Jo Hye Ryun Shares Heartache Over Mother's Favoritism Toward Her Only Son

On the 27th, a video titled 'A Day I Want to Hear Stories SPECIAL: Mrs. Choi Bok-sun' was uploaded to the channel 'His Days.' Comedian Jo Hye Ryun, alongside CEO Lee Mi-na, a former reporter, listened to the life story of her mother, Mrs. Choi Bok-sun.

Jo Hye Ryun's mother revealed that after losing her parents at a young age, she married at twenty and endured a difficult life as a daughter-in-law. She confessed that she had to walk on eggshells around her parents-in-law because she kept giving birth to daughters, and she couldn't even receive proper postpartum care. Jo Hye Ryun candidly admitted, "My mother said that because she kept having daughters, they didn't even let her rest after childbirth. That is why the youngest son, Cho Ji-hwan, became my mother's everything. Listening to the story now, I understand. However, during my childhood, I resented my mother for that."

She did not hide her resentment, saying, "Even when I became a celebrity and brought home money, she gave it all to Cho Ji-hwan. Even when we went on trips, she would say, 'It would have been better if you went with your brother.' My mother even said, 'If Cho Ji-hwan dies, I will die too.'"

In a past broadcast, Jo Hye Ryun had shared a tearful story: "Out of eight siblings, seven were daughters and the youngest was a son, so the discrimination was severe. Even when I asked for money for study materials, she would say, 'Money-eating ghost.' Ultimately, I became a comedian, became successful, helped my mother so she wouldn't have to work, and took responsibility for my siblings' education."

Through a later broadcast with Dr. Oh Eun-young, Jo Hye Ryun confessed that she finally came to understand the pain and scars of the era her mother had to endure. She asked her mother, "Is the youngest son still the best?" and her mother replied, "Now that I have religion and don't perform ancestral rites, I wonder why I went through all that hardship. Nowadays, the person who earns money is the best, and after that, it's Hye-sook."

Cho Ji-hwan debuted in the 2003 film 'Silmido' and has since been active in various works such as 'The Peninsula,' 'Friend 2,' 'The Classified File,' and 'Miss Baek' in supporting and minor roles.