Comedian Kim Ki-ri opened up about his wandering past.
On the 6th, a video titled ""Games, alcohol, cigarettes...an addiction I couldn't quit" the decisive moment that changed Kim Ki-ri's life" was uploaded to Lee Sung-mi's Motganda channel.
In the video that day, Kim Ki-ri appeared as a guest and talked about his faith. He said about his past self, "I was a person who had no convictions or backbone at all. I just worked hard at only what I liked. I only had fun with the people around me, and I was someone who pursued only what I wanted to chase hedonistically," adding that "I bore the fruits of all addictions, not just lust. I would game all night or play cards all night or drink all night. I think I kept doing things until I was so sleepy my eyes would close" as he confessed to being addicted to pleasure.
He said, "I attended church since I was young, so I never did anything particularly terrible. After becoming a comedian I gained popularity and money, and around then I started drinking and smoking. I learned it very late. After becoming independent from my parents and living on my own, with money I earned myself, I started then. Then it felt ambiguous. Playing around. So I confessed to God. 'God, these days I feel like I'm drinking and smoking and playing too much, I'm so sorry. But I'm lacking. I'll go play a little more' and I drank more. I used the power of alcohol to play more. I think I partied hard for about three years," he said.
In response, Lee Sung-mi suddenly asked, "Did a big accident happen after three years of partying? Why did it become like this?" showing curiosity about the abrupt change, and Kim Ki-ri said, "The reason I could only party hard for three years is that I still had a long relationship. I think my nature is kind. I was clumsy and foolish, but because I had a good side I didn't want to do wrong by my girlfriend. So I behaved quietly and then went to church where the pastor said, 'If you don't read the Bible, you are not a Christian,' and I was surprised by the idea that despite attending for more than 30 years I might not be a Christian. Out of spite I started to read the Bible but I failed," he recalled.
He continued, "That was around 2020, and I failed, and at the end of that year senior Park Ji-sun died. I'm saying this for the first time, but after Park Ji-sun died I think I cried a lot. At the funeral many people of course mourned, but I spent a lot of time reflecting on death and I constantly checked the KakaoTalk messages and conversations I had last shared with her. 'What did I say? Why didn't I ask how she was then?' I had those worries and conflicts," he said.
Kim Ki-ri said, "A few months passed and senior Lee Sung-mi said, 'I wish we could gather Ji-sun's colleagues in one place. I hope you all receive comfort.' So we went to a restaurant, invited a pastor and had a conversation, but I don't remember anything. I just thought of senior Ji-sun and a few people cried, and then the senior asked, 'Is there anyone who will start reading the Bible this year?' I had failed once but I said I had made a penalty box, so I thought I might be able to read here and at that time Onami and I raised our hands," adding, "I think that moment became a turning point for me. Officially, it seems like that was the time," saying that the event helped him get out of his wandering.
[Photo] Lee Sung-mi's Motganda
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