Hong Seok-cheon "I'm over the risk of dying from sepsis"
Hong Seok-cheon "I'm over the risk of dying from sepsis"
In Channel A's 'Best Friends Tocumentary Table for 4' (hereinafter referred to as 'Table for 4'), which airs today (27th), Hong Seok-cheon, 'Korea's first celebrity to come out' and a broadcaster with 29 years of experience, appears as the main character.

On this day, Hong Seok-cheon invites his close friends to his own building located in Itaewon. He expressed his feelings about filming a commercial again 25 years after coming out and gathered his close friends to celebrate. Hong Seok-cheon's best friends include Ahn Seon-young, a broadcaster who recently turned into a businessman and is in his second heyday, Hong Seok-cheon's friend for 22 years; Lee Moon-sik, a high-end supporting actor who is a senior-junior in the theater and film department and whom he has been friends with for 35 years; and Hong Seok-cheon's legal child, daughter Hong Joo-eun. In particular, anticipation is rising as it is said that there will be a revealing battle with Ahn Sun-young, who do not know anything about each other, from their daily routine to their private lives.

Hong Seok-cheon tells the story of coming out because of love in 2000, when he was on the road to success as a broadcaster, and his family's reaction at the time. Hong Seok-cheon, who started the restaurant business because he missed people after all broadcasts were suspended due to coming out. He rose again to the point where he was called the ‘Prince of Itaewon’ thanks to his excellent marketing strategy.

He was on the road to success by running 13 businesses, but one day he collapsed from overwork and confessed the tearful story of being on the verge of death due to sepsis, which evokes regret. In addition, it is said that the scene was filled with emotion by revealing the story of how he adopted his niece Hong Joo-eun, who was in the 6th grade of elementary school, as his legal child. Accordingly, daughter Hong Joo-eun is said to have shed tears while reading a letter she personally wrote for Hong Seok-cheon, drawing attention.

Best friend Lee Moon-sik also tells the story of his turbulent life. Lee Moon-sik's story of how he was a student at the Department of Theater and Film, which he entered after many twists and turns, and how he had to undergo transplant surgery after being hit by a Molotov cocktail while leading a protest, how he decided to die in the military, but came to his senses at the thought of his single mother, and worked hard to live, and about his days as a poor theater actor. He plans to tell an honest story about how he endured the ups and downs of life, including his love story with his current wife.

‘Best Friends Tocumentary Table for 4’ airs every Monday at 8:10 PM.

Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr