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Actor Choi Bul-am (real name Choi Young-han) has passed away. He was 87 years old. As the deceased's wake has been set up, his family is preparing to receive mourners.
Choi Bul-am's wake was established at Room 20 of the funeral hall at Seoul Songpa-gu Seoul Asan Hospital at 10 a.m. on the 30th. The bereaved listed as the head of the household were his wife, Kim Min-ja; his son, Dong-nyeol; his daughter, Dong-bi; and other family members.
The funeral will be conducted under the auspices of the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation. It is being discussed that the funeral committee will be chaired by Green Umbrella Chairman Hwang Young-gi, with former Prime Ministers Lee Soo-seong and Lee Nak-yeon participating as committee members.
On this day, numerous condolence flags and flowers sent by political figures arrived at the wake. Junior actor Shin Hyun-jun also sent flowers to mourn the passing of his senior colleague.
Choi Bul-am passed away around 10 p.m. on the 29th while receiving inpatient treatment at a hospital in Gangseo-gu, Seoul.
Debuting in the play "Hamlet" in 1959, Choi Bul-am was loved as a national actor for his roles such as the righteous Sergeant Park Young-han in the MBC drama "Susa Banjang (Investigation Squad)" and Chairman Kim of Yangchon-ri in "Jeonwon Ilgi (Country Diary)."
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