On the 17th, the SBS entertainment show ‘My Little Old Boy’ featured the mothers and sons of the family who went on a trip to Taiwan, following last week‘s trip. The episode that day took first place in weekly entertainment with a 3.3% viewership rating for the 2049 demographic and a 12.7% viewership rating for households in the metropolitan area.

In the studio, ‘Godmother of Trot’ Kim Yeon-ja appeared as a special MC singing ‘Amor Fati’, receiving an enthusiastic response from the Father Avengers. Kim Yeon-ja, who has been in a long-term relationship with her agency’s CEO for 14 years, caught everyone‘s attention by choosing ‘A man’s devotion’ as the secret to a long-term relationship. Kim Yeon-ja said, “When I‘m so angry that I say ‘Let’s break up’, if a man accepts me and dedicates himself to me, I wonder if a woman‘s heart quickly changes again. (That person) gets angry easily and cries easily,” making everyone laugh. Meanwhile, Kim Yeon-ja couldn’t hide her surprise at Dong-gun’s father’s story that he fought with his wife and didn’t talk to her for two months, and Hee-chul’s father revealed his loving side by saying, “When we fight, he’s the first to say sorry after three hours.”

The story of the mothers and sons who left for Taiwan continued. Kim Jong-kook, who challenged the mother-son quiz, was disappointed when he found out that Jong-kook’s mother decided to appear on Miu Sae because the PD said he would introduce her to a woman, saying, “If it’s like this, the production team threw an empty promise.” Kim Heechul said, “Then marry the PD. Isn’t Dongyeop doing well?” and self-dissed, saying, “But I think I would hate the PD,” making everyone laugh.

Meanwhile, to the difficult question, “How many times has your son been in a public relationship?” both Donggun‘s mother and father answered correctly, and Donggun’s father in the studio said bluntly, “He would reveal his relationship right away. And now he‘s the king of chairs.”

Kyunghwan’s mother also hesitated to answer the question, “Is there someone you regret the most among your son‘s relationships?” and Jongkook’s mother answered, “I think I know, but I can‘t say. He’s a celebrity,” making the bus burst into laughter. The scene where Kim Jong-kook repeatedly interrupts his mother, sensing a crisis due to her bold expression of opinions, caused laughter.

Next, the mothers and sons who arrived at the dorm started a game where they had to cover their eyes and find their mother‘s hand using only the feel of their hands in order to win the room they liked. Kim Jong-kook boasted, “If you get this wrong, I’ll give you all my fortune,” and at that moment, Jong-kook‘s father, who was sitting in the studio, showed a stern expression. Meanwhile, Heo Kyung-hwan, who was trying the game for the first time, held Jong-kook’s mother‘s hand and said confidently, “The toad’s hand is my mother‘s hand,” but he couldn’t hide his embarrassment after taking off the blindfold. Kyung-hwan‘s mother teased her son, saying, “You are not my son,” and Kim Jong-kook also questioned Heo Kyung-hwan, saying, “Are you a toad to my mom?”

Kim Hee-chul, who had been confidently saying, “If you’re wrong, you can strike me off the family register,” also failed to find his mother‘s hand, causing much laughter.

Dong-gun’s mother, who had last exchanged KakaoTalk messages with her husband half a year ago, caught attention by revealing, “There was a time when I ran away from home because of an argument over construction work upstairs.” Jong-kook coolly replied, “My father always yells. He was a soldier, so he‘s always at war,” causing laughter. But surprisingly, on the day of the trip, Dong-gun’s father, who was celebrating his wedding anniversary, wrote a handwritten letter to his wife, and Lee Dong-gun read the letter in front of everyone, creating a touching atmosphere.

Kim Seung-soo stepped forward to check the insurance status of Kim Jung-min, the ‘celebrity industry‘s representative insurance maniac’. In contrast to Kim Jung-min, who has 30 insurance policies and pays a whopping 6 million won in insurance premiums per month, Kim Hee-chul, an ‘insurance ignorant’, only has national pension and health insurance. Kim Seung-soo, who has three insurance planner licenses, appeared in front of these two polar opposites. Kim Seung-soo said, “I also paid up to 7 million won in insurance premiums at one time”. While examining Kim Jung-min’s insurance policies one by one, Kim Seung-soo asked, “Why did you take out so much life insurance?” Kim Jung-min replied, “I got married late and my children were young, so I didn‘t want to be a financial burden later. He revealed, “This is the last gift I can give you.”

At the end of the broadcast that day, the cafeteria master, Imokase No. 1, and business genius Chief Jo, who appeared on ‘Black and White Chef’, will appear and challenge themselves to a special kimchi-making challenge with the Miwoo Sae sons. SBS ‘My Little Old Boy’ airs every Sunday at 9:05 p.m.

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