to that neighborhood, I looked for the house I used to live in, and it was still there. The bathroom was still outside. When I saw that, I thought, ’I‘ve succeeded!’ It was my dream to live in a house with a bathroom in the living room.“ Hearing this, the ‘Studio mentor group’ applauded, saying, ”That‘s amazing.“ Kim Jong-min also said, ”When I was young, I didn’t have a bathroom at home either. They used the communal bathroom in the village. They started their real estate search in earnest, saying, “I want to find a safe and cozy new home for my future family.”

At the recommendation of a real estate agent, the two looked for a house with an open view. Upon entering the house, Kim Jong-min said, “I’ll do the dishes, so I’ll look at (the view) while I’m doing the dishes.” Kim Jong-min continued, “I want to leave the interior design to my wife when I get married.” They also looked at a single-family home “tailored for children,” and when the “groom” Kim Il-woo asked, “What are your plans for the second child?” Kim Jong-min said, “We have to prepare right away.” After finishing the tour, Kim Jong-min also looked around Baekga’s house. Baekga introduced the interior of his single-family home and showed him his music studio, which he explained, “I’m going to make it into a baby’s room when I have a baby later.” Then, Kim Jong-min said, “You‘re making a baby’s room before you‘re even married? If I were you, I’d make a ‘jewelry room’ for my wife,” making a ‘lovely remark. However, the ‘mentor group’ said, “How are you going to take care of the aftermath (of filling up the jewelry room)?” and “You‘re so short-sighted” and “Fuck”, causing an uproar of laughter. Baek-ga said, “When you get married, you’ll become the head of a household. It feels so strange.” Kim Jong-min also said, “My hyungs say it‘s so strange. I felt like, ’He‘s going, so why me?’ and ‘Hyun-ta’ said he was coming,” feeling embarrassed. However, he said, “It‘s your turn (Koyote) too, but you’re old... ”, he said, providing cheerful laughter until the end.

‘Groom Class’ airs every Wednesday at 9:30 p.m.

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