Choi Hee-jun died of a chronic disease..Your song is the only comfort Lee Nak-yeon's 7th anniversary in memory

By SuHyun, Kim

Aug 24, 2025

Choi Hee-jun died of a chronic disease..Your song is the only comfort Lee Nak-yeon's 7th anniversary in memory
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Seven years have passed since Choi Hee-jun, an elder singer who left a boarding school.

On August 24, 2018, Choi Hee-jun died of a chronic disease. He was 82.

Choi Hee-joon, who debuted in the music industry in 1960 with his song "My Love Is Old Miss", received a lot of attention as a law student at Seoul National University at the time.




Popularity has also been recognized for its 'Housekeeping Student' that begins with 'Where does life come from and go on a journey?'

Choi Hee-jun died of a chronic disease..Your song is the only comfort Lee Nak-yeon's 7th anniversary in memory
Choi Hee-jun died of a chronic disease..Your song is the only comfort Lee Nak-yeon's 7th anniversary in memory
Since then, the deceased, who gained recognition through active singer activities, entered politics in 1995 and ran for the National Assembly in Anyang City in the 1996 general election, won the election, and served as a member of the National Assembly until 2000.

In 2018, then-Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon said, "When I was 'Barefoot Youth' and 'Barefoot Youth', your song was almost the only comfort."I remember you being warm when I met you as a college senior and a politician and a journalist"I sang your song when I went to the karaoke room once or twice after you retired."




The late Choi Hee-jun's last visit was visited by Do Jong-hwan, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nam Jin, the first chairman of the Korean Singers Association, and Kim Heung-guk, the chairman of the Korean Singers Association, and fellow singers such as Hyun-mi, Nam Bo-won, and Min Hae-kyung.



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