Koyote member and broadcaster Kim Jong-min expressed his sadness, saying, "The 'Na Young-seok team' gathered for another program without me" at the end of a discussion about KBS2's long-running variety show '1 Night 2 Days'.
On the 30th, Kim Jong-min appeared on SBS's variety show 'My Ugly Duckling' (hereafter 'Miwoo-sae') to deliver wedding invitations to acquaintances ahead of his wedding.
On that day, he met PD Na Young-seok, who led him to become a 'professional broadcaster' through '1 Night 2 Days'. Kim Jong-min recalled, "After returning from military service, I came back to broadcasting and went through a slump. At that time, I was appearing on '1 Night 2 Days', and I realized that a person could break down to this extent. I couldn't even find the right moment to speak." He mentioned that there was even a petition for his departure at that time.
He asked Na PD, "I know there were discussions about my departure within the broadcasting station. At that time, you (Na Young-seok PD) were the head. You could have easily let me go, so why didn't you?"
Na Young-seok replied, "If someone had said they were uncomfortable because of you, I would have talked about it even if it broke my heart. But no one ever told me that. Everyone quietly waited for you."
He continued, "If I had the opportunity to speak to the viewers, I would want to say this: Everyone has a family, and there might be one child who struggles with studying. But would you tell that child not to come home because they can't study? I wanted to ask that. I waited because we started together."
However, the touching moment was brief, as Kim Jong-min said, "So I endured while watching the older brothers, but then the older brother left, and everyone else left too."
He added, "After everyone left, they all gathered for (the new program created by Na PD) 'New Journey to the West'," poking fun at the fact that former '1 Night 2 Days' members Kang Ho-dong, Eun Ji-won, Lee Soo-geun, and Lee Seung-gi came together for the 'New Journey to the West' series, bringing laughter.
