In the latest episode of KBS's "Stars' Top recipe at Fun- sta sta staying", singer Kim Jae Joong shared a surprising about his ex-girlfriend.
The episode begins with Kim Jae Joong visiting his parents' house. When he discovered that the refrigerator was almost empty, he decided to make kimchi to drink for his parents and talk about family topics together.
Kim Jae Joong revealed that his nephew's family is about to have a child and joked that that would make him the "first idol".
Meanwhile, Kim Jae Joong's mother mentioned his dating story: "Mom didn't intend to mention this, but didn't you think about getting married? ".
Kim Jae Joong suddenly confessed: "In the past, I had a girlfriend". His mother did not believe it and asked him if he was talking about his fans.
But then, she remembers her son's old relationship: "Have you ever come to our house since?"
She revealed: "At that time, the girl's parents also arrived. At that time, he had considered getting the two married. Now that girl is probably married. I still miss that girl, very pretty and her parents are also comfortable. But at that time Jae Joong was too young.
But Kim Jae Joong refused: "I met her in high school when I was a kid, my mother, not anymore."
Regarding how he and his ex-girlfriend met, the male singer said: "At that time, the Internet was just popular and Windows was just released in Korea. We met through online chats, then exchanged photos and developed feelings for each other, so we decided to meet in real life. I went from Gongju to Daegu just to meet her. She looks exactly the same in the photo.
Jae Joong shared more details about the first date: "We went to an amusement park to date, then we said goodbye in tears."
Jae Joong's mother continued: "At that time, the girl's parents told me to miss Jae Joong so much that they took the girl from Daegu to Gongju to find her." The male singer confessed: "At that time, everything was so romantic and dreamy".
Jae Joong's mother said that although her son and his ex-girlfriend's love story did not end up going smoothly in the end, she still wanted to contact the girl.
When Kim Jae Joong was unhappy because his mother kept mentioning marriage, his mother frankly replied, "What can I talk to a 40-year-old single man about besides marriage?"
Kim Jae Joong also humorously responded: "You are not so good as to be an unsold guy".
Kim Jae Joong was born in 1986. He debuted in 2003 as a member of the famous boy band TVXQ (or DBSK) of SM Entertainment.
In 2009, Kim Jae Joong and 2 members Park Yoo Chun and Kim Jun Su filed a lawsuit against SM due to harsh contracts. They separated to form a new group called JYJ.
In June 2023, Kim Jae Joong founded his own company iNKODE Entertainment, holding the position of Strategy Director (CSO). He is currently working as a singer, actor and producer for the company's girl group Say My Name.
