Kim Joo-won talked about retirement concerns.
On the afternoon of the 20th, in the Channel A entertainment program ‘Oh Eun-young’s Golden Counseling Center’, which was broadcast on the afternoon of the 20th, world-class ballerina Kim Joo-won, who had been shining on the stage for a long time, appeared and met Dr.
Kim Joo-won said that he had worked hard enough to perform 150 performances in the past year. He now says he’s old enough to perform about 80 gigs a year. Jung Hyeong-don said, “Did you take a big loan?” Kim Joo-won laughed, saying that he just kept going on stage because he liked ballet.
Kim Joo-won, who entered the full-fledged consultation, said, “At some point, I had a problem” and could not speak for a while. “There is a saying that a dancer dies twice. Once off the stage, the second is death that everyone faces in life. Dancers say the first death is harder. It’s a huge thing for us to leave the stage,” he said frankly.
Kim Joo-won said that he started ballet when he was in elementary school and said, “I’ve been on stage my entire life for 35 years, so I’m still working hard to manage my condition, but I have to leave the stage eventually. He worries about whether he will be able to accept that moment well. After he leaves, it seems he can’t stand the emptiness.”
To Na-rae Park’s question, “Do ballet dancers have a time to retire?” Joo-won Kim said, “It’s time to feel the limits of your body rather than being set.” “The company also sets a retirement age. Some places have set the age of 40-42 as the retirement age.”
Joo-won Kim already said goodbye to classical ballet works one by one, and said, “When I felt a difference in energy from the past, I parted one by one.” As for when he has to come off the stage, he said, “I’m not thinking about going off the stage yet,” and said that he was wisely trying to dance according to his age. Dr. Eunyoung Oh said, “The sense of loss and emptiness seem to be greater than other people’s,” he diagnosed with ascending cessation syndrome.
Kim Joo-won recalled that she was very sensitive from a young age. He was also said to have exhibited child compulsive behavior. Kim Joo-won said, “I think my daily life has gotten better because of this complex and sensitive art of ballet. Our family once said, ‘If Joo Won didn’t play ballet, he would have left us early.’ He said that he met ballet well.”
However, Dr. Oh Eun-young, who was listening to the story, said, “I wonder if my obsession moved to ballet when I was young. He seems to have helped move on and do ballet. I seem to have found a sense of stability within that I can control myself.” “I think the obsession has moved. Obsessively following the daily routine. If you break the routine, you will feel uncomfortable both physically and mentally.”
Channel A’s ‘Oh Eun-young’s Golden Counseling Center’ capture © News 1Kim Joo-won talked about the reasons for thinking about retirement. In 2017, he was hospitalized for over a month due to a disc. He said, “I had to lie down to do everything from the toilet to eating. The injuries he suffered in his 40s were quite severe,” he recalled. However, it is said that he overcame another obstacle with his earnestness for the stage.
However, Kim Joo-won said, “It was not the time I chose to retire. I could never go down the stage,” he said. He added, “I had to lie down all the time, so I had no choice but to overcome this. I remember the day I got up again, walked and wore toe shoes again, and I remember crying out loud.” Dr. Eunyoung Oh said, “I think the glory on stage was too important to me. It must have been very difficult to put the stage down.”
Kim Joo-won, who had devoted all her life to ballet, shed tears as she said that she had given up on love and childbirth. Dr. Oh Eun-young advised me to find the life of ‘human Kim Joo-won’. “There comes a time when everyone has to let go. If your life so far has been made up for ballet, you have to put it down little by little while working hard so that you can handle it little by little. He’s got a beer, and he’s got his boyfriend too.”
Kim Joo-won said, “I don’t know how long I will be able to stand on stage because you said that, but I think I will be able to dance happily until the moment I go down.” He continued, “There was also the fact that I was ignoring the life of human Kim Joo-won and decided that I would not be happy. I’ve been single for quite some time, but now I’m in love and I’m trying to see the sky more often.”
Kim Joo-won laughed, saying, “I’m not good at drinking.” Hearing this, Jeong Hyeong-don said, “No one drinks well from the beginning” and then to Park Na-rae, “Narae, get ready”, causing laughter. Joo-Won Kim smiled, “Are you happy?” and Dr. Eun-Young Oh smiled. Finally, Kim Joo-won said, “I will do well on the rest of the stage while thinking of the human Kim Joo-won.”
(Seoul = News 1)
