Actress Kim Hye-soo expressed her gratitude to the mourners who accompanied the late (deceased) Choi Bul-am in his final moments.
On the 4th, Kim Hye-soo posted a portrait of the late Choi Bul-am on her Instagram, writing, "I am sincerely grateful to everyone who saw off Teacher Choi Bul-am on his journey and to all who paid their respects."
When the wake for the late Choi Bul-am was set up at the Seoul Asan Medical Center funeral home on the 30th of last month, Kim Hye-soo visited the funeral home early in the morning to greet the mourners.
For three days, he kept vigil at the wake, seeing off senior actors who came to pay their respects, such as Yoon Yeo-jeong and Ko Du-sim, and looking after the deceased's wife, Kim Min-ja.
In particular, he became a topic of conversation for being captured organizing the shoes left behind by mourners at the wake. Kim Hye-soo attended the coffin ceremony and supported and comforted Kim Min-ja during the removal of the body and the funeral mass.
The two's connection began in 1987, when Kim Hye-soo was a first-year high school student, during her role in KBS's "Lament for a Mother." Kim Min-ja and Kim Hye-soo played mother and daughter. Afterwards, Kim Hye-soo treated the Choi Bul-am and Kim Min-ja couple like actual parents.
In 2021, Kim Hye-soo appeared on the 10th-anniversary special of KBS 1TV's "Korean Table," where she prepared food for Choi Bul-am with Kim Min-ja in Ganghwa Island, stating, "To me, you two are like a mother and father."
Choi Bul-am underwent surgery for a herniated disc in March last year and received rehabilitation treatment, but his health deteriorated, leading to his passing on the 29th of last month. The government posthumously awarded the late artist the Gold Medal of Cultural Merit the following day.
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