‘Descent of a Spirit’ Lee Gun-joo, Angry at Father Demanding Money + threatening “I‘ve Never Eaten Well or Lived Well” (With Dad and Me)

‘Soondol’ Lee Gun-joo poured out his resentment and anger toward his father, with whom he has been estranged for 10 years.

On the TV CHOSUN show ‘Dad and Me’ aired on the 11th, ‘Actor and Shaman’ Lee Gun-joo appeared and revealed his unfortunate family history of not seeing his father for 10 years. He also touched the hearts of viewers as he opened up about his second life as a shaman after being possessed by a spirit.

Lee Gun-joo grew up in the hands of his aunts after his parents passed away when he was 2. He got teary-eyed as he said, “My aunts were in their early twenties at the time. They used all that precious time for me”. He expressed his gratitude, saying that it was all thanks to his aunts who took on the role of his manager that he was able to enjoy explosive popularity as Soondol in the drama ‘Three Families Under One Roof’.

Lee Gun-joo recalled, “She packed her costumes in a big immigrant bag, dragged the heavy thing, and carried me on set with one hand.” Although Lee Gun-joo and his aunts were more affectionate than anyone else, they had different opinions about becoming a shaman. Despite his aunts’ opposition, Lee Gun-joo was led to the path of shamanism as if by fate, confessing, “I thought I would die if I didn‘t become a shaman. I cried a lot with my aunt before I was possessed by a spirit.”

Lee Gun-joo revealed that since his childhood when he was acting as Soondol, he had been demanding money and threatening from his father, and that he had been estranged from him for 10 years. When his father asked, “While Gun-joo is making a lot of money, shouldn’t you be the only ones eating well and living well?”, Lee Gun-joo was angry, saying, “I‘ve never eaten well and lived well.” Then, he confessed, “I thought it would be over if I denied my father’s existence. What on earth is it about a father and son that makes me so upset?”

On that day‘s broadcast, while Lee Gun-joo celebrated his birthday alone, his younger sister, “Possessed Romance” Ham Soo-hyun, personally cooked seaweed soup and prepared a mini birthday table, touching the viewers. Lee Gun-joo showed special affection for the Shin family, including Ham Soo-hyun, saying, “I feel comfortable when I’m with him. We talk about our worries a lot.” He also expressed his deep trust in his father, who led him to the path of shamanism, saying, “It would have been really cool if my father was my biological father.”

At the end of the broadcast, a scene was captured of Lee Gun-joo waiting to meet his father. He revealed his feelings, saying, “To be honest, I didn‘t want to meet him. I thought about it for a long time.” Will Lee Gun-joo be able to meet his father again after 10 years? TV CHOSUN’s ‘Dad and Me’ airs every Tuesday at 10 p.m.

Jung Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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