Late actor Choi Bul-am, while battling illness, directly requested MBC production team to "make a program about settling my life" [Star Issue]

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It has recently come to light that the late actor Choi Bul-am directly requested the production of a program reflecting on his life while he was battling illness.

On the afternoon of the 30th, MBC's memorial special encore documentary "Paha, I Am Choi Bul-am" aired. "Paha, I Am Choi Bul-am" had previously been broadcast in May and was rescheduled to honor the late Choi Bul-am, who passed away on the 29th.

Early in the broadcast that day, the production team stated via subtitles, "Actor Choi Bul-am, who was already battling illness in 2025, directly called the production team to request a program about settling his life."

They further explained the background of the broadcast, stating, "This documentary was produced in response to that request and aired in May this year while the deceased was still alive."

Meanwhile, Choi Bul-am passed away around 10 p.m. on the 29th at a hospital in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, while receiving inpatient treatment. He was 87 years old at the time of his death.

The wake was set up at Seoul Asan Hospital Funeral Hall. The funeral is a five-day ceremony and will be held as a Green Umbrella Children's Foundation funeral. The departure ceremony will be held at 7:40 a.m. on the 2nd, after which a funeral mass will be conducted under the direction of Cardinal Nham Soo-jeong at Yeouido Cathedral in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. The burial site is Donghwa Gyeongmo Park in Paju City, Gyeonggi Province.

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