Nam Bo Ra appeared in a video posted by CGN’s YouTube channel on June 23. During the conversation, she recalled that she struggled when she first entered the entertainment industry without formal training. “The broadcast environment was unfamiliar to me and I didn’t know how to be in front of a camera,” he said. “I cried almost every day while filming.”
At his mother’s suggestion, Nam Bo Ra began attending early morning prayers and managed to complete his drama. However, as her acting career became more stable, she gradually drifted away from the church. He subsequently experienced a profound sense of emptiness and depression before facing what he described as another major crisis in his life. “I returned to early morning prayer and often prayed resentfully, asking, ‘Why did you do this?’” he shared.
Although he did not directly identify the event during the latest interview, Nam Bo Ra has previously described his younger brother’s death in 2015 as the most difficult experience of his life.
In a YouTube appearance in 2022, the actress revealed that her brother had not returned home, leading the family to file a missing person report and track the location of his phone. “I wanted to believe it wasn’t true, but it was” he recalled at the time. He added that he avoided dealing with his emotions because letting them out was too painful.
Nam Bo Ra then started volunteering in a disadvantaged neighborhood while he was still going through a difficult time. He said a sentence written in an alley caught his attention: “You have to empty your heart before you can fill it with something new.” After wondering how she could release the emotions she had been keeping inside, she noticed volunteers nearby and decided to join them.
The actress continued to participate in charity work, explaining that taking action slowly helped her move forward. He also emphasized that although pain can last a lifetime, it is important not to get trapped in the pain and find a way to endure it.
Sources: Daum | Sports Chosun
