Actor Shin Gu. /Capture YouTube video
“No matter how small the role, if you do your best, the world will know you.” Shingu, who is meeting audiences with his play ‘Waiting for Godot’ despite suffering from heart failure, gave sincere advice to his younger brother Jo Dal-hwan.
On the 3rd, actor Jo Dal-hwan released a video introducing his relationship with actor Shin Goo on the YouTube channel ‘Cho Life’. The two had a party and drinks on the day Shin Goo appeared in the drama ‘Waiting for Godot’, and at this event, Shin Goo admitted the background of his decision to appear in the drama while battling illness and his health condition .
Shingu, who debuted in 1962 and has been active for over 60 years, was diagnosed with heart failure in 2022 and is performing ‘Waiting for Godot’ while wearing an artificial pacemaker. This work, first performed in Paris, France in 1953, is a play consisting of a conversation between two wanderers who are endlessly waiting for a character called ‘Godot’, whose existence is not even clear. He will meet the audience until the 18th.
Shingu said that the decision to appear in ‘Waiting for Godot’ was not an easy one. He said, “I chose it because I thought it was impossible.” Shingu wore the same shirt and pants he wore every day as a talisman while rehearsing his role as Estragon (go-go). Shingu said, “The pants and shirt are what I wore during practice.” She added, “When I wear these, I feel like I’m going to ‘go,’ and we’re closer, so I’ve been wearing them ever since. exercise. “I’m going to keep wearing it until the end.”
He said, “I thought my previous work ‘Last Session’ was the play of my life and everything went in, and it was a success, so to speak. “I’m happy and grateful that it sold out,” he said, laughing. “But when I was doing this, he said, “If you don’t, I’ll give up on this play.” Although she has been. lie, I was fooled by that,” he said, laughing.
Actor Shin Gu. /Capture YouTube video
Shingu said that his health actually improved after he started acting. He said, “It’s better physically and mentally to do it than not do it.” Many people objected to Shingu going on stage, but Jo Dal-hwan said that he highly recommended Shingu.
Jo Dal-hwan told the representative of the production company at the time, “When the teacher was sick the year before last, she rushed out of the intensive care unit at Seoul National University Hospital and performed. I was next to him at the time and took him to Asan Hospital.” He added, “What you said is correct. Teacher, my dream is to leave the stage. Do it no matter what. He is said to have said, “Do whatever.”
When the CEO of the production company was worried, ‘What if Professor Shin-gu gets sick?’ Jo Dal-hwan said, “It’s fate. We decide that? It is a blessing for teachers. It will be difficult for us, but who knows what will happen. “Let’s leave it to fate,” he reportedly said. Shin-gu expressed his gratitude to Jo Dal-hwan, saying that this was the first time he learned about this story.
Shingu is said to have lost 7 to 8 kg in weight due to heart failure. It is said that Shin-gu was able to have a pacemaker installed after discovering the symptoms while he was with Dal-hwan Dal early last year. Shingu said of the pacemaker, “This guy can live for 10 years,” and “Oh my, he’ll live longer than me.” Jo Dal-hwan said, “I will do my best to help you live another 10 years.”
Regarding his attitude as an actor, Shingu said, “There is no reason to neglect any role. “An actor has to do his best in any role,” he said. “No matter how small the role is, you shouldn’t say, ‘This isn’t that big.’ He said, “When responses of ‘Who is she?’ accumulates, it becomes a skill.” At the same time, he told Jo Dal-hwan, “You and I are not handsome protagonists. Therefore, countless (roles) will come up. “I do my best every time,” he said, “The world knows that.” “People watching can feel the effort and hard work you put in,” he said.
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