Lee Min-woo Touches Hearts with Emotional Adoption Story
Oct 12, 2025
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On KBS 2TV 'Salim Men Season 2' (hereinafter 'Salim Nam'), which aired on the 11th, Park Seo-jin's family's full-fledged trip to Hong Kong and Lee Min-woo's warm family life were unfolded. The broadcast on the same day recorded a national viewership of 4.2%, and the scene where her younger brother Hyo-jung teased Park Seo-jin by putting on a t-shirt and apron achieved the highest viewership of 5.0%.
On this day, Park Seo-jin performed the new song 'Your Story' for the first time in terrestrial broadcasting, giving a deep impression from the opening. As a special guest, Nancy of Momoland, a girl group called 「Olivia Hotse looks like」, appeared and attracted attention. Nancy, who is working together at the same agency as actress Ko So-young, drew attention by saying that she fell in love with her beauty whenever she met Ko. When Park heard Nancy's appearance as the `world's most beautiful face,' she asked her to cut, dye, and thicken her makeup" and drew laughter by invoking his unique "Beautiful Check Mode".
In the VCR, which was then released, the first family trip abroad of Park Seo-jin's family, who suffered a crisis due to a typhoon, was held in earnest. As the weather recovered, they headed to Macau for the `Oriental Europe', and Park Seo-jin, who transformed into Guide Park, showed a strong side by preparing a customized course for her younger brother Hyojung, who traveled abroad for the first time in her life. At that time, when local fans were spotted recognizing Park Seo-jin, their parents could not hide their satisfaction. MC Baek Ji-young and Eun Ji-won, who were watching in the studio, also felt a warm atmosphere, saying, `I'm proud and proud.'
Afterwards, the family arrived at St. Paul's Cathedral, a Macau landmark, under the leadership of Park Seo-jin. Families who admired the unusual scenery were immersed in the joy of travel, leaving certified shorts everywhere. In particular, her mother, who always received her father's touch, expressed her affection by singing 'Sonppo' first on this day, and her father also enjoyed the trip excitedly, taking pictures while jumping while forgetting his uncomfortable knees. My mother, who couldn't even go on her honeymoon because she was busy living, said " (as if she were on a honeymoon) holding her husband's hand and jumping, and everything was fun and happy."He expressed his overwhelming feelings, and his father, who was looking at his happy wife, also responded with a loving smile.
However, even on a pleasant trip, an unexpected moment of crisis came. Park Seo-jin's father, who was on the move, couldn't overcome the pain in his leg and sank in the middle of the road. The bridge, which was not usually good, eventually caused trouble on this trip. However, seeing the faces of the family excited for their first family overseas trip, the father did not even show his pain until the end. Nevertheless, my father was sorry that he wanted to do something for me, but he couldn't do anything, and his body was like this", he confessed, touching not only the family but also the hearts of the viewers.
The next day, my father said he would be resting at a hotel and recommended that he go sightseeing without worrying about himself, and the family went on a tour of downtown Hong Kong with a sorry heart. First, Hyo-jung, who stopped by the market, turned the scene into a sea of laughter by joking with Park Seo-jin with a noticeable body T-shirt and apron and saying, `Honey, let's go to Hong Kong tonight~' Hyo-jung, who was immersed in the exciting market atmosphere, also challenged the bargaining, another beauty of the market, and not only asked Park Seo-jin for an impromptu live, but also exposed her brother's plastic surgery, causing laughter. When an unexpected bargain worked, Park Seo-jin said "If you sold your face, do more (bargaining)!" to laughter at the scene.
Since then, Park Seo-jin's family's stormy eating trip has been followed by a loving story of father and mother. In particular, the moment the father delivered a surprise proposal to his mother gave a touching impression and raised expectations for the next episode.
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In addition, Lee Min-woo's mother, who usually gave a pleasant smile with her honest and straightforward speech, appeared to be more friendly and soft, calling her husband "Darling" for the first time in her life. In other words, the combination with his prospective daughter-in-law has had a significant effect. MC Eun Ji-won, who saw this, laughed when the affectionate story with the bride-to-be came out, saying, `When you feel good, you call it honey, when you feel bad, that's it.'
Lee Min-woo started preparing to live in Korea in earnest with his bride-to-be and daughter. He said he is looking into obstetrics and gynecology for prospective brides due to give birth in December, postpartum care centers, and daycare centers for 6-year-old daughters. It also drew attention by revealing that it plans to have a wedding in May next year after giving birth to a 2-year-old.
The three first visited the community center to issue a resident registration card for a third-generation Korean-Japanese bride-to-be who has Korean nationality but does not have a resident registration card. While applying for the issuance of a resident registration card with excitement, Lee Min-woo, who was inquiring about the necessary administrative procedures in the future, was shocked to hear the unexpected fact. It is that in order to legally become a family with the bride-to-be's 6-year-old daughter, she must go through the 'adoption' procedure. Lee Min-woo was unfamiliar and embarrassed when he heard the word "'adoption". However, I was worried that the bride-to-be might be anxious because the word was unfamiliar.'
A few days later, Lee Min-woo and the bride-to-be visited Lee In-cheol, a lawyer specializing in domestic law, for counseling. The lawyer "Generally, if a remarried family reports marriage, the spouse's child is also considered to be my family, but it is not legally my family. It's just a simple housemate." Then "To become a family, you have to go through special procedures. That is what 'adoption' is,' he added. Faced with an unexpected reality, Lee Min-woo and the bride-to-be could not speak for a while, and there was a heavier atmosphere on their faces.
The two carefully continued counseling for adoption of their six-year-old daughter in order to become a legally recognized full family. Through counseling, 'general adoption' maintains a relationship with the biological parents while establishing a new family relationship with the adoptive parents (Lee Min-woo), but 'parent adoption' is a system in which the relationship with the biological father ends and the new father (Lee Min-woo) has the status of the biological father. Upon hearing this, Lee Min-woo expressed his intention to adopt his daughter as his biological adopted child without hesitation, expressing his sincerity to bear both his responsibility and love as a family. MC Eun Ji-won also "I think I would choose to adopt a biological child." I think you want to be my daughter."
But there was another wall of reality. Adoption of biological adoptions requires consent from the biological father. The bride-to-be could not hide her bewilderment because she did not even receive child support properly after the divorce and did not have a long time to come and go with the child's biological father. The bride-to-be eventually burst into tears when more complicated legal issues, such as adoption procedures and the consent of her biological father, were revealed. The feeling of sorry as a mother who has raised her child alone for a long time and the cold legal reality intersect, making viewers feel sad.
The bride-to-be said "It has taken a lot of time to organize family register, parental rights, custody, etc., raising a daughter alone so far. I thought it was over now, but when I heard that I still need the consent of my biological father, I felt that way. I knew that remarriage was never easy, but I was so grateful to my brother (Min-woo), who covered all of it, and wept.
After the consultation, the three families took a formal family photo for the first time, reflecting on the meaning of the family. The heartfelt image of Lee Min-woo's family, who finally took the first step toward standing as a family, warmed the hearts of viewers.
In this broadcast, the Park Seo-jin family bickered, but it was their first overseas trip to take care of each other and worry about each other, giving them both laughter and emotion. In addition, the daily life of Lee Min-woo's family, which has become more friendly since the merger, and Lee Min-woo, who is struggling to become a full-fledged family member, left a warm aftertaste to viewers.
Meanwhile, 'Salimnam' airs every Saturday night at 10:45 p.m.
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