‘Groom Class’ Kim Il-woo enjoyed a sweet campus date with Park Sun-young.

In the 157th episode of Channel A‘s ‘These Days Men’s Life - Groom Class’ (hereafter ‘Groom Class’)’ that aired on the 2nd, a sweet day unfolded where Kim Il-woo and Park Sun-young wore matching ‘overalls’, a symbol of youth, and explored the campus. Also, ‘Voice Principal’ Lee Da-hae and ‘Love Department Head’ Shim Jin-hwa met Eun Ga-eun for the first time, who is getting married on April 12, and listened to her worries and even prepared a ‘bridal shower’, leaving a warm impression. According to Nielsen Korea, the broadcast that day recorded a viewership rating of 2.4% (nationwide, paid broadcasting households), reflecting the enthusiastic support of viewers.

Kim Il-woo visited his alma mater, Chung-Ang University, and waited for Park Sun-young. Before the date, he explained, “Sun-young‘s fantasy is to date in crowded places. I called her here because I wanted to make Sun-young, who graduated from an all-women’s university, feel like a campus couple.” Park Sun-young appeared looking refreshing like a college student, and the two had fun choosing ‘Gwajam’ (school jumpers) at the goods shop. At this time, Kim Il-woo showed her a ‘Gwajam’ for children and said, “Just in case, why don‘t you take this too?” and did a 2-year-old flirting. When ‘Principal’ Lee Seung-chul saw this in the studio, he exclaimed, “Nice comment!”, and the ‘Studio Mentor Corps’ also said, “So cute. This is almost a proposal?” and applauded.

The two, dressed in ‘overalls’, went to the cafeteria this time. Many students who saw the two enthusiastically cheered them on, saying, “You two should definitely get married.” Park Sun-young felt embarrassed but said to Kim Il-woo, “Don’t people congratulate each other these days? I heard a lot of congratulations when I went to the wedding hall yesterday. (Kang) Su-ji said, ‘Are things going well with Il-woo oppa? I‘ll be looking forward to it.’ She relayed the reactions of those around her. “Su-ji said, ‘Are you guys secretly dating like us?’. He was cute”, slyly testing Kim Il-woo’s reaction. Kim Il-woo said, “Not secretly. Already~” and heated up the scene.”

After enjoying the cafeteria meal, the two entered a classroom. Here, Kim Il-woo took out his graduation album and looked at it affectionately with Park Sun-young. However, he found someone in the album and said, “That‘s my ex-girlfriend,” releasing a self-released ‘TMI’. Park Sun-young quietly clenched her fist and warned, “If this album disappears, you should know that it’s me.”

After finishing the campus tour, the two went to a nearby restaurant. While eating, Kim Il-woo asked, “What if we had met when we were college students?” Park Sun-young answered, “Wouldn‘t she have remained as one of the ex-girlfriends in the graduation album?” He then confessed, “Actually, work was more important than love in the past,” and Kim Il-woo replied, “Since when did I start to ask, ’Work comes first or love comes first?‘ It’s love. If I truly love someone, I will cherish it more than my life. I think I need to meet that kind of person in order to get married. Am I being too greedy?” Park Sun-young agreed, saying, “It’s right to be greedy when it comes to marriage. Marriage is the most selfish thing to do.” Kim Il-woo then said, “Now I’m going to try to muster up the courage…” and kicked Park Sun-young’s foot with his own, causing an uproar among the “Studio Mentor Corps.”

Following the exciting date of the two, this time Da-hae Lee and Jin-hwa Shim’s first meeting with Ga-eun Eun was revealed. On this day, the two waited for Ga-eun Eun in “office sister-in-law” mode, but when she actually showed up, they hugged her warmly. He then asked Ga-eun Eun, “Are the wedding preparations going well?” and Ga-eun Eun made a shocking confession, saying, “I have a mental breakdown and don’t want to get married.” He then expressed his worries, saying, ”I‘ve always lived an unstable life, so I want to be stable after getting married, but I wonder if that will be the case after marriage.“ Da-hae Lee said, ”The two weeks before my wedding were the hardest for me too. I found out later that it was called ’marriage blues‘ (a mental state of anxiety experienced by couples about to get married).“ Jin-hwa Shim suggested, ”Then let’s do a ‘marriage blues’ self-diagnosis,“ and Eun Ga-eun showed an unstable psychological state in several items. In particular, in the item, ”I criticize myself even for small things,“ she said, ”Actually, I‘m not good at interacting with people. I don’t usually get together, and I only have about 200 contacts saved on my phone. So we only had two wedding invitation gatherings and that was it. I felt guilty because I thought I was so bad at interpersonal relationships,” she said with reddened eyes.



In addition, Eun Ga-eun said, “I didn’t know I would marry a celebrity and I wanted to have a quiet wedding, but people around me had so many expectations, so I thought, ‘Do I have to be so concerned about what other people think about my wedding?’ and it was hard.” Da-hae listened to Eun Ga-eun silently and gave her a wedding script that contained her know-how to cheer her up. Da-hae and Shim Jin-hwa further impressed Eun Ga-eun by preparing a surprise ‘bridal shower.’ Da-hae even prepared a dress herself and matched it to Eun Ga-eun and Shim Jin-hwa, and she carefully taught them how to walk in the dress and how to throw the bouquet. Here, Da-hae Lee promised, “I‘ll do the bouquet~”, adding to the touching moment. Jin-hwa Shim also gave her sexy underwear, saying, “I prepared it for your first night.”

Lastly, Da-hae Lee asked, “Is there anything about Hyun-ho Park’s behavior that you want him to fix?” Ga-eun Eun answered, “Putting socks inside out in the washing machine.” Then, the “Studio Mentor Corps” called Seven on the spot and asked him the same question. Seven hesitated for a moment and said, “(My wife) is going to fix it? There‘s nothing like that. If I do something wrong, it’s all my fault.” Jong-min Kim asked, “Don‘t you suddenly start crying?” and Seven answered, “I do cry sometimes,” making everyone burst out laughing. Eun Ga-eun added, “It was actually hard to keep fighting with my mother before the wedding. But Hyun-ho called and helped my mother feel better, so I was really grateful.” Eun Ga-eun also said, “Thanks to you two, my determination to have a successful wedding has grown stronger,” and expressed her gratitude, warming the hearts of everyone, including Lee Da-hae and Shim Jin-hwa.

Channel A’s ‘Groom Class’, where South Korea‘s representative wannabe grooms grow into great men and good adults through groom classes, airs every Wednesday at 9:30 p.m.

Reporter Choi Yoon-na, yyynnn@donga.com

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