“There aren’t many visitors”… The funeral of the late Seo Se-won in Korea was ‘silent’

The Korean funeral of the late comedian and entrepreneur Seo Se-won is being held starting today, the 30th, as the head of the Korean Comedians Association. Fellow comedians Lee Yong-shik and Eom Young-soo (formerly Eom Yong-soo) visited the mortuary and mourned the deceased. According to News 1 on the 30th, on the morning of the 30th, Seo’s mortuary was set up as the head of the Korea Comedians Association at Asan Hospital Funeral Hall No. 20, Songpa-gu, Seoul. Condolences will be accepted from 1:00 pm on this day.

Seo’s senior comedian Lee Yong-sik visited the funeral parlor that day to mourn the death of the deceased. In addition, Eom Young-soo, head of the Korea Broadcast Comedy Association, Lee Yong-geun, secretary general of the Korea Broadcast Comedians Association, and the bereaved family guard the mortuary at 2:00 pm In front of the deceased’s mortuary, a artificial flowers sent by fellow celebrities, such as singer Seol Woon-do and comedian Lim Ha-ryong, too.

Previously, on the afternoon of the 20th, Seo died of cardiac arrest while receiving an intravenous drip at Mirae Hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Age of death 67 years old. The deceased was said to have suffered from diabetes as a chronic disease.

The bereaved family considered moving Seo’s body to Korea for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death, but decided to cremate him in Cambodia and bury him in Korea because the local situation was not practical. The cremation took place in Cambodia on the 28th.

President Eom told News 1 that day, “It’s a quiet atmosphere,” and “There aren’t many mourners yet.” The funeral of the deceased is coming May 2nd.

Seo first appeared in 1979 through the TBC Radio Gag Contest. In the 1990s, he consolidated his position as a talk show host, but was also involved in controversies, such as allegations of embezzlement of film production costs.

In 2014, a CCTV video was released showing him attacking his then wife, Seo Jeong-hee, which shocked him. Seo, who divorced Jeonghee Seo the following year, remarried a year later in 2016 to a 23-year-old haegeum player named Kim, and he lived in Cambodia. Mr. Seo had a daughter Seo Dong-ju and a son Seo Dong-cheon with his ex-wife Seo Jeong-hee. He also had a daughter with his remarried wife.

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