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Columnist Kwak Jung-eun analyzed the accusation of Chef Lim Sung-geun, who was a former "Black and White Chef 2", for "caught three times of drunk driving."
Earlier on the 18th, Chef Lim Sung-geun confessed to the past of "caught driving under the influence three times" through his YouTube channel "Imjjang TV" and turned the world upside down. Lim Sung-geun is a chef who has recently emerged as a "power" with OTT Netflix's "Black and White Chef: Cooking Class War 2" (hereinafter referred to as "Black and White Chef 2").
On top of that, chef Lim Sung-geun's confession was caused by the addition of allegations of "playing players" before the article was reported. On the 19th, the Sunday newspaper reported the whole story, "The confession of conscience suddenly came out on the 18th in a hurry at a time when we decided to meet with a reporter to report on Chef Lim Sung-geun's drunk driving history and hear his position."
Among them, Kwak Jung-eun shed light on the chef Lim's incident on his Instagram on the 19th, saying, "The famous chef's drunk driving confession is rather an unpleasant reason." He said, "Is it a carefully designed script or a desperate existential surrender? a celebrity's confession of conscience in public. Is it an 'impression management' to avoid criticism or a 'patidesana' trying to escape the prison of shame? The other side of the human being that I analyzed. After watching this video, today's news you see will look completely different," he added.
In the video released at the same time, Kwak Jung-eun said, "I will psychologically release why this news (Chef Lim Sung-geun's controversy over drunk driving confession) feels so uncomfortable. What do you think of when you hear the word "confession". Don't you think of things like being honest or courageous, or opening up your weak parts without hesitation. (Chef Lim Sung-geun) delivered 'drunk driving history' through a form of 'confession'. It's like a drinking broadcast. Therefore, the scenes that seem to be disjointed and insincere are true," he said.
Kwak Jung-eun said, "Psychologically, I think chef Lee's confession can be analyzed in two aspects. As sociologist Irving Goffman calls it, "impression management," humans always act with the idea of wanting to be seen by others. There are times when you are yourself, but you have a very strong desire to be seen in a way. I, and you, are no exception. But in this sense, this interview can be a kind of planned work, a social play, and a meticulous script. Making the choice of being beaten up first before being exposed and buried by others gives a new impression that "I want to control the level of criticism in this way" and "I'm a reflective person." "It raises the suspicion that it was a 'strategic choice' to take the initiative in a certain situation of 'I want to build a new frame,'" he pointed out.
Then he said, "By the way, there's actually another lens here. That's called patidessana (Buddhist term). The monks hold such a ritual of confessing to each other one by one the parts that they violated the precepts and forgiving each other. Saying 'I've done this wrong' is an act of escaping from the prison of one's own distress. He explained, "It is called Patinesana that means 'truth takes you to a bright place'."
Kwak Jung-eun said, "Was Chef Lee a clever strategist or a true repentant who wanted to get out of the prison of shame on his own. The judgment is solely up to the public."
In addition, Kwak Jung-eun said, "But what we really shouldn't forget is that swearing and commenting on the same page doesn't help anyone. Of course for ourselves. It doesn't help drunk driving disappear from society at all. The important thing is that we should not neglect our practice of seeing ourselves through the news. What a transparent person I am in front of the faults of others, and where my eyes are facing. Rather than focusing on swearing at someone, I think it's important to constantly speak out about what is needed in our society and how to eliminate drunk driving," he said.
Kwak Jung-eun was known as the MC of JTBC's entertainment show "Witch Hunt" in the past, and is currently working as an adjunct professor at Hanyang University's Graduate School of Counseling and Psychology.
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