On MBC‘s ‘I Live Alone’, Jeon Hyun-moo was caught encountering someone on the eve of his 47th birthday, saying, “She’s like my real younger sister.” People are curious about the identity of the ‘person like my real younger sister’, and not Park Na-rae, the ‘palm oil sister’.

On the MBC ‘I Live Alone’ (directed by Heo Hang, Kang Ji-hee, Park Soo-bin, Lee Kyung-eun, and Moon Ki-young) that will air on the afternoon of the 15th, Jeon Hyun-moo‘s appearance on the eve of his 47th birthday will be revealed.

Ahead of his ‘47th birthday’, Jeon Hyun-moo arrives at a restaurant on a bicycle through the darkness. He explains the mysterious person, saying, “Na-rae is more like a comrade than a sister, and this person is like my real younger sister.” The person who greets Jeon Hyun-moo when he enters the restaurant is Chef Ji-sun Jeong, known as ‘Korea’s first female Chinese chef’ and ‘Queen of Dim Sum’.

Chef Ji-sun Jeong spots Jeon Hyun-moo in his cycling outfit and leads him to a warm room without giving him a moment to greet him. Jeon Hyun-moo, who had visited to have a quick Chinese meal, is surprised to find a surprise birthday table reminiscent of a king‘s table.



Chef Ji-sun Jeong prepared a birthday table filled with various Korean foods such as gobongbap (rice with sweet potatoes), washbasin seaweed soup, japchae (stir-fried vegetables), and braised pollack, and even prepared a cake she made herself. Jeon Hyun-moo expresses his gratitude by saying, “You’re so affectionate?”.

Jeon Hyun-moo, who tasted Chef Ji-sun Jeong‘s seaweed soup, expresses his admiration and emotion, saying, “It’s been 10 years since I‘ve had seaweed soup on my birthday.” When Chef Jung Ji-sun spreads the flesh of the steamed fish and places it on Jeon Hyun-moo’s rice bowl, Jeon Hyun-moo whines, “Are you my mom?”

Jeon Hyun-moo says, “When I look at you, you seem like my little sister,” and even tells the story of a fight he had with his mom before he came. Chef Jung Ji-sun nags him back, saying, “I‘m worried that my son will be like this,” raising expectations for their “sibling chemistry.”

On the other hand, Jeon Hyun-moo is seen counting down to his birthday alone while looking at the night view of the Han River. He finally gets to his birthday, but just as he’s weeping over his phone that isn‘t ringing, saying, “This is miserable,” the first congratulatory message arrives. Indeed, curiosity is rising as to who will be the first person to congratulate Jeon Hyun-moo on his 47th birthday.

Jeon Hyun-moo celebrating his 47th birthday can be seen on ‘I Live Alone’, which airs tonight (the 15th) at 11:10 PM.

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