Comedy legend male man dies after vegetable daughter..Today (31st) 10th anniversary
Aug 31, 2025
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The late male man died peacefully at 6 a.m. on August 31, 2015, while sleeping at his home in Seoul. He was 84.
At that time, the bereaved family said in an interview with KBS2 'Entertainment Broadcast' that he/she should rest on the weekend because he/she was in poor condition. He went away quietly while sleeping. I think he was trying to make the rest of his family comfortable" and shed tears.
The deceased was Nam Chul (real name Yoon Seong-no) in the 1960s and 1970s. With his role as a male-female and male-female duo in 2013, he gave the public a big laugh with his dance back and forth, leaving a clear mark on the history of Korean popular comedy.
After the late Nam-cheol passed away first in 2013, the male man was in a great shock and his health reportedly deteriorated rapidly.
Eom Yong-soo said "The two of them always lived like one body even though they were fighting each other all the time. After Nam-cheol left, the male senior rapidly weakened."
It is said that the deceased had a wish to see his daughter, who was in a vegetative state, walk again.
At the ceremony, the late Song Hae, a longtime colleague of the deceased, prayed for the restoration, saying, `I desperately wanted my daughter's recovery, but I'm sorry that I left without seeing it at the end.'
The male male-female duo, who started from a musical theater company, later gained huge popularity on MBC TV 'If you smile, you'll be blessed' and 'Dance ' and 'You'll be very worriedThe buzzword " won the nation's favor.
In the 2000s, he was on stage with younger comedians on SBS 'Laugh Club' and 'People Looking for Laughter'.
In particular, until 2012, he continued to perform nationwide under the name of 'Retro Club', and in 2013, he performed a unique comic story by breathing directly with the audience.
In recognition of their long-standing contributions, these combinations were awarded the 7th Korea Entertainment and Arts Awards in 2000 and the Prime Minister's Commendation at the 1st Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards in 2010. It was considered a rare longevity combination in comedy history and a living stage history.
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