In a recent episode of Izzanbro Shin Dong-Yupwhich aired on June 18, actor Kim min-kyo he joined the colleague Snl Korea Cast of Cast Kim Won-Hoon and Ji Ye-Eun in a sincere conversation that has collected since then 2.3 million views. What started as a light joke about Kim’s love for accessories took a sincere turning point when Shin Dong-Yup He revealed the background once the tributary time of Kim. “His father owned a general hospital. They had a driver and a staff”, “ Shin said. “But after being scammed, his health collapsed and in the end he became a monk.”
Kim confirmed, “Yes, my father died, but he became a monk. I started living in a slum while I was at university.” Once the son of a hospital director with a home of 1,500 Pyeong (about 5,300 m²), Kim’s life changed drastically after the family fell victim to fraud. Soon they were unable to pay the bills and lost the house.
Kim told the moment when his father gave up his role as parent: “During my first military leave, my mother told me that dad had become a monk. When I visited, he said to me: ‘Don’t call me dad. Call me Monaco. Visit only occasionally.’ So I haven’t seen it for a long time.
It was only 15 years later, when his father was diagnosed with a terminal pancreas cancer, which Kim met with him. “From then on, I visited it every day” Kim said. “The doctors gave him three months, but he lived more than three years. He also came to my wedding.”
Reflecting on their last moments together, Kim shared, “For his birthday, I brought him to a bathing establishment and rubbed my back. I think a lot about it. At the time I couldn’t understand his choice, but now, as a married man, I understand it.”
Known for its powerful performances in Snl Korea and a variety of support roles from its debut in 1998 SeongcheolKim’s raw honesty offered fans a moving look at the personal challenges that modeled his life.
