Actors Park Se-young and Kwak Jung-wook join KBS show with 14-month-old daughter
In short
Married actors Park Se-young and Kwak Jung-wook appeared for the first time on KBS2's 'The Return of Superman' on 21 October, with their 14-month-old daughter Nael. Ahead of the broadcast, outlets reported Park's remark that she 'grabbed him by the collar and married', after eight years of dating.
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Actors Park Se-young and Kwak Jung-wook, in their fifth year of marriage, joined KBS2's 'The Return of Superman' (known as 'Syudol') as a new family, appearing with their 14-month-old daughter Nael. The episode, number 640 according to Chosun Ilbo, was scheduled for 8:30 pm on 21 October. Chosun Ilbo said the hosts were Kim Jong-min and Lalal. Dong-A Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo reported on the broadcast after it aired. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
Previews on 20 October said the couple would show Nael publicly for the first time. Chosun Ilbo and Newsis described her as closely resembling her father, and the preview gave her weight as 9.2 kg. Park said on her social media on 15 October that Nael would appear on the show, according to Dong-A Ilbo. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The couple met on the drama 'School 2013' and married after eight years of dating. Dong-A Ilbo gave the marriage year as 2022. Park said she was not close to Kwak during the shoot and said, 'I grabbed him by the collar and married', which the outlets said drew laughter. Dong-A Ilbo said the specifics behind the remark would be revealed in the broadcast. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
The previews also said Park wrote a detailed childcare handover chart for Kwak before returning to a drama set. Dong-A Ilbo said she was preparing her first work in four years and told the programme she wondered whether she could be a working mother but wanted to manage it. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
After the broadcast, Dong-A Ilbo reported that Kwak said the two had no friendship on the drama and he did not know her phone number, and that they met often through a group formed around the production. Park said they became close through church and later became a couple. Dong-A Ilbo's headline said people around them opposed the marriage, and Park relayed acquaintances asking whether Kwak, who has a strong impression, was all right. [ 4 ]
Chosun Ilbo's report on 22 October said Kwak visited a drama set with his daughter to support Park, and that the show's Han Go-eun gave the couple realistic advice. [ 5 ]
Why it matters
The coverage is entertainment news about a TV programme and a celebrity couple. The documents give no wider consequences.
Key facts
- Actors Park Se-young and Kwak Jung-wook, in their fifth year of marriage, joined KBS2's 'The Return of Superman' as a new family with their 14-month-old daughter Nael. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The episode was scheduled for 21 October at 8:30 pm, and Dong-A Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo reported on it as aired on 21 October. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
- The couple met on the drama 'School 2013' and married after eight years of dating. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Park said, 'I grabbed him by the collar and married', and that she was not close to him during the drama shoot. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Before returning to a drama set, Park prepared a childcare handover chart for Kwak. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Nael's weight was given as 9.2 kg in the programme preview. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Park Se-young and Kwak Jung-wook joined 'The Return of Superman' with their 14-month-old daughter Nael. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]
- The couple met on 'School 2013' and dated for eight years before marrying. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Park wrote a childcare handover chart for Kwak ahead of returning to a drama set. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Park said she was not close to Kwak during the drama shoot and that she 'grabbed him by the collar and married'. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- What Park meant by saying she 'grabbed him by the collar and married'. Dong-A Ilbo said the specifics were to be revealed in the broadcast; the available text of the later reports is cut off before any explanation.
- Whether people around the couple opposed their marriage. Only the headline of one Dong-A Ilbo report states this; its summary text is cut off after Park relayed acquaintances' comments on Kwak's strong impression.
- Nael's age. The lead of the first Chosun Ilbo report calls her a 2-year-old daughter, while its body and the other outlets say 14 months.
- The year of the marriage. Only Dong-A Ilbo's preview gives 2022.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Chosun Ilbo publishes an OSEN preview on 20 October of the couple joining the show. [ 1 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo publishes its preview on 20 October, noting Park's SNS post of 15 October about the episode. [ 2 ]
- Newsis publishes its preview on 20 October. [ 3 ]
- The episode is scheduled to air on 21 October. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo reports on 21 October on the couple's story as told on the aired episode. [ 4 ]
- Chosun Ilbo publishes an OSEN report on 22 October on the aired episode. [ 5 ]