"A father of our era who looked into the shadows of society"… President Lee Jae-myung expresses deep condolences over the passing of the late Choi Bul-am

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President Lee Jae-myung expressed deep condolences over the passing of the late national actor Choi Bul-am.

On the 30th, President Lee Jae-myung posted on his official social media account, "We will remember the teacher who has stood by the people for many years as a father of our era," leaving a message of condolence.

President Lee also said, "The teacher started on the stage of theater and has received the love of the people for a long time as Detective Park Young-han in 'Susa Banjang' (Detective) and Chairman Kim in 'Jeonwon Ilgi' (Country Diary)," adding, "The image of the teacher who stood by us as a detective upholding justice and a warm father will remain in the hearts of the people for a long time."

He continued, "Just as the saying goes, 'To become a good actor, one must first become a person,' the teacher showed a warm heart toward people and the world beyond acting," stating, "We will deeply engrave in our minds the intention of the teacher who looked into the shadows of society and tried to reflect on the pain of those in difficult circumstances."

In addition, Prime Minister Han Seok-soo also paid tribute to the late actor on X (formerly Twitter) that day, saying, "The late one's acting career was itself the history of culture and arts in the Republic of Korea," adding, "We will forever cherish the emotion the late one gave to the people."

Prime Minister Han stated, "Not only in acting activities, but also in supporting vulnerable children and children with incurable diseases, and searching for missing children, the love bestowed by the late one during his lifetime became a great model for our society," adding, "We will remember the image of the actor who warmed the hearts of the people together with the people."

Choi Bul-am passed away around 10:30 p.m. on the 29th while receiving treatment at a hospital in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, due to deteriorating health. He was 87 years old.

The funeral home is set up at the Asan Medical Center funeral hall in Seoul, and it will accept general mourners from 10:00 a.m. that day.

The funeral will be held under the auspices of the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation. Huang Young-gi, Chairman of Green Umbrella, will serve as the head of the funeral committee, and former Prime Ministers Lee Soo-seong and Lee Nak-yeon are expected to participate as members of the funeral committee.

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