KBS1 ‘Screening Humanity’ broadcast capture
On ‘Screening Humanity,’ Miss Kim revealed the moments of meeting those who shaped her path, from the aunt who inspired her to become a singer to her No. 1 fan, her nephew.
On the March 10 episode of KBS1 ‘Screening Humanity,’ part two of ‘Land’s End Village, Miss Kim’ showed Miss Kim visiting the village hall to greet residents and hand out snacks. As the grandmothers offered praise such as “Miss Kim has been talented and pretty since she was young, unlike her peers” and “We always said you could do anything,” one elder looked especially tender and even shed tears. She was Miss Kim’s aunt, who had performed locally as a singer when Miss Kim was a child.
Miss Kim recalled, “My aunt singing on stage looked so cool. So I went up after saying, ‘Let me do it too,’ and followed along. I even went with her when she did singing volunteer work at a nursing home. My aunt is the first person who made me dream of becoming a singer.” Holding Miss Kim’s hand tightly, her aunt advised, “You need strength in your core to sing, so do not study ways to lose too much weight,” bringing a broad smile to Miss Kim’s face.
After seeing her aunt, Miss Kim also visited her eldest uncle. While her parents traveled nationwide for beekeeping when she was young, her uncle and aunt cared for Miss Kim and her sibling like their own children, and they welcomed her by setting out a festive spread. As the gathering warmed up, her uncle and father pulled out the karaoke machine and cranked up the fun. It was a moment that clearly showed Miss Kim’s talent runs from father to daughter.
Her nieces and nephews, who had confidently declared, “All my classmates and even my teacher are fans of my aunt,” belted out Miss Kim’s ‘Doelnom,’ lifting the mood even higher. Not only the nieces and nephews but the whole family has sung it countless times, so ‘Doelnom’ has already become the family’s anthem of support. Appointing herself cheer captain, Miss Kim let the nightand the atmospheredeepen without end.
During the busy sowing season, Miss Kim diligently lent a hand. Having helped since elementary school, she is already a veteran. But even for Miss Kim there was a difficult time. As her older brother said, “When I was in the military, our mother was ill, so Chaerin had a really hard time,” Miss Kim recalled, “I had to look after my mother, and from dawn I had to farm cabbages with my father. I thought of my brother a lot back then.”
When it was time for Miss Kim to leave, a lingering sadness hovered among the family. Her father said, “When you said you would stay a few days and then go, I felt down for no reason,” and even until the last moment he revealed his deep affection for his daughter: “If you had been born in the city, we probably would not have to part like this so often.” Her mother also shared her heart: “When she comes home, she is like a baby, but when she goes to Seoul, she does everything responsibly and well. Whenever we send her off, my heart always feels bitter.”
Carrying that lingering feeling, the first to welcome Miss Kim back in Seoul were her fans. Although she is still bewildered that she has fans, she conveyed unreserved gratitude and affection. However, just as the dream ‘Gayo Stage’ she used to watch with her parents approached, it seemed a problem arose. Whether Miss Kim can take the stage without a hitch can be confirmed on tomorrow’s ‘Screening Humanity.’
