This Former K-Pop Singer Left Fame To Become a Monk

The K-pop industry has a dark side, one that Lee Kyung-mi—now Monk Bohyun—knows all too well. From performing pop songs on stage to singing Buddhist prayer songs on YouTube, Monk Bohyun’s life looks much different now than it did when she was in her 20s.

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[chansowping]

Inner peace means more than fame n fortund.

[ennasheher]

Oh no. I hope bohyun can heal from those experiences.

[dhammapalatan]

By effort and heedfulness, discipline and self-mastery, let the wise one make for himself an island which no flood can overwhelm. [Dhammapada 25]