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The March 30 episode of TV Chosun’s Chosun’s Lover introduced Han Yoon-seo’s fiancé, who is two years her senior, and revealed that Insooni’s daughter lost a pinky finger in a car accident.
Han Yoon-seo admitted she had spent 41 years single and candidly described her romantic history that earned her the nickname “X-date collector.” She grabbed attention by sharing a 35-item checklist of traits that define her ideal partner.
Han said that after meeting him she realized he met all those criteria, and she introduced the man she’s seeing with marriage in mind. The fiancé is 43-year-old Moon Jun-woong, who works at YouTube management company Sandbox Network. The couple has been dating for about three months.
Jeong I-rang, who met Moon, complimented his demeanor, and Han said her fiancé could skip the formal parent meeting, showing her affection. “I really like him,” Jeong said. “He speaks gently and there’s no trace of malice on his face. He seems sincere and dedicated to his work. I wonder if Yun-seo dated all those other people to find someone like this. Good things come after hard times. I’d give him 1,000 points out of 100.”
The three later met with Yun Hyo-dong and Kim Seung-hye at a restaurant. Kim, surprised by the engagement news, was moved to tears. “I told her a few days ago to try dating someone seriously—poor husband,” she joked, drawing laughs. Still single, Yun Hyo-dong quipped, “I’m the most pitiable today,” and added, “I thought Seung-hye and Yun-seo would never marry—are you getting married too?” Han replied, “I thought Kim Seung-hye would never marry either.”
Han’s parents were not yet aware of her relationship. Asked how his future mother-in-law would react, Moon said she’d probably insist he wouldn’t do YouTube at first, and that he plans to show his true self rather than his online persona.
Han said she hadn’t told her mother and called her on the spot. She announced she had a boyfriend, and Moon declared, “I’ll come visit my future mother-in-law soon.” Han’s mother laughed and said she didn’t believe it, adding, “If it’s true, come in a suit with a bouquet, call me ‘mother-in-law’ and bow once—then I’ll believe you.”
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Next up was national diva Insooni, who introduced a daughter often described as her doppelgänger. Park Se-in graduated from Stanford and married three years ago. She displayed affection for her mother with a kiss, and Insooni said, “She’s my daughter even after marriage.”
Insooni invited a longtime chorus member and a stylist she’s worked with for 20 years to her home. They said they’ve known Park since middle school and spoke warmly about the family. The chorus member recalled, “When I got married, Insooni and her husband served as the two witnesses for my marriage registration. During COVID-19, the teacher told me to come over and gave me a bankbook. They set up a savings account for me and contributed to it for a year. I had no work during the pandemic and it was really moving that they saved for me like that.”
Insooni explained, “Back then we didn’t bring chorus members to smaller shows, but I insisted on taking them. With no work during COVID‑19, I took the chorus on every stage I could. I didn’t want to just give them pocket money—it could be awkward—so I wanted them to earn it proudly through their work.”
Park Se-in also recounted why she left a top global tech company, referred to as Company M. She said the accident happened during a business trip to Los Angeles. “After parking, everyone except the driver got out. I stepped out to get a bag from the trunk when the car suddenly reversed. There was a wall behind it. I ended up between the car and the wall and only my hand got caught as I stepped back.”
She continued, “I didn’t know what was happening and yelled for someone to call 119. I don’t remember anything after the ambulance. Before surgery, the anesthesiologists were talking and one of them was Korean. That doctor asked, ‘Can I cut off her wedding ring?’ They said the fingers weren’t getting blood circulation. If blood doesn’t flow, tissue can become necrotic. I had surgery in the U.S. and returned to Korea a week later.”
Park underwent seven more surgeries and ultimately had her pinky amputated. Insooni’s husband reflected, “How one interprets this varies, but if more of her body had been crushed or trapped when the car reversed, the damage would have been worse. Ultimately her hand is impaired, but imagine if she’d been bedridden and unable to speak—we would have gone completely mad.” His eyes welled with tears.
Insooni recalled, “When she said, ‘Mom, my hand is injured,’ I assumed it was a typical break from a fall. I didn’t realize how severe it was. Seeing her injured hand felt like my heart was being torn apart. I held back tears because I worried Se-in would be even more shaken if I cried. I didn’t know how hard it would be to hold on. I can endure my own pain, but not my child’s. I would do anything—no matter what—to make sure she’s okay.”
[Sports Today reporter Kim Tae-hyung ent@stoo.com]
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