tvN‘s ‘You Quiz on the Block’ delivered a deeply moving story about families who comforted each other.

On the 280th episode of ‘You Quiz on the Block’ (abbreviated as ‘You Quiz’), which aired on the 12th, the special ‘Miracle of Family’ featured the real-life main character of the movie ‘Citizen Deok-hee’, Kim Sung-ja (‘You Quiz’’s unique way of expressing cast members), the one and only comedian brothers who make South Korea laugh, Yang Se-hyung and Yang Se-chan, and the entertainment industry‘s all-rounder Key, SHINee, and his great mother Kim Sun-hee who raised him, sharing honest stories. The broadcast on this day recorded an average of 4.7% and a high of 6.0% based on households in the metropolitan area, and an average of 4.5% and a high of 5.6% based on households nationwide. (Nielsen Korea, based on paid platforms)

The real-life main character of the movie ‘Citizen Deok-hee’, Kim Sung-ja, garnered attention by revealing the story of how she caught a Korean voice phishing ring based in China with her tenacity. Kim Sung-ja, who ran a laundry and raised three children when she became a victim of voice phishing, confessed that at the time, she couldn’t sleep even after taking sleeping pills, so she drank alcohol every day and tortured her body. Kim Sung-ja‘s daughter shed tears as she recalled the time when she worried about her mother, saying, “I even intentionally stayed awake to check on her mom.” This was a fact that even Kim Sung-ja didn’t know. Kim Sung-ja also revealed an actual recording of the conversation she had with the voice phishing criminal who took all her assets. Kim Sung-ja shared the story behind her arrest, saying, “If the kids said they were hungry, I would go home and feed them, then lie in wait and feed them again,” along with the courage she showed for her children.


The extraordinary friendship between Yang Se-hyung and Yang Se-chan, brothers who represent the comedy world, was also touching. As sons from Dongducheon, the Yang brothers, who were full of playfulness since childhood, developed a strong friendship under their mother, a strong military discipline leader, and their father, who was blunt but on his sons’ side. Yang Se-chan said, “Now that I think about it, my career as a comedian was like that, and I think I followed my brother around since I was young, so I did everything my brother did.” The two, who are only a generation apart in comedy, have an episode where they were awkward for about a year when they worked on a comedy program together, but they boast an unparalleled close relationship that Yoo Jae-suk acknowledged.

In particular, Yang Se-hyung expressed his longing for his father who passed away, which moved viewers. He also recalled the moment 12 years ago when his heart sank upon hearing the news of his younger brother‘s thyroid cancer, saying, “I thought, ’It‘ll be okay,’ but I searched a lot about that cancer. I thought my role was more about mental management and laughter therapists than worrying about him.” The close-knit brothers‘ true feelings for each other brought tears to the eyes of viewers. Yang Se-chan said, “I’m not the type of kid who follows my brother around anymore. So I don‘t think you have to worry so much,” and shed tears. Yang Se-hyung said, “If I have another life, I’ll be a good brother like you,” touching the viewers with a story he had never told before.

We also got to see the shining family love between SHINee Key (Kim Ki-bum) and his mother Kim Sun-hee, who gave each other strength. Kim Sun-hee, who retired from the hospital where she worked as a nurse for 37 years, said, “I wonder how I endured this difficult process and got here,” and moved everyone by revealing a parenting diary that contained Key’s growth despite her busy life. Key’s story is that his mother had heart surgery in the past and was on the brink of death. Kim Sun-hee confessed, “There were times when I felt so miserable that I thought I’d rather not open my eyes, but I thought I had to live for my son.”


On this day, Kim Sun-hee also honestly confessed what she felt while watching her son debut as a member of SHINee. She said that she felt heartbroken because the voices cheering her son on were the quietest, and she worried that Key might get hurt. Key confessed, “The group was doing well, but I felt like I had no presence and no sense of ownership, so my early 20s were really hard.” The mother comforted her son by showing off her hard work after undergoing two more heart surgeries, and she added to the emotion by confessing that just like her, Key also worked hard and at some point, good things started to happen to him.

Meanwhile, the next episode will feature the genius violinist Kim Yuna, who captivated the world with her beautiful melodies, nutritionist Kim Bo-young, who is a sniper for office workers, Kim Eui-shin, a specialist at a cancer center in the United States who has studied cancer for 50 years, and actress Cha Joo-young.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter, projecthong@donga.com

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