Park Sang-gyu's 12th anniversary of death while battling a stroke of 10 bottles of soju every day

By SuHyun, Kim

Apr 01, 2025

Park Sang-gyu's 12th anniversary of death while battling a stroke of 10 bottles of soju every day



It's been 12 years since the late Park Sang-gyu passed away.

In 2013, Park Sang-gyu left his family's side due to the recurrence of a stroke he had been fighting for 14 years.

Park Sang-gyu, who made his debut as an exclusive singer of KBS's 1st generation in 1965, was loved a lot by leaving hit songs such as 'Friend, Friend', 'Tabble'.




Not only was he a singer, but he also worked as a radio DJ and an MC for various entertainment programs.

But a stroke that suddenly came to him. He appeared on the show with his wife, Han Young-ae, to announce his illness.

Park Sang-gyu's 12th anniversary of death while battling a stroke of 10 bottles of soju every day
The wife said on TV at the time that the first stroke in 2000 was not so serious"I was hospitalized for three to four days in an oriental medicine hospital, then moved to a university hospital for examination, and even went to an overseas performance when I was told that it was "OK".




However, Park Sang-gyu, who had a stroke that recurred in eight years, said "Drinking was a problem. I shouldn't have drunk, but I kept drinking for eight years even after being diagnosed with a stroke. I think that's what caused it," he confessed.

He surprised the surroundings by saying, `I drank 10 bottles of soju for 40 years without missing a day.' Then "I drank every day, but there was no injection and no hangover. That's why the sudden stroke was more shocking.'

However, since then, the deceased has caused many people's sorrow due to his speech impairment and poor mobility.






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