Actor Sung Dong-il candidly opened up about the years he lived without his father.

On the JTBC show ‘Studying Abroad Before It‘s Too Late - Shalla Shalla’ (hereafter ‘Shalla Shalla’) that aired on the 1st (Sat), the realistic story of the language study trip of the five actors (Sung Dong-il, Kim Kwang-gyu, Um Ki-joon, Jang Hyuk, Shin Seung-hwan) was revealed, from the poisonous weed incident to the great unification that occurred at the pub, and many dramatic moments.

On the morning of the fifth day of living in England, Sung Dong-il went out for a walk like usual and discovered a plant that looked like a perilla leaf. He was so happy that he plucked it and sniffed it. As soon as he smelled it, he sensed that it was ‘something’ and left right away, but soon after, he developed an allergy on his skin and urgently requested help from the production crew, which became an emergency. Sung Dong-il, who quickly administered first aid with water, showed his delicate side as ‘Mom Dong-il’ by taking a picture himself in case his siblings mistook the poisonous plant for sesame leaves.

After the poisonous plant incident, Sung Dong-il found a ‘Memorial Bench’ by chance in the park with a memorial plaque and thought about the family stories he shared with the members. The day before, Um Ki-joon recalled his unfortunate past when he couldn’t see his father often because he was battling an illness, and Sung Dong-il recalled his childhood when he didn‘t even have memories of his father. However, the words that were even more painful to Sung Dong-il were his son Jun-i’s words, “Dad was really scary”. In the end, he moved everyone by revealing the behind-the-scenes story that led to the famous line from ‘Reply 1988’, “It‘s your first time being a dad, too”.

On this day, the members reminisce about their families in a faraway foreign country and share their hidden feelings with each other. Um Ki-joon recalls his father, who passed away after a long illness when he was young, and expresses regret that he has few memories of the two of them together. In addition, Sung Dong-il, who confessed on a past broadcast that he was an illegitimate child, confesses candidly that he had no idea how to treat his child due to his father’s absence, and regrets not expressing this to his children early. They consoled each other by saying, “It‘s the first time for us dads too,” and candidly shared their honest stories of living as “fathers” and “family.”

The English class is already on its third day. “English neophyte” Kim Kwang-gyu overcame his trauma thanks to his “girlfriend” Sarah and became the ace of the beginner class. The intermediate class created unexpected chemistry among the members. When asked, “What makes you happy?” Um Ki-joon made a bombshell statement, “Money.” Here, upon hearing that his Saudi friend was wealthy, Shin Seung-hwan made an unexpected statement, “Let’s split it!” and requested a division of assets, making the scene burst into laughter.

In the evening, at the teacher’s recommendation, they challenged the representative British culture, the ‘Pub Quiz’. When the quiz came out, the members’ eyes suddenly changed, but the difficulty level was higher than expected, and they suddenly ended up taking the ‘English Listening Test’. So the ‘Master of Shortcuts’ actors pulled out their secret weapon, the music search app, and at that moment, ‘Gangnam Style’ rang out, turning the British pub into a place of dance unity.

Photo = JTBC ‘Language Study Before It’s Too Late - Shala Shala’Reporter Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com misty82@donga.com

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