Jeon No-min‘s Tears, 45 Years Later “I Didn’t Want to Look Back...” (Now Alone)

TV Dec 16, 2024

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Jeon No-min‘s journey to find pieces of his childhood memories begins.

In episode 12 of TV CHOSUN’s observational entertainment program ‘Now I‘m Alone’, which will air on the 16th, Jeon No-min goes in search of his parents, family, and traces of his childhood memories in Incheon, where he was born and raised.

According to the production team, Jeon No-min, who was recently preparing for the role of Jean Valjean in the play ‘Les Miserables’, is reminded of his hungry childhood self through Jean Valjean. In the end, Jeon No-min, who had been avoiding his hometown, saying, “It’s a past I don‘t want to look back on,” heads to Incheon to find pieces of his memories. Will Jeon No-min be able to find traces of his childhood in his old neighborhood after 45 years?

Jeon No-min faces his hometown with difficulty, saying, “It was the day I sighed the most in my life.” Now, the search begins to meet people who remember Jeon No-min’s parents and family. Then, Jeon No-min‘s tears burst out. Jeon No-min’s story that filled the studio with tears is revealed.


Jeon No-min also tells a sad anecdote related to Jajangmyeon, which he could only eat on special days during his childhood. What would it taste like to eat Jajangmyeon again in front of his ‘elementary school’ (now elementary school) that he graduated from? Starting with Jajangmyeon, he fully recalls memories from his elementary school days. You can see everything from Jeon No-min‘s first love, which is still fondly remembered, to his elementary school records where tears and laughter intersect.

The broadcast is at 10 p.m. on the 16th.

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