Jo Young-nam self-reveals past on 'Friday with Gold'... Amazed by Kim Yong Bin's passionate singing of 'Now'

Jo Young-nam, who appeared on TV CHOSUN’s ’Golden Friday,’ openly revealed his past. On the September 11th broadcast, Jo Young-nam promised to gift a painting he personally created to the member who received the highest score while participating as a ’Gold Star.’ On that day’s show, Kim Yong Bin chose Jo Young-nam’s representative song ’Now’ and performed it on stage. ’Now’ is a song composed by Jo Young-nam with lyrics written by writer Kim Soo-hyun, depicting the breakup of a couple whose love is fading. While explaining the background of ’Now,’ Jo Young-nam suddenly mentioned his past, changing the atmosphere in the studio. Jo Young-nam had previously revealed on various broadcasts, ″During the time when my family was falling apart due to infidelity, writer Kim Soo-hyun, who was watching over the precarious situation of our marriage, wrote the lyrics for ’Now,’″ and added, ″Every time I sing this song, feelings of guilt and apology toward my ex-wife come to mind.″ In fact, ’Now’ was created during the period when Jo Young-nam was going through a divorce with his first wife, actress Youn Yuh-jung. Kim Yong Bin conveyed the emotions of parting in the performance, and Jo Young-nam expressed admiration, saying, ″I should sing as tastefully as Kim Yong Bin does.″ Meanwhile, Cheon Rok Dam also reinterpreted Jo Young-nam’s classic song ’Goodbye City.’ Cheon Rok Dam revealed, ″Jo Young-nam is my life role model,″ and promised to replicate his singing style and gestures while recalling Jo Young-nam’s stage. Jo Young-nam lent his glasses as a stage prop and supported by adding harmonies during the song. Cheon Rok Dam’s performance will be revealed through the broadcast at 10 PM on the 11th.