Lee Chan-won said that his parents' spines were bent because of the academy fees

‘High-end water strider’ presents a clear solution to the problem of children’s school fees.

KBS 2TV's new entertainment show 'High-End Water Strider', which airs today, depicts the activities of Salty Avengers MCs Lee Chan-won, Yang Se-hyung, Yang Se-chan, Jo Hyun-ah and money trainer Kim Kyung-pil, who stepped forward with both arms to solve their children's education expenses.

On this day, a client appeared in the studio who was worried about paying for his daughter’s second-grade daughter’s school fees. According to him, even though he sends students to piano and English classes at the minimum level that others do, he is burdened with a loss of about 500,000 won per month.

While watching a video of a client couple who had conflicting opinions regarding spending on education expenses, Jo Hyun-ah recalled a time when she was young and had a conflict between her parents over private lesson fees and the purchase of musical instruments, such as piano and flute. Lee Chan-won, who said he had been going to piano lessons since he was 5 years old and even went to a science academy for gifted children, as well as Gook Guk-soo, sympathized, saying, “My parents’ spine was broken because of my academy fees.”

Regarding the concerns about education expenses that all parents raising children can sympathize with, Money Trainer Kim Kyung-pil said, “If I don’t send my child to an academy, I have a fear that my child will be the only one who falls behind.” He added, “You have to be able to distinguish between real fear and imagined fear.” He gave solid advice, saying, “It can be done.” He then pointed out a more urgent problem than the cost of education and emphasized giving children “an education that money cannot buy,” raising curiosity about today’s broadcast about what kind of solution it would be.

Yang Se-hyeong, who heard from a client who was sending his child to a rope jumping academy because of his short height, said, “I jumped rope thousands of times a day and he is 167cm tall,” and added, “I played basketball hard in middle school, but my height was the same, so I hung up on the wall (where the height was measured). He is said to have complained, “It’s almost cracked,” causing laughter.

'High-End Water Strider', where you learn smart consumption tips to get through the era of high prices with Salty Avengers MCs, will be broadcast on KBS 2TV at 8:55 pm today (4th).

Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr