Kang Ji-seop confesses how he feels about breaking up with JMS..I also tore up the statue of Jesus It's hard to misunderstand

Aug 12, 2025

Actor Kang Ji-seop confessed his feelings about the Christian Gospel Mission (JMS) controversy.

In the 30th anniversary of the foundation of MBN on the 11th, a consolation project 'Oh Eun-young Stay', Kang Ji-seop appeared and opened up about the religious involvement case.

Kang was previously suspected of being a member of JMS after the 2023 Netflix original documentary 'I Am God: People Who God Betrayed' was released.

It was belatedly known that Kang Ji-seop posted a congratulatory message on JMS President Chung Myung-seok's birthday in 2012 that he would become a mentor in his life on social media. In addition, his house was unveiled on tvN 'Free Doctor M', which aired in 2022, and suspicions were further amplified as a picture of Jesus related to JMS was captured inside.

As the controversy grew, Kang Ji-seop acknowledged that he was a member of JMS in the past, but said that he was already out of school.

On this day's broadcast, Kang Ji-seop "I was going to work part-time when I was a college student in 2000, and someone suggested me to work as a model behind the scenes. I thought it was about a modeling agency because I was putting pictures in the agency"I recalled the time I first encountered JMS.

He "I met him a couple of times outside and he suddenly suggested me to study the Bible. Since I said I was studying, I went there a few times out of curiosity, but there was something strange from the beginning"It's not allowed to worship from the beginning. He said that it is only possible to worship if you take about 30 education to worship. And he revealed that he sings the hymns with trot lyrics."

Then "Then I stopped going out (with entertainment activities). Then, after the Netflix broadcast was released, the media dealt with it greatly, and the influence came to me. I thought it didn't matter because I hadn't attended for a long time, but the painting of the statue of Jesus caused controversy."

Kang Ji-seop said, "'It was a frame that I received as a gift from the organization, but it turned out that it was symbolically related to the owner of the church.' `Since I no longer go around, I left it in the dressing room to organize it. If I had known the meaning, I would have thrown it away or disposed of it before filming."

He said "The frame is big, so I had to put a label on it and throw it away, but when I just put it out, he said something (because of the procedure) and put it back in. Anyone could see that it was a picture frame of Jesus, so I didn't know it was related (to the priest). Why did this lead to that?" he expressed frustration.

Kang Ji-seop said, "'Isn't he having an affair with the priest?' and 'How many women did he bring?' It was so hard to hear that." He said " (at the time) even the head of the agency "Hang a sign around your neck that it's not you." After hearing that, I thought there was no one in the world to trust. At that time, he confessed that he had lost all connections with the people around him who had contacted him often at the time.

He complained of unfairness several times at the time, but all of them were of no use. "At that time, I had to tear and burn (Jesus statue) the painting, but I tried to tear it, but the material of the painting was hard to tear. I got angry, so I crumpled the picture and posted it, and it caused a bigger stir. It's a lie. If you really throw it away, you should have burned it with fire or ripped it with scissors. I thought I couldn't say anything, so I decided to shut up"He confessed.

Kang Ji-seop tore apart the statue of Jesus himself on the show, saying, `I hope there are no more victims like me," he said, expressing his earnest desire.

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Kang Ji-seop confesses how he feels about breaking up with JMS..I also tore up the statue of Jesus It's hard to misunderstand

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