"When a child is born with a disability" Jung Eun-hye ♥ Cho Young-nam couple's true family story...No. 1 in ratings
Aug 12, 2025
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According to Nielsen Korea on the 12th, SBS 'Dongsang Imong 2 - You Are My Destiny', which aired the previous day, ranked No. 1 overall in both the same time and Monday entertainment with 4.3 percent of viewership in the Seoul metropolitan area. The 2049 rating also topped the list for the second consecutive Monday with 1.5 percent, with the highest ratings per minute soaring to 5.7 percent.
Marking its 400th anniversary, 'Dongsang Imong 2' will feature a special feature for six weeks under the theme of 'Love to Live each other'. The first runner was Jung Eun-hye, a caricature writer and actress with Down's syndrome, and her husband Cho Young-nam. The whole and pure love story touched the hearts of viewers.
In the broadcast, a story like the fate of Jung Eun-hye's family was revealed. Eun-hye's mother, Jang Jae-reality, confessed that she had to confront the prejudice of the world from the moment she held her daughter in her arms at the age of 26. He realized that the cause of his misfortune was in his gaze, not in the situation, and changed his life with a mindset of 'Let me look at them'. The father, Seo Dong-il, recalled the time when his adult daughter was cut off from the world and expressed his sorrow.
It was painting that led Jung Eun-hye to the world. The family, who discovered the potential with their first caricature at the age of 23, made people draw people's faces at the flea market, and that's how writer Jung Eun-hye's life began.
Seo Eun-baek, the younger brother, confessed to the repression and sorrow he felt in his childhood with his sister, and said he understood her only after going through difficult times in person. In response, Jung Eun-hye expressed her affection by calling her younger brother 'Angel'.
At the end of the broadcast, opinions were divided over the plan for the second generation. In the future, reality is a realistic burden, and Seo Dong-il and Seo Eun-baek took the position that it is not right for the family to decide, not the party. However, Cho Young-nam confessed his concern, saying, `If a child is born with a disability, he cannot leave it to his mother-in-law, and I am sorry for his family members.' Let's be honest and think together as we are now."
The emotion created by the moment when the warm heart and reality collided with each other left a lingering impression for a long time. Amid the honest story and vivid sympathy, the unplanned, real family narrative of 'Dongsang Imong 2' is expected to capture viewers in the future.
mj.cho@sportschosun.com
