Actor Park Gi-woong shared his feelings one month after the passing of his father.
On the 2nd, Park Gi-woong posted on Instagram, "I would like to greet all the many people who have been curious about my recent situation and have shown concern. I usually do not use social media often, so I apologize for the late greeting."
He wrote, "This year, I held three exhibitions, and I was planning my fourth exhibition this July with 100% new works that I had been preparing for over the past year. Just as I was in the final stages of preparation, my father passed away unexpectedly in an accident on June 7. Naturally, all schedules were put on hold."
He continued, "The people at our gallery are truly wonderful. They gently suggested postponing the exhibition to me, who was in a state of confusion. As those who know will understand, when a gallery postpones an exhibition, it can have significant repercussions in various areas. Yet, they were the ones to bring it up first. I was very grateful for their warm hearts."
He also shared, "At that time, I was in the countryside with my mother for the three-day funeral rites, and I thought I should postpone the exhibition, but at that moment, I suddenly felt that my father would not want that. He was someone who valued promises above all else. It felt as if he was telling me to keep my promise with the gallery."
Park Gi-woong announced that he would proceed with the exhibition, adding, "I will do my best. I really want to do well."
He mentioned, "This exhibition is the first time I will showcase sculptural works in my career," and "It is a sculptural work created over eight months with my father, who was an interior designer, and my younger brother, who has always had more artistic talent than I do. I am still working on it with my brother. While working, I often feel as if my father is with us, and I find myself crying often."
He expressed, "I don't know. I am not sure if I am a filial son or a disobedient one, and there are still many administrative matters I have not handled, but since this work will be the first and last project I do with my father, I want to finish it well. So I want to show him proudly, 'Dad, I did well, right?'"
Park Gi-woong said, "I bow my head in gratitude to everyone who has sent their sincere condolences. Without them, I truly would not have been able to do anything," and added, "It will take time, but I will walk slowly. It felt like the world had collapsed, but I have also come to realize that it is not so. I ask for your understanding for not being able to contact everyone I should have, and for reaching out to those I may not have been close enough to contact."
He also stated, "Our family is still living in a time of pain, but when I post again, I will definitely show that we have taken a step forward," and expressed, "Once again, I deeply thank you."
Park Gi-woong's father passed away in an accident on the 7th of last month. Due to a police investigation related to the accident, the funeral was held two days after his passing.
Park Gi-woong has been active in dramas such as 'Love Marriage', 'Chuno', 'Gaksital', 'Kkondae Intern', and 'Pandora: Manipulated Paradise', as well as films like 'The Art of Fighting', 'My Annoying Brother 2', 'Secretly Greatly', and 'Cheese in the Trap'. He is also active as a painter.
