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Hwanhee’s Mother from ‘Househusband’ Secretly Attends Her First Part-Time Job Interview at 74… The Inside Story Even Her Son Didn’t Know

KBS2's "Men Who Do Housework Season 2"

Choi Hee-jae
2026-07-11 16:51:47
[E-Daily Starin Choi Hee-jae Reporter] Singer Hwanhee is shocked by his 74-year-old mother’s challenge.
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The episode of KBS2’s “Men Who Do Housework Season 2” (Salimnam), airing on the 11th, features the story of Hwanhee’s mother as she takes on her first part-time job.
When Hwanhee visits his mother’s home that day, he is taken aback by a phone call that comes in unexpectedly. It turns out that his mother had gone for a part-time job interview without even telling him. Unable to hide his distress at the fact that his elderly mother had tried to find a job on her own, Hwanhee asks, “If you were short on money, why didn’t you just tell me?”
In response, her mother opens up for the first time about the true feelings she has held deep in her heart while dedicating her entire life to her children, and as mother and son confront each other’s innermost thoughts, a conflict arises. This raises the question: What is the real reason her mother tried to find a job behind her son’s back for the first time in 74 years?
Later, Hwan-hee takes her mother to a senior job counseling center, and her mother embarks on her first-ever part-time job. While passionately immersed in her work at a café, her mother welcomes her first customer, but an unexpected situation arises, and she eventually startles everyone by raising her voice and shouting, “Don’t you have a broom here?” All eyes are now on who this “all-time worst customer” was that caused her to lose her temper during her very first part-time job.
Hwan-hee met with fans through a nationwide concert tour with singer Choi Soo-ho until last month.
“Househusband” is a program that captures the real-life household routines of celebrity househusbands. It airs on the 11th at 10:35 p.m.

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