“Volunteering and donations to make money” Jo In-seong had a good reason for praising his personality

Actor Jo In-seong (42) left an impressive acceptance speech at the Good People Artist Award.

The '13th Beautiful Artist Awards' was held at Stage 28 in Gangdong-gu, Seoul at 6 p.m. on the 24th. Lee Jung-jae won the Film Artist Award, Lee Soon-jae won the Theater Artist Award, Director Im Kwon-taek won the Meritorious Artist Award, and Jo In-seong won the Good People Artist Award. Kim Seo-hyung was honored with the Independent Film Artist Award.

In particular, Jo In-seong, who was selected as the winner of the Good People Artist Award, left an impression with his humble and philosophical acceptance speech. Jo In-seong said, "I feel embarrassed and shameless," and added, "The reason I started volunteering and donating was selfish, so I feel embarrassed to receive an award like this." As I received it, I ended up making more money than I expected, and a close elderly person around me told me that. “It’s easy to get drunk on money. Money is poisonous, so why don’t you get rid of the poison? Then, good luck will come to you too,” he said. With such a selfish mind, I made a donation to get rid of the poison.”

He said, "I heard that the poison, if used well, can become medicine. I think the money turned out to be good medicine for hospitals and people in need, so it came back as a big prize." “I will be able to donate this prize money to those in need. Thank you for choosing me,” he concluded.

On this day, Jo In-seong left an impression by borrowing from an old man who said, "Money is poison," and introducing the philosophy that money should be spent on valuable and good causes. He also humbly shared his thoughts about how he started donating and volunteering out of selfishness. It was a moment that reminded me once again of the reason why many of my seniors, juniors, and colleagues in the film industry had previously said, "I fell in love with Jo In-sung's personality."

For 12 years, Jo In-seong has been at the forefront of various volunteer services and donations, including helping child patients at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, sponsoring treatment costs for rare pediatric diseases, and sponsoring the construction of schools in poor areas of Tanzania, Africa.

Meanwhile, Ahn Seong-gi, chairman of the Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation, attended the event and gave congratulations and well-wishes to the five winners. In addition, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo In-chon gave a congratulatory speech and said, "I hope that the day will come when my friend Ahn Seong-ki will become healthier and be able to see his face on the screen actively."

The Beautiful Artist Award was established in 2011 when the Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation was founded, and at the end of each year, it selects artists with outstanding activities in the fields of film, theater, public service, good deeds, and independent films, and awards a total of 100 million won (20 million won each) in prize money and a plaque. is awarded.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr