'Nation's Father' Choi Bul-am Remembered with Smiling Portrait at Memorial Altar

The memorial altar for the late Choi Bul-am (birth name Choi Young-han) was set up on the morning of October 30 at the funeral hall of Asan Medical Center in Songpa-gu, Seoul. According to the bereaved family, Choi passed away around 10 p.m. the previous day, October 29, while receiving inpatient treatment at a hospital in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. He had been focusing on rehabilitation therapy after undergoing surgery for a herniated disc last year, but his health reportedly deteriorated rapidly in recent days. (Joint Press Corps)


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