Found out of mother's death while obtaining family relationship certificate… "I poured my heart into my singing career, but received no contact" ('Dayan')
Singer Kim Ki-tae revealed that he only belatedly learned of the death of his mother, with whom he had lost contact for a long time, through a family relationship certificate.
On the 44th episode of MBN's "Kim Ju-ha's Day & Night," which aired on the 26th, Kim Ki-tae, Hwang Ga-ram, Lee Ji-hoon, and Jeremy appeared to share stories related to their families. Kim Ki-tae revealed that he had lived apart from his mother since childhood due to his parents' divorce. He recalled that he devoted himself to his singing career with the mindset of "I will definitely become a famous singer and make her look for me," but he never received any contact from his mother.
Then, while checking his family relationship certificate recently, he belatedly learned that his mother had passed away. Kim Ki-tae confessed the feelings he had been unable to express until now, saying, "I missed her so much." He then made his first confession to his late mother, saying, "Thank you for bringing me into this world, and I love you."
Hwang Ga-ram also shared the news of his mother's battle with illness. Having come to Seoul alone and even experienced homelessness, he said he was happy to be able to give his parents a card after establishing himself as a singer following a long period of obscurity.
However, he revealed that his mother, who had undergone lung cancer surgery during her appearance on 'Oppa Generation,' recently had a recurrence of her illness. Hwang Ga-ram explained, "My mother came to the hospital to hear about her progress." He added that his mother actually reassured him, saying, "It’s been so long since I’ve been this happy."
Lee Ji-hoon shared stories about his mother, who is from Kazakhstan and influenced him in nurturing his dream of becoming a singer. He said his mother learned Korean by listening to songs by Korean singers such as Lee Moon-se, Yoon Do-hyun, and Kim Chang-wan. Lee Ji-hoon expressed his gratitude to his mother for always staying by his side.
Jeremy recalled his maternal grandmother, who looked after him from a young age in place of his busy parents. He explained that she was there for him during every important moment, such as his birthday and graduation. He said that whenever people asked about Jeremy's nationality, his grandmother would answer on his behalf, saying, "He is a Korean born in Korea." Jeremy revealed that he chose 'ONLY' for the audition to express his feelings to his maternal grandmother, who had stood by him steadfastly.