'Appearance Depression' Park Seo-jin, Tears from Parents After Experiencing Life as a 70-Year-Old Father [Salimnam] [★Night TV]

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'Salimnam 2's Park Seo-jin directly experienced the hardships of his father.

On the 5th, on KBS 2TV's 'Salimnam 2', which aired that day, Park Seo-jin called his father after successfully renewing a shoe advertisement contract. His father said he was wearing well the hearing aid his son had given him and added, "With the hearing aid, I can hear everything Mom says. Sometimes even her farts sound like 'pipi pipi'."

Park Seo-jin constantly worried about his father's health. His father said, "When you get older, don't you have more than one or two places that hurt? Dad has nowhere to go. If I go out, people will look at me differently. You're young and don't understand. Because of the pain, I can't walk much, and climbing stairs is hard too... Try being my age. You play the janggu (drum), so your shoulders must ache even more."

To empathize with his father's sorrow, Park Seo-jin dressed up as a 70-year-old and went out onto the streets. Wearing the elderly experience kit made every step feel heavy as lead, and descending stairs while leaning on a cane was difficult. He even missed the subway right in front of him.

Park Seo-jin said, "I finally understood my father's feelings a little. Why his self-esteem keeps dropping and why he avoids going out. As it gets harder, I think you give up more as you age. People don't sit next to me on the subway seats. Are they avoiding me because of me? I became overly conscious of others' glances. My body kept feeling heavy and tired," thereby understanding his father's hardships.

At home, the family prepared a birthday party for Park Seo-jin. Seeing his son dressed as a 70-year-old, his father said, "He doesn't look like my son; he looks like an older brother." He then revealed his true feelings: "It's good that you endured through those difficult years and made it this far to dress up as a 70-year-old. I thought, 'How wonderful it would be to age so gracefully.'"

Park Seo-jin also shared his thoughts: "I lived as my father just to understand his feelings, and my parents seemed grateful. They must have thought, 'Our son has lived well into his 70s.' From now on, I need to show them a happy life so they won't worry."

Seeing her son's aged appearance, his mother eventually became teary-eyed. Park Seo-jin said, "I initially took it lightly, but then I realized my father must be spending each day with such feelings. I promised myself that I will do better for my parents from now on."

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