Speaker Cho Jungsik: "The late Choi Bulam was always close to the people's lives... I will cherish the laughter that comforted us through hard days"

National Assembly Speaker Cho Jung-sik expressed his condolences on Friday over the passing of beloved national actor Choi Bool-am.

In a social media post, Cho remembered him, saying, "Throughout his 67-year acting career, he made the public laugh and cry with him on stage and on television. As Chief Park, as Chairman Kim of Yangchon-ri, and as he traveled around the country visiting people's tables, he was always close to their lives."

Cho added, "He called himself a 'clown,' but the life he showed us was deeper and warmer than anyone else's. For more than 40 years, he supported children in need, and through music and theater, he gave young people in correctional facilities the strength to get back on their feet."

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Speaking of the late actor, Cho said, "With his unwavering passion for acting, his warm regard for younger colleagues, and his care for society's most vulnerable, he was a true elder of our time. I pay tribute to his life."

"His laughter still rings in my ears," he said. "I will cherish for a long time the laughter that comforted me after a weary day."

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