Former announcer Kim Seon-geun expressed gratitude to Jang Yoon-jung.
On the 23rd, the KBS2 program "The Boss's Ears Are Donkey Ears" featured announcer Eom Ji-in seeking out Kim Seon-geun, who is working as a freelancer for mental coaching for announcers Kim Jin-woong and Hong Joo-yeon.
On that day, Eom Ji-in was also curious about the true reason for Kim Seon-geun's departure after three years as a freelancer. Eom Ji-in mentioned, "As a freelancer, announcers like Jeon Hyun-moo and Cho Woo-jong have recognition, and announcer Jo Chung-hyun has financial strength at home. Announcer Do Kyung-wan's wife is Jang Yoon-jung. What does Kim Seon-geun have? It's a rare mystery."
In response, Kim Seon-geun said, "I left because of money. While shooting "6 o'clock in the hometown," I received a call saying that the deposit was confirmed. I couldn't concentrate on filming. Between the signing amount, progress payment, and balance, along with the children's tuition and supporting my parents, I was overwhelmed." He added, "The salary just can't cover it. I don't know what will happen after leaving, but there's a chance I could earn a bit more. At that time, the "Mr. Trot 2" audition came up. I went out at that timing, but I got eliminated quickly."
Kim Seon-geun shared, "For a while, my revenue was zero. For about 4 to 5 months, I had no income. I am really thankful that Jang Yoon-jung gave me 200,000 won. She said, "Seon-geun, there will be situations where you'll need this money.""
He continued, "I got through that period, but I was unstable and without money, so I took on jobs such as wrapping books and loading and unloading packages. The longest job I did was laundry work, which paid about 100,000 won a day. My body can handle hard work, but there was a delivery job early in the morning, and they hadn't given me the common password, only writing 'call the security office.' If I woke the security man, he would curse at me. When I returned home after work, I thought, "I've lived really hard, but was that not hard enough? Did I do something wrong?" I cried a lot in the car."
Kim Seon-geun mentioned that he also wanted to return to KBS, stating, "You can leave when you have your own position. I was just ambiguous. Both the timing and my recognition were ambiguous. So, even after leaving, it was unclear. Think carefully, or rather, don't think about freelancing."
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