The late comedian Seo Se-won passes away. Age 67.
At 8 am on the 2nd, the funeral of the late Seo Se-won will be held at the funeral hall of Asan Medical Center in Songpa-gu, Seoul, with the bereaved family and friends in attendance. The burial site is Eumseong Rainbow Memorial Park in North Chungcheong Province.
The deceased's funeral was held by the Korean Comedian Association (Chairman Eom Young-soo). At the funeral ceremony held prior to the funeral on this day, comedian Hak-rae Kim will serve as host, Young-soo Eom, head of the Korea Comedian Association, will deliver a eulogy, and reporter Jin-woo Joo, who was close to the deceased during his lifetime, will prepare a eulogy. Previously, on the 29th of last month, Chairman Eom said, "I had a bad family history, but I also had achievements as a comedian," and added, "The person passed away before we could consider his merits, so now the first thing that everyone should do is hold the funeral with a sad heart." It has been revealed.
The late Seo Se-won died of cardiac arrest while receiving an IV injection at a facility in Cambodia on the afternoon of the 20th of last month. It is known that the deceased suffered from diabetes as a chronic disease, but the exact cause of death has not been reported.
In 2015, he divorced Seo Jeong-hee, causing controversy once again. A video of Seo Se-won assaulting Seo Jeong-hee circulated on the Internet, and it turned out to be true. He was sentenced to six months in prison and two years of probation on charges of assault against Seo Jeong-hee. It is said that a year after her divorce, she remarried a haegeum player 23 years younger than her and moved to Cambodia to engage in media and real estate business and pastoral activities.
The deceased had Seo Dong-ju and a son, Seo Dong-cheon, with Seo Jeong-hee, and had a daughter with his remarried wife.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr