‘The Boss‘s Ears Are Donkey Ears’ Jung Ji-sun confessed that she had a miscarriage in the 9th week of her pregnancy last year.

Episode 297 of the KBS2 entertainment show ‘The Boss’s Ears Are Donkey Ears’ (directed by Ahn Sang-eun, hereinafter referred to as ‘Donkey Ears’), which aired on Sunday the 16th, recorded a nationwide viewership rating of 5.7%, a peak viewership rating of 7.5%, and a 2049 viewership rating of 1.6%, continuing its streak of being the #1 entertainment show in the same time slot for 146 consecutive weeks. (based on Nielsen Korea)

Boss Lee Soon-sil enters Gangnam with the ambition to open a restaurant in the heart of Gangnam. The big shot in the food service industry who goes around Yeongdong Market to fill his stomach first and then buys a bunch of ingredients is none other than Jung Joon-ha. Upon meeting Jung Joon-ha, who runs three restaurants in Gangnam alone, Lee Soon-sil stomped her feet in delight and showed her true fandom by reciting Jung Joon-ha‘s activities on ‘Infinite Challenge’. Jung Joon-ha treated Lee Soon-sil, who strongly appealed to her will to open a restaurant, to the restaurant’s signature menu. Jung Joon-ha was amazed after tasting Lee Soon-sil‘s Pyongyang dumplings, which recorded 2.3 billion won in sales in January alone. Not wanting to miss the opportunity, Lee Soon-sil took over Jung Joon-ha’s kitchen by offering to cook the new menu herself.

Boss Park Myung-soo appeared as a judge for the KBS open comedian audition. Park Myung-soo, who called together ‘Gal-gal-i’ Park Joon-hyung and Shin Yoon-seung, confessed to Park that he had failed a total of 8 auditions in the past. Park Joon-hyung overcame the pain of failing against Shim Hyun-seop and Kang Sung-beom and shared an anecdote about passing the KBS audition, his last attempt, by borrowing a gas gun from a gas station, and said, “Gag is sincerity.” He continued, “While judging the audition, the one who left a strong impression from the moment he entered was Oh Ji-heon. He had the impression of a comedian who passed in 3 seconds,” and made everyone burst into laughter by saying, “After that, Kim Young-chul, Jeong Jong-chul, and Park Hwi-soon passed comedian auditions with their overwhelming visuals.” Park Joon-hyung even gave an impromptu demonstration of how to grind radish and surprised everyone by saying, “I made 300 million won a month at my peak.” Park Myung-soo, who moved to the KBS open recruitment audition venue, greeted the applicants with his junior comedians, PDs, and writers, and drew criticism when he burst into laughter alone at a different point from the other judges. Because Park Myung-soo only laughs without any standards and judges people like frogs, the CP in charge declared, “If Park Myung-soo, who gives out passing marks, laughs, we can filter him out,” and “For the third audition, we will choose according to the original KBS style,” causing laughter.



Boss Jung Ji-sun visited psychiatrist Lee Kwang-min. Jung Ji-sun, who is busy with schedules overseas 19 days a month and domestically 12 days, said, “I thought I was enjoying my work, but I‘m also human, so I get tired,” adding, “I get more stressed out when I don’t work, so I find happiness in work,” adding to the pity. He also surprised everyone by revealing that he only sleeps an average of 4 hours a day and eats only 1 meal a day. Jeon Hyun-moo responded, “I used to nap too. I was so absent-minded that I didn‘t even know what I was saying. He sympathized with her, saying, ”He’s just like me.“

Jung Ji-sun answered that what she was most worried about was her ”son,“ and said, ”My six-year-old Woo-hyung once said, ‘I don’t want to live tirelessly like my mom.‘“ Jung Ji-sun, who chose ”hard work“ as her strength and the condition for her happiness, said, ”I was deeply hurt because it wasn’t smooth sailing from the beginning of my job search. Being able to work was more happiness than money,“ and said, ”I didn‘t stop working from the beginning of my pregnancy until the day before I gave birth.“ Lee Kwang-min diagnosed her as, ”Similar to Jeon Hyun-moo, who couldn’t rest because he was afraid of not getting work. That‘s a characteristic of trauma. You can’t live in the present and live with the past in your mind.“

Jung Ji-sun‘s heartbreaking confession followed. ”I had a miscarriage in my 9th week of pregnancy last year. It was a very busy time as I was preparing to open a store. People around me had such high expectations, so I feel very sorry,” she said, and when Lee Kwang-min asked if she was okay, she replied calmly, “I’m okay. I worked right away back then. I don’t want to think about it again and get sad,” but she added to the pity by writing that her biggest mistake was her legacy. Lee Kwang-min said, “Work shouldn’t be a tool for avoidance. If you do, it will fester,” and “You need to expand your non-work areas, such as hobbies and exercise that are unrelated to cooking.” Jeon Hyun-moo said, “Now, I definitely travel on my days off,” revealing that he is overcoming it with his own healing. After finishing the consultation, Jung Ji-sun headed to the kickboxing gym with Kim Hee-won. Jung Ji-sun made everyone laugh by hitting the sandbag refreshingly and smiling brightly. “I didn’t think about work during the 2-3 hours that I was moving and sweating. I don’t think of work as greed. I do it because it’s fun. He showed his healthy will, saying, “I will continue.”

Meanwhile, ‘The Boss’s Ears Are Donkey Ears’ airs every Sunday at 4:40 PM on KBS 2TV.

Choi Yun-na, Donga.com Reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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