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'First generation voice actor' Gu resident dies in the U.S..Younger Jung Sung-hoon, "I wish you the repose of the late Samga."

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Ko Gu Min / Photo = Korea Sungwoo Association
Ko Gu Min / Photo = Korea Sungwoo Association

The late voice actor Gu Min (real name Old Gyomun), who led the golden age of the radio drama, has passed away. He was 94.

According to the Korea Sungwoo Association on the 27th, the deceased died on the 25th (local time) in Irvine, California.

Jung Sung-hoon, a junior voice actor who encountered the sad news, mourned on his SNS, saying, "I pray for the repose of Samga residents."

Born in 1932, the deceased continued his broadcasting activities in 1946, starting with the appearance of a child in "The Adventures of Smart Girls," which is considered Korea's first radio soap opera.

In 1948, he joined the KBS Institute of Broadcasting and Drama Arts as a second-term voice actor and led the golden age of radio dramas in the 1950s and 1980s.

Since then, he has impressed the public through his voice acting as President Kim of the KBS radio drama "Cheongsil Hongsil," Kim Sat-gat in "Kim Sat-gat North Korea Wanderer," and Dr. Buriburi in the KBS children's puppet show "Dr. Buriburi."

After immigrating to the United States in the early 2000s, the deceased continued his voice acting career through the Korean American broadcast 'Radio Korea'.

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