Jaejoong's father is in debt after his business fails... What is the cooking method his mother used to pay off the 10 million yen debt in one year?

Singer Kim Jaejoong's mother's 100 million won meal will be revealed on 'Convenience Store Restaurant'.

The September 19th episode of KBS 2TV's 'New Product Launch ~ Convenience Store Restaurant' (hereafter 'Convenience Store Restaurant') will feature a “Mother's Home Cooking Special” prepared for Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving). On the show, Jaejoong's mother will join her son to reveal the 100 million won meal that captivated Gongju citizens and fed nine siblings.

In the VCR aired that day, Jaejoong reminisces with his parents at his family home. His parents reveal a shocking family story unknown even to Jaejoong: when he was very young, his father's business failed, leaving the family with debts exceeding 100 million won at the time. As the debt made the family's livelihood difficult, Jaejoong's mother took on the responsibility of supporting all nine siblings. Hearing this story for the first time in his life, Jaejoong teared up, saying, “Mom, you're amazing.”

Next, Jaejoong's mother surprised everyone by revealing that after years of hardship, she started a restaurant and paid off the entire 100 million won debt in about a year. 100 million won back then was an astronomically large sum compared to today. Her special homemade dishes—jjigae (stew), sujebi (Korean-style soup dumplings), and barley rice—gained a reputation, captivating the civil servants of Gyeongju. Unexpected events followed one after another, leading to record sales.

The members of 'Convenience Store Restaurant' marveled at this astonishing story, where customers who seemed sent by heaven began flocking to the restaurant. Recalling how he helped with deliveries back when he was in elementary school because his mother's restaurant was doing so well, Jaejoong shared, “It was embarrassing, but...” as he looked back on that time, evoking emotion.

In response, Jaejoong requested to eat the dishes he used to enjoy at his mother's restaurant back then. The 'Convenience Store Restaurant' members, who witnessed Jaejoong's mother's 100 million won recipe, reportedly exclaimed, “It seems like it would do well even if opened now,” and “I really want to try it.”

Convenience Store Restaurant, which reveals the 100 million won menu that lifted Jaejoong's family up, the turbulent past of his parents that even Jaejoong was surprised to hear, and the newly created menu combining his know-how with his mother's 100 million won cooking, airs in Korea on Friday the 19th at 8:30 PM.