Kim Dae-ho decided to appear on ‘The Great Guide 2’ to clear his mind.

‘The Great Guide 2’, which will be aired for the first time on the 8th, is a travel reality program where foreigners who have lived in Korea for N years become guides and introduce spots that only locals know to tourists visiting their home country. The first travel mates, Park Myung-soo, Kim Dae-ho, and Choi Daniel, traveled to Rwanda, a hidden gem in Africa. Expectations are high for the meeting of three men with strong characters and the unique charm of Rwanda.

In particular, Kim Dae-ho chose ‘The Great Guide 2’ as his first entertainment program after declaring himself a freelancer, drawing attention. Kim Dae-ho previously traveled to Italy on ‘The Great Guide 1’. Why did he decide to appear on ‘The Great Guide 2’ after careful consideration? We heard his story directly.

Kim Dae-ho said, “I‘ve been so busy that I haven’t had much opportunity to travel. I needed a chance to organize my thoughts after quitting my job, and I thought it would be the opportunity. That‘s why I chose ’The Great Guide‘ once again. After I decided to appear, I heard that the first country I would go to was Africa, and it was even better,“ he said.

For Kim Dae-ho, who usually prefers ’nature‘ and ’travel to remote areas‘, Africa, and Rwanda in particular, must have been an attractive travel destination. Kim Dae-ho said, ”It was more impressive because it felt completely different from the Africa I had imagined. When I think of Africa, I feel like it’s more dry and barren, but Rwanda was impressive because it felt full of life. I got to experience the local area a lot and travel with the locals, and that was really great.“

He continued, ”Aren‘t there animals that we can see in Tanzania and Kenya, Africa that we are familiar with? Unlike those animals, I met animals that felt more raw and wild. It was very new. You can check which animals I saw by watching the original broadcast,” he added, raising expectations.



Kim Dae-ho also said that he felt something new through this trip to Rwanda. Kim Dae-ho said, “Aren’t there many people who become humble? I think I become humble when I face Mother Nature. I unconsciously look back on myself more and my excited feelings calm down. I was a little excited when I went on this trip because I had just started my freelance career. I was leaving the organization and standing alone. Now I have to put down roots somewhere and work, but I felt unstable in many ways. This trip gave me the opportunity to feel nature and calmly organize myself.”

He continued, “I do vivarium, and I took a lot of photos that could be used as motifs for vivarium. But at some point, I thought, ‘I was arrogant.’ Vivarium is about creating my own world. I always thought I was making things naturally, but I realized that imitating nature itself is extremely difficult and impossible. I made a new vivarium this time, and I got a lot of ideas from this trip,” he added.

Kim Dae-ho chose ‘The Great Guide 2’ when his life was going through a big change. This choice had a big impact on Kim Dae-ho, who was at a new starting line. MBC every1’s ‘The Great Guide 2’ Rwanda episode, where you can see a new and more honest side of Kim Dae-ho, will first air on Tuesday, April 8 at 8:30 p.m.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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