Sports Chosun = Reporter Go Jae-wan
[스포츠조선 고재완 기자] Channel A’s ‘Men’s Life These Days – Groom’s Class (hereinafter referred to as ‘Groom’s Class’)’ Shim Hyung-tak and Saya and Kim Dong-wan and Seo Yoon-ah delivered happy laughter and warmth to the living room from the beginning of 2024 with their warm care for each other.
In the broadcast on the 3rd, Shim Hyung-tak was shown spending an unforgettable year in 2023 by going on stage at the year-end awards ceremony with his wife Saya, who served as his daily manager, and enjoying the honor of winning his first award since his debut. In addition, Kim Dong-wan received applause from the studio mentors for showing the essence of a straight-laced man while officially dating Seo Yoon-ah after a blind date in ‘Jamanchu’. According to Nielsen Korea, the broadcast on this day recorded a viewership rating of 2.7% (pay-TV households nationwide), proving the keen interest of viewers.
Saya stepped forward as a daily manager in place of Shim Hyung-tak’s manager, who was on leave for a long time. After taking care of Shim Hyung-tak’s props, costumes, and snacks, Saya put Shim Hyung-tak in the car and drove to the scheduled location, saying, “I’m not my husband today. I’m actor Shim Hyung-tak.” At the same time, Saya said, “I will call you Hyeong-tak hyung, not Mr. Shim (like the manager calls you),” making the studio burst into laughter. Arriving at Shim Hyung-tak’s makeup shop, Saya took care of Shim Hyung-tak by giving him an occasional massage on the back of his neck and chin, and also carefully checked his clothes.
Afterwards, the two arrived at the year-end awards ceremony location. In particular, Shim Hyung-tak received an award at the year-end awards ceremony for the first time in 23 years since his debut. When the MCs asked him how he felt about receiving the award, he said, “I was able to stand here thanks to my wife who reminded me of the word ‘hope.’ So that I can go out into the world again. “Thank you to Saya for giving me courage. I love you!” he publicly confessed, filling the scene with emotion. Saya sent a heart to Shim Hyeong-tak over her head.
Lastly, the two completed their live broadcast schedule. Saya monitored Shim Hyung-tak’s live broadcast in real time, captured fans’ reactions and showed them to her husband. Saya, who successfully completed all schedules, expressed her extreme love by saying, “Next time (my husband) is filming a drama, I want to be his manager.” As if responding to Saya’s sincerity, Shim Hyung-tak ended 2023 warmly by hugging his wife, saying, “Hug me! I need to recharge now.”
Following Saya and Shim Hyeong-tak’s warm day, the first date scene of Kim Dong-wan, who went on a ‘jamanchu blind date’ with actress Seo Yoon-ah through the arrangement of ‘Dating Manipulator’ Jang Young-ran, Jeong Kyeong-mi, and Shim Jin-hwa, was also revealed. On this day, Kim Dong-wan transformed into natural perm hair and welcomed Seo Yoon-ah. Kim Dong-wan, who hinted at his favor by saying, “Men get perms when they have a girl,” took Seo Yoon-ah to a record shop he usually frequented. Here, the two became closer while looking at various LPs, and Kim Dong-wan made Seo Yoon-ah enter the phone booth inside the record shop and diligently filmed her with the camera he had brought with him. Also, Kim Dong-wan got very close to Seo Yoon-ah inside her booth and took a sweet selfie with her, saying, “Are we too close?” The studio mentors who saw this applauded, saying, “It’s a movie, it’s a movie!”
After a while, Kim Dong-wan bought the album that Seo Yoon-ah had chosen and gave it to her as a gift, and they listened to it together in the listening room. In addition, Kim Dong-wan passionately sang ‘Instinctively’ while playing the guitar himself. Seo Yoon-ah was happy and said, “You sing really well. It’s better than LP.” Meanwhile, Kim Dong-wan taught guitar chords for Seo Yoon-ah, who was interested in playing guitar. At this time, natural skinship occurred, making the heart rate of the studio mentors soar.
After finishing the record shop date, Kim Dong-wan headed to the restaurant he had reserved near Seo Yoon-ah’s house. While moving to Seo Yoon-ah’s car, Kim Dong-wan applied for ‘after’, saying, “Update the car (navigation), I’ll do it for you later,” and when Seo Yoon-ah said, “I hurt my wrist while boxing,” he grabbed her wrist and did some stretching. It exudes ‘sweetness’.
After arriving at the restaurant, Kim Dong-wan ordered a ‘gluten-free’ menu for Seo Yoon-ah, who cannot eat wheat. Seo Yoon-ah also brought ‘non-alcoholic wine’ for Kim Dong-wan, who was ‘abstaining from drinking,’ and shared it happily. During the long conversation, Kim Dong-wan asked, “Do you have any plans for Christmas? If you don’t have plans, do you want to go to church together? I’ve always been jealous of church couples.” Seo Yoon-ah smiled shyly, saying, “(She has never gone to church with her boyfriend),” and Kim Dong-wan said, “Really? Then come with me,” and went straight ahead.
After the meal, the two walked down the street and enjoyed the winter night view. Here too, Kim Dong-wan tied a scarf to Seo Yoon-ah out of fear that she might be cold, and took pictures of her with his camera. Finally, she started fluttering, saying, “A fairy named Yoona has appeared in the city forest!” Shim Hyeong-tak expressed his admiration, saying, “He wasn’t always around this much to talk about, right? I think he comes out because he likes it.” At the end of the date, Kim Dong-wan advised(?), “They say not to meet men at the end of the year. You can get drunk in the excited atmosphere and have useless meetings.” Seo Yoon-ah asked, “Then shouldn’t I meet her brother?” and Kim Dong-wan laughed, saying, “No, not me…”, raising expectations for her next meeting.
Reporter Go Jae-wan star77@sportschosun.com
