Song Ga-in Nearly Died After Ignoring Mother's Advice... Reveals Influence of Mother, a Heir to the 'Jindo Washing Ritual' Tradition

Singer Song Ga-in revealed an experience where she faced a dangerous situation after not following advice from her mother, who had received a shamanic calling. On the 25th episode of MBC’s variety show ″Songs That Endured Today - Playlist 109,″ Song Ga-in and former baseball player Yoon Seok-min appeared as guests. Song Ga-in stated that she started traditional Korean music influenced by her mother from a young age. She explained that her mother is active as an instructor for the intangible cultural asset No. 72, ″Jindo Ssikkimgut,″ and that watching her mother’s activities naturally sparked her interest in traditional Korean music. When the MCs asked if her mother opposed her transition from traditional Korean music to trot, Song Ga-in explained that her mother actually recommended her to appear on trot. Her mother encouraged her to participate when she heard that ″National Singing Contest″ was coming to Jindo, and Song Ga-in said she appeared and won first place. After receiving the grand prize on ″National Singing Contest″ in 2010 and the excellence award in the year-end finals, she practiced and debuted as a trot singer in 2012 with songs like ″Sanbarama Gangbarama″ and ″Sarangga.″ Song Ga-in also recalled the time she received a casting call from TV Chosun’s ″Miss Trot.″ She hesitated about appearing but called her mother for advice, and her mother immediately said, ″Go. If you go, you’ll hit the jackpot.″ Song Ga-in added that her mother is a shaman who had received a shamanic calling. During the broadcast, when DinDin asked if she had ever been helped by her mother’s insight, Song Ga-in said she consults her mother whenever she has work. She especially revealed that she almost died once because she did not follow her mother’s warning. Song Ga-in said her mother warned her to be careful around water, but she ignored it and went near the water, where she actually got into danger and had to be rescued by the 119 emergency rescue team. After this experience, she said she came to trust her mother 100%.