[Sports Chosun Reporter Jo Yoon-seon] Seo Jang-hoon expressed his heavy heart while recalling the pain of consecutive farewells.
On the broadcast of SBS’s “My Ugly Duckling” on the 19th, the final story of Bae Jung-nam and his companion dog, Bell, who were each other’s only family, was unveiled.
On this day, Bae Jung-nam bid farewell to his dog Bell, who suddenly passed away due to cardiac arrest. As he endlessly stroked Bell before cremation, he tearfully said, “Dad will be fine. I’ll live well. Thank you. I love you. Don’t be sick and rest in peace,” and “Thank you for coming to me. Dad loves you very much.”
Afterwards, heading to the observation room, Bae Jung-nam cried out, worried about Bell, saying, “What if my baby feels hot?” and “He’ll be scared alone.” After the cremation, upon seeing Bell returned in an urn, he sorrowfully said, “Why has he become so small?”
Seeing this, Shin Dong-yeop empathetically noted, “Jang-hoon also had to let go of his mother, grandmother, and even his companion dog last year. So Jang-hoon must have a lot on his mind too.”
Seo Jang-hoon shared, “I went through the same process shown in the video. The pet we had at home was very old. I saw him not doing well at the end, and witnessing that was harder. After he passed, I felt less pain, thinking it might be better for him this way, as he struggled for 2–3 years.”