TVXQ’s Changmin said his 5-year-old son looks just like him and proudly boasts about him at kindergarten.
November/2/2026 14:38
TVXQ’s Changmin boasted that his 5-year-old son looks just like him. On the SBS program “My Ugly Duckling,” which aired on November 1, TVXQ’s Changmin appeared. Speaking about his 5-year-old son, Changmin said, “It’s very hard, but he’s really cute and lovable,” and added, “While my son was growing up like this, I wasn’t there, but it seems a staff member at the agency called the manager. They said, ‘It looks like we saw Changmin’s son.’ Even though they were someone I had never met. They said he looks just like me.” When Seo Jang-hoon teased him about his stage name, saying, “Doesn’t the child ask about this? I’m Sim, so why is Dad Choi? Is he Choi Gang?” Changmin revealed that he explains it from the child’s point of view, saying, “I told him. That when Dad works, his name is ‘Choi-gang Changmin.’ As you know, Dad’s real name is Sim Changmin. I keep telling him.” When Seo Jang-hoon asked, “Did the child understand?” Changmin said, “He went to kindergarten and suddenly told the teacher, ‘Please play Changmin’s “Maniac.”’ I thought he wouldn’t brag outside, but that happened,” conveying that his son boasts about him at kindergarten. ・TVXQ’s Changmin releases MV for new song “All Of My Life”… transforms into various forms from knight to rocker! ・TVXQ’s Changmin: “I’m almost in my 40s… honestly, a stage name like a baseball team is embarrassing” (with video)
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