Comedian Kim Kyu-won's Past Good Deed as Public Service Worker Warms Hearts

Comedian Kim Kyu-won is drawing heartwarming attention after a past story of him caring for an elementary school student with limited mobility during his mandatory alternative military service as a public service worker came to light.

On August 7, illustrator Keykney shared a webtoon based on a reader's submission on Instagram. The informant is a parent raising a son who has used a wheelchair since the fourth grade of elementary school due to congenital myopathy.

The informant recalled, "I cannot express how nervous and worried I was the first day he went to and from school in a wheelchair." They added, "We received help from the public service personnel at the school, but some showed annoyance or blatantly said, 'I can't do this,' which often left me walking on eggshells and crying alone in distress."

According to the informant, when the child reached the fifth grade of elementary school, he met Kim Kyu-won, who was then serving as a public service worker. The public service worker, who listened attentively to the child and showed genuine affection for him, provided significant help, especially when the child had a urinary accident at school.

The informant explained, "I received a phone call from him, and while I was panicking because I was far away and couldn't get there right away, he told me not to worry, saying he would handle it himself." Later, when picking up the child after school, Kim Kyu-won handed over the child's underwear, which he had hand-washed himself, dried in the sun, and neatly folded in a plastic bag. To the apologetic informant, Kim reportedly apologized instead, saying, "I'm sorry for making you anxious with that phone call."

Ahead of his discharge from service, Kim prepared rice cakes to share at the school, bid a tearful farewell to the child, and promised to attend the elementary school graduation ceremony. However, after the entire family tested positive for COVID-19, his visit to the graduation fell through, and Kim instead left a bouquet of flowers and a gift in front of their home before leaving.

After later seeing Kim active in broadcasting and on YouTube, the informant reached out to him again, and Kim renewed his promise to attend the middle school graduation ceremony. Despite his busy broadcasting schedule, he kept his promise and actually visited the graduation site.

The informant expressed, "Thank you so much, Teacher, and our family is so happy to see you doing well. To our family, you are the absolute number one among all celebrities," adding, "Thank you so much for giving our child such wonderful memories, and we sincerely wish you even greater success in everything you do."

Kim Kyu-won debuted through tvN's "Comedy Big League" in 2023, joined the crew starting with Season 5 of "SNL Korea," and made a name for himself with sub-characters such as "Gyukatsu." At the 5th Blue Dragon Series Awards held on July 31, he won the Best New Male Entertainer award for "SNL Korea."

(Photo: Reporter Baek Seung-chul)



(SBS Star News, reported by Kang Kyung-yoon)
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