Broadcaster Jung Joon-ha. [Herald POP (now Herald Muse) provided]
Broadcaster Jung Joon-ha. [Herald POP (now Herald Muse) provided]

Broadcaster Jung Joon-ha has promised to cover the college tuition of a former manager's daughter — a manager he worked with during his time on MBC's "Infinite Challenge."

A video titled "Chuseok special! We came to repay our debt to Choi Coordinator and Manager Jung" was posted Saturday on the YouTube channel Hawasu. In it, Jung and fellow broadcaster Park Myung-soo reunited with two former managers from their "Infinite Challenge" days: Choi Jong-hun, known as "Choi Coordinator," and Jung Seok-kwon, known as "Manager Jung."

The two first met with Choi before heading to Jung Seok-kwon's home. On the way, Park asked Choi how old his children were, and Choi said one was in the third year of high school and the other in the third year of middle school.

Park then turned to Jung Joon-ha and said, "Joon-ha should be the one to pay for the tuition. That's the least you can do for this man."

When Jung Joon-ha asked how much a semester's tuition would cost, Park said it would be around 3 million to 4 million won ($2,940). Jung then made a generous promise to Choi, saying, "When does your daughter start university? I'll take care of the tuition."

The video also featured stories from the managers' working days. Park brought up an argument he once had with Jung Seok-kwon on a highway, saying, "I got so angry I got out in the middle of the outer ring road. So I ended up driving myself."

Jung Seok-kwon recalled, "There was a fight in the car. It happened all the time, but that day I should have just held back." Park offered a belated apology, saying, "No, it was my fault. Looking back now, it wasn't worth getting upset over."

The two managers first appeared on Hawasu in May, sharing updates on their lives. At the time, Choi reunited with Jung Joon-ha for the first time in 16 years, while Jung Seok-kwon appeared noticeably thinner and said he had lost some weight due to illness.

Hawasu is a spinoff of Park Myung-soo's YouTube channel Halmyeongsu. Jung Joon-ha has recently been active as an entrepreneur while also appearing on television and YouTube.


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