Choo Shin-soo♥Ha Won-mi, holding back tears during their minor league days.. Park Se-ri and Lee Young-ja also shed tears [What's the Point of Leaving It Behind][★Night TV]

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Former baseball player Choo Shin-soo was moved to tears while recalling his wife, Ha Won-mi.

In an episode of tvN STORY’s variety program "What's the Point of Leaving It Behind" aired on the 3rd, Choo Shin-soo opened up about the difficult times he and his wife endured during his minor league days.

On that day, Lee Young-ja asked, "I heard Ha Won-mi was almost going to return to Korea."

Choo Shin-soo replied, "My ligament tore. While throwing a ball, it burst and I was told surgery was necessary. If you have surgery, a year passes. The child grows, but the salary is barely enough. If I had been injured in the major leagues, I would have received a major league salary, but since I was injured in the minor leagues, I only got a minor league salary, making life very difficult." He then recalled those days.

He continued, "Because of my sense of responsibility, I didn't want to make my family suffer. So I said, 'If we go back to Korea, our parents and friends are there, so it might be better.' My wife responded, 'If this is because of us, then Son and I will go to Korea. You should pursue your dreams and come back. We'll stay in Korea.'"

As Choo Shin-soo reminisced about that time, he became emotional, and the studio filled with tears. Park Se-ri and Lee Young-ja also shed tears alongside him. He revealed, "When I heard those words, I said, 'If you go, what should I do? Let's stay together.' From that moment on, it became a complete turning point."

He added, "Normally, rehabilitation treatment lasts one year with once-daily sessions, but I went twice a day, morning and afternoon. I completed what should have taken 12 months in just 10 months."

Later, at Lee Young-ja's request, Choo Shin-soo was asked to send a video message to his wife. He smiled and said, "My wife must know how embarrassed I'll feel doing this."

He then added, "You gave birth to our child in a foreign country where we couldn't even communicate, and you worked so hard raising him. It seems almost all the things we always talked about have now come true. Even now, she continues to support me greatly behind the scenes from my second life. I want to thank her once again for everything she's done." His heartfelt words left everyone deeply moved.

Choo Shin-soo's sincere feelings toward his wife reminded viewers of the meaning of a family that has overcome hardships together over many years, bringing quiet emotion to the audience.

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