Kim Ki-doo, known as the ‘luxury supporting actor’ for his popularity in works such as ‘Another Miss Oh’, ‘Goblin’, ‘Strongest Deliveryman’, and ‘100 Days My Prince’.
His family struggled financially in the past, saving money for his college tuition, but when the time came to pay the tuition, they found themselves short of funds.
Kim Ki-doo’s mother, working in a factory at the time, told him over the phone that they couldn’t afford his college education, to which he bravely replied that he could still succeed without going to university.
A phone call from his mother later informed him that the tuition had been arranged, with his factory colleagues coming together to raise the money after hearing his mother crying after the call was cut off.
Feeling anxious that the help from many people might be in vain due to the lateness of the hour, Kim Ki-doo was comforted by the medical department staff, who offered to wait with him until the tuition was paid, allowing his mother to arrive calmly.
Sitting alone on a chair in the darkened corridor, waiting for his mother, he recalled vividly her rushing towards him with the words “Ki-doo” echoing down the dark corridor.
After paying the tuition and riding the bus home together, Kim Ki-doo promised his mother that while enrollment was last, he would graduate first, a promise he kept and proudly revealed.
He went from shivering in the cold waiting for minor roles in the waiting room to shedding tears of joy after finally receiving the waiting room as a supporting role for the first time.
Kim Ki-doo is currently appearing in the upcoming KBS2 drama ‘Dog Noise’, showcasing his active career.
Netizens expressed various reactions, praising not only his mother but also his factory colleagues and medical department staff, wishing him further success and feeling emotional thinking about his mother’s heart.