'Family with pro-Japanese history' Ha Young controversy... 89-year-old Kim Young-ok recalls Japanese colonial era and liberation, "Cheering for the national flag"[Playlist 109]

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Actress Kim Young-ok recalled the day of liberation from Japan.

On the afternoon of the 1st, 89-year-old Kim Young-ok appeared as a guest on MBC's variety program "Playlist 109," sharing about her childhood when she felt the joy of liberation with all her being.

That day, Dindin asked Kim Young-ok, "When was the most difficult time in your life?"

Kim Young-ok recalled the Japanese colonial era, saying, "I was 8 years old when we were liberated. On August 15, 1945, the whole country was in an uproar because we had been liberated."

She continued, "I remember watching people holding the national flag and shouting 'Long live!' on the day of liberation. I remember everything. Everyone was truly happy."

She then revealed, "Five years after liberation, Korea was divided into North and South. That was really difficult. Although I was young at the time, seeing my parents struggle made my heart ache."

Meanwhile, the entertainment industry has been in turmoil over recent controversies regarding pro-Japanese activities by actor Ha Young's family.

Ha Young emphasized on various broadcast programs and YouTube content that her family is a "fourth-generation doctor's family," stating, "My great-grandfather (Ahn Sang-ho) was one of the first to open Jeon Mun (Rep.) in Hanyang after studying medicine in Japan, and he opened Yang (Rep.) for the first time in Hanyang, treating Ko Jong (황제)." This sparked widespread discussion.

However, Ha Young's great-grandfather Ahn Sang-ho graduated from Tokyo Zaisei Medical School in Japan in 1902 and was the first Korean to obtain a Japanese medical license. He is also a figure suspected of pro-Japanese activities during the Japanese colonial era. The Institute for Joint Research on National Issues stated, "Behind his impressive resume, there are undeniable facts of pro-Japanese and pro-collaboration activities as follows."

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