"Even while battling colon cancer, recorded as 'Chingoo's Mom'"... Voice actress Kang Hee-seon passes away at 66 [Official]

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'Chingoo's Mom' voice actress Kang Hee-seon passed away on the 4th. She was 66 years old.

The deceased passed away around 2:10 a.m. on the 4th due to an underlying illness. The wake was held in Room 31 of Seoul St. Mary's Hospital funeral hall. Survivors include her son and daughter.

The deceased was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer in 2021. In 2024, she appeared on tvN entertainment show 'You Quiz on the Block' and revealed, "I have actually been undergoing treatment for four years. The cancer that was in my colon has spread to my liver. There were about 17 metastases, so I received chemotherapy 47 times. Chemotherapy is really hard. From then on, I lived thinking every day would be my last."

Despite this, Kang Hee-seon revealed behind-the-scenes details that she continued dubbing work during her lifetime, surprising everyone. She said, "I have recorded subway announcements from a hospital room. I temporarily used a Daejeon hotel room to record there. After chemotherapy, I went out and recorded again."

Kang Hee-seon, who had considered giving up voicing Bong Mi-sun, Chingoo's mother in the anime 'Crayon Shin-chan', due to worsening health, said, "I told the PD, 'I absolutely cannot be Chingoo's mom anymore. Please change the voice actor.' But the PD delayed scheduling because there were still more episodes of Crayon Shin-chan to go. Since they did that for me, I couldn't refuse. I went and recorded two months after surgery. After recording the theatrical version for four hours, I was unable to get up for four days."

Kang Hee-seon has been the Korean voice actress for 'Crayon Shin-chan' since 1999, voicing Chingoo's mother and the voices of Chingoo's friends for a total of 26 years until last year while battling illness. She is also famous as the voice behind Korean subway announcement broadcasts.

The deceased debuted as a TBC public recruitment voice actor in 1979. From 2013 to 2016, she served as the senior vice president of the Korea Voice Actors Association. She won the Voice Acting Award at the 18th Korea Broadcasting Producers Awards in 2006 and received a Presidential Commendation at the 9th Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards in 2018.

The deceased's funeral procession will take place at 7:40 a.m. on the 6th, and the burial site is Yongin Park Honorstone.

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