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Song Il-guk, Andy break down in tears at the final farewell for the late Choi Bul-am; 300 Green Umbrella staff and employees gather [Star Scene]

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Kim Kyung-ran, Lee Hong-ryeol, Andy, and Song Il-guk attend the memorial service for the late Choi Bul-am held by the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation /Photo=Reporter Choi Hye-jin
Kim Kyung-ran, Lee Hong-ryeol, Andy, and Song Il-guk attend the memorial service for the late Choi Bul-am held by the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation /Photo=Reporter Choi Hye-jin

Approximately 300 staff and employees of the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation, along with citizens and honorary ambassadors who gathered to see off the final journey of the late Choi Bul-am, shed tears.

A memorial service was held on the 2nd at the headquarters of the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation in Jung-gu, Seoul, where attendees bid their final farewell to the late Choi Bul-am.

Approximately 300 staff and employees of the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation attended the event that day. Citizens passing by also stopped to watch the memorial service.

When the hearse carrying the deceased arrived around 11:06 a.m., the staff and employees observed a moment of silence in a solemn atmosphere as they greeted the portrait of the deceased. Some employees were seen shedding tears while gazing at the portrait.

Honorary ambassadors of the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation also attended. Comedian Lee Hong-ryeol, actor Song Il-guk, broadcaster Kim Kyung-ran, and Andy from the group Shinhwa, among others, participated to see off the final journey of the deceased. They could not hide their grief, offering flowers and breaking down in tears.

Meanwhile, the late Choi Bul-am passed away around 10:00 p.m. on the 29th of last month while receiving inpatient treatment at a hospital in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. He was 87 years old at the time of his death. It is known that the deceased had been undergoing rehabilitation treatment following a herniated disc surgery in March of last year, but his health recently deteriorated. The remains of the deceased are scheduled to be interred at Donghwa Memorial Park in Paju, Gyeonggi Province.

Memorial service for the late Choi Bul-am held by the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation / Photo=Reporter Choi Hye-jin
Memorial service for the late Choi Bul-am held by the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation / Photo=Reporter Choi Hye-jin
Staff and employees see off the final journey of the deceased at the headquarters of the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 2nd, when the funeral procession for the late Choi Bul-am was held. / November 2, 2026 / Photo=Kim Hwi-seon hwijpg@
Staff and employees see off the final journey of the deceased at the headquarters of the Green Umbrella Children's Foundation in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 2nd, when the funeral procession for the late Choi Bul-am was held. / November 2, 2026 / Photo=Kim Hwi-seon hwijpg@

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