Kim Jong-kook mentions plans for a second child ahead of his first wedding anniversary, saying "It would be easier if it's a son."

Kim Jong-kook appeared on the 353rd episode of tvN variety show ″You Quiz on the Block″ and spoke about his plans for children and married life ahead of his first wedding anniversary. Regarding life after marriage, Kim Jong-kook said, ″There is basically a sense of stability. Now I only have to focus on my wife. It’s stable to always think about just one person.″ He also expressed satisfaction and recommended marriage. About plans for children, he said, ″It would be nice to have either a daughter or a son. People say daughters are very pretty, but I think I would be more cautious raising a daughter, while I feel like I could raise a son more freely, so maybe a son would be better.″ When Yoo Jae-suk said, ″I don’t think it would be easy to be born as Jong-kook’s son,″ Kim Jong-kook replied, ″He hasn’t come out yet, but I already feel a bit sorry.″ He added, ″It’s all for your own good, so don’t hold a grudge.″ Kim Jong-kook revealed that his nickname during school days was ″Kim Axe″ and proudly said he had perfect attendance for 12 years from elementary to high school. ″Even if I left home, I still went to school. Even if I left home, I asked friends to go home and bring my school uniform. School was fun and it was my playground,″ he said. He also added, ″Family education is very important. My son is dead.″ Meanwhile, Kim Jong-kook held a private wedding ceremony with a non-celebrity bride at an undisclosed location in Seoul on September 5 last year. Yoo Jae-suk officiated the ceremony, and only about 20 acquaintances were invited. Kim Jong-kook explained, ″I quietly did it because I thought it would be too burdensome for one person to live as themselves and then become ’someone’s wife.’ I kept the wedding scale to a minimum.″ He also mentioned that although he has given a lot of congratulatory money over 30 years, he has hardly ever gotten any back. Regarding this year’s encore concert, Kim Jong-kook said, ″I prepared a lot, and if you come, there won’t be any songs you don’t know. There is a section where I perform a Turbo medley for 20 minutes. I have to run while singing.″