Actors Kim Sung-hwan and singer Jin Seong pay respects to the late Choi Bul-am and Lee Soon-jae, "living witnesses of broadcasting history" [Star On-Site]

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Actor Kim Sung-hwan and singer Jin Seong mourned Choi Bul-am (real name Choi Yeong-han), known as the "national father."

Choi Bul-am's funeral home was established at 10 a.m. on the 30th in Room 20 of the Asan Medical Center funeral hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul. The bereaved family listed included his wife Kim Min-ja, sons Dong-nyeol and Dong-bi, and other family members.

On that day, Kim Sung-hwan and Jin Seong visited the funeral home to console the bereaved family and pay their final respects to the deceased.

After paying his respects, Kim Sung-hwan met with reporters and said, "I started my acting career under the guidance of senior actors. As you all know well, Senior Choi Bul-am, along with Mr. Lee Soon-jae, wrote the history of television dramas."

He continued, "(Choi Bul-am was) the senior actor most loved by his juniors," adding, "It is even more heartbreaking because he gave so much love to his juniors. I hope he rests peacefully in a good place."

He also stated, "Senior Choi Bul-am's life path was entirely dedicated to acting, wasn't it? I believe juniors will keep him in their hearts for a long time. He was truly an outstanding senior."

Jin Seong said, "The senior was a living witness of broadcasting," adding, "I have felt the happiness of retracing Mr. Lee's past footsteps and treading in his tracks, which makes my heart ache with grief. I hope he is filled only with good things in heaven."

He added, "As an elder who adorned a page of history, I think everyone feels it is regrettable."

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 Captain Park Yeong-han in the MBC drama "Detective Squad" and Chairman Kim of Yangchon-ri in "Country Diary."

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