사진 확대 Soyou. Photo | Screenshot from KBS Joy broadcast
Singer Soyou opened up about having to participate in entertainment program filming shortly after her father’s death.
The July 9 episode of KBS Joy’s entertainment program “Kkirikkiri” featured the final installment of Soyou’s trip to Takamatsu, Japan, with BtoB’s LEE CHANGSUB and 2AM’s Jeong Jin-woon.
On the fourth day of the trip, Soyou was talking with LEE CHANGSUB and Jeong Jin-woon when she cautiously began, “I don’t think I was able to say this yesterday. Thank you.”
In an interview with the production staff, Soyou revealed, “I didn’t even tell the production staff, actually,” and added, “My father had an accident just before I came to film. I saw him off the day before I came here.” She became tearful as she spoke. Soyou’s father died on July 25.
She decided to take part in the filming despite her deep grief because of what her mother told her. Soyou explained, “My mother said, ‘Work is still work, so go and do your job. Your father would have wanted that, too.’”
사진 확대 Soyou, Jeong Jin-woon, and LEE CHANGSUB. Photo | Screenshot from KBS Joy broadcast
At first, she said, she had not intended to tell LEE CHANGSUB and Jeong Jin-woon, who had traveled with her, about her father’s death.
Soyou recalled, “I didn’t want to tell the guys either, but on the first night, one of them suddenly asked, ‘Is something wrong?’ So I eventually told them.”
She continued, “I felt so sorry even bringing it up,” and added, “But my friends told me, ‘Don’t say you’re sorry,’ and ‘Don’t force yourself to act upbeat. We’ll take care of everything.’”
Their consideration continued throughout the trip. Soyou expressed her gratitude, saying, “The guys kept telling silly stories beside me. Thanks to them, I laughed a lot.” She added, “This trip came at a moment when I really needed it,” and said, “My friends were truly reassuring.”
This article has been translated by GripLabs Mingo AI.