tvN STORY and E Channel's joint dating reality show My Kid's Romance 2 made a flashy return from its very first episode, sparking a full-on parental meltdown and heart-fluttering moments for its young cast.
Premiering on the 25th, My Kid's Romance 2 kicked off with the surprise entrance of singer Yoon Min-soo's son, Yoon Hoo, instantly stirring up the studio.
Introducing himself as a "tough-guy type," Yoon Hoo looked confident — until nerves hit at the shared house. He suddenly bolted to the bathroom, cracking everyone up. In the meantime, singer Park Nam-jung's daughter, Park Si-woo, arrived, causing their first encounter to awkwardly miss each other. When Yoon Hoo finally returned, he even dropped the TMI, "I just went to the bathroom," leaving the MCs and parent panel flustered.
The house quickly filled up with six cast members: Yoon Hoo and Park Si-woo, comedian Lee Seong-mi's daughter Jo Eun-byeol, actor Choi Jae-won's daughter Choi Yu-bin, actor Lee Moon-sik's son Lee Jae-seung, and football coach Shin Tae-yong's son Shin Jae-hyeok — setting the stage for real romance dynamics to unfold.
The First-Impression pick flipped all parental predictions. While Shin Jae-hyeok and Lee Jae-seung chose Park Si-woo, she pointed to Yoon Hoo, forming a tense love triangle. Meanwhile, Yoon Hoo and Choi Yu-bin chose each other, landing the first mutual match.
The Christmas mission kept hearts racing and nerves high. Debating who should get his grilled meat first, Yoon Hoo handed it to the guys, cracking everyone up. Near the end, a new male contestant — dubbed the "catfish" for shaking things up — made his entrance, cranking up the tension. Yoon Min-soo then jokingly asked his son, "Does your love change?" adding playful jealousy to the chaos.
With unpredictable twists, shocking reversals, and a new contestant's buzzy debut, My Kid's Romance 2 amped up viewer engagement from the get-go. The show airs every Wednesday at 8 p.m.