Shim Eun-ha and Ji Sang-wook also send flowers in tribute... Condolences from all walks of life at the funeral home of the late Choi Bool-am

[Financial News] Condolence wreaths and memorial flower arrangements sent from across the country are arriving at the funeral home of the late actor Choi Bool-am (real name Choi Yeong-han), as tributes pour in.
On the 30th, pots of white orchids sent by the couple Ji Sang-wook and Shim Eun-ha and actor Noh Joo-hyun were placed near Room 20 at the funeral home of Asan Medical Center in Songpa-gu, Seoul.
The ribbon on the flower arrangement bearing the names of Ji Sang-wook and Shim Eun-ha read, “Teacher, we will never forget your love.” The arrangement sent by Noh Joo-hyun also bore a message wishing the deceased peace.
A condolence wreath bearing actor Shin Hyun-joon’s name and a wreath from the team behind KBS 1TV’s Korean Cuisine and Dining were also there. Beyond the flowers, a screen displaying funeral information showed a smiling portrait of the deceased.
Choi Bool-am was beloved by viewers for many years for his roles as Captain Park Young-han in Chief Detective and Chairman Kim of Yangchon-ri in Country Diaries. From 2011 through last year, he hosted Korean Cuisine and Dining, sharing food from across the country and the lives of the people woven into it.
Outside broadcasting, he continued supporting children in Korea and abroad as chair of Green Umbrella’s national supporters’ association, and supported cultural and arts education and the social reintegration of juvenile inmates through the incorporated association Zero Camp.
The deceased died on the 29th at 10:30 p.m. while receiving inpatient treatment at a hospital in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. He was 87. The funeral will be held over five days as a Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation funeral.
The funeral procession will depart at around 7:40 a.m. on November 2. A funeral Mass will be held at around 9 a.m. that day at Yeouido Catholic Church in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, followed by a farewell at around 10:40 a.m. at Green Umbrella headquarters in Mugyo-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul. The burial site is Donghwa Gyeongmo Park in Paju, Gyeonggi Province.

[email protected] Shin Jin-a, Jang In-seo Reporter