Actor Jung Si-ah broke down in tears thinking of her father, who passed away.
On the 27th, the "Jung Si-ah Asijeong" channel uploaded a video titled "Why did the crying button get pressed at the tearful exhibition Jung Si-ah attended with Seowoo? (+Seowoo's grandfather story)".
That day Jung Si-ah visited an exhibition of artworks about family with her daughter Seowoo. From the first piece she choked up and read the phrase "A man and a woman fell in love so beautifully and gave birth to a son and a daughter who look just like them" and said she was deeply immersed in the work, saying it reminded her of Jun-woo and Seowoo.
She also empathized, saying "A long time ago there was a father and daughter who knew each other best in the world. It's dad and Seowoo. Then time passed and the daughter's adolescence came," and Seowoo shook her head and said, "No."
In response Jung Si-ah recounted, "This is Jun-woo. After practice Jun-woo takes the school bus. Jun-woo's father drives his own car and they met at a rest stop. The father wanted to buy him something. Because he was with other basketball teammates there. He approached like this but Jun-woo kind of didn't want him to come. He slightly avoided him. Jun-woo's father was hurt, but he didn't like appearing like a papa's boy. Isn't that how it is at that age? You want to look like a tough guy. So he was a bit upset," sharing an adolescence episode about her son Jun-woo.
Then Jung Si-ah read the artwork description that said, "Then one day the daughter had an accident. Can I be hurt instead? Please save only this child. And the father passed away," and she cried, saying, "It reminded me of my father." She said, "About a month after Jun-woo was born my father passed away. After having Jun-woo I began to understand my parents' feelings a bit. Just when I was about to start repaying them, he passed away, so I actually feel very sorry. Before that I just lived thoughtlessly, so I didn't know my father's feelings well, but just as I began to understand, he wasn't there anymore," expressing her pain.
As she looked at works filled with warm feelings Seowoo said, "Being here really feels like heaven," and Jung Si-ah agreed, saying, "Exactly. The paintings put my mind at ease and watching them makes me tear up continuously." She noted it was a good opportunity to recall memories of her father, saying, "I don't usually talk about dad much. If I bring it up it hurts too much. Coming here today like this..."
She cried, saying, "I didn't know that was the last call; one call turned out to be the last call. My father told me 'I love you, daughter.' At that time I had just had Jun-woo and was recovering while caring for him. I was really sleepless and exhausted, so I said 'Okay' and hung up, but if I had known it was the last call I would have said 'I love you too, Dad.' Not saying that is the regret in my heart."
After viewing the entire exhibition and regaining her composure, Jung Si-ah said, "I thought painting landscapes in an oriental painting style would be healing and calming, but unexpectedly it became a time to bring my father up after a long time and a time to think about family again," giving her impressions.
Seowoo said, "I think it's an unforgettable time. I feel like I've organized my feelings. We seem closer," and Jung Si-ah asked, "After seeing the exhibition like this, conversations become richer and deeper. Seowoo heard many stories from me for the first time today. Didn't you also hear about grandfather almost for the first time?"
To this Seowoo said, "I heard the story for the first time. I had asked dad and heard it then. Dad told me mom's story," and Jung Si-ah confessed, "It seems we don't bring up very painful things. As Seowoo and Jun-woo's mother, I tend to bury the pain. When you become an adult." Then Seowoo said, "I think it's like that even if you're not an adult," and when asked "Do you have buried pain too, Seowoo?" she answered, "Yes," surprising listeners.
Jung Si-ah said, "Regardless of age, everyone has their own pain. Although they are all different, like that ridge earlier, from afar it looks like one and you overcome it and live. That's what family is," conveying her thoughts on the meaning of family.
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