‘Groom Class’ Park Hyun-ho meets his girlfriend Eun Ga-eun’s friend.

On the 135th episode of Channel A‘s ‘These Days, Men’s Life - Groom Class’ on the 16th, the ‘In-person ceremony’ scene unfolds where Park Hyun-ho and his ‘5 years older girlfriend’ Eun Ga-eun meet Eun Ga-eun‘s best friend.

On this day, the ‘Eun-bak couple’ enter a restaurant, holding hands affectionately, wearing jeans and gray knits. As soon as Park Hyun-ho sits down, he checks her appearance, saying “How does my face look?”, and Eun Ga-eun sweetly replies, “You’re handsome~”. Then, “Are you falling in love with me? “I loved my friend‘s friend. Isn’t this the kind of thing you film?” she says, making Park Hyun-ho burst out laughing. Nevertheless, Park Hyun-ho worries, “What if I say something wrong?” and Eun Ga-eun says reassuringly, “I just trust you, noona!”

After a while, Hong Ji-yoon, Eun Ga-eun‘s bestie, appears. At this, Park Hyun-ho suddenly gets up and bows to her folder. Hong Ji-yoon declares war, “She’s my favorite sister, so I came to judge if her boyfriend is a good person. I‘m not easy to please.” To Hong Ji-yoon, who gives off a supervisory vibe, Eun Ga-eun asks, “What should we call her? Since Ji-yoon is three years younger than your boyfriend, how about oppa or brother-in-law?” and lightens the mood. However, Hong Ji-yoon says, “It’s still too early to call her brother-in-law. I‘ll see what happens later...” ”, making Park Hyun-ho nervous again. Immediately after, Park Hyun-ho expresses his firm determination to “I will definitely be recognized as Eun Ga-eun’s man!” in an interview with the production team, receiving enthusiastic applause from the ‘Studio Mentor Corps’.

After finishing the greetings, Park Hyun-ho orders a lot of food and asks Hong Ji-yoon, “How did you become close with Ga-eun?”. Eun Ga-eun and Hong Ji-yoon laugh, saying, “We met on a trot show and kept hanging out, and we even had our fortunes read together.” But the two of them simultaneously shout “Ah! Back then!” and say, “Our fortunes said we would marry a younger woman”, causing goosebumps. Park Hyun-ho, who is ‘5 years younger than me’, laughs happily but also responds, “Is it real?”, and Eun Ga-eun says, “It is real. He says that since he‘s marrying someone five years younger than him, we both said, ’I hate younger women.‘ At this, Park Hyun-ho suddenly gets upset and says, “You hate me?” and Eun Ga-eun hurriedly explains, “No, at that time~.” Shim Jin-hwa, the ’head of the dating department‘ who was watching this in the studio, makes Park Hyun-ho happy by explaining, “I originally didn’t like (younger women), but I liked Park Hyun-ho enough to overcome that~.”

Will Park Hyun-ho be able to pass Hong Ji-yoon‘s strict evaluation criteria and be recognized as a ‘brother-in-law’? The thrilling ‘in-the-door ceremony’ of the ‘Eun-bak couple’ can be seen on Channel A’s ‘Groom Class’ Episode 135, which airs at 9:30 PM on the 16th (Wednesday).

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com