Kim Chang-wan Reunites With His Two Sons After 30 Years in Recipe for Love

KBS 2TV weekend drama 'Recipe For Love' accelerated toward a family reunion immediately after revealing the survival of Gong Ki-cheol (played by Kim Chang-wan).

In the broadcast on the 13th, Gong Ki-cheol, whose whereabouts had been unknown for 30 years, made a phone call to the Gong Myeong-jeong-dae-han clinic. Gong Jeong-han (played by Kim Seung-soo) and Gong Dae-han (played by Choi Dae-chul) seized the possibility that he might be their father and began tracking him again.

In the 40th episode broadcast the following day, Gong Ki-cheol, having escaped the grasp of Jo Mi-hyang (played by Yoon Bok-in), faced his two sons at the Onjeong Police Station. It was the moment when the man who had remained as the 'person who left home' for a long time finally stood before his family.

A pursuit that began with a single public phone call

Gong Ki-cheol's return goes beyond a simple confirmation of survival. From the beginning, the drama has built up the process of how the Gong family and the Yang family came to hate each other due to an incident 30 years ago.

The claim that Gong Ki-cheol disappeared along with Yang Seon-chul's (played by Joo Jin-mo) wife remained the starting point of the conflict between the two families. In recent broadcasts, clues that this belief deviated from the truth were revealed one after another. The time Na Seon-hae (played by Kim Mi-sook) spent waiting for her husband and the time Yang Dong-ik (played by Kim Hyung-mook) spent misunderstanding his mother were both tied to the same incident.

The public phone scene in the broadcast on the 13th was the starting point that shook this long-standing misunderstanding. Gong Ki-cheol had lost his memory long ago and made the call while only faintly grasping the name 'Gong Myeong-jeong-dae-han clinic.' Although the call was cut off when Jo Mi-hyang snatched the receiver, Gong Jeong-han instinctively thought of his father.

The brothers obtained clues by following a person removing flyers. Afterwards, by comparing CCTV footage with his expected appearance 30 years later, they drew closer to the fact that Gong Ki-cheol is alive. The ending, where Na Seon-hae realized Jo Mi-hyang's identity, led to a scene foreshadowing the reunion in the next episode.

A father and two sons facing each other at Onjeong Police Station

'Recipe For Love' is a family drama where two families, entangled in bad karma for 30 years, resolve misunderstandings and embrace each other's wounds. Within that, Gong Ki-cheol is both a lost person and a witness who can correct long-standing misunderstandings.

As Gong Jeong-han and Gong Dae-han met their father again in episode 40, it is now time for the broadcast to unravel why Gong Ki-cheol disappeared and why Jo Mi-hyang had been hiding him. Meanwhile, the wounds the family members left on each other are also being revealed.

It remains to be seen whether the characters who endured through false words and suspicion for 30 years can reach apology and recovery. What choice Na Seon-hae will make after her long wait, and how Jo Mi-hyang's actions will lead to familial responsibility, are also intertwined with Gong Ki-cheol's return.

'Recipe For Love' airs every Saturday and Sunday at 8 PM.