Seo Jeong-hee and Ms. Jang Bok-sook had a dressing battle in the last broadcast. After the fashion show of the three generations of single mothers and daughters, including Seo Jeong-hee, who dramatically reconciled and has a beauty that rivals that of Audrey Hepburn, Jang Bok-sook, who appeared like a senior model with a silk scarf on her head, and Seo Dong-ju, an intelligent goddess with a force, tea time continued. Seo Jeong-hee, who was in high spirits with the delicious dessert, repeatedly shouted “Perfect”, but soon the crisis of the second battle with Mrs. Jang Bok-sook came, and the situation was put to rest with a barrage of praise from the quick-witted Seo Dong-ju. Afterwards, Seo Jeong-hee and Seo Dong-ju headed to a private open-air hot spring and started eating cup ramen. Mrs. Jang Bok-sook, who swallowed her saliva while saying, “I will never eat it,” pretended not to resist her daughter's advice and ate a piece of ramen with chopsticks and even drank the soup, making people laugh.
Upon entering the dormitory, a surprise 60th birthday party prepared by Seo Dong-ju for Seo Jeong-hee followed. Seo Dong-ju said, “I am so grateful that our three generations of mother and daughter were able to go on a wonderful trip to celebrate my mother's 60th birthday. “Seeing my mother overcome difficult situations with a smile, rather than me, who lived my life pretending to be an adult, makes me think that she is a mother after all,” said Seo Jeong-hee and Mrs. Jang Bok-sook, who had tears in their eyes. Seo Dong-ju's heartwarming letter, which said, "I may be a poor daughter, but at least believe in one thing that I will always be by your mother's side," was heartwarming, but Seo Jeong-hee suddenly changed the mood with a sharp comment, "The stationery is tacky." The trip to Taiwan ended with a loving chat between a mother and daughter of three generations who were single, lying side by side in the same bed, regretting the end of the trip.
The Gwangsan Kim family continued their trip to Paris. Her mother-in-law, Mrs. Baek Ok-ja, covets her daughter-in-law Jang Jeong-yoon's coat, saying she has no clothes to wear to the department store, and Jang Jeong-yoon is embarrassed. When Kim Seung-hyun raised his anger level by telling him to quickly borrow the coat, Jang Jeong-yoon sighed, saying, “It's not easy, Gwangsan Kim's daughter-in-law.” In the end, Mrs. Baek Ok-ja, who borrowed a coat, sunglasses, and a bag from Jang Jeong-yoon, tried on clothes constantly at the department store, but the prices were too expensive for her husband's shopping limit of 100,000 won. I tried making a video call, but it didn't connect. At that time, Kim Seung-hyun and his wife were having a great time at the main stadium of Paris Saint-Germain, considered the world's strongest soccer team. Sambuza, who had finished shopping for Messi's uniform, looked the happiest on his trip as he inhaled a bowl of ramen-stuffed budae stew at a Korean restaurant. Sambuja's Korean food mukbang, in which Sambuja ate the Korean food thoroughly, even adding bowls of rice, saying, "We have to eat and live first," made the viewers' mouths water and laugh.
Meanwhile, Jang Jeong-yoon is trying to narrow the distance between himself and Kim Seung-hyeon's daughter, Kim Soo-bin. When Kim Soo-bin said, “I was sorry that I would be hurt by being a stepmother,” Kim Soo-bin also opened her heart and said, “I thought it would be nice to have someone who could protect my dad.” Afterwards, Jang Jeong-yoon was left speechless by Kim Soo-bin's question, “What do you like about your dad?” “When I was dating, I thought, ‘How did such a perfect man come to me?’” she said with a bitter smile, but ended the conversation cheerfully by saying, “But he’s still handsome.”
On the last night of their trip, the Gwangsan Kim family boarded a cruise ship where they could enjoy the beautiful night view of Paris. Although they were complaining about the cold, they were absorbed in taking pictures and made everyone laugh, while the couple, Kim Seung-hyun and Jang Jeong-yoon, kissed each other on the forehead like they were the main characters in a drama. It brought joy. In response to MC Kyuhyun's question about whether he would recommend a group overseas trip with his in-laws, Jang Jeongyoon said, "I had a hard time, but the memories remained," and "I'm craving to travel again."
The journey of the three-generation single mother and daughter and the Gwangsan Kim family, crossing between hot and cold baths, ended with a special trip full of outrageous anger, deep emotion, and pleasant laughter. Next week, the second travel runner of 'Geulhwanjang' will feature a trip to Laos by the unique Bangan family led by siblings Go Eun-ah and Mir, and a filial travelogue in Thailand with Na Tae-ju and her six aunts.
Immediately after the 4th episode of 'Girl Hwanjang' aired, various online communities and social networking sites said, “The uncle in Kim Seung-hyun's family is so funny,” “I felt Seo Dong-joo's sincerity, which made me cry at the moment,” “I understand Kim Seung-hyun’s daughter’s honest reaction,” and “Next week, Na Tae-joo’s room is gone.” Hot reactions such as “Just looking at the preview made me laugh” and “Time flies today again” continued.
KBS 2TV's 'Walking Into the Fantasies', which draws laughter and empathy through the ups and downs of star families' family trips, airs every Sunday at 9:25 pm.
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr