Korean rockstar reveals childhood abuse by late father

Kim Yoon-ah, vocalist of Jaurim, said on an EBS documentary that she was abused by her late father during childhood and that every family member was a victim. She described living in constant fear and said the abuse often came without warning. She also said hatred for her father drove her music, and that his death forced her to rethink what story to tell next.

Kim Yoon-ah made the remarks during the Sunday episode of the EBS documentary series Sidae Mokgyeok.

She said her father assaulted her in the second or third grade after she failed to rinse soap off dishes.

She said her father had wooden sticks custom-made at a carpentry shop in various lengths and thicknesses, according to her earlier comments on Channel A’s Dr. Oh’s Golden Clinic on Jan. 7, 2022.

Kim Yoon-ah debuted in 1997 with Jaurim’s first album.

The band is known for songs including Falling Flower, Magic Carpet Ride, Song of Ha Ha Ha and Twenty-Five, Twenty-One.

Published Sep 23, 2026 11:20 am KST

Kim Yoon-ah confessed that enduring unpredictable abuse at home pushed her to use hatred as a driving force for her songs

Kim Yoon-ah, vocalist of rock band Jaurim, speaks about her childhood during an episode of the EBS documentary series "Sidae Mokgyeok," Sunday. Captured from EBS

Kim Yoon-ah, the vocalist for rock band Jaurim, said she was abused by her late father during childhood, adding that every member of her family was a victim.

During the Sunday episode of the EBS documentary series "Sidae Mokgyeok," she spoke about her childhood. She said time seemed to stand still and she lived in constant fear that something might happen at any moment. She recalled her father assaulting her when she was in the second or third grade for failing to rinse all the soap off the dishes. Although she was only in the second grade and was unable to do the chore perfectly, she blamed herself at the time.

She said the abuse usually came without warning.

"My biological father was extremely violent, and every member of our family was a victim," she said. "When he died, I asked myself, 'I created music while hating this man, so what story should I tell now?' Hatred was the driving force behind my music."

Kim previously spoke about the abuse during the Jan. 7, 2022, episode of Channel A's therapy talk show "Dr. Oh's Golden Clinic." She said she grew up with an abusive father who had wooden sticks custom-made at a carpentry shop in various lengths and thicknesses.

"I don't remember my elementary school years well," she said. "I was in a persistent daze and turned to music and books for escape."

Kim debuted in 1997 with Jaurim's first album. The band is known for songs including "Falling Flower," "Magic Carpet Ride," "Song of Ha Ha Ha" and "Twenty-Five, Twenty-One."

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.

女子组合Jaurim的主唱金允儿在EBS的一部纪录片中透露，她童年时期曾遭受已故父亲的虐待，家中所有成员都是受害者。她形容自己生活在恐惧之中，虐待往往毫无预兆地发生。她还表示，对父亲的憎恨驱使她创作音乐，而父亲的去世迫使她重新思考接下来要讲述的故事。

金允儿是在EBS纪录片系列《时代木格》周日播出的节目中发表上述言论的。

她说，在她上二三年级的时候，因为她没有把碗碟上的肥皂冲洗干净，她的父亲就打了她。

据她此前在2022年1月7日A频道《吴医生金牌诊所》节目中的评论，她表示她的父亲在一家木工店定制了各种长度和粗细的木棍。

金允儿于 1997 年凭借 Jaurim 的首张专辑出道。

该乐队以《Falling Flower》、《Magic Carpet Ride》、《Song of Ha Ha Ha》和《Twenty-F​​ive, Twenty-One》等歌曲而闻名。

发布于2026年9月23日上午11:20（韩国标准时间）

金允儿坦言，在家中遭受难以预料的虐待，促使她将仇恨作为创作歌曲的动力。

摇滚乐队 Jaurim 的主唱金允儿在周日播出的 EBS 纪录片系列《时代记忆》中讲述了她的童年往事。（图片来自 EBS）

摇滚乐队 Jaurim 的主唱金允儿表示，她在童年时期曾遭受已故父亲的虐待，并补充说，她的每个家庭成员都是受害者。

在周日播出的EBS纪录片系列《时代记忆》中，她谈到了自己的童年。她说，时间仿佛静止了，她一直生活在恐惧之中，害怕随时会发生什么不好的事情。她回忆起小学二三年级时，因为洗碗时没把洗洁精全部冲洗干净，被父亲打了一顿。虽然当时她才二年级，而且也没能把家务做得尽善尽美，但她却一直责怪自己。

她说，这种虐待通常毫无预兆地发生。

“我的生父极其暴力，我们家每个人都是受害者，”她说。“他去世后，我问自己，‘我创作音乐时恨透了这个男人，那我现在该讲述怎样的故事呢？’仇恨是我音乐创作的驱动力。”

金此前曾在2022年1月7日播出的A频道心理治疗访谈节目《吴医生的黄金诊所》中谈到自己遭受的虐待。她说，她从小就生活在一个虐待成性的父亲的阴影下，父亲会找木工店定制各种长度和粗细的木棍来殴打她。

“我对小学时光的记忆很模糊，”她说。“我一直处于一种恍惚的状态，只能通过音乐和书籍来逃避现实。”

Kim于1997年凭借Jaurim的首张专辑出道。该乐队以《Falling Flower》、《Magic Carpet Ride》、《Song of Ha Ha Ha》和《Twenty-F​​ive, Twenty-One》等歌曲而闻名。

本文来自《韩国日报》（《韩国时报》的姊妹报），由人工智能生成系统翻译，并由《韩国时报》编辑。