Mija, who married Kim Tae-hyun, expressed her regret, saying that although it was her first Lunar New Year after marriage, she had to call her mother-in-law to ask how she was doing.
We met with Mija, who runs the YouTube channel ‘Mizane Tavern’ with 500,000 subscribers, at the Hankyung Ten Asia headquarters in Jungnim-dong, Seoul.
Mija said during the Lunar New Year holiday, "I think I will continue to work. I will film two pieces of content and my husband will edit them and send it off as usual." However, it was the first Lunar New Year after marriage, and she expressed her regret, saying, "My heart is very heavy because I cannot go to my in-laws in Busan." Instead, she said, “I talked to my husband about setting aside time in February or March to go down there.”
Mija said to her mother-in-law, “I call her often.” In addition, "My mother monitors all the broadcasts I appear on. When she saw me appear on 'Dongchimi' this time, she said that 'My Daughter' was the prettiest among all the contestants. She told me to think of her as mother-daughter, not mother-in-law-daughter-in-law," she said. He expressed his gratitude toward . He continued, "My mother and her mother say, 'We share a son and a daughter.' The two of us call each other brother and younger brother and talk on the phone often. We get along warmly," boasting of the close relationship between in-laws and in-laws.
Mija, who films mukbang content but is bad at cooking, laughed and said, "I received a tteokguk set as a gift. It has soup and rice cakes, so I'm going to try making tteokguk."
Mija said, "I think health is the best. When I was young, I had big goals, but after getting sick, everything became meaningless. Eating healthy and delicious food, smiling every day, watching a fun program or chatting, going outside and walking a big circle. “I think that such small happiness is actually something bigger,” he said. He continued, "These days, I don't have any greed. In the past, I had a strong desire to become something, but now I'm thinking of following the path as it opens. If the path is blocked, whether it's broadcasting or YouTube, let's find another path and have fun doing it. "I'm thinking about it. I'm trying to keep various paths open," he confessed. At the same time, he hoped, “I hope this New Year will be a time when you can feel these small happinesses in your daily life.”
Born in 1984, Mija began her career in the entertainment industry in earnest by passing the MBC comedian recruitment exam in 2009. Since February 2020, the YouTube channel ‘Mizane Tavern’ has been opened and operated. The main concept of the video is drinking alone, drinking with friends and family, and eating snacks. Mija married comedian Kim Tae-hyun in April 2022.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr