Being part of Boohwal, one of the oldest Korean rock groups, guitarist Kim Tae Won revealed his true feelings about his past usage of drugs on SBS' When It's At Night.
On the recent episode, he stated, "Back then when I touched drugs, I was jailed at the Seodaemun prison. Almost as if it was a promise to my seniors, I started doing drugs. It was my foolish curiosity; I had lots of it and I regret that."
However being caught doing drugs again in 1991, the MC's asked, "If you regret it, why did you do it again?"
He answered, "After the formation of Boohwal in 1986, we met Lee Seung Chul. After the breakup two years later, he made a comeback with the song, 'Final Concert'. I started to drift away from the people's attention. At a young age, I was sulky, I couldn't stand it because he was on TV all the time. It was originally my song; nobody gave it another look, but they went crazy when Lee Seung Chul sang it. To make it worse, that song was written while thinking of my wife, and I felt that her thoughts toward me was depressing. That sulkiness was the reason why I couldn't end my addiction.
He also stated, "When I was high, I saw ghosts, aliens, and angels. There were even times when I saw things 3 seconds ahead. Instead of a reaction after something happened, my reaction was before an event happened. I would also hear a beeping sound for 24 hours... This is common for everyone who stopped doing drugs. You're more into the addiction than your own life. I was so absorbed into it, I couldn't find myself to regret it. I could only put an end to it after finding something that was more blissful. My father's journal and my wife saved me because she came to see me at prison everyday."
Looking at how serious drug addiction is, it's good to see that he stopped before things got out of hand.
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