Park Jun-hyung "My adolescent daughter has changed a lot from before... She even hates me drying her hair"

On the 10th, comedian Park Jun-hyung appeared on JTBC's "I Can't Be No.1" and shared his struggles as a father of a teenage daughter. Photo by JTBC "I Can't Be No.1"

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] Comedian Park Jun-hyung opened up about the difficulties of being a father to a teenage daughter.

On the 10th, the JTBC variety show 'I Can't Be Number One' featured the couple Park Jun-hyung and Kim Ji-hye taking family photos with their two daughters.

During the broadcast, while Kim Ji-hye and their younger daughter Hye-i were getting makeup done, Park Jun-hyung had a conversation with their older daughter Juni, who had just entered middle school.

However, Park Jun-hyung continued a one-sided conversation, and the two appeared awkward.

Park Jun-hyung said, "Since Juni entered puberty and started secondary sexual characteristics, she seems quite different from when she was an elementary school student. Juni used to come often and hug me as much as Hye-i did."

Kim Ji-hye added, "That's when it starts. When a child begins secondary sexual characteristics, they start locking their door. Before, after washing up, Dad would dry her hair, but now she dislikes it."

Host Park Mi-sun explained, "It's natural for daughters and fathers to become distant when the daughter hits puberty. Even Lee Bong-won used to enter his daughter's room to kiss her and give her allowance when he came home drunk as a child, but it became awkward once she hit puberty."

Choi Yang-rak also said, "My daughter studied abroad for 10 years, and since my personality isn't very affectionate, we became even more distant."

He continued, "In the past, my daughter and I had a radio segment together once a week, and we always ate at the same restaurant with about 30 to 40 minutes left before going on air. One day, I went alone, and the owner asked, 'Is your coordinator not coming today?' Since we ate without much conversation, the owner thought my daughter was my coordinator," he recalled.

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