"It was difficult, and I struggled a lot, but I really endured wonderfully."
Oh Eun-young and Go So-young from 'Oh Eun-young Stay' shed tears over the heartfelt stories of participants with painful pasts and scars, including trot singer Go Jung-woo, conveying deep emotion and comfort. Next week's preview features Kang Ji-seop, who has faced religious controversy.
In the 6th episode of 'Oh Eun-young Stay', which aired on the 28th (Monday), participants harboring different pains courageously shared their stories, creating a genuine moment of comfort. In particular, trot singer Go Jung-woo confessed for the first time on air about the moment of his extreme choice to jump into the sea, having left behind a suicide note, filling the venue with heavy silence and tears.
First, the nagging daughter cried as she recalled receiving harsh words like 'Hulk' and 'punk' related to her weight from her mother since childhood, while the nagging mother expressed her heartbreak, saying she receives commanding nagging from her daughter, such as 'You clean up the mess you made, Mom' and 'Don't be so fake.' Oh Eun-young emphasized the three stages of communication: 'letting the other person know what you want and what you think,' 'expressing my position and what I want,' and 'suggesting alternatives that both can accept.' Go So-young also sincerely advised both saying, "If you speak your true feelings, I believe your relationship will improve significantly."
Trot singer Go Jung-woo began, "My grandmother was my only family after my parents divorced when I was two," conveying his deep emotions, stating, "My grandmother was like a friend, a mother, a wife, and my whole world." He then recalled past days living in an abandoned house, propping up a rusty pipe due to a relative's guarantee problem, expressing, "I wondered what sin I had committed to live like this," with tears in his eyes.
Go Jung-woo not only took on various jobs such as farming and selling goods from the 2nd grade of elementary school to support his grandmother, who was paralyzed from the waist down, but also humbly confessed that he collapsed from overwork and developed arthritis due to excessive labor. He revealed that he ultimately fell into depression due to the abuse inflicted upon his grandmother by his father, who visited them repeatedly. He added that during his 2nd year of high school, he attempted suicide by jumping into the stormy sea after writing a suicide note, delivering a shocking revelation.
Go Jung-woo recounted, "The waves pushed me up against the rocks," dramatically surviving the ordeal, and noted, "I was taken to the emergency room, but my grandmother said, 'If anyone is to die, it should be me, why should it be you?' My heart was torn," causing everyone to tear up. However, Go Jung-woo's grandmother passed away just two weeks before his high school graduation, and he attended his graduation ceremony alone, holding the flowers his grandmother had pre-arranged, stating, "After returning from the columbarium with those flowers, I went back to the home where my grandmother's spoon, rice bowl, and kimchi still remained. I could hardly endure it," revealing his intense emotions.
Go Jung-woo said, "I am still taking antidepressants," and shared, "When I close my eyes, all kinds of worries arise. I can't sleep, and when I wake up, I'm very anxious," confessing to his still unhealed depression and anxiety. Go So-young, who kept wiping her tears while listening to Go Jung-woo's confession, remarked, "It seems that I had no time to reflect on myself due to the responsibility of taking care of my grandmother," and emphasized, "I believe it's necessary to have time to be comforted and to express emotions. I have endured this much pain, struggled a lot, and really endured wonderfully," conveying a message that resonated with everyone.
Additionally, Go So-young recreated the steamed potatoes that Go Jung-woo's grandmother used to make for him when he returned from school, amplifying the emotion. Go Jung-woo expressed that seeing the steamed potatoes steaming in a pot brought back memories of their taste from elementary school, saying, "It reminds me so much of the past. I feel like I'm receiving so much comfort, and I'm grateful," as he tried to hold back his tears, making everyone feel a deep sense of nostalgia.
Meanwhile, at the end of the broadcast of 'Oh Eun-young Stay', actor Kang Ji-seop surprised everyone by appearing as a participant. Kang Ji-seop has previously attracted public attention due to allegations of having been a member of a religious group. Curiosity is rising about what shocking revelations he will share regarding his unfair feelings, the reality of the religion, and his life that has hit rock bottom, as he mentioned in the preview.
Viewers who watched 'Oh Eun-young Stay' reacted by saying, "I couldn't stop crying after hearing Go Jung-woo's story," "I didn't know that a grandmother's love and a grandson's life would resonate so deeply," "It's not just a simple entertainment program, but a show that genuinely explores people," and "Kang Ji-seop! The participants of 'Oh Eun-young Stay' never fail to surprise us."
Meanwhile, the 30th anniversary national comfort project 'Oh Eun-young Stay' airs every Monday at 9:10 p.m. on MBN.
[Photo] Captured from the broadcast of MBN 'Oh Eun-young Stay'
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