Kim Jae-joong, Park Seo-jin, Tzuyu, Choi Ye-na... Stars' 'Filial Piety FLEX' for Their Parents [★FOCUS]

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During holidays, people often find themselves thinking more deeply about how to express their deep affection for their parents. As celebrities showcase their extraordinary "filial piety flex," they are inspiring both admiration and envy.

First, singer Kim Jae-joong is well known as a filial son who gifted his adoptive parents a mansion worth approximately 6 billion won. In the 2024 KBS 2TV program "Newlyweds' Restaurant," he revealed a home he personally designed and built for his parents from start to finish. His "complete filial piety house" is a four-story mansion equipped with a residential elevator allowing his parents to move freely throughout the house, as well as a sauna prepared for their comfortable relaxation, drawing widespread surprise.

As the youngest of nine siblings, Kim Jae-joong said, "When I was young, our family was happy and joyful, but we were not financially secure. So I had a desire that when I grew up, at least my parents' home would be large and good." He showed his filial side by preparing premium nourishing meals for his father, who suffered from lung cancer, and by cleaning every corner of the house.

Singer Choi Ye-na revealed her story, stating that she gifted her parents a home in the future as a way to thank them for helping her overcome childhood cancer since she was five years old. Appearing on JTBC's "Knowing Bros" last May, Choi said after settling her singer activities, she bought a house for her parents in Yangpyeong. She added, "What is most important is giving something to my parents, and I am happy. When I was young, I was very sick, and my parents had a hard time. Seeing them grow up with me made it clear why I must succeed, and I decided I must repay them."

In the past, on the YouTube channel "Interesting Things Are Uploaded" in its "Eat Breakfast Before You Go" content, Choi said, "My parents got married late. I was about five years old at the time, and they couldn't go on their honeymoon because I fell ill and had to be taken to the hospital." She confessed, "I didn't know our family was struggling when I was young. The house kept getting smaller, and I noticed it was hard to ask for allowance even though we needed to recharge my bus card. When money was tight, I felt terribly guilty that I got sick with childhood cancer."

Singer Park Seo-jin, who revealed that her performance fees increased by 100 times compared to her unknown days, practiced generous filial piety by gifting her parents a single-family home, a shop, and a new house. On the July broadcast of KBS 2TV's "Problem Children in the Attic," Park recalled the time she helped her family after dropping out of high school. She said, "After succeeding as a singer, I built a three-story single-family home for my parents and opened a dried seafood shop for them." She further revealed, "Recently, I built a new house in an area densely packed with convenient facilities such as hospitals, supermarkets, and police stations," showing her filial devotion.

Additionally, on one broadcast, Park Seo-jin gifted her parents couple shoes and personally put them on for them, warming the hearts of viewers.

Actor Nam Yoon-su practiced filial piety in a different way rather than through material gifts. He donated his kidney to his father, who was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure at the end of 2024. After the transplant surgery, Nam appeared on "Newlyweds' Restaurant" and commented on the title "National Filial Son," saying, "It wasn't forced; it was a natural feeling, so the title 'National Filial Son' feels burdensome. I am just grateful."

Nam said, "When buying things for myself, I hesitate, but when giving to my parents or siblings, I don't hesitate at all. I want my dad to get healthy, and I want to do everything possible for my family."

TWICE member Tzuyu purchased The Penthouse in Kaohsiung City in 2023 for 100 million yuan (approximately 4.1 billion won from Hanwha) and gifted it to her mother. The Penthouse that Tzuyu bought is located in the Xiongkang Xinyi Art Museum building in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, and is known as the most expensive property in the area, drawing significant attention.

It is reported that Tzuyu chose to buy a house directly across from her mother's workplace for convenience. The building has 33 floors above ground and is said to feature top-tier facilities including a swimming pool and spa room.

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