#Yakushima#Kim Seong-jin#Missing My son, whose name I didn't even want to call, has disappeared My father, who left for Yakushima, Japan to find his son, has gone missing. Time has started flowing again for the couple Kim Tae-gyu and Im Yeon-i, who had stopped since his disappearance. The second documentary about 'The Reason Humans Live' from the production team of [Seongyeo], which won the Documentary Award at the 48th Korea Broadcasting Awards “Om Salva Motja Moji Sadaya Sabaha” (I repent all my sins and take refuge in all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas) Missing person Kim Seong-jin's mother Im Yeon-i On a night when heavy rain was pouring down, the sound of Buddhist scriptures and sighs broke the silence. Inside the house, there is only a wife shedding tears while hugging a thick coat and a husband silently comforting her. What is their story? ■ Unexpected misfortune On January 24, 2023, Kim Seong-jin, who had gone on a solo trip to Yakushima, Japan, went missing. Yakushima, a World Natural Heritage site, is famous for its cedar trees and lush forests that have survived for thousands of years. In particular, Miyanouradake, the highest mountain in Kyushu, is a place that even Japanese people want to visit at least once in their lives. Kim Seong-jin, who went on a trip for the first time in a long time since the coronavirus outbreak. After he entered the mountain, heavy snow suddenly fell, closing the hiking trail, and Kim Seong-jin’s whereabouts became unknown. “No one should experience something like this in their lives. Misfortune comes without warning.” Kim Tae-gyu, father of missing person Kim Seong-jin ■ Son’s last whereabouts After his son went missing, father Kim Tae-gyu headed straight to Yakushima. However, there was no trace of his son. The search was halted due to heavy snow and wind, and time passed without warning, and the father returned to Korea without finding his son. After that, there was no news from Yakushima. His daily life was shattered, time had stopped, and there was no one to help him. Kim Tae-gyu decided to go to Yakushima again. I began walking along the path my son had walked, immersed in mossy rocks, dense forests, endless valleys, and labyrinthine mountain paths. “How hard must it have been until he lost consciousness? Thinking about it makes my heart ache.” Kim Tae-gyu, father of missing person Kim Seong-jin ■ Until the tightly closed door was reopened A fish stew restaurant in Geoje Island. After their son went missing, the couple closed the store they had been running for 30 years. News of their son’s disappearance spread silently around them. The traces their son left behind, their halted daily lives, and the time given to them became burdensome burdens that stole their laughter. Will the couple be able to return to their daily lives? With what kind of mindset will they live the rest of their lives? When will their son return? “Mom is so strong and cruel… … If Mom and Dad don’t wait, who will?” Missing person Kim Seong-jin's mother Im Yeon-i's story of a father who sets out to find the last traces of his only son and a mother who desperately prays for her son's return, documentary Insight 'About Losing My Son', will air on KBS 1TV at 10 p.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2023. ✔KBS Documentary KBS Official YouTube Channel [KBS Documentary] 🔔Subscribe👍Like➡️ / @kbsdocumentary 📝Inquiries: [email protected] Copyright ⓒ KBS. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use (including AI training) are prohibited. ∙Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use (including AI training) are prohibited. ∙The current situation and content may be slightly different depending on the time of broadcast. ∙Defamatory and malicious comments may be deleted by the operator to protect the cast.