Choo Sung Hoon encountered an unexpected outpouring of emotion during the filming of 'Home for Sale' in his hometown of Osaka. The day of the recording coincided with the anniversary of his late father's passing. His kneeling figure in front of his demolished childhood home evoked a sense of heaviness.

The MBC entertainment program 'Home for Sale,' aired on the 22nd, depicted the first Osaka-born cast member.

On this day, Choo Sung Hoon personally introduced Ikuno Ward's Koreatown in Osaka, Japan, where he was born and raised, and calmly reflected on the neighborhood filled with childhood memories. From the neighborhood where he was born 45 years ago to the kindergarten he attended 50 years ago, and the playground where he played baseball. "It helps me regain my original intentions. Memories become a driving force," Choo Sung Hoon noted as he expressed his emotions, heading to the site of his birthplace where he lived until he was 12 years old.

However, that place was no longer a house. There was only an empty lot where the house had been demolished a month prior. Upon seeing the site, Choo Sung Hoon suddenly asked the production team for "3 minutes," kneeling and sitting there without his hat and glasses, lost in deep thought. He then quietly spoke, "Today is my father's death anniversary." This was a fact that the production team did not know. Choo Sung Hoon expressed complicated feelings, saying he couldn't visit the cemetery due to scheduling conflicts and thought he might be able to visit his father since he was filming in Osaka, but he had no idea it would be at the site of his old home.

Earlier, he conveyed the news of his father's passing in April 2023. The agency, Bonbent Entertainment, stated at the time, "Choo Sung Hoon's father, Mr. Choo Gye Yi, passed away at the age of 73," and noted that "Choo Sung Hoon, who was in Korea, immediately returned to Japan." Later, Choo Sung Hoon expressed his deep sadness on Instagram, describing his father as "my superhero," stating, "There was so much you could have taught me, and I still haven't even had a drink with you..."

And in this broadcast, at the moment he visited the demolished house on an anniversary that felt coincidental. He expressed his longing for his father, stating, "The place I could return to my original intentions has disappeared." Viewers watching the show responded with comments like "I felt his sincerity and it was touching," "It must have been harder for him thinking of his father," and "I cried at the scene where he was kneeling."

Meanwhile, Choo Sung Hoon is currently active in various entertainment programs and on YouTube, sharing his genuine daily life with his family and communicating with his fans.

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