Lee Mi-joo shares how her grades won over her teacher father

Broadcaster Lee Mi-joo will reveal on the SBS program "Rewriting the Success Formula - Young Kkeu Is Going to Work" how her father, a teacher who initially forbade her from pursuing a celebrity career, withdrew his opposition after seeing her academic report card.

Broadcaster Lee Mi-joo will reveal an anecdote regarding her father, a teacher, who opposed her debut as a celebrity. The upcoming episode will showcase her bold journey of pursuing her dream of becoming a singer by attending auditions without her parents' knowledge, and how her father's attitude shifted following her academic report card. Her process of proving her potential despite facing opposition is expected to resonate with middle school students facing career concerns.

In the second part of the SBS program "Rewriting the Success Formula - Young Kkeu Is Going to Work," which airs on the 25th at 10:55 AM, ninth-grade students preparing for high school will be shown struggling between their dreams and reality. Through the stories of students standing at a crossroads between academic high schools and vocational high schools, the program highlights the importance of making choices based on aptitude and career paths rather than just grades.

During the broadcast, Lee Mi-joo will reflect on her school days while watching students boldly pursue their dreams. She revealed that she nurtured her dream of becoming a celebrity by attending auditions without informing her parents. However, her father, who was a teacher, responded coldly. Lee Mi-joo confessed that her father firmly opposed her entry into the entertainment industry, telling her, "Don't even mention the word 'celebrity'."

The father's concerns regarding his daughter's dream eventually changed upon seeing her report card. According to Lee Mi-joo, her father withdrew his opposition after seeing her grades, and after she received notice of her final acceptance from an audition, he became a reliable supporter. The father, who initially opposed her vehemently, turned toward acknowledging and supporting his daughter's challenge. Lee Mi-joo's experience of proving her potential through action is expected to empathize with viewers experiencing conflicts between parents and children regarding dreams.

The reactions of the MCs appearing on the program add further interest. Moon Se-yoon, who has a ninth-grade daughter, watches a vocational high school admissions information session and reveals his realistic side as a father, saying, "This is no place for me to be. I should have taken my kid's hand and gone there." He is expected to draw laughter by honestly expressing the heart of a parent who cannot view their child's career issues as someone else's business.

Lee Sang-yeob, who is in his third year of marriage, expresses admiration for the bold conviction of a top-ranking student choosing between an academic high school and a semiconductor high school. He highly evaluates the student's choice and attitude, stating, "I think that student's parents might shed tears. How did they raise the child so well?" He was impressed by the student's appearance of considering aptitude and goals rather than choosing a specific career path solely because of excellent grades.

So Seul-ji sends encouragement to a student putting extraordinary effort into the dream of becoming a chef. Seeing the aspiring chef who travels between Pohang and Daegu every weekend to continue overnight knife-skill practice, she spoke highly of the student's potential, saying, "It feels like we will meet them in 'Culinary Class Wars' soon." The student's passion for setting clear goals and building skills at a young age is expected to leave a deep impression on the cast.

Lee Mi-joo's debut behind-the-scenes story and the students' career concerns ultimately lead to one question: whether to follow the standards of success set by others, or to believe in one's own aptitude and passion to choose a new path. Attention is focused on what message Lee Mi-joo's experience of achieving her dream of being a celebrity, beyond her teacher father's opposition, will convey to students facing career choices.

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