Kim Chang-wan, mourning director Ahn Pan-seok after connection through "White Tower"... "Warm dramas felt like the final film of 'Cinema Paradiso'" [Full Text]

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Singer and actor Kim Chang-wan paid tribute to the late director Ahn Pan-seok.

Kim Chang-wan posted a message about the late director Ahn Pan-seok on the SNS of SBS Love FM's "6 PM Evening Breeze, Kim Chang-wan" on the 23rd.

Kim Chang-wan said, "I was wondering whether to tell you this... if I don't say it now, I'll regret it for a long time... so I'll just bring it up casually," and added, "Last week, I went to pay my respects after Director An Pan-seok passed away."

He added, "It is regrettable that he left too early, but the warm dramas directed by Coach An during his time feel like the last remaining film of 'Cinema Paradiso,' leaving my heart heavy."

He added, "Now that there is a posthumous work to be broadcast soon, I have no choice but to take comfort in it. That is what meeting people is like. Even family members we see every morning and evening will only be together until they get married... How many days can you meet even lifelong friends? People met yesterday, seen today, or to meet tomorrow... It is right to serve them all with a smiling face."

Kim Chang-wan played the role of Woo Yong-gil, chief of gastroenterology at Myeongin University Hospital, in the 2007 MBC drama "White Tower," working alongside director An Pan-seok.

The late Director Ahn Pan-seok joined MBC as a drama bureau producer in 1987, made his directorial debut with the 1994 MBC Best Theater episode "Love's Greeting," and left MBC in 2003. He went on to direct acclaimed dramas including "White Tower," "The Qualities of a Wife," "Secret Love Affair," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "Pretty Nuna Who Buys Me Dinner," "Spring Night," "Graduation," and "The Negotiation," earning him the title of a drama master. His final work is ENA's upcoming Monday-Tuesday drama "Yeon Ae (Dr.)," scheduled to air in October.

Manager An Pan-seok passed away on the 12th after his health deteriorated while battling a brain hemorrhage. He was 64 years old.

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