[That person] A rough and gentle person... The core of actor Kang Seok-woo's heart

1. <Classical Music Evangelist> My

mother's dream was for this person to become a pastor.

The pastor was not good, she said, but became a 'evangelist'.

It is not a joke to say that there are not many people who have been exposed to classical music in earnest through this person.

His expression, which was a bit dark when talking about the entertainment industry, became brighter when talking about music.

Music never left in this person's life after he was exposed to classical music in earnest at a university broadcasting station.

I go to concerts at least three times a week, at least once a week.

Memos related to concerts are the most written on the schedule.

I am the happiest when I am in a concert hall.

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Hosting a classical music broadcast has been a dream for a long time.

From September 2015 to the beginning of this year, CBS hosted <To the Beautiful You>.

This person and the program got along very well.

Many people have found comfort in this person's selection of classical music and this person's voice.

Personally, I thought that peace and relaxation are such things when listening to this person's broadcast on a weekend morning and slowly reading the morning newspaper.

Talking about music was interesting, but he used to talk about his thoughts calmly and calmly, and the story resonated with people.

It was a program that smelled like 'Kang Seok-woo', and there were not many people who liked it, so the listening rate was good.

At one point, it even reached #2 on all radio programs.

During the broadcast, I often felt the stubbornness of giving out one's own voice and color.

He was a person who did not easily compromise with the producers as well as the listeners to keep the lines he had set.

This man's comments caught my ears.

Although the voice itself is attractive, it is probably because he felt a desire to share the precious treasure he knew of music with the listeners.

When introducing Western classical music, which contains mostly foreign words, the pronunciation was not smooth, but it was not awkward to listen to.

He knew a lot, but above all else, he loved music.

It was a program that I put so much love into that I said that I had prepared for 40 years to run this program.

I was happy and the results were good, but I stepped down from the host's position at the beginning of this year.

My eyes and ears signaled that I couldn't stand it any longer, and my eye condition got worse after I got the Corona 19 booster shot.

The accumulation of unresolved issues that could be minor if they were minor was one of the reasons for leaving, but the biggest reason was also health issues.

The term “blindness crisis” was a bit of an exaggeration, but this person felt a pretty serious crisis, and as he went through it, he thought it was time to put it down for a while.

I did it for over 6 years, so I did as much as I could, and there was a thought that I had to leave when I was applauding.

“Even now, there are a lot of people that I meet while walking in Namsan and taxi drivers are very disappointing, and I think I may have hurt them. At that time, I was already crossing the limit. At many times, I get 5,000 text messages. If I keep watching it and broadcasting for two hours, my eyes get a little black out. And it's better if I get home and rest right away, and then I record until the weekend broadcast. After that, I'm exhausted."

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He talked about why music is good, how to listen and enjoy music, and what to wear to concerts at the level of general listeners.

He said that if music experts explain the engine structure of a car, they are the ones who teach how to start the car and how to operate it.

"When you go to a concert, people who really like music and those who enjoy it are just the same. You don't take a concert seriously, you enjoy it. It's a game. That's why you shouldn't wear a black suit. No. I'm just saying let's have fun and have fun..."

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Understanding European history through music.

For example, at that time, Chopin had to leave Warsaw to go to Paris, what historical events were going on in Paris at that time, and how those events had an impact on music.

Although sometimes misunderstood as being flirtatious, such a study seemed genuinely enjoyable.

He has blessed ears to support his hobbies.

He said that depending on the conductor, he even felt the difference in the time at which the sound was delivered for each instrument.

"Because I can hear the orchestra and even the little sounds behind me. When I was young, I usually listen to vocals or lead guitar, but when I was young, I listened to the bass and drums...I like it best when I go to a concert. The music I listen to at home is through the speakers. You listen through it. No matter how loud it is, there is a limit, but in concerts, you hear everything.”

2. <Entertainment Industry Bullying?>

I didn't expect this person to have such deep wounds and pain.

Wealth and fame, a harmonious family, appearance, etc.

The words loneliness and wounds came out over and over again from the mouths of those who had so much to make jealousy beyond the envy of others.

If you look at the books he wrote, he doesn't say he's close with any of his fellow actors, and there are very few warm entertainment episodes.

Rather, there are only stories that suggest discord and conflict.

When he asked what had happened, he confided an unexpected story.

Among celebrities of the same age, the only person with a phone number was Song Seung-hwan.

“In our days, becoming a TV actor was an open job. When you go through an open job, you have a jockey, so the relationship is strong. People gather among themselves. We get along very well. But I have no one to gather with. Afterwards, I got to know a few seniors and juniors while working personally, but I have only one friend of the same age. Only Song Seung-hwan."

It was said that he was bullied in the entertainment industry, and the story of this person sounded somewhat shocking.

I even wondered if I could tell a story like this.

"I've been thinking about how many actors will come to my funeral when I die. It makes me think that I don't have a relationship with other people. They are closer to each other than family. But I don't have such a group... Of course, there are groups like that in other societies, but on the actor side, I am completely independent… Except for me, I know that they communicate and hang out with each other.

It was a time when there was a strong culture in which former movie stars and former TV actors rejected each other.

It was a time when you couldn't be part of a group if you didn't drink.

I was never saddened by being left behind, and I was rather grateful that I didn't call him, but the feeling of alienation and disappointment at that time is still a painful memory and scar.

There were seniors who urged me not to pretend to be alone and take care of this stiff man without bowing his head, and I heard that he was a cheeky and unlucky man in front of me.

I endured things like pride, arrogance, and ugliness that my path was different from you guys, and I overcame it with the thought that I was the winner.

Seniors such as Lee Jeong-gil, Yoo In-chon, Song Jae-ho, Lee Deok-hwa and Kim Yong-geon defended and comforted this lonely wolf.

I am still grateful to those seniors.

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I have dinner appointments with other people at most five or six times a year.

Even now, after work, I run straight home.

The house is the best, and the wife is the most comfortable.

He said that he was also influenced by the facial expressions, tone of speech, and actions of people passing by.

Therefore, it is very difficult for this person to talk face-to-face with an acquaintance.

Moreover, if the person is not to his liking, not to mention he.

He described himself as a person with extreme ups and downs of emotions, and he tries not to show his emotions, but sometimes it pops out of his defenseless state.

I think it is beneficial not to go to a lot of people and not to meet people.

It's sad, but being in solitude is totally comfortable.

"When I go to a place with a lot of people or talk with a lot of people and come in, I'm confused enough to have a nightmare. And I always have regrets like this for why I said that... I should have just kept my mouth shut there, but why did I stare at him? You know, there are things like that. Because of that, I am confused and it is still difficult.”

Born in 1957, 65 years old.

I am old enough to look back on my life from time to time.

He said that relationships with people are the most regretful.

He was often a victim, but hearing the story of this person, it seems that there were not a few moments when he was the perpetrator.

Has there ever been a time when the actions you took to protect yourself or your pride have hurt others?

"I wondered why I did it then, and whether that person remembers this... So time has passed, but I think it can be fatal, so I call or meet and apologize. Some people do and some don't."

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Caring for others is also caring for yourself.

It is like a struggle to be free from the nightmarish memories that were repressed and sometimes repressed.

This person said that even with the passage of time, those memories do not fade or fade.

Even now, when I see things that go against the case, there are a lot of things that I express before I even think about it.

"I still can't stand it. When I see people smoking on a non-smoking street, they tell me not to smoke. You shouldn't smoke in a park where people pass by...that's why I often think that I'm going to get hit and die.

" It felt rough and hot.

According to his self-expression, he did not seem likely to be defeated by any people in the battle of flags.

There was a story that Lee Kyung-gyu, a junior at Dongguk University, was scolded by this person when he was a student.

I wondered if such a thing had ever happened, but when I actually met him, I thought it might have been.

3. <Conservative, too conservative>

I saw this person who appeared on a food travel program a while ago.

In such a program, it is an unwritten rule for the performers to eat deliciously and show the expression that they are going to die.

This person did not 'act' like that.

He tilted his head in response to the host's question, who throws it in hopes of giving him a match, and says, 'Is that so?'

Or, 'Okay,' he asked.

The host who asked the question must have been embarrassed, and the production team must have been embarrassed.

The most intense (?) expression of empathy was to scoop up a glass of soup, put it in your mouth, nod your head lightly and say, 'It's delicious.'

He said that he was purposely on the show to show that not all food is delicious and that you don't have to gorge yourself on all food.

"Eating food is also polite. When you go out there, as a cliché, you just have to eat. I think TV food programs are promoting that trend more. The program eats three meals from 12 noon to 6 pm. You take digestive medicine, but how do you enjoy the last bite? It can't be. I went out to show that I'm not just eating like that."

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This person who says that there is manners and manners in eating is an outrageous conservative.

He is a person who takes the case and values ​​principles, rules must be followed, and respect is important.

"Conservative. Very conservative. But what is the payoff? Is there anyone who isn't? Isn't it conservative to try to keep what they originally had? That's like everyone, isn't it?"

He has been invited to enter politics several times, and influential politicians have even come to his house.

He doesn't think it's right to openly support either side when people who support him span east and west, both left and right.

He is interested in politics, but has no intention of doing it himself.

He is also a pragmatist when he says there is nothing to gain from politics.

He has only once been embroiled in political gossip while on the air.

He left MBC <The Age of Women> in 2015 after hosting for over 8 years.

Rumors circulated that he had left the Sewol Ferry accident because he made unpleasant noises to the incumbents at the time.

I did not intentionally quit the show, but it is true that President Park Geun-hye was bitter about going abroad to commemorate the first anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster.

"During the broadcast, I asked where I was going in the midst of this. I said, 'You have to comfort the victims' families, no matter how important an international event is, can you leave now? But I was speaking from the perspective of the children's parents, and I spoke on the phone to the student who was on the ship at the time of the Sewol ferry accident.

"Yeah. I made a phone call with the student on board. The kids were just giggling and laughing. I know the boy's name, but when I looked up the list later, he unfortunately passed away at that time. That thing stuck with me. I'm sorry, but I also wondered why we had a connection with that child on our show. It was with that in mind that I talked about it, and there was no political intention."

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4. <This person's confession of faith>

Both of my parents were displaced people.

In South Korea, there is not a single person with blood from either the mother's or the mother's family.

He is the eldest son of a one-man, four-daughter family.

His memories of his poor days were told in many places, and after becoming an actor, he was responsible for the livelihood of his family, but the poverty of those days was not unique to this man.

He has been attending church since he was in his mother's womb.

The mother was the one who prayed hard for his son.

He used the word 'Sunday' in almost every Sunday broadcast.

That expression sounded like this man's confession of faith.

"That's right. It was a confession of faith. Other broadcasters can't say that it is a Sunday. When I came to CBS as a Christian, I thought that was the intention of the one who sent me, and I thought that doing so was one of the things I had to do. Done."

When he was a student, he was a 'church brother' who almost lived in the church on Sundays, and he urges his children to worship at home and to keep their tithes.

For this person, faith is the most irreplaceable value.

He said that he attends a large, conservative church, and is dissatisfied with the enlarged church, and that church inheritance is unacceptable.

He heard that he was not stingy in practicing sharing, but even looking for data, there was little to be found.

When he persuaded him not to influence others for good, he revealed two good deeds.

Last year, he donated tens of thousands of won to a church serving the homeless and the previous year to an Anglican-affiliated community with disabilities suffering from an unforeseen fire.

10% of his income is donated to socially disadvantaged places other than the church.

Paying your tithing outside of church.

“There were a lot of conflicts about paying tithing to something other than the church. I discussed it a lot with my wife, but there are many people who donate enough to be able to run the church even if it’s not us. That's what happened when I paid tithing every year."

He said there are times when I want to live in a much bigger house and live in luxury, and I want to drive a better car than now.

If you ask me to live like that, I think I could live like that, but I said that I wouldn't be able to do that.

This person's house in the middle of Gangnam, Seoul has been shown on TV several times.

From the point of view of an ordinary person, you can still say that he lives a luxurious life, but by the standards of this person, he is trying to live a frugal life.

"Like other celebrities on TV, it would make sense if I left a knight in a villa like that of 80 pyeong and 90 pyeong from the entrance, and talked about simple happiness in the morning. I feel deprived or I don’t think that’s what it is. He’s learning, so I think that’s enough to have to live.”

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When I said that all these words could become shackles later, he said that he is still in conflict, but he wants to live that way.

He said that if he had tried to make money, he could have made a lot more than he is now.

It is said that among the advertisements that were offered, the advertisements that did not seem to help their image were rejected.

It also means that his face is more important than money, and he could have lived even if he did.

"I drink a lot or like luxury goods, or I still drive a nice car, but if I wanted to drive a better car like the young guys these days, I would need more money and earn more, but I have enough now."

I'm planning to create a foundation in the future.

It is not a vague idea, but is being pursued with a concrete plan.

Although I did not specifically say about the nature of the foundation, I am trying to live a life of sharing and serving through the foundation.

“I also received a promise from my daughter and son. ‘You earn enough money to spend as much as you want, and after that, if you give the rest of the money to your father, let’s create a foundation and give it to the world. "

5. <Actress Kang Seok-woo>

I didn't think of becoming a celebrity since I was a kid.

At the age of twenty-two while attending Dongguk University's Department of Theater and Film, she broke through an 800-to-one competition and became an actress by winning first place in the New Actor Contest hosted by the Korea Film Promotion Agency.

He started out as an actor who skipped supporting roles and minor roles and played the main character splendidly.

He rose to stardom through the movie <Winter Traveler> and the KBS daily drama <Ordinary People>.

Since then, he has appeared in dozens of dramas and movies, and since the 1990s, he has worked for major broadcasters as a radio DJ.

Compared to his splendid start, early successes, and high popularity, there are few works that can be called the masterpieces of his life.

As an actor, I am a person who has more greed than anyone else, but wouldn't I want to hear that I am a famous actor?

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"That was a story I kept in my heart, but no one asked me so I didn't have a chance to talk about it, but I'm telling it all now. There are acting that I do with my life. There are dramas where I have to do this to make a living this year, and this is something I'm really excited about, so I have to leave something behind. There are dramas that I want to do. There are dramas that I do not concentrate on. If I act with my life, the viewers know. (In the comments) ‘Kang Seok-woo does it with dryness’ It was just written ‘Hey, how do you know that I did it with dryness’ In fact, in soap operas, the same situation is repeated many times while filming. For everyday situations, you have to act on a daily basis, but that can seem frivolous. So I am thinking about not doing a soap opera."

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Watching <Winter Traveler> again this time, he was a man with an icon-like mask of youth, but with harsh eyes.

If I had acted to save those eyes, I would have left more memorable works, but the image of 'The Pied Piper' seems to be too strong.

I feel complacent with the roles of an innocent young man, an innocent boy, an idiot, and an ordinary father.

It doesn't seem like he made full use of his talent as an actor.

- You seem to have a desire to act with all your might in the future.

"When I get to my age, I'm in danger of falling from a supporting role to a minor role. In the meantime, I'm looking for a good work to figure out how to do well. I have to do a drama that gives me strength. I think that my spirit as a character is being taken away. While acting, I was always worried about such things, not being satisfied, and worrying about how other people would see me."

6. <I lived with double the passion than others>

What a lonely person can pursue is loftiness.

The more lonely you are, the higher you are, and the more lonely you are, the higher you will inevitably rise.

Music, art, ballet, etc., enjoy things that are difficult for most people to enjoy at a professional level.

He not only listens and sees, but also composes songs, draws pictures, and holds exhibitions.

He started painting with his wife in the mid-2000s and has held over 30 exhibitions so far.

I've been studying Japanese for 5 years and I'm also single at golf.

With his saxophone performance comparable to that of a pro, he will challenge himself in composing and hold a song presentation next month.

He said that if you don't drink in the evening, you can live twice as much.

Although there is little education in the entertainment world, in the music and art worlds, he is quite a fan.

When I said that it would be good for someone who loves music like you to do something like the president of the Seoul Arts Center, as a blessing, he said he was not confident about doing well in the management position, but he didn't hate it too much.

My wife accompany me to the interview, and in the middle of answering, I look at my wife, sometimes asking for consent, sometimes for sympathy.

I accompany my wife to interviews, filming sets, golf courses, and almost all gatherings.

Totally trusts her wife, dedicates herself to her and entrusts everything to her.

Without her wife, this man is going to fall apart very quickly.

She filmed a commercial together and studied together.

He ignores the gaze that she is a bit unusual about her wife, and the word that she is not a couple in the show window.

This man, who seems less flamboyant but more relaxed than her husband, asked her wife if she had the same thoughts as her husband, and replied briefly that her relationship with her husband had gotten better over time.

She wrote in her book the story of how she introduced her music to her wife, who was not very fond of her music.

The effort of this person to have the same hobby as her wife is great, but the wife who put up with such efforts of her husband is also amazing.

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He's more like a celebrity than any other celebrity I've ever met.

Celebrities are people who want the world to revolve around them, and this person is no exception.

Maybe it was because he was from a family of displaced people with no relatives, maybe it was because he was the only son of a family with four daughters, or was it because he grew up listening to the deaf ears of being handsome, or maybe it was him, or the memory of making his splendid debut through an 800-to-1 competition? Is it because it's too intense?

There was a sense of kindness somewhere.

It didn't seem like he would reach out to the other person and reach out his hand.

It is true that the thought of 'I'm the best' and the pride of 'I am Kang Seok-woo' protected this person, but to others, it may have been seen as arrogance or self-righteousness.

He once published a serialized column in a daily newspaper six years ago.

The editor has touched this person's writing.

He resolutely told me not to touch my writing, and if there was anything I could fix, I would do it.

He is often said to be quite stiff.

During the production of <Winter Traveler>, he argued that he should be the first to appear because he was the main character in the order in which the names of the actors appeared, and the production team, who tried to put the name of Ahn Sung-ki first, had a hard time convincing this person.

He is a high-priced man.

For this person, the appearance fee is pride.

He does not yield or compromise.

7. <You Can Be Happy Even If You Have Different Thoughts>

At the end of the three-and-a-half-hour conversation, I asked if there was anything I could not have asked, and I said this.

"In one organization, there were people who had different ideas. People pursued things, but there were others who pursued other things. People who pursued other things also had a way to live a happy life. I used to say that if I don’t join a certain group, I’m going to be slaughtered, but instead of doing that, I can be happy even if I live independently and in the direction I really think is right. I wanted to show that.”

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It was said that I lived better than you, but it was also heard as a confession that there was still a lump in my heart.

He was comforted by music and healed by paintings, but it is difficult to heal the wounds caused by people unless you are human.

That's what I thought when I heard this man's last words.

There has never been a scandal or a scandal.

He loves himself too much and has strong self-esteem to defile his name with that.

When you get one, you try to pay it back with two.

either good or bad.

He opened his phone and showed him a picture.

It was a photo of a bundle of scraps from writing a recently made song <In the Garden of Time>.

He is a person who cares about one parent and one mother, and it took him 8 months to write the lyrics for the song <In the Garden of Time>.

It wouldn't matter if I was doing it alone, but if I had someone I worked with, I would have gone crazy.

Should it be said that it is like a thousandth of an artist, if other people have about five spectrums, he said that he has ten times the spectrum.

He is a person who can be evaluated differently depending on how you look at it.

As this person said, he has a spectrum of emotions that is ten times more diverse than other people, so he can evaluate ten times more diversely.

It was said that if a person who saw one side of himself saw the other, he might be disappointed with himself and vice versa.

After all, you have to meet people in person to know their true face.

It was a fun meeting to do an interview with.

He showed an unexpected side and, above all, was sincere.

It was an atmosphere where the person asking the question had to change his posture and ask a question with tension.

As a seasoned broadcast host, the tone was refined, but the content was raw.

He even wondered if he knew what he was talking about and whether he could handle what he was saying.

He answered all the questions asked without expecting an answer.

She seemed to be determined to confide in her all the words she had kept in her heart this time.

When I asked to talk for at least three hours, he said what made it so long, but when the story started, it seemed that much more time had passed, and there was still something to be said.

He had many things, he knew how to enjoy it, and he knew how to give, but it didn't feel like the inside and outside were well balanced.

One is excess and the other is deficient.

Subjectivity and stubbornness, consideration and obsession, pride and pride are mixed.

I would have expressed the feeling that I was struggling with myself because I knew that fact well.

Last March, when this person stopped broadcasting not long after, I asked to meet again, and the new host just started broadcasting, but he replied that it was not polite to interview the program and the new host right away. came

He said he didn't want to do anything that would cause any harm or annoyance to those left behind.

One deed speaks more of a person than a hundred words.

※ The full video of the interview with actor Kang Seok-woo will be released for the first time on the SBS News YouTube channel at 9 pm on the 21st.