In "Dad and Me," Lee Geon-joo wept for the past of his brother, whom he met for the first time in 18 years, showing tears for his brother who couldn't grow up normally and for his own fate.

On the broadcast of TV Chosun's "Dad and Me" on the 17th, Lee Geon-joo was depicted visiting his brother Geon-cheol's adoptive parents in France after 18 years.

That day, Lee Geon-joo couldn't hide his overwhelming emotions, saying, "It feels like a dream. I was so happy to see you." He cautiously and sincerely conveyed his feelings to the adoptive parents, saying, "I'm sorry for coming late, and thank you so much for raising our Geon-cheol well."

Lee Geon-joo expressed curiosity about his brother's childhood and opened an album that the adoptive parents had treasured. The album contained pictures from when he was first taken at the adoption center, each carefully capturing moments of his brother growing up bright and smiling in France. Lee Geon-joo said, "I was just grateful to see that he grew up happily, receiving love more than anyone else," and shed silent tears as he looked at the childhood of his brother, who resembled him closely. Those moments were also the most regretful moments for him as an older brother when he couldn't be there.

The adoptive parents confessed their love, saying, "We decided to adopt during infertility treatment, and the moment I saw Geon-cheol, I was certain that ‘this child is my child’" and "I only thought about making this child happy." Geon-cheol responded briefly but deeply, saying, "You truly did that."

Lee Geon-joo hugged the adoptive parents and sincerely expressed his gratitude, saying, "Thank you so much for raising our brother with love." The adoptive parents also said, "You are now our family," offering the name of "real family" to the siblings who had been apart for a long time.

And Lee Geon-joo quietly left a remark, saying, "Why couldn’t our siblings be ordinary?" There was much meaning hidden in that statement. If they had grown up together in one house, if they could have supported each other, laughed together, and quarreled over trivial matters, their lives might have been a little less lonely. However, the brothers, separated by life, eventually found each other again and were becoming one family with a bond stronger than anyone else.

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