Comedians Kim Kyung-sik and Lee Dong-woo's strong friendship evoked heartwarming emotions.
On the 20th, a video titled 'Between good deeds and gossip' featuring Kim Kyung-sik and Lee Dong-woo grants was released on the YouTube channel 'Jo Dongari'.
The released video depicts Kim Kyung-sik's candid confession about being trapped by the good deeds frame and Lee Dong-woo's mature insights that have strengthened through the adversity of losing his vision, showing the deep and sincere friendship between Kim Kyung-sik and Lee Dong-woo, who have been loved by the public for a long time.
First, Kim Kyung-sik revealed his honest burden about the image of being an 'angel' who endlessly gives to Lee Dong-woo, the so-called 'good deeds frame'. Kim Kyung-sik said, "Even when I went on a program hosted by Yoo Jae-suk, everyone misunderstood me," and he lamented, "One of the things I really hate is that I'm just giving and doing things for Dong-woo. I'm struggling a lot with such stories."
He then spoke about the truth behind the good deeds surrounding him, saying, "In real life, I am living by depending on Dong-woo." Kim Kyung-sik mentioned that he usually is playful, impatient, and makes many mistakes, but those aspects fade away when he meets Lee Dong-woo, noting, "I've liked this guy since a long time ago." To this, Lee Dong-woo replied, "It's not that we complement each other," and Kim Kyung-sik responded, "Only I get complemented."
The deepening of their friendship was triggered when Lee Dong-woo lost his vision due to the rare disease 'retinitis pigmentosa'. Kim Kyung-sik said that during their activities with Tintin Five, they were only friendly on the surface, but after Lee Dong-woo confessed to his vision loss, they started to share stories about the past, living, and humanity, saying, "We gradually started talking about the real Dong-woo."
Lee Dong-woo also revealed that their friendship strengthened through the trials they faced. He said, "When we're both doing well, busy, and making a lot of money, exchanging gifts and treating each other to meals, it turns out that those relationships aren't that deep as time passes. When the work disappears, everything disappears." He added, "Our team could have easily been that way, but it might have been a stroke of luck, and while going through painful experiences we didn't want, we became stronger and closer, recalling that difficulties actually solidified their relationship."
In particular, Lee Dong-woo expressed, "It's so nice to be able to hug without any of that now. It's not just sad things; there are many things to be grateful for," delivering a profound resonance. Ji Seok-jin also empathized, saying, "What I feel after living for a long time is that good fortune is not just good fortune, and misfortune is not just misfortune." Additionally, Lee Dong-woo confessed that he struggled with extreme depression due to his past blindness and wanted to become someone other than 'Lee Dong-woo' through theater.
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