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Baby Talk #3: What Does Hello Baby Have To Offer?

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Written by On February 26, 2012

Hello Baby Season 5 has hit the ground running, and MBLAQ and their three multiracial children have created a lot of cute moments, plenty of tears (including Mir’s) as well as many moments that have made Gil and I stop and think beyond the front of five idols and moon-faced babies. Today, Baby Talk goes a step further to talk more in-depth about our opinions on MBLAQ’s Hello Baby and analyze to what extent the themes of the show have any sort of real social substance. Let’s jump right into it, shall we?

Gil: This is my first Hello Baby season and it’s been interesting thus far. I personally think this show is ingenious; you’re getting to the heart of biology. As much as we women love our chocolate abs, nothing makes us squeal more than seeing our favorite ideal be fatherly and interacting with kids. You can’t deny biology.

Nabeela: This is the second season of Hello Baby that I’ve watched seriously (I didn’t really care for SNSD and Sistar’s seasons). And I won’t deny it–I squeal with childish delight watching five handsome boys put their daddy skills to the test; indeed, biology is a beautiful thing. I must say though, the HB writers really twisted things up this season. What do we think of how Hello Baby 5 is going so far Gil?

Gil: I think it’s pretty interesting, the writers did pull a twist by providing three, multiracial kids. The fact that these five young men have to handle three children is already a huge challenge, as dividing up attention can get hard and favoritism is definitely evident. And what is this about people shipping the Appas with the kids? I know Mir said Lauren was his ideal type but, um, ew?

Nabeela: Seriously, three kids for two parents is already a handful, but for five male idols who, for all we know, don’t know a thing about parenting–practical absurdity! And honestly, just because the kids are a bit older and have minds of their own doesn’t mean they’re any easier to handle. We all know our lovely Lauren is a diva, Leo is a rambunctious animal, and Dayoung is as shy as a deer but as fierce as an ice princess. While I love the show and all the kids so far, I’m wondering why HB5 decided on three older children for MBLAQ. Gil, Why do you think this is?

Gil: The purpose of the network and the directors of this show is simple: get money. After seeing idols upon idols take care of a baby on previous seasons, it can get fairly monotonous. So HB shakes things up a bit and throws not one, not two, but three children in! It provides for more conflict and interesting plot lines for the show to follow and entices people to watch. Not only does the show capitalize on the relationships between the children and their “Appas” but they highlight the relationships between the children themselves. I for one adore the friendship that the Lauren and Dayoung have, even though I was not at all pleased with how the directors were trying to pit the two against each other at the beginning. The show is also trying to push the Leo-Lauren love line–which let’s be honest here–is kind of weird. They’re what, five years old? Why is HB5 trying to insinuate romantic relationships at the age of five?

Nabeela: I’m pretty sure the kids may be even younger than that–so yeah, that’s kinda gross. It’s interesting that you bring up the receptiveness and monotony of previous seasons, and how the children’s interaction between themselves this season bring about another whole type of entertainment to watch besides the MBLAQ dads themselves. I never even looked at it like that, but it makes sense. Plus, it doesn’t help that all the children are gorgeous (and Lauren is already a model). Oh, and I wouldn’t worry too much about the love-lines. I’m pretty sure they’re just there for some comedic relief from MBLAQ’s fail parenting at times.

Gil: I feel like instead of sending food to the MBLAQ members, some parenting books would do some good. The other aspect we should highlight is the fact that the children in this HB season are older than the previous children who were all infants to toddlers. Older kids, while they can comprehend situations better and follow instructions, can be sassy and like to talk back. With all the flack we give MBLAQ, I’ve got to give them some props for actually trying to teach and educate the children. Even if their methods are questionable. What do you think about the age factor Nabeela?

Nabeela: Hah, Gil we sound like news anchors! But, to answer your question, I think the age factor is a major selling point for the show. Like you mentioned, the sass and talking back, while a brash new face for Hello Baby, is also giving us something a little exciting to watch–you know, a little spice. I think the banter between the kids and MBLAQ is forcing the dads to be more proactive in their roles on the show. On previous seasons, members who weren’t so comfortable with children were able to get out of certain things by passing their infant baby off to another more infatuated member. But here, the kids demand attention from all the MBLAQ members–everyone needs to be played with, all the kids know everyone’s name–there are no two ways about it. So in that sense, the age factor is also pushing MBLAQ to be earnest and creative. Now that we’re talking more about the children in context of the show’s intention, how do we feel about this “multiculturalism” bit and the “one family” label that we keep hearing so much on the show?

Gil: The multiculturalism is gimmicky, in my opinion.

Nabeela: OMG thank you! Finally, someone says it.

Gil: I mean I get where they’re trying to come from, trying to bridge cultural gaps and all, but the dark side, my cynical side, is saying that this is a result of Hallyu. That there is more emphasis in trying to be diverse with the global expansion of Korean culture. But, for me, having your diversity only extend to Caucasian and Vietnamese is limiting that effort to be truly global. Not only that, but the multiculturalism that the show emphasizes is not really apparent,  as I watched the children on the show, I didn’t really see how their global backgrounds really played an important part. It’s not as if these kids are completely new to Korean culture: they grew up around it and live it, so i think the show fell flat in trying to promote multiculturalism.

Nabeela: Yeah, as much as I think the whole multiculturalism aspect had good intentions, a Canadian, a European (both white), and a Vietnamese child (Asian) is not at all a “global” idea. While I get the show has to maintain their idea of aesthetics and work with the kids available to them, I still think HB got a little carried away with the idea that all the children come from mixed ethnic backgrounds. The idea has little meaning in the show because HB’s goals are to teach these “global” children about their Korean roots–which is fine and dandy to me, because I’ve always loved the show–but I think the show is over-hyping this “one world, one family” thing to no end.

Gil: We are the world, we are the children. We are the ones who make a brighter daaayyy.

Nabeela: HAHA, okay, well, that being said, all the politics aside, how has Hello Baby drawn out the parent in each of the MBLAQ members?

Gil: I mean, I personally think G.O. and Seungho are doing the best in terms of parenting. They aren’t perfect, no parent is, but I do appreciate what they do. I find the fact that G.O. is referred to as “Omma” completely and utterly amusing.

Nabeela: Hmm, you know at the start of the show, I thought G.O. and Seungho were doing the best. But I must say, Joon’s inner dad really came through in Episode 5. And if you think about it, Joon really has been trying the hardest since the beginning. When Dayoung got upset at the pool, he was the first to try to understand her mentality and shyness, and immediately tried to engage with her. Also, his efforts in trying to discipline Leo are fairly ballsy (as more often than not it didn’t end well) but at least he was trying to be the most like a real parent and correcting wrongful behavior. I really appreciated that the most from him, and I think he really makes an effort to connect with the kids without trying to be overbearing. Still, I do want Seungho to be my baby daddy at times….

Gil: I want G.O. to be my baby daddy…but I digress. I completely agree with you about Joon. I was pleasantly surprised to see how well he interacts with the kids. Granted, I wasn’t too happy with the way he handled Leo in Episode 2, I had to give him credit for actually wanting to discipline his son. Being a parent goes so much farther than just providing basic necessities for your child, you guide them and educate them and I was actually quite happy to see that Joon took the role of disciplinarian. But it isn’t as if he’s this cold-hearted punisher, you can see that he truly does care for the kids and is trying his best with them. Episode five is a testament to that.

Nabeela: Agreed. So in the recent episodes, the boys are already talking about their final mission. As Hello Baby continues, what are you hoping the boys learn from this show? And how much do you think you’ll cry when the season is over?

Gil: Well obviously, I hope MBLAQ becomes better parents so G.O. and I can make a beautiful family but I hope they build good relationships with the children, and learn how to deal with them appropriately. I hope that Mir grows up, because as amusing as his antics are, there is a point where he needs to sit down and grow up. When this season ends? Will I cry? Pfft no (read: Gil will be bawling her eyes out).

Nabeela: I really hope Thunder and Mir step up their game. Interacting with children and creating this pseudo-family setting really has a lot to offer idols. While it is just a TV show, HB gives these idols a slice of real life, and there is a lot they can learn, not just about children and parenting, but about themselves too. And I will cry my eyes out when this show ends. This has been my favorite season yet.

After five episodes, the boys have definitely started to get closer to their “children” and improve on the inner workings of their big family. Especially after seeing a child specialist, the Appas knew what they were lacking in and adjusted their parenting style as a result. As gimmicky as the show maybe, you can’t deny the utter adorableness that comes along with the premise of five clueless boys trying to fill the role if parents. What are your thoughts? Who do you want to be your baby daddy?

Stay tuned to Hello Baby Season 5 and also to SB’s Baby Talk segment for all your Hello Baby updates! GilNa, over and out!

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  • http://www.twitter.com/hipployta Hipployta

    I third the vote that Joon is the best Dad in the sense he’s made the most effort to connect with all the kids and act as a Parent. When the play spanking didn’t work in one episode he came up with a time out/thinking chair in the next.  Episode 5 was pretty awesome for him. Everyone was upstairs like…”The kids are listening to him? He’s taking care of them with no problems?”  Actually that might be more of a statement about how the Appas undermine each other when it comes to controlling the kids. 

    Seungho is my number two Dad. I think the editing is working against him at times because they don’t really show him interacting with the kids directly but in the background of any random scene you can see the kids around him or different kids sitting in his lap.

    Hmm, somehow those choices reflect my MBLAQ bias list LOL.  I also like that in a recent episode when everyone was going on about how they want a Pretty Mom to cook, clean, and help with the kids Joon was like, “We don’t need a Mom.”There are 5 of them after all already. 

  • Anonymous

    I feel sorry for T-ara & HBs3…just a little bit.  They also had three multi-racial siblings, but there is no mention of them at all in these discussions.  Hehe.  In fact, I thought they tackled the mixed ethnicity issue pretty well in that season with the kimchi and 1st birthday party and all.  So far, S5 hasn’t quite done much to address such issues.  

    You know, I find it absolutely adorable that while the four younger MBLAQ guys are in the forefront talking and discussing stuff, Seungho is in the background with the three kids surrounding him.  We can’t see clearly if he’s playing with them or not, but it’s just another reason for me to believe that Seungho deserved that 1st place ranking.  I wish the editors do a little more justice to what the kids actually respond to instead of what they don’t respond to.  It makes the kids look bad and it makes the idols look bad. 

    • http://profile.yahoo.com/YQ53WK5K4DPXQ5DIBKDELB6WPE Camille

      T-ara’s season with the famous Moon siblings has been fairly forgotten because the episodes weren’t regularly subbed as fast as the other seasons.

  • http://twitter.com/doramachan Mara

    I had no interest in MBLAQ and then I decided to watch this because I was waiting for a kdrama to be subbed. It’s fun, the boys are adorkable, the kids feisty. Now I’m looking up their discography. Hello Baby is a great marketing gimmick.

  • Anonymous

    To be honest, as much as “multiculturalism” maybe be a gimmick to you, at least they are finally being allowed a place in Korean entertainment. Sure they may be only half-white and half-Asian or all Asian, but this will open Korea up. It takes “baby” steps. I think there is no need to criticize that because then it just shuts things down.

    • Anonymous

      That’s rather hugely optimistic - Korea won’t be opening up anytime soon. Racism and discrimination is still widely present in society – hell, I’ve seen it with my own two eyes during my years of staying there. If Koreans continue to discriminate each other for even the most petty reasons, what makes you think it’ll be any better for half-Koreans of either Caucasian or SEA descent?

      It takes more than just baby steps – if a massive portion of the public is still nationalistic in ethnic terms, it will take decades, if not even longer. Whilst acceptance has been growing slowly, this doesn’t strictly guarantee Korea becoming open fully in the long run. Even if it does occur, it will simply bring up even more social issues to worry about and you’ll have multiple ethnicities pointing at each other as racist bigots all over the place – noticeably also a potential rise in crime.  

      Japan and China are at a similar position and neither show much signs of ‘opening’ up anytime soon – Japan’s the world’s most homogenous society, followed by South AND North Korea.

      We’ve already got plenty of cases of foreigners in K-entertainment being discriminated or having a difficult time adjusting to Korean society – 2PM’s Jay Park, SuJu’s Han Geng, to name a few. Noted that Miss A’s Suzy noticeably gets far more noticed than any of the other members.

      Yet strangely, Koreans of Japanese blood are treated considerably more specially.

      • Anonymous

         I lived in Korea as well and never saw any racism myself so while you experienced it there, not everyone has had the same experience. Racism exists everywhere. It is not a purely Korean thing. There are racists that exist everywhere.

        You may say it takes decades – but honestly, Korea has changed so much even since I left which was only 4 years ago. It might seem optimistic, but think about homosexuality. 12 years ago, HSC was fired for coming out, yet now he is on TV again, and Korea is even making their own movies and shorts and dramas about homosexuality which was unimaginable back in 2000. Korea has a long way to go in that progression, but it’s getting *Better* not worse, by bringing the topic up and creating discussion.

        Of course homosexuality is a completely different topic, but I am just using it to show that even though it might seem impossible for things to happen, but it can change very quickly if you look at a bigger picture.

        Things are still not perfect for mixed race/nationality babies. There are some people that still have stereotypes, but this is not a purely Korean thing either – Korea is just a little further back on the continuum than other countries.

        S. Korea as we know was built ground up from the 1950s. If you look simply at that development itself and how much things have changed socially between those times, it’s much easier to see that things that are now improved in Korea started only from mere baby steps. These things don’t happen overnight.

        With regards to multicultural children, Korea is much more open now that younger generations are studying abroad more, dating, or at least becoming familiarized and erasing stereotypes by having friends from other countries – the blood lines and such are less important now too. I have friends with mixed race children and no Korean person has ever said anything negative about it. They adored them. Of course there will always be radicals, but the point is not to shut down because of them. The more openness about the subject and the more it becomes a part of normal conversation, the better it will be.

        This is not something that will change over night of course. Think about Slavery, women’s rights, racism, etc. These took decades sometimes centuries (there were anti-Miscegenation laws in the US until 1967 and that during my parent’s lifetime), and are still progressing but they all had to start somewhere.

        I don’t see how more social issues will be brought out upon interracial international children. The more there are the less we can focus on race. Eventually, race won’t even be much at play because 1) biologically there is no such thing and 2) everyone will be part something so there will be nothing left to blame.

        I think situations surrounding race get more attention in homogenous societies, but even in “melting pots” racism exists. Korea has had a fear of foreigners bred into them passed down by generations being attacked constantly. It’s only natural it takes time to change this. It’s never acceptable and it should be addressed and corrected, but I don’t think it’s hopeless. I think that would be giving too much discredit to the Korean people – especially the younger generations.

  • Anonymous

    I hate it when fans say they ship a daddy-kid pairing, it just sounds wrong to me.

    • http://twitter.com/Laava90 Lava

      I think they just ship it as the perfect daddy/daughter couple, it sounds weird, but I don’t think the intention is supposed to be weird. Or am I wrong? Because that would be really creepy =/

      • Anonymous

        Hey! =) I dunno, I always thought that shipping two characters meant the fans want those characters to become romantically involved with each other. They’re not really using the term correctly when they talk about favourite daddy-kid pair. Eh it’s just something small, but I wish they’d stop using the word because it really gives the wrong impression.

        • http://twitter.com/Laava90 Lava

          Yeah I know what you mean, that’s what I thought, but then I was like ‘huh they’re shipping a baby and a grown man?’ I think they’re just using the word wrongly because they’re over excited, but it is weird =S 

    • Anonymous

      I don’t ship the kids with the boys I always refer to them as my favourite father-daughter pairing/combo = which right now for me is between Joon-Dayoungie & Mir-Dayoungie.
      I think some people use the word “ship” too loosely without thinking & if people genuinely do ship them then that is seriously wrong.

      • Anonymous

        I like Dayoung with anyone because she’s my favourite baby. Except Cheondung because I haven’t really seen any Cheondung-Dayoung interactions.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/KFOLAJLXYHOCHDRFCSECACDGFI Lisuh-chan

    This is my second season of Hello Baby and I was surprised when I heard MBLAQ was taking care of 3 kids! When I watched SHINee’s Hello Baby, I already thought Yoogeun was enough but 3 children around the troublemaker age? That is intense! I nevertheless watched the show and am carefully following the episodes. Through all the episodes so far, I would say that I like how all 5 members are really doing their best to take care of their children. What I really caught sight of was Lee Joon. I find that he deserves to be higher on the #1 appa list. I love his interactions with the kids and I like how he tries to share his attention to all of them, not instantly favoring one over the other. He knows when its okay to joke around and have fun with the kids as well as know when to be serious and be a disciplinary parent. I’m starting to admire his personality even more after seeing how he takes care of the kids. So, even though Thunder is my #1 bias in MBLAQ, Lee Joon wins Daddy award for me. Thunder really doesn’t interact with the kids too much, but Leo loves him, so he is already considered high on the #1 appa list. I noticed that he doesn’t break out of his character and act silly with the kids and he spoils Leo. Mir is young at heart, so I think the kids see him more as a playmate than a father because when he was with Leo, he couldn’t seem to discipline him and gave in to Leo’s demands. Seungho and G.O are better appas than Thunder and Mir, but I noticed that they also do favoritism, I hardly see them sharing equal attention to all 3. Seungho seems to know how to handle the kids so I would place him #2 under Joon and as for G.O, I’d like to see him put a little more effort into breaking down the wall in Dayoung’s Heart. When she slipped in the most recent episode, Mir ran to comfort her and G.O just sat there, if he keeps this up, Dayoung’s gonna have a new appa she favors! Still, the season is still going on, so there’s more to see out of the 5 members of MBLAQ, I hope they grow and learn more from their kids step by step!

  • http://twitter.com/Laava90 Lava

    Honestly, the show really just is a really clever way of the broadcasting company to make money and for the idols to get recognition- put 5 idols guys with some cute babies and of course you’ll get at least a bunch of girls tuning in, so both sides benefit from the show really well. It’s a really show, I’m enjoying it a lot ^__^
    While I don’t think a one hour show a week is going to do anything for society, I feel like there are some issues it is tackling very slightly. Firstly, the multi-racial thing, I don’t think it really has any part in how the show progresses, but in the long run the viewers will love the children, who are multi-cultural (and just because they’re causcasian and asian, doesn’t make them any less multi-racial so it’s still something), maybe the viewers will become more open to accepting multi-racial children? Also, another thing, I think there was an article on SB about it actually, about how adoption just doesn’t really happen in Korea, maybe the show can help people realise that you can really love and raise children well who aren’t your own? And lastly, the episode when they took the kids to the psychologist, I heard that it’s seen as quite shameful in Korea to go for therapy (correct me if I’m wrong, I did read that somewhere, but not sure, it’s kind of frowned upon in my culture anyway), so showing how helpful the therapy could be could change the viewers opinions. 
    Obviously I don’t think the show is going to have any major impact in these things, and I don’t even think the writers are even trying to have this effect, but if you think about it, the viewers are mostly teens/young adults who are fans of mblaq or idols, their parents may watch with them also, and the younger people watching might subconsciously become more comfortable with these things shown in the program, so if the younger generation more open to these things will help a few years down the line when they become the more active members in society.
    I realise this is quite far fetched, but I feel like these kind of small things can have small effects, baby steps you know? If anything it gives people a chance to experience parenthood second hand before they have their own kids lol.
    As for the guys, I feel like the ranking thing is kinda of ridiculous. Also, I feel like because of it they’re all expected to be the dads, but I feel like instead what the guys have developed is a really nice little family dynamic: Seungho has the dad/grandfatherish role who all the kids really adore and respect, G.O is definetly the mum lol he’s so gentle with them, I feel like if he was more assertive he would definetly be the one the kids go to when they’re upset, etc. Joon is the disciplinarian and father figure also. But Cheondung and Mir are definetly more the “older brother” types, which is fine because they’re the ones the kids can relate to when they just wanna play, especially Mir in this respect. I think it works pretty well, for example when Mir was trying to get Leo out of the toy shop in the last episode he tried and then got Joon the disciplinarian involved to help him out so I feel like it really does work. Besides isn’t it more important to create a family relationship rather than just having 5 dads? That would be too overwhelming, this is why the fact that they’re all expected to be dads and get ranked annoys me because I think even without all being the “dads” they’ve created a really nice family environment that works. I didn’t see anywhere saying that by being on this show they all had to play the “dad” role, unless there is that rule and I missed it? At this point I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t feel any of the guys are doing any better or worse than eachother, I feel like everybody is playing out their role and it’s working, they’re all just slowly becoming more comfortable with eachother. And this is where I feel like the writer needs to but out a bit because things are going well but they constantly want their to be conflict. Also, they edit so weirdly, like last episode had a scene that was clearly shot two episodes ago and it made for some fake progression just so they could fit whatever script they had- at least give them a change of clothes if you’re going to try to pull that on us!!

    • Anonymous

      I really like how you described the family dynamic. I never thought about it that way, but now that you mention it… After ranking so low all the time, I thought that Mir would step up his game, but it seems like he’s just getting nicer to the kids. I was kind of disappointed in how he handled the Leo situation at the mall, he just kind of left it hanging and the problem seemed unresolved. Joon was doing a good job trying to convince Leo though. So yeah, you’re right, Mir and Cheondung are more like the older brothers or playmates rather than father figures.

      Yeah, the ranking business is really bugging me too. I seriously don’t think Joon should’ve ranked that low with the specialist and part of me is thinking that he only got such a low ranking because he hit Leo and shouts randomly. Then, the show just keeps reminding us that him and Mir are the bottom two and try to make it seem like the kids hate them when it’s so obvious that they don’t. Seriously, stop it pd, it’s annoying.

      Still, the only member that I’d trust with my kids (if I had any) would be Seungho. He just has that fatherly aura, I don’t know how to explain it.

      • http://twitter.com/Laava90 Lava

        I feel like Mir is just making progress but slower than the others, for one, he started using that tone of voice like the psychologist lady, whenever he speaks to the kids- which is kinda funny actually cuz it comes out so nasally >_<
        Oh the Leo situation, I think it was better that he dropped it because if you notice, the minute Mir "caught out" Joon, Leo was so happy and grinning he forgot that he didnt like his toy- I think Leo is just one of those temperamental kids and doesnt hold onto things, so I don't think he would hold it against them that he didnt get another toy, remember how when Seungho got them the toys he said he wanted another character? but now he clearly loves the one Seungho bought him. I prefer Cheondung and Mir as the playmates lol, I feel like the little family they've created is perfect, there's more of a bond because of it, rather than if they were all dads it's just so weird and would be confusing to the kids, so it's better that everybody has defined roles.
        I think Joon goy a low ranking because, firstly, Leo doesn't like him so if one of the kids don't like you that would lower your ranking, but also, if you see how he is, as sweet and perfect as he is with them he was goading Leo quite a bit in the episodes before getting ranked, and sometimes when he tries too hard maybe the kids get overwhelmed? Like when he keeps saying 'pick me pick me' a lot of kids will do the complete opposite. But he's doing well so yeah I don't think he deserved such a low ranking but then the ranking bothers me anyway. I think Mir/Joon keep ranking low because the producers have created that 'character' for them so no matter what the actual relationships are, I think the producers seem determined to show them in a certain light, so I pretty much just ignore the rankings at this point. Like you said, Pd needs to quit it.
        Seungho is such a daddy lol, he has that fatherly aura that people who already have kids have, he's that kind of person that if you're a kid you just get drawn to them and listen to everything they say lol.

  • Anonymous

    Always love the comments when discussing Hello Baby..One thing I do want to add is that I don’t like how the producers keep wanting to have this contest amongst MBLAQ on who is the favorite dad.  Every episode the kids have to pick what dad they like…Of course I guess this gives the audience at home to pick their bias.  Joon became my bias on this show and I agree that the editing on this show hasn’t been good for Seungho, but Joon is consistent on how he treats and interacts with the children. So far Joon is my #1 dad or mom as Joon said, “We don’t need a mom on the show, let me be the mom.”

  • Anonymous

    I agree with most of what you said, until you got to the cultural aspect of it all. just because Leo’s dad and Lauren’s dad are both white, it does not mean that a Canadian would raise their kid the same way a French would- they’re from different countries and from completely different cultures.

    Seungho has always been my bias in MBLAQ, but Joon lately has really been winning me over, the fact that he’s trying to get close to the kids while still keeping a parenting role is something to admire… though Seungho’s doing well too, you don’t really see that in the show though because they only seem to edit him with Lauren even though all of the children seem to like him.

    I’m guessing you guys wrote this before the last one because you didn’t mention the whole “mommy search” thing…. and well, idk, alot of the criteria for being a mother for their kids was “to be pretty and to be able to cook and clean.” and ah, that just irritated me to bits… I mean at least Mir gave a good reason, he said that Lauren and Dayoung need a woman for various womanly things like when they change or even when the girls need advice that the boys would never have an idea about… but IDK, I think I agree with Joon in the fact that they really don’t need to bring in a mother for the kids, it’ll just end up being a show like WGM and the whole appa/child relationship, “one family”-ness will be over shadowed by the coupling like it was during the Leeteuk/Sistar season.

    • Anonymous

      oh and Tara had three “multicultural” children as well, they had the moon siblings who are both white and Korean…. but because Tara’s a girl group it probably wouldn’t be nearly as popular as say Shinee’s or MBLAQ’s

  • Anonymous

    all the kids in Hello Baby 5 were born in 2008, they are 3 years old

  • Anonymous

    I just want to say about the multicultural aspect, as others have mention including only caucasian and asian races is not really what you call baby steps. I feel since all of the kids are half korean, they could of at least had one child who was black or hispanic. That would be considered opening up or taking “baby steps”. Well anyway as for the best “so-called-father” I feel that Joon has got my vote. As mention in the article, he’s been improving since the start and the only one to actually use discipline. He went from spanking Leo to trying to talk it out with him. I also feel Thunder is a good dad since he has an mature personality and patience but he needs to improve on interacting with the kids more. Mir is just Mir and maybe needs to go up….(despite my love for him). Seungho and G.O. are a little bias in my opinion. However, Seungho been doing a good job. In the eyes of the public probably the “world’s best father”. Let’s hope everyone improves and Mir and Joon move up the ladder. 

    • Anonymous

      The girl on KpopStar is half black half Korean.

    • http://twitter.com/Laava90 Lava

      I don’t mean to sound insensitive at all, but are ‘black or hispanic’ the only other races in the world? French, Canadian and Vietnamese are also races in this world, I know everybody wants black people to make more of an advancement in Korean entertainment, but does that absolutely have to be their priority? 

  • http://twitter.com/simpledm xelo truo

    I just want to say that the picture of Mir and Dayoung  is adorable

    • http://twitter.com/Laava90 Lava

      Agreed. Although it’s got stiff competition with the pic of Mir and Joon >_<