On the broadcast, Nancy Lang calmly described her daily routine of being solely responsible for walking and toilet training her pet dog.
On Jan. 1, pop artist Nancy Lang, appearing on MBN's Special World, shared her difficult recent circumstances, evoking sympathy.
She revealed that her pet dog almost had an ear infection spread to its brain and underwent major surgery and is now undergoing rehabilitation, which broke hearts. An only daughter with no siblings, she said, "After my mother died following a 17-year battle with cancer, the pets are my only family and feel like children to me."
Meals are also scarce. Nancy Lang confessed that many days she gets by on cup noodles and eggs. She said she tried meal kits but laughed, "When it goes through my hands, it loses its taste," though behind the laugh was the reality that she lacks both the mental bandwidth and the financial means to prepare proper meals.
Her life was once affluent. She lived in Apgujeong-dong until college and grew up in a well-to-do environment where she had someone help with household chores and received tutoring in all subjects. But when her mother began battling cancer, she became the breadwinner covering hospital bills and living expenses, and her life changed drastically. Her controversial 2003 performance that launched her on television also stemmed from the need to support herself financially.
Recently she appeared in a video on the YouTube channel Chilseong Label and recalled her glamorous childhood. Revealing her elementary school records, she said, "I lived in the Apgujeong Hyundai apartments from elementary through college. A true original Apgujeong kid," and recounted that her mother ran an entertainment business in the U.S. for more than 20 years and hosted concerts by Frank Sinatra and Tom Jones. The lush dresses and antique interiors in childhood photos suggested the prosperity of that time.
However, after studying abroad in high school, her family fortunes declined when her mother's cancer recurred, and from college she had to cover hospital and living costs through livelihood-focused broadcasting and art collaborations. She admitted, "After my mother went to heaven, I went through a major slump."
Now, with the added blow of her pet's major surgery and rehabilitation on top of an already difficult life, Nancy Lang is nonetheless carrying on with her daily life and enduring. Viewers have offered messages such as "I hope both the pet and Nancy Lang recover together" and "She needs support and rest right now."
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