'You Quiz on the Block' comedian Kim Soo-yong showed a changed appearance after experiencing a myocardial infarction.
On the 10th episode of tvN 'You Quiz on the Block' (hereafter 'You Quiz'), Kim Soo-yong, who recently faced a life-threatening myocardial infarction, appeared. MC Yu Jae-seok, Kim Yong-man, Park Soo-hong, and Ji Seok-jin built decades of friendship as the 'Jo-dongari' group, and Yu Jae-seok continued the calm hosting befitting Korea's top MC.
Kim Soo-yong recounted his myocardial infarction, which led to talk of his 'death,' using calm comedy that lately appeals to MZ generations. First, Yu Jae-seok said, "I got a call from the manager then. They said Kim Soo-yong suddenly collapsed. They said it was for a YouTube shoot in Gapyeong," holding back his surprise as he asked.
Kim Soo-yong said, "That morning when I woke up, my chest was very tight. I was really embarrassed so I didn't tell anyone, but my wife asked if I should go to the hospital and I said I'd apply a pain relief patch. Hot or cool? For hot I chose cool. Because filming with Kim Sook on YouTube is relaxed, I drove there myself without a manager," and added, "But I smelled the patch. So I removed it. I arrived one hour before recording. Kim Sook was getting ready and said, 'What's wrong? Go to the hospital. Hurry up,' and Kim Sook's manager gave me a ride to a local clinic."
He said, "I asked if reflux esophagitis could cause chest pain, and the doctor said it could. But I shouldn't have said that," he said.
On last week's 'You Quiz,' Yu Jae-seok, a doctor specializing in the heart, said a myocardial infarction can come on suddenly. Kim Soo-yong's myocardial infarction was that sudden, and yet he survived by 'divine luck.'
Kim Soo-yong said, "Two ambulances came, but one required a guardian to ride. One had Kim Sook's manager on board. On the way, one ambulance broke down where it was parked. Fortunately, the ambulance I was in just drove off. Isn't that itself fortunate? It's divine luck, divine luck."
He calmly said, "When consciousness returned I don't clearly remember. It felt like coming out of water. Siren noise? They kept asking where it was, what's my name. I answered their questions, but they asked if I had been in a traffic accident. They said this was shown several times as a delirium symptom."
Kim Soo-yong continued, "At that time Kim Yong-man was in Japan and searched for me the whole time. So I joked, 'Do you know the deceased?' but I was grateful," and added, "I want to live healthily. I'm grateful just to be alive and breathing. First, Im Hyung-joon, Kim Sook, Kim Sook's manager; second, the paramedics; third, the medical staff—thanks to them I survived. I will live with gratitude and work hard."
In closing, Kim Soo-yong said, "When I get a little better I think it's proper to meet them in person and thank them, so I will. I will be healthier from now on and show that side of me," expressing gratitude to Korea's medical system and those around him who saved his life.
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