Actor Ryu Su-young revealed a moment when he almost lost his daughter.
Today (30th) broadcast of Tails of Tales (directed by An Yoon-tae. Lee Keun-byeol, hereafter "Kkokkomu") is part 1 of "special: finding long-term missing children," featuring listeners actor Ryu Su-young, actor Keum Sae-rok, and TWS member Shin Yu. This broadcast traces a horrific string of infant and toddler abductions that occurred in one village beginning in 1991, and from this, Kkokkomu's nationwide project to find long-term missing children will be launched in earnest.
The "Daecheon infant and toddler serial abduction, murder and disappearance case" involved five children who lived in the same village—a 2-month-old boy, a 15-day-old boy, a 4-month-old girl, a 6-day-old girl, and a 5-year-old girl—who went missing or were murdered at different times. All five cases remain unsolved, and some of the victim children are still missing, drawing attention.
The kidnapping and murder of the 5-year-old girl, the last of the five cases, shocked people with its brutality. The five-year-old girl, who had been sleeping with her mother, disappeared without a trace and was found murdered in a rice field the next day at about 6 p.m. A reporter who covered the case at the time explained the gruesome situation, saying, "The fact that the liver was mutilated was shocking," leaving the studio in horror and despair. Keum Sae-rok burst out, "I'm so angry," and TWS member Shin Yu said, "It's really unthinkable," unable to continue.
Especially as a father raising a daughter, Ryu Su-young said, "I almost lost my daughter too," and after recounting the dizzying moment when his daughter left his sight, he said, "During the 30 seconds I spent searching for my daughter I went to hell and back many times," deeply sympathizing with the devastated feelings of parents of missing children, and he broke into a storm of tears, leaving listeners stunned.
Meanwhile, Kkokkomu is launching a nationwide project in May, the month of family, to find long-term missing children. Using the latest generative AI–based age-progression technology from the KIST AI·Robot Research Institute, they produced videos estimating the current appearances of long-term missing children.
Additionally, over six months, 26 entertainers and celebrities—Choi Kwang-il, Kim Na-young, STAYC's Se-eun, Han Ji-hye, Shin So-yul, AtHeart's Arin, Son Dam-bi, Lucy's Shin Ye-chan, Lee Gook-joo, Choi Jin-hyuk, Billy Tsuki, Ko Woo-Rim, fromis_9's Song Ha-young, Park Hyo-joo, Yoon Nam-no, Kim Yoo-mi, The Boyz's Younghoon, Yoon Seong-bin, Kim Jin Soo, Kim Kwang-hyun, Pyo Chang-won, Lee Sang-min, Solbi, Jang Do-youn, Jang Hyun-sung, and Jang Seongkyu—lent their voices to help find long-term missing children, adding to the poignancy. The special videos produced through the meaningful talent donations of the 26 entertainers and celebrities will be released not only on the Kkokkomu broadcast but also on SBS channel and SBS NOW until May 25.
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