On the 14th, during the broadcast of tvN's "We're Not a Perfect Couple" episode 3, the first international couple applied for a story on the show's "Wuinggo" segment, catching attention. Although they appeared to be affectionate in matching outfits, the couple's inability to hide their cold atmosphere even before watching the VCR amplified curiosity about the crisis and story they faced.
As the Sura couple is serious about visual direction in the drama, the drastic transformation of Ha Hee-ra, who plays a foreign wife, also became a topic of discussion. Ha Hee-ra expressed her concern about taking on an "extraordinarily reckless challenge" and stated that for this story, "everything from appearance to circumstances is beyond comparison," sparking curiosity. The main characters of the story are a Ukrainian wife and her 15-year-older husband. The husband, fed up with his wife who constantly calls and doubts him, expressed that the thing he hates most in the world is his wife, saying, "Please disappear from my life," leading to an episode that reached a tragic climax, shocking the studio.
After meeting on social media and dating via direct messages (DM) for four months, the couple felt destined for each other upon their first meeting and got married. However, they experienced serious conflicts due to cultural differences and communication errors. The husband had made his wife anxious by sending DMs to women on social media, saying things like, "You are sexy" and "I want to marry you." The decisive moment that sparked the crisis occurred when the husband went on a trip to Vietnam without telling his wife and posted a photo with a woman on social media, which the wife saw. Furthermore, the wife discovered a translation of a message in which he mentioned looking for accommodations for two men and two women before going to Vietnam, which escalated her anxiety and initiated the couple's conflict. This incident turned the wife's suspicions into obsession, and the husband felt hurt as he had to explain himself to friends. However, the husband only said his actions were justified and failed to provide any explanation to his wife, blaming her for not being acclimated to life in Korea, causing her to feel suffocated by his nagging.
Kim Ji-yong, a psychiatric specialist, and Park Eun-joo, a divorce lawyer with 15 years of experience, confirmed shocking details through the Sura couple's drama acting and clips of the troubled couple, offering realistic advice to the struggling couple. They discussed the importance of an equal relationship in marriage, rather than a hierarchical one like that between parents and children or teachers and students, suggesting that they try to embrace each other's feelings. They also highlighted not only the fundamental causes of marital conflicts but also advice that could be beneficial for couples in this era.
Meanwhile, the troubled couple, who had already made the decision to divorce, did not stop their conflicts even during the divorce settlement period. Amid this turmoil, they shocked everyone by revealing that they had discovered they were pregnant. However, the unfortunate news that the wife experienced cardiac arrest and lost the baby emerged, and Ha Hee-ra, having suffered the same pain with four miscarriages, empathized with their sorrow as more than just a friend and was seen unable to hold back her tears. Choi Soo-jong also pressured the husband, saying, "Tina is so pitiful, really," while this time, as a father figure to the wife, he revealed a letter written from the perspective of a father-in-law sending his daughter to his son-in-law. Along with participants who lost their fathers early, the heartfelt letter led the husband to reflect on himself, shedding tears of regret, creating a poignant moment where the couple could dramatically understand each other.
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