‘High School Mom’ Choi Ji-hye is getting scolded by ‘High School Mom Pa 5’ MCs Park Mi-sun, Seo Jang-hoon, and In Kyo-jin for leaving the childcare of her youngest daughter to her 11-year-old second daughter.

In episode 21 of MBN‘s ‘High School Mom Pa 5 That Adults Don’t Know (hereafter ‘High School Mom Pa 5’)’, which airs on the afternoon of the 13th, Choi Ji-hye, who became a mother at the age of 18, will reveal the story of how she is living with her fourth boyfriend after a total of three failed marriages, as well as her current status. She will also be shown confiding in her worries about her eldest son who keeps going astray.

First, Choi Ji-hye will reveal her daily life with her 14-year-old first son, two daughters, ages 11 and 5, and her fourth boyfriend. Both Ji-hye Choi and her boyfriend work as delivery riders, and her second daughter is surprisingly in charge of raising the youngest child in place of her busy mother. Ji-hye Choi, who is able to work comfortably thanks to her second daughter, watches YouTube in her spare time and meets up with her boyfriend for a late lunch. Regarding this lifestyle, Ji-hye Choi explains, “I’ve been working as a delivery rider for about 5 years. My boyfriend and I have the same commuting hours. My boyfriend earns 4.5 million won a month, and I work a little more leisurely and earn about 2.5 million won a month.”



Ji-hye Choi’s father, who also worked as a delivery driver, says, “I spend most of the money I earn from my delivery job on my daughter,” and expresses his regret toward his daughter, who grew up alone after his divorce. In response to his father‘s confession, Seo Jang-hoon expresses his sorrow, saying, “Isn’t he the father who gave his daughter everything she wanted to do since she was little? Even at that age, he takes such good care of his daughter. You‘re amazing.” However, Choi Ji-hye worries because she can’t pay much attention to her children, making excuses about being busy. In fact, when evening comes, Choi Ji-hye leaves her two daughters at a restaurant run by an acquaintance and goes back to work as a deliveryman. The two daughters spend some time in a small warehouse waiting for their mother, and In Kyo-jin, who is watching this, feels upset and says, “My second daughter is now 11 years old. It‘s so sad.” Seo Jang-hoon also says, “I’m sorry to say this, but my second daughter is better than my mother.”

While attention is focused on how Choi Ji-hye will react to the 3MCs‘ criticism, Choi Ji-hye is not even talking to her first son, who is in middle school, which raises concerns. Here, it is revealed that the eldest son and second daughter are also on good terms, which is even more shocking. Eventually, the eldest son ends up leaving home after arguing with his mother who scolds him for coming home late that day.

The reason why the eldest son continues to rebel against his mother, and what Choi Ji-hye’s second daughter thinks about her busy mother and cold older brother, the inside story of Choi Ji-hye‘s family and the solution to it can be found on MBN’s 21st episode of ‘High School Mom Pa 5 That Adults Don‘t Know’, which airs tonight (the 13th) at 10:20 PM.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com