"The Great Man" NYT, the late An Sung-ki obituary.."The eldest son." Andabin Gong Yoo. [Stay issue]

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Amid a series of tributes to the late Ahn Sung-ki, Andabin, the eldest son of the deceased, shared an obituary in the U.S. leading newspaper The New York Times.

On the 6th, actor Ahn Sung-ki's eldest son and Western painter and installation artist Andabin shared a link on his Instagram without any comments. The link contained an obituary titled "Ahn Sung-ki, the great figure of Korean film, dies at the age of 74" published by the New York Times.

The New York Times said, "Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki, who was loved for his smooth, friendly, and popular image for more than 60 years of career, has died. He was 74 years old, he said. "President Lee Jae-myung said Ahn Sung-ki left a great mark on the history of Korean movies."

Earlier, Mr. Andabin said, "The Seoul Metropolitan Government has prepared a memorial space for ordinary citizens at the Seoul Film Center located in Chungmuro. Anyone can freely pay their respects from today to the 8th. Thank you for your condolences today following yesterday," he said.

Meanwhile, the late Ahn Sung-ki died at Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Seoul this morning. On the afternoon of December 30 last year, the deceased lost consciousness at home and was transferred to the hospital emergency room, and was transferred to the intensive care unit for treatment, but failed to recover in the end. He died in the morning of the day, six days after being hospitalized, while his family watched him.

The government awarded Ahn the late Ahn Sung-ki the Order of Merit (Grade 1). "The deceased has been regarded as a 'national actor' who has lived with Korean films by showing acting that encompasses generations," the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said. "As a person who symbolizes the popular leap and industrial growth of Korean films in the 1990s and 2000s, he contributed to the social and cultural expansion of Korean films."

The funeral of the deceased will be held as a movie director under the auspices of the Shin Young-kyun Foundation for Arts and Culture and the Korea Film Actors Association. Actors Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung will participate in the funeral to see off the last path of the deceased. The mortuary will be set up in Room 31 of the funeral hall of Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, and the coffin will be set at 7 a.m. on the 9th, and the burial site will be Yangpyeong Byeoldra.

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