Kim Kyung-ran turned out to be 'Sunwoo Yong-yeo's lifesaver'..."Capturing symptoms of cerebral infarction. Stop recording."

By Yoona, Lee

Oct 07, 2025

Kim Kyung-ran turned out to be 'Sunwoo Yong-yeo's lifesaver'...'Capturing symptoms of cerebral infarction. Stop recording.'



Kim Kyung-ran, who appeared in 'Radio Star', frankly confesses the second act of her life as she transforms from an announcer-turned-TV person to a theater actor. Changed from the stage of the play to the "mother of a psychopath", he confesses that he has discovered the "living self" again through the stage, saying that "the play is the second classroom of my life", especially "wailing for a day and a half."The behind-the-scenes footage of the stormy immersive performance surprises the MCs.

MBC 'Radio Star' (planned by Kang Young-sun / director Hwang Yoon-sang, Byun Da-hee), which will be broadcast on Wednesday night (8th), will be decorated as a Chuseok special with Jang Jin, Kim Ji-hoon, Kim Kyung-ran, and Choi Ye-na.

Kim Kyung-ran, a former KBS 27th announcer, crossed the entertainment and theater stages after pre-declaration through 'News9', 'Sponge', and 'Open Concert'. Recently, he received favorable reviews for his immersive performance in the play `The Forest of Memory.'




Kim Kyung-ran "It was thanks to Cho Hye-ryeon that I was able to be on the stage of the play", confessing his gratitude to Cho Hye-ryeon for recommending a play, which is touching. He reveals that the reason why he entered the entertainment industry after declaring that he was a freelancer was to find out the 'offstage me'."

In particular, he attracts everyone's attention with his unrecognizable visuals. The MC's remarks that he was mistaken for a girl group when he saw Kim Kyung-ran's backside were flooded with compliments, including other performers.

An anecdote about his performance as the `Queen Brain' in the entertainment industry will also be revealed. When "The Genius" was the runner-up, Hong Jin-ho came in second placeIt causes laughter, saying "I got strategy tutoring from Jang Dong-min and won the next game" to make the scene laugh. It also draws attention by revealing the philosophy of entertainment along with the behind-the-scenes story of the appearance of 'Blood Game 3'.




Kim Kyung-ran turned out to be 'Sunwoo Yong-yeo's lifesaver'...'Capturing symptoms of cerebral infarction. Stop recording.'
The behind-the-scenes story of his time as a KBS announcer will also be revealed. He said "There was a time when I was caught between Kang Su-jeong and Roh Hyun-jeong," he says, delivering episodes within the broadcasting station at the time, and citing 'Sponge' as his life program. "The frog-sleeping experiment was amazing even now," he recalls, turning the studio into a sea of laughter.

He also tells an anecdote that he was the first to detect the emergency situation of Sunwoo Yong-yeo's 'Brain infarction' and stop recording it. Kim Kyung-ran humbly says "At that time, he prevented a big deal with quick judgment", but it is rumored that the MCs applauded "He is a real lifesaver".

Earlier in 2016, Kim Kyung-ran was taken to the hospital by the production team after showing early symptoms of cerebral infarction during the recording of Sunwoo Yong-yeo and TV Chosun's health program 'My Body Manual'. At the time, Sunwoo Yong-yeo said she was okay, but she was transferred to the emergency room after stopping recording due to a darker tone than usual and headache and dizziness before recording. As a result of hospital examination, Sunwoo Yong-yeo was diagnosed in the early stages of cerebral infarction. Cerebral infarction is a disease in which the surrounding brain tissue melts and necrosis occurs when the blood vessels in the brain are blocked. The most common symptoms include losing strength in the arms and legs, not being able to walk or hold objects, and poor pronunciation when talking. Severe symptoms can also lead to death.




Kim Kyung-ran turned out to be 'Sunwoo Yong-yeo's lifesaver'...'Capturing symptoms of cerebral infarction. Stop recording.'
Finally, he reenacts the finger talent he unveiled during his appearance on the scene of 'The Masked Singer'. The MCs laugh at the freely moving fingers like playing the piano, and Kim Kyung-ran replies cheerfully, "Fingers were more of a topic than songs."

Kim Kyung-ran's honest talk, which goes between his immersion as a theater actor, his wit as a broadcaster, and the charm of his two faces, can be found on Radio Star, which airs at 10:30 p.m. today (8th).

Meanwhile, 'Radio Star' is loved for its unique talk show, which disarms guests with the words of a rustic murder that MCs don't know where to go and bring up real stories.



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