MBN ‘Decision to Divorce Once’ Myung Hyun-sook appears in the studio and shares her thoughts on ‘virtual divorce’.

In the final episode of MBN‘s ‘Decision to Divorce Once’, which airs on Sunday the 10th at 10 PM, Myung Hyun-sook, who has visited the studio for the first time, will be seen sitting next to her husband Robert Harley and talking candidly about their 37 years of marriage and the (virtual) divorce deliberation period.

In the opening that day, MC Kim Yong-man happily introduces Myung Hyun-sook, who is sitting next to Robert Harley, saying, “It’s the final episode, so my wife and I will be appearing together”. He then asks, “How did you come to appear in person?”, and Myung Hyun-sook says, “I‘m a regular viewer of this program, and while watching teacher Lee Hye-jeong’s story, I thought, ‘What would I have been like?’. I came out because I wanted to look back on my marriage and life, and I think it was a good decision,” she says with a smile. Amidst a harmonious atmosphere with an inner intimacy, the last story of the couple Harley and Myung Hyun-sook is revealed.

Myung Hyun-sook, who had previously visited a campsite full of family memories from 18 years ago with her second and third sons for a camping event prepared by her husband, goes for a walk alone with her third son on this day. Meanwhile, the third son confesses that he suffered from panic disorder after an incident with his father five years ago, and his mother asks him slyly, “Have you ever resented your dad?” The son says, “Of course I resented him,” and confesses, “I had a lot of schedules when I worked with dad on broadcasts (as a model and broadcaster), but after that incident, all my work was cut off.” Meanwhile, the son tells his father‘s true story, saying, “I secretly worked as a delivery man because I didn’t want to be a burden to the family.” Myung Hyun-sook is shocked inside, but listens silently, and later, in an interview with the production crew, she blames herself, saying, “Maybe I pushed my husband too hard...”, which makes the studio cast feel sorry.

Harley also has an honest conversation with her second son about the past, and Kim Yong-man, who was watching in the studio, asks Myung Hyun-sook, “Because of that incident, other rumors came out. Weren‘t you upset at that time?” Myung Hyun-sook says, “It was such an absurd story,” and reveals her feelings that she had kept inside, and Harley also reveals for the first time the circumstances that she was unable to explain at the time. In the end, Harley makes a surprise announcement, “I like that woman,” and turns the studio into a wasteland.

Harley and Myung Hyun-sook are finally speaking out about the incident and rumors from 5 years ago for the first time, and the vivid aftermath of their “virtual divorce” revealed directly in the studio can be seen in the final episode of MBN’s “Decision to Divorce Once,” which airs on Sunday the 10th at 10 p.m.

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