From G-Dragon to Lee Seo-jin, Han Jimin, and Hong Seok-cheon... The unstoppable 'nephew doting' stars [★FOCUS]

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There are celebrities who have been waiting for holidays more than anyone else. They showed themselves as "nephew doting" uncles and aunts to someone's children.

Group BIGBANG member G-Dragon has repeatedly shown his love for his nephew on social media. G-Dragon's nephew is Eiden, the son of his sister, fashion designer Kwon Da-mi, and actor Kim Min-jun. Born in 2022, he turned four this year. G-Dragon not only shared photos of his nephew who resembles him but also gave generous gifts, including luxury brand miniature cars.

Kwon Da-mi also posted verified photos on social media showing G-Dragon visiting their home and the gifts he gave to Eiden, proudly displaying her stylish son and "cool uncle." Kim Min-jun recently shared that he took his son to BIGBANG's 20th-anniversary concert, calling him "Tiny Bang." The couple is expecting a second child, a daughter, in October, raising curiosity about how G-Dragon will express affection toward his future niece.

Actor Lee Seo-jin is also known as a famous nephew doting uncle. Through the past tvN variety program "Three Meals a Day," Lee Seo-jin introduced his niece, Ellie, and showed himself as a gentle uncle by affectionately hugging and patting her. While usually sharp and cool, he revealed a charming "dimple smile" only toward his niece, becoming a topic of discussion for this surprising contrast.

In an appearance on SBS PowerFM's "Kim Young-chul's Power FM" last May, Lee Seo-jin mentioned Ellie, saying, "Among my nieces and nephews, there is one I like the most." He added, "She has now graduated from school and works in New York. Since I have no children of my own, she is especially dear to me. I see her whenever I have business in New York," expressing his enduring affection.

Actor Han Jimin has long shown his love for his nieces and nephews, even operating an Instagram account under the name "Loha Aunt." He shared photos of receiving cheek kisses from his niece and proudly displayed cards received from them during Christmas with a contented smile.

Last May, Han Jimin also shared a touching photo taken with another niece who has grown much taller, named Roma.

Broadcaster Hong Seok-cheon has legally adopted and raised his divorced sister's daughter and son since 2008. In an episode of MBN's variety program "Sokpulisho Dongchimi" aired on the 5th, he explained his reason for adoption: "The children have lived with me since they were in elementary school." He added, "At some point, the law was revised to allow uncles like me to register their nieces and nephews on their household records. Since the children needed legal guardians, I registered them under my name."

Hong Seok-cheon remarked, "I did it without knowing much back then, but now I realize how amazing all parents in the world are." He noted, "Raising a child costs an enormous amount of money," acknowledging the role of parenthood. He also revealed that he could not attend school entrance or graduation ceremonies because he worried his children would face difficulties due to him.

He stated that his eldest daughter has now turned 30 and is getting married, having already met her future in-laws. Regarding her fiancé, he joked, "I saw him, and he's not really my type, but it's fine. He treated the elders well, so I told him, 'Oh, go ahead.' My eye for men is accurate."

Among idols, EXO member Kai is famous as a "nephew doting" uncle. In the past MBC variety program "I Live Alone," Kai was seen cooking and playing hide-and-seek with his 7-year-old and 5-year-old nieces and nephews who had just moved into their own homes, enjoying their time together.

In April last year, during a "Salon de Drip" content on the YouTube channel 'TEO Theo,' Kai recalled his days as a social service personnel, saying, "Since I was off on weekends, I played a lot with my nieces and nephews." When MC Jang Do-yeon asked, "Do your nieces and nephews know you're a celebrity?" Kai replied, "My eldest niece definitely knows. In the past, we even gave life advice, but now that she knows I'm a celebrity, she's become somewhat distant. My second niece just thinks of me as an uncle who plays well with her."

Kai proudly shared, "My second niece saved up her allowance for a year to buy me a gift. When I asked what I wanted, I deliberately said expensive car Lego sets to discourage her. Those cost around 400,000 to 500,000 won. Yet she saved all her allowance for a year and bought it for me."

When Jang Do-yeon asked, "What would you do if your niece wanted to become an idol?" Kai responded, "SM Entertainment offers trainee experience programs for children of employees. If you apply, you can experience life as a trainee. I'm planning to let my second niece try it too. I'm just worried because she's very shy."

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