Seo Dong-ju, “I think it would be wise to be with Seo Se-won in his last moments.”

Seo Dong-ju, daughter of the late Seo Se-won, said goodbye to her father in tears.

On the morning of the 2nd, comedian Seo Se-won's funeral and funeral were held at the funeral hall of Asan Medical Center in Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul. Hak-rae Kim presided over the funeral, Young-soo Eom, president of the Korea Broadcasting Comedy Association, gave a eulogy, and Jin-woo Joo, a former current affairs reporter, gave a eulogy. The burial site is Eumseong Rainbow Memorial Park in North Chungcheong Province.

Seo Dong-ju expressed his gratitude to the acquaintances who attended the funeral on behalf of the bereaved family, saying, "Thank you so much for coming here. I would like to express my sincere gratitude on behalf of the family for watching over my father's last days."

He added, "A lot of things happened with my dad, but I thought it was right to be together for the last moment, so I stayed there. Thank you for spending that moment with me. I will never forget you and live to repay your kindness."

Eom Young-soo said, "I can't believe that he got into an unexpected accident in a foreign land and came to us as a handful of ashes. I feel pitiful and devastated. There is only guilt for not being able to protect him, regret for not being able to do better, and sadness for not being able to be with him. “Is there any punishment in the world worse than death? I am leaving this world with everything in my heart,” he said. “I will send him off in peace, telling him to do many better things in the next world. There have been times when I have gone down a path that I should not have taken because I was worried about my fans. A lesson to be heard.” “There have been times when I haven’t listened to you, so I hope you can forgive me and protect me for everything,” he said.

Seo Se-won died at the Korean Hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia around 11 a.m. on the 20th of last month. A temporary mortuary was prepared locally, and he was cremated at a temple in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on the afternoon of the 28th, eight days after his death. The remains were transported 10 days later, and the funeral was held on the 30th by the president of the Korea Cody Association.

Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr