On the 8th, comedian Lee Sang-jun appeared on the SBS Plus entertainment program 'Are You Eating Well?' and revealed family matters he had never spoken about before. Photo by SBS Plus from the broadcast capture of 'Are You Eating Well?'
[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] Comedian Lee Sang-jun revealed family matters he had never spoken about before.
On the 8th, SBS Plus variety show 'Are You Eating Well?' featured comedians Kim Yong-myung and Lee Sang-jun.
During the broadcast, host Kim Soo-mi asked Lee Sang-jun, "Are both your parents still alive?"
Lee Sang-jun confessed, "My father was not around since I was young. I don't even know what he looks like. I was so young that I don't even remember when he left."
Kim Soo-mi asked again, "Why didn't your mother tell you about it?"
Lee Sang-jun said, "I was afraid it would make her sad, so I never asked my mother. As time passed, I missed the chance and couldn't bring myself to ask even as I got older. My sister seems to know everything, but from what I heard from relatives, it seems like it was a traffic accident. Even among comedian colleagues, if such topics come up, we tend to avoid them," he revealed.
He added, "When I was young, I felt ashamed because I couldn't fill in the father's occupation section on school notices. During breaks, I could feel my friends watching and talking. I wondered if they were talking about me. I used to sit alone in a corner thinking about that."
He then shared a story about feeling sorry for his mother.
He said, "My mother never came to my graduation ceremony even once. I was the one who didn't let her come. When I was in elementary school, I told my mom not to come. I was going to a friend's house whose parents both worked, and we were going to eat Jajangmyeon, so I told my mom not to come. Right after the graduation ceremony, we ate Jajangmyeon at my friend's house," he said.
He continued, "When I became an adult and stayed at a friend's house, I happened to see a graduation photo where my mother was standing," and shed tears.
On that day, at the hosts' request, Lee Sang-jun made a phone call to his mother.
Lee Sang-jun's mother said, "He thought of me a lot and never asked about his father or talked about him at all. I went to his graduation once but couldn't give him a bouquet. Maybe because his father wasn't there, I didn't go afterward so as not to hurt my son's feelings," she said.
When Lee Sang-jun apologized, his mother said, "I have never felt hurt. I'm happy you grew up well. I love you," she said.
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