In 'Dad and I,' Lee Geon-joo finally succeeded in reuniting with his mother after 44 years.
On the broadcast of TV Chosun's 'Dad and I' on the 22nd, Lee Geon-joo met his mother.
Lee Geon-joo visited the community center to find his mother. He learned that his mother had remarried and had children, leaving him more confused about whether he should approach her. After much thought and consultation with his aunt who raised him, Lee Geon-joo said, "I’m afraid of breaking a family," to which his aunt encouraged him, saying, "If it’s a secret, your mom probably hasn’t remarried. If you want to, you should go for it."
Finally arriving in front of his mother's house, Lee Geon-joo, who was pacing in front of the house, nervously expressed, "It feels like I can’t go in," showing hesitation to take a step forward. The emotions of the 44 years it took to get here crossed his mind. Lee Geon-joo, who swallowed his tears alone, ultimately could not hold back the tears.
Meanwhile, the production team went to find his mother, who rushed out of the house to meet Lee Geon-joo, having decided to see her son. From that point on, she began to show tears as she held the microphone.
At that moment, his mother appeared crying, saying, "Geon-joo, it’s mom," and they shared their first embrace while she said, "I’ve missed you." Seeing his mother cry, Lee Geon-joo also shed the tears he had been holding back, saying, "Ah, this is my mom." Lee Geon-joo reflected on his tears, saying, "I don’t know what this emotion is—whether it’s tears of longing for my mom or tears of frustration for myself. I don’t know if it’s tears of relief, but I cried."
Lee Geon-joo said, "I was curious about what kind of person she is, whether I resemble her... I didn’t know anything," while crying. He mentioned that he couldn't go inside because he didn't know what to say or how to start. Lee Geon-joo expressed, "I cried from the complex emotions and said, 'I never thought I would meet her in my lifetime.'"
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