[Culture Inside] Kim Namgil said, "I thought I was going downhill after gaining popularity with 'Bidam'".

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Actor Kim Nam-gil recalled the moment when he gained popularity with his life character "Vidam."In the YTN cultural program "Culture Inside," which will air on the 28th of

, Kim Nam-gil appeared and expressed his honest thoughts on the characters in the recent "Fiery Priest" and the activities of NGOs he represents.

In the past, Kim Nam-gil worked as a stage name Lee Han. At that time, he was deeply imprinted in the public when he took on the role of the Bidam character in the drama "Queen Seondeok." Although he gained popularity in "Queen Seondeok," which enjoyed high ratings and popularity, what he focused on after "Queen Seondeok" was a downhill road, not a more popular and higher goal.

Kim Nam-gil said, "Since then, I've already prepared to come down well. "I've been thinking since I was young that it would be okay for an ordeal to come if I wasn't too swayed by (popular) situations rather than having achieved something," he said. He explained that he was able to enjoy two acting awards like a gift thanks to the calmness of going downhill when he climbed high.

SBS drama "The Fiery Death II," which will end on the 27th, is a popular movie that has maintained a high ratings of more than 10% throughout the broadcast. Kim Hae-il, the bride played by Kim Nam-gil, is not a sacred priest, but a unique bride character who has an anger control disorder and lives a double life with different days and nights.

Father Kim Hae-il, who gave viewers the catharsis of "winding evil," was also a special character for Kim Nam-gil. Kim Nam-gil said, "It was nice to meet you in season 2, and (Kim Hae-il) was a person who made acting a little more comfortable."

Kim Nam-gil is not only acting but also representing the NGO Gil Story. What I started to tell the stories of people I met on the road has expanded to the elderly and animal rights in medical vulnerable areas.

In November, he also introduced a movie titled "How to Open the Door," which deals with young people preparing for self-reliance. Kim Nam-gil said to the young people, "I wanted to tell them, 'I want you to go with me so that you don't feel lonely, we'll be together.'

At the end of the interview, when asked what the last-minute path he wanted to look back on, he said, "I hope it is a path where many people walk together on a desert-like path in Nevada, USA," and expressed his desire to live well together.

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