Kneeling to arrange shoes, bowing at 90 degrees… Kim Hye-soo kept vigil at the late Choi Bul-am's wake for three consecutive days [Star Issue]

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Actress Kim Hye-soo kept watch over the wake of the late (deceased) Choi Bul-am for a third day, treating him like her own daughter.

"National actor" Choi Bul-am passed away around 10 p.m. on the 29th of last month at a hospital in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, while receiving inpatient treatment. He was 87 years old.

With the late man's wake set up at the Asan Medical Center funeral home in Seoul on October 30, Kim Hye-soo diligently kept by the family's side for three consecutive days from that day through October 31 and the 1st.

In particular, Kim Hye-soo was captured guiding mourners with her eyes swollen from crying, adding to the emotional weight of the scene. She was seen seeing off mourners with a 90-degree bow, as well as kneeling down to take it upon herself to arrange shoes, drawing attention from netizens.

Moreover, Kim Hye-soo also showed familial affection by supporting the late man's wife, Kim Min-ja.

Kim Hye-soo had formed a deep bond with the couple after acting as mother and daughter with Kim Min-ja in the 1987 drama "Lament for a Mother." In 2021, appearing on the 10th anniversary special of KBS 1TV's "Korean Table," she described the Choi Bul-am and Kim Min-ja couple as "people like my mother and father," stating, "I grew up in a large family, but there was an empty space. They embraced me like their own child. The more years pass, the more special they feel to me." This is one of the programs that cannot be omitted from Choi Bul-am's filmography.

She also recalled her time working with Kim Min-ja on a project, expressing, "I didn't know what acting was at the time, but she always wrapped me in care. Looking back, it seems she served as my protective shield."

Meanwhile, Choi Bul-am's departure ceremony will be held privately at 7:40 a.m. on the 2nd, followed by a funeral mass presided over by Cardinal Nham Soo-jeong at Seoul Yeouido Cathedral at 9 a.m.

After the funeral mass, the late man will be buried at Donghwa Memorial Park in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, after passing through the headquarters of Green Umbrella, where he served as National Support Association Chairman during his lifetime.

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