MAX CHANGMIN shares parenting struggles and resemblance to his five-year-old son

Appearing as a special MC on the SBS variety program 'My Little Old Boy' on the 1st, MAX CHANGMIN revealed that his five-year-old son looks so much like him that even an unseen company employee recognized the resemblance.

TVXQ's MAX CHANGMIN revealed his affectionate feelings for his five-year-old son along with a humorous anecdote from his parenting life. While he is a charismatic singer on stage, at home he is a father who has reflexively caught his child's feces with his bare hands to prevent them from falling on the floor. While expressing the exhaustion of parenting, he could not hide his love for his son, drawing both laughter and empathy.

On the SBS variety program 'My Little Old Boy' broadcast on the 1st, MAX CHANGMIN appeared as a special MC. During the program, Shin Dong-yup asked about his recent life, mentioning that he has a son attending kindergarten.

MAX CHANGMIN replied that his son is about five years old, stating, "It is so hard, but he is so pretty." It was a confession suggesting that while parenting is by no means easy, the joy the child provides is irreplaceable. His short remark captured the reality of a father fighting a daily parenting war after passing the initial excitement of being a new parent.

When asked who his son resembles, he chose himself without hesitation. When Seo Jang-hoon asked who he looks like, MAX CHANGMIN said, "A company employee who I had never even met said, 'I think I've seen Changmin's son,'" adding, "Even when I look at him, I think he looks like me." Laughter erupted in the studio at his explanation that the child is a "spitting image" of his father, recognizable even to people around him.

An even more intense parenting episode emerged regarding a moment during a diaper change. When Seo Jang-hoon asked if he had ever caught a child's feces with his bare hands, MAX CHANGMIN admitted that he had actually experienced such a thing. He explained that during the process of changing a diaper, he reflexively caught it with his hand because it looked like the feces might fall on the floor.

The cast members continued to laugh at the father's instinct to prioritize the child even in unexpected situations. It was a realistic fatherly side of MAX CHANGMIN, which is rarely seen from a man accustomed to glamorous stages and perfect performances. In the field of parenting, the role of a parent responsible for cleaning up after a child came before the title of a star.

MAX CHANGMIN married a non-celebrity woman in 2019 and had his first son in 2020. Having been active on stage for a long time since his debut, he is now living a new daily life as a father raising a five-year-old son. As he said, "It is so hard, but he is so pretty," the presence of his son, which makes him endure even the hardships of parenting with love, was fully conveyed through the broadcast.

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