On the 13th, various online communities shared the content of an interview with Yunchan Lim, which was reported last August by Italy's leading daily newspaper 'La Repubblica.' The interview was held ahead of a performance at the Petruccilli Theater in Bari, Italy. In the interview, when asked, 'Living abroad Do you miss Korea?' Yunchan Lim firmly answered, "No," but added, "My last academic years in Korea were extremely painful," and added, "It felt like hell, and I even wanted to die." "Right now, He added that he only returns to Korea when there are performances," and the biggest difficulty he cited as living in Korea was 'competition.' Lim Yun-chan pointed out, "Korea is small and populous, so competition is fierce. Everyone is desperate to get ahead, and sometimes they even hurt others." He continued, "When I started to stand out in piano around age 17, jealousy and unnecessary pressure burst out. Even politicians and businesspeople got involved, and that plunged me into deep sorrow," he confessed. When asked if he still spends a lot of time studying, he replied, "I practice up to 13 hours a day. Music requires complete dedication," and added, "One of my future hopes is to get married and share that loneliness with my wife." He added, "The piano is my land, my universe, my wind, my sea, my mountain, and my lover." Online, netizens expressed empathy and reflection, saying, "The social structure is a problem with a lot of jealousy," and "Even among parents and students, there is rivalry and jealousy." It must have been a joke," and similar comments followed. Some netizens expressed the opinion that "a highly developed, high-density population society is a chronic problem that accumulates year after year," and called for a reflection on the ills of Korean society.
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