A lavish birthday party for Seojin Park and his younger brother..the highest ratings
Jul 27, 2025
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KBS 2TV 'Salim Men Season 2' (hereinafter 'Salim Nam'), which aired on the 26th, featured a super-luxury surprise birthday party prepared by Park Seo-jin for his younger brother Hyo-jung and an episode of Ji Sang-ryul's brother-in-law 'War Against Murder'. The viewer rating was 6.7 percent based on Nielsen Korea's national tally, and Hyojung's scene, which was touched by the surprise birthday party prepared by her brother Park Seo-jin and her parents, showed the highest viewership of 7.8 percent.
In particular, 'Salimnam' topped the Saturday entertainment program for nine consecutive weeks, and 2049 viewership, a key indicator of advertising officials and a measure of channel competitiveness, also recorded high numbers, proving its strong buzz and popularity.
Subin of the group Tomorrow X Together, who appeared as a special guest on the day, drew attention by confessing his friendship with senior group BTS (BTS), a family member of the same agency. "RM is the same leader, so I'm sure you'll have a hard day." Get in touch anytime. As a result, we met in private several times and had a meal together." When asked by the MC, "I ordered fried chicken at RM's house"When he said ", Park Seo-jin was greatly envious and drew laughter.
Park Seo-jin's video was then released. On this day, Park Seo-jin went on a trip to Seoul with her family, and Hyojung could not hide her excitement ahead of her birthday. However, he expressed regret over the family's non-responsiveness and expressed regret to the family who left him alone, saying he had a schedule.
Hyojung confessed "I don't think I've ever been congratulated by my family or blew candles on my birthday cake in 27 years." In response, Park Seo-jin added "I have a hard time when I was young, and I don't remember my parents going out to ride a boat and blowing candles on the cake together."
However, Park Seo-jin and his family had hidden plans. Preparing a surprise luxury birthday party for Hyojung. Park Seo-jin wished "I've never celebrated my brother's birthday, and he once celebrated my birthday as a surprise last year."My younger brother wished "Please take care of my birthday." I made a plan with my mom and dad because I thought of preparing my brother's birthday as a surprise."
Park Seo-jin then even invited Hyo-jung's first 'Somenam' English tutor for Hyo-jung. The father showed a rather cold attitude to the teacher who upset his daughter, but the mother showed a fondness for his sweet side. The teacher took care of his parents delicately, while deeply moving with the meticulous gifts prepared with Park Seo-jin's prior help.
Hyo-jung, who arrived on the cruise ship without any expectations after receiving Park Seo-jin's phone call, was surprised and moved by the birthday party that unfolded soon after. He said "You were lovely today" and expressed his heart to the family who celebrated 27 years of birthday at once"I'm so touched that I can't speak"
The tutor's piano performance and singing present also followed. Hyo-jung, who faced the teacher who appeared after about a year after the curtain opened, could not hide her bewilderment, but soon expressed her joy by even sharing American-style greetings. The teacher also carefully took care of Hyojung and added a warm atmosphere.
Hyo-jung eventually shed tears at the surprise event, which even featured a 27th-birthday rice cake and a set of doljabi. The father explained that in the past, his grandmother passed away suddenly ahead of Hyojung's first birthday, so he could not hold a first-birthday party. He cried a lot in his heart. I was able to hold a first birthday party for the first time in 27 years, so what I had in my heart was solved. I was happy because Hyojung was happy"He confessed his innermost thoughts. Hyo-jung expressed her overwhelming feelings, saying, `I think I got all 27 years' birthday at once.'
Finally, after the onboard party, Hyo-jung and the teacher's exciting conversation was revealed. The teacher gives Hyojung a bouquet of flowers as a gift and it's amazing that there are many things that we do for the first time together. Let's do well from now on." Subin is a player. I feel like I'm leaving room for a while," he said, drawing laughter.
The story of Ji Sang-ryul's brother-in-law 'War on Murder' unfolded. Hyung-soo, who revealed his 75kg weight on the last broadcast, started a diet with the aim of losing 5kg, saying "My humiliation stretched out." Ji Sang-ryul, who saw his sister-in-law dieting in the old way in hot weather, called Noh Sa-yeon for advice. Noh Sa-yeon recommended a variety of exercises and diets.
In response, Ji Sang-ryul went grocery shopping together to manage his sister-in-law's diet, and when his sister-in-law picked up a large amount of bananas, he laughed at everyone with his unique remarks, saying, `You eat more than Gorilla's mother.' MC Baek Ji-young, who saw this, said "It's because my sister-in-law lived in a big house, so my hands got bigger. If your hands get bigger, you can't help it. I can't cook a single ramen either," he said, representing his sister-in-law's position.
In the end, Ji Sang-ryul urgently called Dr. Park Yong-woo with 34 years of experience in obesity research for his brother-in-law. Explaining the dangers of overeating and binge eating, Park Yong-woo bombed the fact about the news concept of Ji Sang-ryeol's brother-in-law. At the same time, he pointed out his sister-in-law's eating habits and compared them to oil tankers full of oil, and Ji Sang-ryul, who heard this, said "Apologize to my sister-in-law!," he said in a fit of laughter. Later, Park Yong-woo gave his sister-in-law a special prescription to cut off sugar and flour for a month.
Park Yong-woo then checked the inside of the refrigerator and analyzed it coolly. Afterwards, the three ate together, and Park Yong-woo laughed as he was pointed out that he drank alcohol on a bright red seasoning dish, unlike what he explained about healthy food.
Park Yong-woo also suggested to Ji Sang-ryul "Why don't you make a big decision and take a body profile in January next year?" Park Yong-woo, who took a body profile at the age of 50, said "Let's go back to our old body before it gets worse" and Ji Sang-ryul declared that he would take care of his body with the goal of January next year.
In this 'Salimnam', Park Seo-jin's affectionate love for Hyojung and sincere surprise touched viewers' hearts, and even added to the reunion with his first date, giving them romantic excitement. On the other hand, Ji Sang-ryul and Hyung-soo's diet challenge made people laugh with their unique pleasant talking and empathy-filled reality concerns.
'Salimnam' airs every Saturday at 9:20 p.m. on KBS 2TV.
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