JYJ's Kim Jaejoong (Hero Jaejoong) invited his stepmother to be a guest star on the KBS talk show "Morning Forum" on December 24, 2024. On that occasion, his mother revealed the reason for adopting Jaejoong, even though their family's finances were tight.
Jaejoong's stepmother admitted that she was initially hesitant to adopt the idol. "I will never forget the day when a female acquaintance brought him (little Jaejoong) to me. She said that he had a story and asked me to raise him," she said.
"At that time, I said, 'I already have many children of my own. I'm not sure if I can raise him.' However, my acquaintance insisted, saying that he knew I would raise him well," the mother continued. After holding Jaejoong as a baby, his stepmother agreed to adopt him.
"I looked at the child and saw how adorable he was and how his eyes were shining. I thought, 'How could someone abandon him?' and hugged him," she recalled. Jaejoong's stepmother added, "In my arms, he said, 'Mom, Mom,' and it touched my heart.
I thought, 'How could I give you to someone else?'. He hugged my neck tightly and called me mom." Despite not knowing how to raise Jaejoong when the family's finances were not good, her mother decided to adopt him. "I just thought, 'We'll follow wherever life takes us,'" she said.
"I brought it up in my family even though I already had many children and limited finances. I thought I could add one more spoon on the table and one more bowl of rice, and the children could grow up together," she stressed.
His stepmother felt grateful for deciding to adopt Jaejoong. "And the child turned out to be an extraordinary person. He is a very devoted child. He is the most loving and devoted child in the whole world. Thank you, my love," she said while crying.
Hearing that, Jaejoong commented, "I'm the one who's grateful. Whatever the reason, she accepted me and raised me healthily. That means everything to me." He also revealed how it felt to receive praise as a dutiful son from people.
"Ever since my episode of 'Fun Staurant' aired, I've been getting a lot of questions. People call me a dutiful son, but I don't know. What I do for my parents is my rightful duty as their son. So it seems special, because it's on TV," Jaejoong said humbly.
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