A Seoul National University–educated comedian who holds the flashy title of being the first entertainer to score a perfect score on the Korean History Proficiency Test but called himself a "half-smart" person, Seo Kyung-seok reopened his eyes to the world after Dr. Oh Eun-young's sharp rebuke.
On the 27th, KBS2's Malja Show aired a segment about the excitement and anxiety of "firsts," featuring communication with the audience.
Seo Kyung-seok, nicknamed "Hwasalko," captured attention with a message saying he thought Malja Show would do well, drawing the eyes of Kim Young-hee and Jung Beom-gyun. Speaking about Seo Kyung-seok, the first comedian from Seoul National University, Kim Young-hee said, "At the time, along with Shin Dong-yeob and Park Soo-hong, he was one of the three leading comedians and was enormously popular."
Seo Kyung-seok said, "That's right," adding, "I was lucky to meet a lifelong friend named Lee Yoon-seok, and after my debut I filmed eight commercials and earned an amount equivalent to a condominium. I won the rookie award, then consecutively the excellence award, the best award and the grand prize. It was all thanks to Yoon-seok."
Seo Kyung-seok's challenge continued. He is the first entertainer to score a perfect score on the Korean History Proficiency Test, saying, "I recently started because I had a dream of growing into a Korean history storyteller. As a first step I took the Korean History Proficiency Test and, luckily, scored 100 points, and I have also written several books on Korean history that sold about 80,000 copies."
But Seo Kyung-seok called himself a "half-smart" person. He said, "People may think I walked a smooth path, but I experienced economic hardship from a young age, and when I became an adult I was betrayed and defrauded by a younger person I trusted, so it wasn't all smooth sailing. I came here because I wanted to open up and share those stories and find empathy."
Seo Kyung-seok said, "I've been betrayed several times by friends I met in society who were like younger brothers. They treated me so well and I cherished them, but they said, 'If I only had this money I'd be fine; without it I feel like I'll die,' so I reluctantly lent it to them and lost both the money and the people. Relationships seem to be the most important thing in life."
He continued, "I think I had a strange sense of responsibility. If I formed a bond, I felt I had to solve everything for that person, and after appearing on a program I received the prescription from Dr. Oh Eun-young: 'Seo Kyung-seok, you are arrogant. Let go of the idea that you can solve everything.' That was when I realized reality, and since then I never do that. So relationships became healthier and closer," he said about the changed picture.
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