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‘Morning Madang’ Im Il-joo expressed his determination to break the prejudice against the disabled.
In KBS1’s’Morning Madang’, which aired on the 6th, the’Challenge Dream Stage’ unfolded.
On this day, Il-ju Lim said, “As you can see, I am a disabled person. When I was 24, I was in a car accident while on military vacation.
All limbs were paralyzed from under the neck due to spinal cord injury. My dream was a singer. Before going to the army, I sang in a live cafe. I thought I’d become a great singer, but my dreams shattered. I cursed my body and I was ashamed of myself in a wheelchair.”
He said, “I received hospital treatment for 3 years because my father passed away when I was in the 3rd grade of middle school, and my mother raised me, which was an only child. Still ashamed of showing me, I didn’t go outside the house. Then I met a woman who was volunteering at a club for the disabled and got married. My wife taught me that I too can be loved by someone. He confessed that he constantly gave me courage to come into the world.”
He said, “At the recommendation of an acquaintance, I challenged the handicapped mid-centre audition. I was happy to say that because my dream is a singer, in fact, I am paralyzed under my neck and cannot give strength to my stomach and my lung capacity is less than that of non-disabled people. I was unable to sing, but I sang desperately and passed the audition.”
Im Il-joo “I started to dream of becoming a lost singer again. For four years, I screamed from 10 am to 6 pm. He told me not to practice because my neck hurts around me. I sang and practiced really hard. As a result, my breathing became longer and I learned the posture and singing skills that fit my body.
I wanted to study music officially, so I majored in vocals when I entered the University of Practical Music. I am singing hard as a singer. There are people with a prejudice that people with disabilities will not be good at doing art. I will break that prejudice.” He sang’Good thing’ of Lee Jeok.
Photo|Capture of KBS broadcasting screen
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