In episode 12 of tvN STORY ‘Passport Holding Back Smashing’, which will air on the 27th, Kevin and Soo-jung, who are about to get married, go on a local tour of Soo-jung‘s hometown, ‘Gwangju’, with their global parents. In addition, the scene of the meeting between the parents that explodes before the Korean-American international marriage is revealed, drawing attention. Also, DinDin and his father have conflicting opinions about the wedding date. It makes people laugh by unfolding a proxy war between parents and children as if they are about to get married.

According to the production team, before the global family’s Gwangju tour, a round of reasoning takes place in the studio about the meaning of the new family motto of episode 12, ‘Passport Holding Back Smashing’, the “Light City ROK-US Alliance”, and DinDin immediately receives applause when he says, “Isn‘t the word ’Light City‘ itself Gwangju?” Here, when Jang Young-ran exclaims, “Dindin is surprisingly brainy,” Dindin responds, “Noona thought I was an idiot...” and bursts into laughter. After a happy meal at a famous bakery in Gwangju with a history of about 50 years, the Kevin family visits Mudeungsan Jisan Resort, a landmark of Gwangju. Sean, the global dad who seemed to be traveling around a small country of dwarfs throughout his trip to Korea due to his large body, faces another crisis: riding an old chairlift and monorail. In a situation where the challenge surpasses extreme due to his large body, Dindin, who knew about Mudeungsan Jisan Resort, which had become a hot topic online as a mecca for MZ generation, makes an honest remark, “It’s a bit tough,” making everyone laugh. But for a moment, Kevin‘s family enjoys the impressive view of the open city of Gwangju along with the green nature from the observatory.

In Gwangju, they visit the Gwangju Biennale, which was selected as one of the top five biennales in the world in 2014, and immerse themselves in culture and art. Watching the Kevin family’s endless exploration of art, as explained by Global Mom Lisa, an art student and art degree collector, DinDin of the studio is lost in thought for a moment. He focuses their attention by telling them about the story of a woman he had a crush on when he was 20 and was majoring in art.


The Global family, who are nearing the end of their trip to Korea, look nervous ahead of the biggest event, the meeting between the parents, and MCs Kim Sung-joo and Jang Young-ran express their deep sympathy as they recall their own meeting. The two families exchange gifts in front of a Korean set meal that is like a work of art. In particular, Sean and Lisa‘s special gift emphasizes that Kevin must take on additional filial responsibility for his in-laws in the future, and upon seeing this, Kim Sung-joo adds, “(Kevin) has his own responsibility,” raising curiosity about what kind of special filial piety a foreign son-in-law will show his in-laws.

In addition, as the Korean-American families continue to have a serious discussion about the wedding and the families worry about which direction will be best, in the studio, DinDin and DinDin’s mother Kim Pan-rye have a sharp conflict over setting the wedding date, “Children should decide on their own and notify their parents vs. They should naturally be together with their parents.” The contrast between Kim Pan-rye‘s annoyed appearance and DinDin’s smug appearance makes people laugh.

The show airs on the 27th at 8 PM.

Hong Se-young, Donga.com reporter projecthong@donga.com