Korean Cinema
Final farewell held for beloved film star Ahn Sung-ki
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Members of the film community and fans paid tribute to the late actor Ahn Sung-ki at Myeongdong Cathedral in downtown Seoul on Friday, honoring his lifelong devotion to cinema and warm-hearted spirit through a memorial Mass and funeral service. The funeral procession was led by actor Jung Woo-sung carrying Ahn's portrait and Lee Jung-jae holding the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit, the country's highest cultural honor posthumously awarded on Monday.
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Korean cinema legend Ahn Sung-ki has died at 74, days after collapsing at home on December 30 due to choking on food. He passed away on Monday morning surrounded by family at a Seoul hospital, where he had been in intensive care. Diagnosed with blood cancer in 2019, the 'Nation's Actor' appeared in over 140 films across six decades.