Veteran actor Choi Bul-am passes away... Condolences begin at 10 a.m. today (the 30th) at Seoul Asan Medical Center [Star Issue]

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Actor Choi Bul-am has passed away at the age of 87.

Choi Bul-am died while receiving inpatient treatment at a hospital in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, around 10 p.m. on the 29th.

The late actor's wake is being held at the funeral hall of Seoul Asan Medical Center, and it will open to the general public for condolences starting at 10 a.m. on the 30th.

Choi Bul-am's declining health began after he underwent lumbar disc surgery in March of last year. At the time, as his mobility became impaired, he stepped down from "Korean Table," a KBS 1TV documentary program that had been airing for 14 years since 2011. He subsequently devoted himself to rehabilitation, but it is reported that his health deteriorated rapidly.

Born in 1939, Choi Bul-am made his debut in the play "Hamlet" with the theater troupe "Experimental Theater Association" in 1959, and began his full-fledged acting career as a member of the National Theater Company in 1965.

His entry into television drama came when he was selected as a special-recruitment sixth-generation talent for Seoul Central Broadcasting (now KBS) in 1967. He established himself as a "national actor" through roles such as the elderly Kim Jong-seo in the drama "Prince Suyang," Captain Park Young-han in MBC's "Detective Squad Chief," Chairman Kim in "Country Diary," Captain Park in "You and Me," and former President Syngman Rhee in "The First Republic" and "The Second Republic."

In May, an MBC documentary titled "Paha, I Am Choi Bul-am," which chronicled Choi Bul-am's acting career of over 60 years, was released in two parts. Although it was initially reported that Choi Bul-am would appear in the documentary, he did not stand before the camera at the request of his family, who wished for him to focus on rehabilitation treatment.

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