On MBC‘s ‘I Live Alone’, SHINee Key throws a surprise party to celebrate his mother’s retirement.

On the upcoming episode of MBC‘s ‘I Live Alone’ (directed by Heo Hang, Kang Ji-hee, Park Soo-bin, Lee Kyung-eun, and Moon Ki-young) that airs on the 10th, Key will be seen preparing a surprise party for his mother’s retirement.

Key reveals that he came down to his hometown in Daegu to accompany his mother on her final trip home from work after 36 years. He prepares a surprise party, saying, “Today is a day for my mother.” Custom-made retirement gifts, of course, but Key‘s sweaty efforts to decorate the house with balloons, placards, and other items, thinking of his mother who will be delighted, make everyone who sees them happy.

Ki, who was delighted to have found the taste of ‘Braised Crab in Soy Sauce’, a Key family-only menu that his grandmother often made for him when he was young, makes ‘Braised Crab in Soy Sauce’ himself to give his parents the taste of memories. Expectations are high for the recipe for ‘Braised Crab in Soy Sauce’, which he has never seen anywhere else, and what it tastes like.



Meanwhile, Key heads to his mother’s workplace with both hands full of gifts and a bouquet of flowers. He reminisces, saying, “I remember following my mother to work when I was young,” and arrives at the hospital, which was his mother’s first and last workplace.

When Key appears, his mother greets him warmly and introduces him to her coworkers. Key, who sees his mother’s seat, says, “I’m proud of you,” expressing his pride. Key also prepared gifts for the employees who worked with his mother, to which his mother smiles and says, “It was worth raising my son.”

After greeting people here and there with her son, the mother heads to a conference room with Key. Key is taken aback by the conference room’s hectic atmosphere upon his arrival. In the revealed photos, Key and his mother are seen attending a donation ceremony for patients at a children’s hospital, drawing attention.

Key, who had consistently donated to the hospital where his mother worked, donated 50 million won to commemorate her retirement. Key is gathering attention by saying that he is expressing his respect for his mother who worked wholeheartedly at the hospital for 36 years.

The surprise party prepared by his son Key for his mother‘s retirement ceremony can be seen on ‘I Live Alone’, which will air on the 10th at 11:10 PM.

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