Akhir-akhir ini, aku lagi seneng-senengnya nonton drama Korea. Lebih menarik dibandingkan sinetron Indonesia yang alurnya seringkali tidak jelas dan senang dipanjang-panjangkan. Drama Korea, bercerita tentang kehidupan dan tidak keluar dari alurnya. Cerita tidak dipaksakan dan tidak pula mengumbar mimpi. Beberapa cerita menuai kesuksesan di tingkat internasional seperti Full House dan Pricess Hour. Para pelakonnya pun mendapatkan keuntungan tidak hanya materi tetapi juga nama besar di dunia hiburan Korea.
Selain menikmati cerita-cerita drama Korea, aku juga terbawa emosi untuk mencari tahu kisah hidup para pelakonnya. Tidak diduga, sewaktu membaca kisah aktor dan penyanyi kenamaan, Jung Ji-Hoon yang dikenal dengan nama Rain, aku menemukan kisah yang sangat menyentuh dan membuatku menitikkan air mata. Kisah hidupnya persih seperti kisah drama yang menyetuh dan penuh air mata.
Berikut ini aku sertakan lampiran wawancara wartawan Korea yang mengunjungi ayah Rain. Selamat menikmati kisah hidup Rain yang penuh perjuangan
KBS Award 2004 ...
Singer Rain/Bi is crying.
Bi who got his "Artiste of the Year" award last year December 30th during he 2004 KBS Music Award ceremony said, "Thank you to those who helped me fulfill the promise I made to my mother who is now in heaven". Tears streamed down his cheeks as he said this. Three years ago, Bi (Rain) made a promise to his mother at her dying bed, "I will succeed".
It is un-imagineable how he felt then, how at the moment when he was given the award, between Bi?s promise to his mother and his excitement of becoming the best singer, his tears flowed for his mother who is unable to witness his success, and the pain of losing a loved one.
Bi's mother, who was worried for Bi up to her last moment, 2004 was the year when countles people fell for your son! With the serial drama, Full House, Bi was also presented with three other awards in the KBS actors' category. His acting skills were considered recognized in this aspect as well.
It was at the KBS Music Award that this artiste who debuted just three years ago was given the highest honor of the "Artiste of the Year Award". But his award was celebrated with tears. Unable to stop his tears, Rain performed his encore performance, "It's Raining", with his head down most of the time.
Appa Jeong ... Rain's father
From the outside, he looks like the son of a rich man. With his well-built figure and splendid dance steps, he has captivated the hearts of fans from the age 10 to age 60. But what kind of a journey has he traveled to get to where he is? After the award ceremony, we went to Bi's house at Seoul, Mapo. At the time when we visited, only Appa Jeong was at home.
"I don't think my son will be willing. I have not done anything for him", Apppa Jeong rejected our interview politely at first. However, under our persuasion, he finally relented and started talking about the journey this father and son has traveled together.
"When I saw my son receiving the award on TV, I cried too. There was an immense pain in heart. I knew why he was crying. When he finally came home holding his award very late that night, I held him for a long time, relaying what I felt to him."
Bi's Mom & the difficult times ...
Bi's mother was tormented by diabetes for a long time. As Appa Jeong's business failed, her condition grew worse. At that time, Bi was still a new-comer under JY Park's training. During a visit at Bi's place, JY Park learned about the condition of Bi?s mother and sent her to Seoul University Hospital, saying "don't worry about money". But Bi's mother insisted on checking out of the hospital, saying that she didn?t want to add pressure on her son. She finally passed on in December 2002.
"That was the most difficult time. When my son was training hard to become a singer, my wif passed away due to worsening of her condition. I went off to Brazil in hope of earning money. But I didn't find any job and finally had to come back, drifting around for a while. In between, the amount of money earned was negligible compared to my wife's medical expenses. You can imagine the difficulty then.
During that period of time, my wife became blind due to the complications from diabetes. In the long term, her other body functions will also start to deteriorate. Because of that, my children did not receive one cent of pocket money at that period of time. To think of it now, I feel an incredible amount of guilt towards my children and wife." Appa Jeong always felt that if only his career did not fail, his wife would not have been subjected to so much stress and leave the world so soon.
Because of this burden of guilt, Appa Jeong gave up his habits of smoking and drinking. "After my wife passed away, my son and I did not talk for a period of 2 years. Except for some routine daily exchange, we did not know what to say to each other. Both understood the pain that each other was going through, and they did not want to remind or be reminded of it. So subsequently, the words became lesser. As a father, my guilt grew daily in the face of a silent son."
The Promise ...
Bi's mother said this even at her last moment, "You must do what you want to do". She was always worried for him. "After my debut, when I become a top singer, I will bring my award to your grave". This is Bi's promise to his mother at her death bed. After his mum passed on, he practiced like mad in order to succeed; working so hard it was almost scary. 3 years ago, he started receiving good feedbacks with the song "Bad guy".
"After my wife left the world, the family spilt up. I worked at somebody's millhouse, while Bi stayed at the hostel provided by JYPE and led his life. It was later that I heard he was eating instant noodles every day for months and practicing his singing and dancing like crazy. It was heart-wrenching for me." "When he needed his parents by his side most, I did not give him any help." After receiving the award, Bi went straight to his mother's grave at Gyeonggi-do. Even when his schedule was packed, he will put work aside during festivals or the anniversary and go to the grave with his family to visit his mother's grave without fail.
"On normal days, he will visit his mother's grave alone once a month. When I look at my son and compare him with other young men of his age, he is much more matured. Missing his mother so much, he has every reason to blame me. But recently, he has been keeping me company a lot when I'm at home alone.
"Don't cope up alone at home. Go visit your friends or go exercise," he'll say. My son can't stay at home and rest for even one day. He'll usually come home only at 3, 4am in the morning." It is Appa Jeong's wish to make his son a nice, hot meal.
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