‘New Release Convenience Store Restaurant’ Kim Jae-joong and his older sisters showed the true meaning of family, making us feel warmhearted.

On the KBS 2TV ‘New Release Convenience Store Restaurant’ (hereafter referred to as ‘Convenience Store Restaurant’) broadcast on the 24th, the touching story of Kim Jae-joong, the youngest son of a wealthy family, was revealed. The younger brother Kim Jae-joong, who was worried about being a burden to his older sisters, did not ask for help even when they were having a hard time financially, and the older sister cried as she recalled the first time she met her younger brother Kim Jae-joong, who was adopted when he was 3 years old. The story of Kim Jae-joong‘s family embracing each other with love filled the living room on Friday evening with emotion. The broadcast that day recorded a nationwide viewership rating of 4.2% according to Nielsen Korea.

Kim Jae-joong, who visited his parents’ house that day, was spending time with his first older sister and mother. At this time, his fourth and fifth older sisters with extraordinary force arrived at his parents‘ house. The two older sisters hugged Kim Jaejoong tightly and called him “son” as soon as they saw him. It turned out that the two older sisters loved and doted on their youngest brother Kim Jaejoong like a mother when he was young. Accordingly, they still love their younger brother Kim Jaejoong very much and call him “son”.

Then, the older sisters sat with Kim Jaejoong between them and talked to each other. Kim Jaejoong, who had a hard time keeping up with his older sisters’ excitement, said, “This is really sucking me in,” and headed to the kitchen. The older sisters followed him. So, Kim Jaejoong made super easy vegetable bibim dumplings and margarine kimchi stew that reminded him of his childhood for the older sisters who were not good at cooking. They also made soy sauce samgyeopsal sauce and grilled the samgyeopsal deliciously, and served it with cold noodles that rivaled restaurant-quality noodles.



While sharing the delicious food, the siblings talked about their memories. The 1st, 4th, and 5th sisters who happened to be there at the time said that they helped Kim Jaejoong a lot when he came to Seoul to become a singer. The sisters confessed that they were upset that Kim Jaejoong didn‘t ask for help even though they were having a hard time financially and doing various part-time jobs. However, Kim Jaejoong recalled that time, saying, “I was worried that I would be a burden to my sisters.” He was the youngest sibling with a deep heart.

Then came the story of how he became a real family with his adopted younger sibling Kim Jaejoong when he was 3 years old. Kim Jaejoong suffered greatly from sleepwalking as a child because he was particularly weak, and his family members also went into panic countless times to protect Kim Jaejoong. Kim Jaejoong, who recovered his health with the family’s devoted care and love. The older sisters asked, “Do you remember?” and recalled when Kim Jaejoong was first adopted. Afterwards, the four older sisters cried during their interview with the production team, talking about how heartbroken they were the first day Kim Jaejoong came home. You could feel the sincerity of the older sisters toward their younger sibling.

In fact, this was the first time Kim Jaejoong talked about his adoption with his older sisters. Kim Jaejoong said, “There is not a single real story (related to adoption). There are ridiculous malicious rumors being created. That‘s why I thought I should talk about it myself.” He also confessed his true feelings, saying, “I don’t think (being adopted) is important. The present is more important. My family is very precious right now.”

He then said to his family, especially his older sisters, who have embraced him with love, “I‘m looking forward to the future because my youngest is turning 40 and I can talk about the things that have bothered me in life. Let’s get along well,” he said with a bright smile. It was Kim Jae-joong‘s confession that family is not about formalities or restraints, but about love for each other, and that showed the true meaning of family.

Meanwhile, at the end of the broadcast that day, a preview video of actress Jang Shin-young, who announced her appearance on NEW Convenience Store Chef next week, was surprisingly revealed. People are curious and looking forward to Jang Shin-young’s story, where she will reveal all of her cooking and household skills as an 8-year housewife. KBS 2TV‘s ‘New Release Convenience Store Restaurant& airs every Friday at 8:30 PM.

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

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