Broadcaster Yoon Young-mi, a former announcer, revealed her struggles with paying rent.
On the 28th, Yoon Young-mi posted on her social account, "The rent for my APT. has increased by 500,000 won. It's been gradually rising for 8 years, and this year it surged sharply. As soon as I heard that, both sadness and anger came over me. I've been living on rent for 16 years.... I had to rent because I didn't have a deposit, but I never imagined it would take this long to live on rent."
He expressed his feelings, saying, "First, sadness came upon me. Then, comparisons troubled me. There's no one around me who rents like I do. Everyone is living without worries, either having a CEO husband or a doctor husband. Everyone's families are wealthy, giving them an APT. in Gangnam and an immense inheritance to inherit. Yet somehow, despite having worked over 40 years as a freelancer and married to a decent man, my life continues to be so arduous."
He went on to say, "The arrows pointed at my husband," adding, "It wouldn't matter to complain to my husband. After a lifetime working as a pastor, how could he suddenly make money? No matter how much I urge him, all it does is raise my blood pressure. When I went to the hospital and saw the results, I was told that my adrenal hormones and the happiness hormone cortisol were completely depleted. That's why I'm feeling depressed and lacking energy. If the adrenal and cortisol levels keep dropping, the risk of developing Parkinson's increases. I got prescribed several medications."
Yoon Young-mi shared her thoughts, saying, "The sense of compensation for living fiercely crashes over me like a tsunami, mingled with the sorrow of growing up without a father in a rural area. If I pull it out, life's bitter roots come up like sweet potato vines. Whatever happened to the enthusiasm I had while dancing fiercely in a hot pink skirt at a Bali beach club? As soon as I arrived, the hardship of making a living pierced my whole body. Moreover, it seems I spent a lot on travel expenses, and when the credit card bill shows up, my account is in the red again. It feels like a minefield everywhere."
However, hearing that someone said, 'I envied your life by watching your SNS,' he thought, "Ah, I can be an object of envy for someone. Yes, looking at myself through someone else's eyes might sometimes be a healing method. When I feel old, if I assume that my 90-year-old self rides a time machine to see the present me, how beautiful would my sixty-year-old self be?" He continued, "Empathy isn't just for disputes. I think it's also necessary to weigh my misfortunes using an empathetic scale like this. Yes, I am better than you.... It's not just that; it's about discovering the beauty of the flower I hold."
He then reassured himself, saying, "That mere rent increase of 500,000 won... I might as well try to earn a bit more. Even so, that's 6 million won a year. In two years, it's 12 million won. So what's the big deal about stressing over that little amount? Manage it tightly. In two years, circumstances may change unexpectedly. I might escape this rent and buy a small house with a yard in downtown Seoul, decorating it according to my taste. Shifting my perspective slightly makes the clouds of depression seem to dissipate gradually. Good job. I, let's do this!"
Meanwhile, Yoon Young-mi joined Chuncheon MBC as an announcer in 1985 and began working at SBS as an announcer in 1991, becoming the first female Korean baseball commentator in the history of sports broadcasting in Korea. She later married a pastor and has two sons.
Below is the full post by Yoon Young-mi.
The rent for my APT. has increased by 500,000 won.
It's been gradually rising for 8 years, and this year it surged sharply.
As soon as I heard that, both sadness and anger came over me.
I've been living on rent for 16 years.... I had to rent because I didn't have a deposit,
but I never imagined it would take this long to live on rent.
First, sadness came upon me.
Then, comparisons troubled me.
There's no one around me who rents like I do...
Everyone is living without worries, either having a CEO husband or a doctor husband.... They all have wealthy families, giving them an APT. in Gangnam and immense inheritances...
Yet somehow, despite having worked over 40 years as a freelancer and married to a decent man, why does my life continue to be so arduous?....
The arrows pointed at my husband.
Why don't you earn at least 500,000 won somewhere?
Don't just look at me when you talk about the rent increase of 500,000 won.
I'm getting old too and have lost my ability.
Now, I'm old, with no broadcasting job, barely making a living off a business and since the economy is bad, the earnings are lacking. Why do I have to be the only one running around?
It wouldn't matter to complain to my husband. After a lifetime working as a pastor, how could he suddenly make money?
No matter how much I urge him, it's only raising my blood pressure.
When I went to the hospital and saw the results,
I was told that my adrenal hormones and the happiness hormone cortisol were completely depleted. That's why I'm feeling depressed and lacking energy.
If adrenal and cortisol levels keep dropping, the risk of developing Parkinson's increases.
I got prescribed several medications.
To think the increased rent has worse hormonal effects on me... It makes my mood even worse. Sadness and anger wrap around me like layers of a croissant.
The sense of compensation for living fiercely crashes over me like a tsunami, mingled with the sorrow of growing up without a father in a rural area..... If I pull it out, life's bitter roots come up like sweet potato vines.
Whatever happened to the enthusiasm I had while dancing fiercely in a hot pink skirt at a Bali beach club? As soon as I arrived, the hardship of making a living pierced my whole body. Moreover, it seems I spent a lot on travel expenses, and when the credit card bill shows up, my account is in the red again.
It feels like a minefield everywhere.
When I look at SNS, everyone seems to be laughing, drinking, traveling, shopping, and meeting.... It's a world full of happiness, but it feels like I'm the only one unhappy. Perhaps the lives of others from across the river always appear as scenes of desire.
By the way, the other day during a meeting, a representative shared a story.
He said, "I have envied your life, Young-mi. Your confidence and dignity are admirable, along with the prayers of your pastor husband. You've raised two sons well.... I don't have a husband or kids. I've only worked my whole life and barely have one house."
.....Ah, I can be an object of envy for someone. Yes, looking at myself through someone else's eyes might sometimes be a healing method.
The doctor who spoke about adrenal cortex cortisol also said he envied me and became a fan.
When I feel old, if I assume that my 90-year-old self rides a time machine to see the present me, how beautiful would my sixty-year-old self be?
When someone who has never traveled, or even boarded a plane, looks at me, how they must envy me as I leave occasionally.
When a mother whose heart is heavy with worries about her children looks at me, how they must long for the well-behaved sons I've raised without complaint.
When I am seen through the eyes of a patient on the verge of death, how I must look so happy complaining about depression, anger, and insomnia.
When someone with no financial leeway sees me, how they must find me enviable as I still do some broadcasting and tools business to make a living.
Empathy isn't just for disputes; when weighing my misfortunes using the scale of empathy like this
I think it's also necessary.
Yes, I am better than you.... It's more about discovering the beauty of the flower that I hold.
Right now, I have a fridge full of summer fruits to eat, a little meat stockpiled, a schedule for next week, travel plans, products lined up to sell at Young-mi's store..... I even have sons who faithfully check in to see how I'm doing, and a husband who lets me be myself without interfering. When I think about it.
That mere rent increase of 500,000 won... I might as well try to earn a bit more.
Even so, that's 6 million won a year. In two years, it's 12 million won. So what's the big deal about stressing over that little amount? Manage it tightly.
In two years, circumstances may change unexpectedly.
I might escape this rent and buy a small house with a yard in downtown Seoul, decorating it according to my taste.
Shifting my perspective slightly makes the clouds of depression seem to dissipate gradually. Good job. I, let's do this!
[Photo] Yoon Young-mi's social media
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