“I Think I Raised You Wrong”: Kwon Hae-hyo Rebukes Lee Joo-yeon as Family Conflict Deepens

The intertwined conflicts among the characters of KBS drama “Love on the Menu” are rapidly approaching a climax. According to recently released highlight videos for Episode 18 on the official KBS Drama channel, the characters collide in different ways as past events become entangled with their present relationships, heightening the drama’s tension.

Bae Yoon-gyu and Park Yoo-na argue over a hangover meal as Gyu-o’s past emerges

In a highlight from the 260919 broadcast, Bae Yoon-gyu and Park Yoo-na continue exchanging sharp words even while eating together to recover from the previous night. Rather than easing the tension between them, the meal becomes another setting for their conflict.

Bae Yoon-gyu and Park Yoo-na blame each other for what happened the night before. They trade harsh remarks, including words to the effect of, “If you’re going to leave, then hurry up and go,” openly expressing their frustration with one another. Bae Yoon-gyu is particularly unhappy about the situation involving the family members taking sides, placing him in direct opposition to Park Yoo-na.

The preview that follows for Episode 18 hints at shocking circumstances connected to Han Gyu-o’s past. After hearing about Han Gyu-o’s situation from Kim Min-seo, Ha Seok-jin decides that he will help him, signaling that he is prepared to become directly involved in resolving the problem.

According to the captions and dialogue in the video, Han Gyu-o is portrayed as a former police officer who experienced financial difficulty because of medical expenses for someone he had injured. The details of that past now appear to be affecting his present circumstances.

Kim Min-seo explains that Han Gyu-o is struggling after falling victim to scammers. She also reveals her concern that he could be reported to the police. The preview additionally mentions people who traveled to Hawaii using Han Gyu-o’s money, offering another clue about the dispute and how the present conflict began.

Ha Seok-jin offers help, while Kwon Hae-hyo delivers a painful rebuke

The relationships among the characters enter a new phase when Ha Seok-jin intervenes. Speaking to Kim Min-seo, he says, “Think of me simply as an older brother and a member of the family, and tell me what happened.” His words show that he wants her to trust him with the full story so that he can help bring Han Gyu-o’s situation under control.

Ha Seok-jin does not remain a passive listener. By taking action himself to address Gyu-o’s problem, he assumes a leading role in moving the story forward and changes the direction of the conflict surrounding Han Gyu-o.

Meanwhile, the family’s moral conflict reaches its most intense point through the father character played by Kwon Hae-hyo. In the Episode 18 highlight, he delivers a stern rebuke to his daughter, played by Lee Joo-yeon: “I think your father raised you wrong.”

His words can be understood as a reprimand prompted by Lee Joo-yeon’s hostility toward Han Gyu-rim and the emotional outburst that hostility produces. When Lee Joo-yeon reacts angrily by saying, “I wish someone like Han Gyu-rim would disappear from the world,” her father responds with a grave judgment of both her character and her conduct.

The confrontation exposes a clear difference in values within the family. Rather than overlooking his daughter’s furious statement, the father adopts a strict attitude and directly challenges the way she is treating Han Gyu-rim, bringing the family’s internal division into the open.

A “family recipe” for gathering the fragments of a broken family

“Love on the Menu” tells the story of a man and a woman who gather the scattered fragments of a broken family and build a warm life together. The newly released videos use specific dialogue and situations to show how each character’s wounds and past mistakes are shaking their current family relationships.

The drama stars Ha Seok-jin, Ahn Hee-yeon, Park Yoo-na and Bae Jung-nam. By following the process through which the characters confront and resolve their conflicts, the series is expected to invite viewers to reconsider what family means.