The original “Candy Girl” Goo Hye-sun makes an appearance on Channel A’s “Dr. Oh’s Golden Clinic”
MC Jung Hyung-don mentions that Goo Hye-sun is famous for many legendary memes and brings up her iconic “crying selfie”. Goo Hye-sun explains “I had severe stage fright when I was a singer trainee” and reveals that she attended acting school to build confidence, taking the photo as part of her acting journal. “Dr. Oh’s Golden Clinic” crew also shares their own legendary memes, turning the studio into a place of laughter.
Goo Hye-sun then opens up about her difficulty accepting the loss of her pets, recounting her memories with her beloved dog Gamja. She expresses her sorrow, “People have funerals, but you can’t do that when a dog dies.” She confesses that she struggled with accepting the reality of her pets’ death and initially avoided facing it.
Dr. Oh Eun-young explains the concept of “pet loss syndrome”, highlighting that the emotional aftermath can be similar to losing a family member. Goo Hye-sun admits that she lost 6 dogs over 4 years, sharing that her focus on academics kept her from fully grieving their deaths.
Dr. Oh also describes the “DABDA reaction”—denial, anger, bargain, depression and accept—that people naturally go through when faced with significant loss. She notes that Goo Hye-sun appears to be stuck in the final stage, “accept”.
Dr. Oh explains that people usually take about 2 months to grieve and return to daily life, but she worries that Goo Hye-sun has not accepted her pets’ deaths even after 2 years. Goo Hye-sun admits she did not want to talk about her pets even the day before the recording, fearing the sadness would overwhelm her. Dr. Oh advises that sharing grief with others is essential for healing and suggests that Goo Hye-sun’s difficulty with pet loss might be tied to her human relationships.
To explore Goo Hye-sun’s human connections, they watch an interview video where Goo Hye-sun confesses she has no friends to share her sorrow with and tends to endure hardships alone. She explains that she prefers one-on-one interactions and avoids group settings, feeling that sharing sadness makes it heavier. Dr. Oh delves deeper into Goo Hye-sun’s interpersonal dynamics, looking for underlying reasons behind her difficulty with accepting her pets’ deaths.
