Poster Designer Park Si-young Declares Suspension of Public Activities: "I Lost My Freedom"

Park Si-young, a renowned poster designer known for the film The King and the Man, has announced a temporary suspension of his public activities.

On the 14th, Park stated on social media, "I have decided to stop doing YouTube appearances and interviews for the time being."

He shared his feelings, saying, "I think I've talked about this several times, but personal freedom is the most important value in my life. I am losing that." He added, "I used to feel free, but now it feels less like having a casual chat and more like giving a report."

In particular, he confessed that it was also difficult to receive requests for help from numerous people via social media messages, such as "I'm in hell right now" and "Please save me."

He expressed his distress, saying, "I can ignore malicious comments, but I can't do that with specific suffering. If I ignore it, my humanity gets hurt, and if I listen to it, my vulnerability causes me pain."

He also opened up about the changes and sense of mission he felt after coming out on social media. CEO Park explained, "A sudden, bizarre sense of duty developed. A sense of duty as an adult, a sense of duty as a successful sexual minority, a sense of duty as a senior in a profession likely to be wiped out first by the AI craze, and a sense of duty as someone with a sound mind amidst these damn madmen."

He continued, "This sense of duty consumes my intellect and shackles my freedom. It is not the people, but this phantom-like righteousness I created that self-propagates inside me and tortures me." He added, "I don't quite know the answer, but I will never sacrifice the freedom in my heart for others."

When his post was turned into news articles within hours with headlines such as "Designer Park Si-young Declares Suspension of Activities," he posted another message on social media, reacting with, "Wait, I was never actively promoting anything in the first place, so how can I suspend it?" He then uploaded a smiling selfie, writing, "It's been six hours, can I resume my activities now?"

It was an expression of embarrassment over his statement that he would no longer appear on YouTube or in interviews being sensationalized as a grand "suspension of activities."

CEO Park is a representative poster designer in the South Korean film industry. Leading the design studio Bitnaneun, he has created posters for hit films such as The Face Reader, The Wailing, Mother, and the Veteran series. Recently, he received great affection for his poster work on the 16-million-viewer hit film The King and the Man.

Earlier this year, CEO Park drew attention by revealing through social media the existence of his same-sex partner of 15 years, subsequently appearing on YouTube and other platforms to share his views on romance and values.



(SBS Entertainment News, Reporter Kim Ji-hye)
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