Channel A 'Close friends tokumentary – four-person table' will air the episode featuring actor Ko Jun.
Actor Ko Jun, who has shown his 'arttainer' side with commanding acting and distinctive painting skills, invites close friends actor Cho Jae-yoon and comedian Lee Sang-jun to his rented room and serves a simple meal centered on a meal-kit doenjang stew and kimchi, with everyone sitting on the floor around the food for a "real solo-living man's table." Lee Sang-jun brings beef, and Cho Jae-yoon brings a diffuser, adding to the warm atmosphere.
The close friends who entered Ko Jun's home that day repeatedly admired the works of his hanging around the place. He, who says he never received formal art education, recounted that he participated in a New York exhibition just one year after he restarted painting, surprising his friends. In particular, he revealed the behind-the-scenes story that a piece hanging in the master bedroom was a painting completed over 18 years, which he had originally given to a partner and then got back after a breakup and finished by painting over it, drawing attention.
Ko Jun then opened up about the trauma from full-body burns in early childhood. Because of the burn scars, he found it difficult to mingle with friends when he was young, but he regained stability through a priest he met at a church and once dreamed of becoming a priest. However, he confessed that he gave up the idea after puberty when he became interested in the opposite sex, prompting laughter from his friends. During that period of wandering, he said he happened to see a play that inspired him to dream of becoming an actor and helped him overcome the trauma from the burns, which moved those present. Hearing this, Lee Sang-jun also confessed that the origin of his current comedy style sprang from his own wounds. He said he developed his dream of becoming a comedian by making his school friends laugh, but after his friends learned of his father's absence and stopped laughing for him, he instead revealed his pain first to create laughter. MC Park Kyung-lim also shared that during her school days she received rice and instant noodles every year at year-end from the classmate chosen as the most in need, saying she was happier to have food than embarrassed, openly sharing how she overcame poverty and drawing empathy.
Meanwhile, Ko Jun, who made independent films to help unknown actors, surprised his close friends by saying his works have accumulated to about 60 films. The start of his independent films was audition video profiles of unknown actors, and as his filming skills improved he began making videos with stories. Later, his work was recognized and invited to the Cannes Film Festival, but he said he submitted under his real name 'Kim Jun-ho' and asked reporters not to write articles. He also revealed that he recently started YouTube and is producing content with rookie actors.
A time to look into a star's life with everyone's close friend MC Park Kyung-lim, Channel A 'Close friends tokumentary – four-person table' will air on the 15th at 8:10 p.m.
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