Shim Soo-bong, what is your relationship with Na Hoon-ah?

Singer Shim Soo-bong opened up about his relationship with Na Hoon-ah, the fact that he is the dutiful daughter of 300 million won in monthly royalties, and even the story of being separated from his 6-year-old daughter due to divorce.

Shim Soo-bong appeared as a guest on tvN STORY's 'Now, This Moment', which first aired on the 6th.

On this day, Shim Soo-bong revealed that while working part-time as a 'singing pianist' before his debut, he received an offer to become a singer from Na Hoon-ah. Shim Soo-bong said, "I had no dream of becoming a singer. I was just working part-time to study in the U.S. There was someone who looked a little familiar, so I sang 'The Watermill Spins' as a service."

Na Hoon-ah fell in love with Shim Soo-bong's voice and personally made 'Because I'm a Woman' and presented it to him. When told that it was a song with a strange interpretation, Shim Soo-bong said, "It was strange because they made it as if I had confessed," and asked for editing, saying, "I am a senior, can I say this?" Among the lyrics, a woman's feelings were written, such as 'Should I say I love you or should I say I like you?'

Shim Soo-bong was able to release 'Because I'm a Woman' only after three years had passed due to a car accident. Shim Soo-bong said, "Senior Na Hoon-a went to the military and was said to have been sent on a dangerous mission. When I heard that story, I prayed, 'He shouldn't die like that. I will die in his place.'"

He continued, "I have never received love, and no one has ever thanked me. I was so absorbed in Na Hoon-ah, who took care of me, that I prayed earnestly, but I actually got into a car accident. This was the first time I realized how scary prayer can be. The bone on the left side of my face caved in." He added.

Na Hoon-ah came to Shim Soo-bong's hospital room and sang a song while playing the guitar. The song that was born at this time was ‘That Person Then’. When the MCs heard that the song was made while thinking of Na Hoon-ah, they tried to connect Shim Soo-bong and Na Hoon-ah, and Shim Soo-bong was conscious of her husband, saying, “Honey, how should I talk about it?”

Shim Soo-bong expressed his special affection, saying, “What kind of singer comes to the hospital room and sings while playing the guitar? At that time, I completely fell in love with him.” He added, “He was like a benefactor who helped me endure the lonely times when I was young.”

Shim Soo-bong, who had been suspended from broadcasting for four years after the October 26, 1979 incident, made a splendid comeback with 'Men Are Ships, Women Are Ports.' Shim Soo-bong earned 70 million won in monthly copyright fees through ‘Men Are Ships, Women Are Ports’. It was worth over 300 million won in current currency value. Shim Soo-bong confessed that he received a lot of criticism at the time, saying, "I thought that woman was innocent, but they said they didn't know it was so low-quality. They said a man is a ship and a woman is a port, so some people looked at it in an obscene way."

Shim Soo-bong also talked about the past of being separated from his 6-year-old daughter due to divorce. Shim Soo-bong said, "I was raising my child after divorce, and my ex-husband said he wanted to see my daughter and asked me to send her away for a while. When I said I could never let her go, the nanny at the time said, 'You know, I'm here' and said she would take responsibility for the child and bring her back. I trusted the nanny and sent her for a while. “But the nanny took money from my ex-husband and lost contact.”

Shim Soo-bong, who was unexpectedly separated from his daughter for eight years, shed tears, saying, "I complained to myself while singing a song. 'Child' is a song that expresses my feelings when I was separated from my child through lyrics." The reunion between Shim Soo-bong and her daughter began with a phone call from her daughter asking for Fin.K.L's autograph.

Shim Soo-bong said, "When I was 14 years old, I immediately got a call asking for an autograph from Fin.K.L. I ended up getting an autograph from Fin.K.L. and gave it to my daughter. Later, when I asked her, 'Did you like Fin.K.L. that much?', she said her friends had asked her to do it. That's how it's been 8 years. “I had my first phone call,” he said. Shim Soo-bong, who kept in touch with his daughter through Fin.K.L., said, "After my child's father passed away, I went to study abroad in the United States with my daughter. I stayed there with my daughter for two years. Thanks to the time I spent with my daughter, I was able to heal the pain of the past." .

Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr