Singer DinDin revealed that he is from the same Dongbu Ichon-dong area as Ive and Jang Won-young.

On the MBC show ‘Save Me! Homes’ (hereafter ‘Homes’) that aired on the 13th, a special on apartments in Dongbu Ichon-dong followed the specials on first-generation apartments in Daechi-dong, Apgujeong-dong, and Jamsil-dong.

The heads of the household that day were DinDin, Yook Joong-wan, and Yang Se-chan. DinDin began by saying, “There are three generations in Dongbu Ichon-dong. The first is HaHa, the second is DinDin, and the third is our Ive Won-young.”

Then, while walking along Ichon-ro, DinDin pointed to an apartment and said, “This is where HaHa hyung used to live. He said, “Haha hyung lived on the first floor, and Haha hyung‘s mom would take me there and make me eat.”

He then revealed an episode, saying, “When we were at the playground, Haha hyung’s mom would come and say, ‘Haha, didn’t you? Haha used to do the same thing as you guys.‘ Later, we became close and she even lent me money to go to karaoke.”


While heading to the funeral home, DinDin attracted attention by introducing a nearby elementary school and saying, “I went to this elementary school too, and it’s Jang Won-young‘s alma mater.”

After that, DinDin visited his regular snack shop. DinDin explained that this snack shop was started by a first-generation grandmother with a pushcart and became successful, turning it into what it is today. “This is a store I’ve been coming to since my school days. Here, you can tell if someone is a native of Ichon-dong or not by the way they eat the tteokbokki,” he joked.

DinDin then said, “Won-young came here with his mom and ate too,” mentioning once again that he is from the same neighborhood as Jang Won-young.

Kim Seung-hyun, Donga.com reporter tmdgus@donga.com

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