‘Newly Released Convenience Store Restaurant’ Kim Jae-joong and Jang Shin-young moved everyone with their love for their family.

The KBS 2TV ‘Newly Released Convenience Store Restaurant’ (hereafter referred to as ‘Convenience Store Restaurant’) that aired on the 31st of last month was decorated as a Lunar New Year special. On this day, the daily lives of youngest Kim Jae-joong, who is the center of Asia on stage but affectionate and filial at home, and mother of two Jang Shin-young, who has been a housewife for 8 years, were revealed.

The two convenience store chefs talked about the importance of family in everyday life. It was an episode that was perfect for a Lunar New Year special, and it was more touching than ever. The broadcast on this day recorded a nationwide viewership rating of 4.9% according to Nielsen Korea, an increase from the previous week.

NEW convenience store chef Jang Shin-young appeared first. Jang Shin-young said, “I don‘t think there’s anything special about my cooking. “I make simple home-cooked meals and make meals that I can feed my two children,” she said humbly.

However, Jang Shin-young‘s daily life in the revealed VCR was that of a thrifty queen, and she was also a skilled cook who could multitask, making eight kinds of side dishes in two hours.

After dropping her children off at daycare in her spotlessly clean house, Jang Shin-young looked inside the refrigerator. Using a refrigerator map, Jang Shin-young, who usually thoroughly manages her ingredients, wrote down the ingredients she would need that day and went grocery shopping, saying, “About 30,000 won will do.”

It seemed impossible in this era of high prices, but Jang Shin-young compared items from two marts and successfully spent 30,000 won on groceries through a group purchase with her neighborhood friends.

After returning home, Jang Shin-young started cooking while simultaneously turning on three stoves. She used her two-handed skills as a basic, and saved time and energy by using the water she boiled once to blanch tofu, boil bean sprouts, blanch spinach, and boil quail eggs. Jang Shin-young, who continued cooking with incredibly fast hands as if she had all the steps in her head, drew admiration by completing eight kinds of side dishes in just two hours.

Jang Shin-young said, “I don’t like cooking. If I don’t cook, my child won’t be able to eat. That’s why I have to do it.” Jang Shin-young also said, “My children and family are everything in my life, so I didn’t want to lose that,” and confessed, “My children give me strength. I try not to forget the small happinesses.” A mother’s heart for her children is what raised Jang Shin-young.

Kim Jae-joong then spent a special day celebrating his mother’s birthday. Kim Jae-joong, who couldn’t attend the family gathering for his mother’s birthday due to an overseas tour, visited his family home a few days later.

He gave his mother a surprise gift with a ribbon and challenged himself to prepare a birthday table with his father. His mother felt great happiness watching her husband and son cooking together for her.

Kim Jaejoong then gave his mother a flower crown he had prepared himself and a handwritten letter. The handwritten letter contained Kim Jaejoong’s sincerity, saying, “I wish I could be a perfect son who could lighten my parents‘ burden even a little, but I always felt bad because I worried them so much. Now, live comfortably. I love you.” Kim Jaejoong’s mother shed tears at her son‘s affectionate gift, saying, “When did my son grow up so much?” She then hugged her son tightly and said, “I haven’t done anything good for him. I‘m so happy.”

Jang Shinyoung showed a mother’s love for her son. Kim Jaejoong showed a son‘s love for his parents. To them, family was the driving force for them to survive. It was a time that couldn’t have been more perfect for the Lunar New Year special.

KBS 2TV‘s ‘New Release Convenience Store Restaurant’ airs every Friday at 8:30 p.m.

Photo courtesy of KBS 2TV ‘New Release Convenience Store Restaurant’

Jo Seong-woon, Donga.com reporter madduxly@donga.com

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