Lee Gun-joo, who started out as a child actor, shared the story of how he began a second life as a shaman.

On the recent broadcast of KBS2‘s ‘Immortal Songs’ (directed by Park Hyung-geun, Kim Hyung-seok, and Choi Seung-beom), as part of the ‘2025 New Year’s Project Part 3: Second Life Special’, Lee Young-ha, Ko Myung-hwan, Lee Gun-joo, Lee Kyun, Kim Byung-hyun, and Kim Jung-hwa appeared and told the stories of starting a second life, as well as a stage full of sincerity, drawing attention.

In particular, Lee Gun-joo, who was called the nation‘s child actor and was loved for the character ‘Soon-dol’, said, “I worked as an actor since I was young, but I returned as a shaman” and said that I was possessed by a spirit last year. Lee Gun-joo also caught everyone’s attention by saying, “Thank goodness, we are fully booked until January 2026.”

Lee Gun-joo said about the background of his second life as a shaman that he suffered from severe depression, and “At one point, I heard the sound of bells in my ears, and in my dream, five grandfathers appeared and said, ‘Wake up.’ I met the father of the gods during my grandmother‘s Cheondoje and became a god.” Looking back, he said, “When I got to the point of death, I thought that I would die if I didn’t choose this path.” While explaining this process, Lee Gun-joo ended up shedding tears, saying, “Why is my life so difficult?”

After that, Lee Gun-joo also began fortune telling. First, regarding ‘Immortal Songs’, he said, “You will receive an award this year too”, and “’Immortal Songs’ will not disappear. I think it would be better not to set a deadline”. Lee Gun-joo also caught attention by giving fortunes to MCs Lee Chan-won and Kim Jun-hyun, saying, “There is nothing to worry about now. Aren‘t you doing so well?”.

Meanwhile, Lee Gun-joo also conveyed his extraordinary passion for music by introducing his past history of rising to 2nd place on the trot charts with a trot album he released in the past.

Photo=Immortal Songs

Reporter Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com misty82@donga.com

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