'The story of the day when the tail was bitten' Nam Gyu-ri: "When it rained heavily in my rooftop room, everything would float"

Actress Nam Gyu-ri, who debuted as a singer, confessed that she was once a person vulnerable to housing instability.

The SBS program 'The story of the day when the tail was bitten', airing on the 27th, will be presented as the 'Shadow City - 1971 Gwangju Grand Complex Incident' episode. On this broadcast, Nam Gyu-ri, Yoon Byung-hee, and Lee Kwang-ki will appear as listeners to cover the first large-scale urban poor struggle for survival rights since the establishment of the government.

The broadcast introduces the demolition of shantytowns and the 'Gwangju Grand Complex' relocation project promoted by Kim Hyeon-ok, who was the Mayor of Seoul during the Park Chung-hee regime. Residents were moved to a place that lacked even water and electricity, let alone basic infrastructure such as hospitals and transportation, and they suffered in a situation where there was neither work nor food; it is reported that during this process, even urban legends about cannibalism circulated, claiming a mother boiled and ate her own baby due to starvation.

Upon hearing the story, Nam Gyu-ri empathized, saying, "Things were happening that we could not even imagine." She continued by revealing that she herself was once housing-vulnerable, stating, "I also lived in a rooftop room, lived in a semi-basement, and stayed in a goshiwon." Nam Gyu-ri recalled those difficult times, saying, "When heavy rain came, the water wouldn't drain from the rooftop room. It was so poor that when I came home, everything would be floating around."

The reality of the urban legends surrounding the Gwangju Grand Complex and the full story of the 'Slum Building Cleanup Plan' promoted by Seoul Mayor Kim Hyeon-ok will be revealed through this broadcast. Meanwhile, Nam Gyu-ri debuted in 2006 with the group SeeYa and made a name for herself with songs such as 'Hyang-gi' and 'Salut D'Amour', and 'The story of the day when the tail was bitten' airs every Thursday at 10:20 PM.

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