Writer Lee Oi-soo went to rest after finishing ‘Jonver’.
The funeral of the late writer Oe-su Lee, who passed away on the 25th, was held at 8 am on the 29th at the Chuncheon Hoban Funeral Home. On a rainy day, the deceased left without feeling lonely. His wife Jeon Young-ja and his son, Han-Eol and Lee Jin-Eul, as well as the bereaved family, as well as Yu Jin-gyu mime East, Kim Joo-pyo Seogakga, Jo Seong-gyu actor, Park Hyun-sik singer Park Hyun-sik, guitarist Uhm Tae-hwan, etc.
Choi Don-seon, chairman of the Chuncheon Cultural Foundation, who had a close relationship with the deceased, was in charge of the memorial service. Chairman Choi said, “A friend I’ve been writing with for over 50 years has passed away. His ‘Jonver’ spirit has been a great strength to many people’s hearts.” He added, “It’s sad, but I think Oe Soo’s life will start over with his death.”
The eldest son, Han-Eul Lee, who has not been able to speak for a while, said, “I think I know now how difficult it is to live while supporting a family as a writer, but he has left us. I hope you can rest comfortably in a place free from pain.”
The scenery of the funeral hall was also different, just like the image of the deceased, who lived a life full of personality while making friends with various cultural artists. During the funeral, as planned by Yu Jin-gyu Mime East, singer Kim Seong-ho and poet Jeong Hyun-woo, who were former leaders of the Iron Bag Project, held a memorial performance. On the 28th, Yu Jin-gyu Mime East and Lim Geun-woo performed a performance to commemorate the deceased.
Yu Jin-gyu Mime East, who kept the funeral home throughout the funeral, said, “I thought it was our duty to send my brother well. I thought they would like it if we played the game the way we played in our lifetime,” he said. Poet Jeong Hyun-woo also said, “I wanted artists to take the lead and change the funeral culture.” Singer Kim Seong-ho said, “After his mother, he was the person who gave me the greatest strength. There is a rhyme in Oe-su’s writing, so it became a song by itself,” he emphasized.
There were also bitter voices expressing regret about the situation in which the deceased did not visit a burial place and only commemorated it through social media, even though he had deep friendships with celebrities in the entertainment industry during his lifetime. Actor Jo Seong-gyu from Hongcheon said, “It’s Chuncheon, not far from Seoul, but it was not good to see many celebrities who were close with the deceased only commemorating the deceased on social media.”
The remains of the deceased were cremated this morning and stopped by the Hwacheon Gamseong Village, where he was writing before the battle with the disease. He is then enshrined in the Chuncheon Orphanage. Jinhyeong Kim formation@kado.net
