Senior singer Myung Kook-hwan has no family, so the funeral was just before he was disposed of..He was 96 years old. Lonesome 2nd anniversary

By SuHyun, Kim

Aug 19, 2025

Senior singer Myung Kook-hwan has no family, so the funeral was just before he was disposed of..He was 96 years old. Lonesome 2nd anniversary



It's been two years since the old singer Myung Kook-hwan passed away.

In 2023, Myung Kook-hwan died at a nursing hospital in Incheon. He was 96. Myung Kook-hwan's death was belatedly announced by the Korean Singers Association.

The Korean Singers Association took charge of the funeral and held the funeral at the funeral hall of Hu&U Hospital in Songnae-dong, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do on September 3.




The association said that the deceased had no family to hold the funeral, so he even went through the process of handling the funeral without any connection, and the singer association decided to pay for the funeral after hearing the obituary of the deceased about two weeks after his death.

Earlier, Myung Kook-hwan made his debut with the 1956 song `White Horse Ujimara' and was loved for hits such as `Wandering Poet Kim Sat-gat'`Arizona Cowboy`.

In 2022, MBN 'Special World' shed light on the recent state of Myung Kook-hwan. At that time, the acquaintance said "This person is living in a very difficult life. He's alone, but there's no family. He has become a recipient and lives on subsidies from the government. It seems that you are living a hard and hard life in your last life.




Senior singer Myung Kook-hwan has no family, so the funeral was just before he was disposed of..He was 96 years old. Lonesome 2nd anniversary
Myung Kook-hwan, who was living in a half-basement monthly rent room of 230,000 won, was in an uncomfortable situation. I have severe dizziness and have difficulty bending down, so I haven't been able to cut my toenails for more than a year. The production team, who did not see this, even cut their claws themselves.

Myung Kook-hwan, who had lived alone for 70 years, said "I escaped and married at the age of 21, but I just left because I became ectopic pregnant. I've been married three times, but all of my children have been miscarried. I guess that's what's going on," he said, causing regret.

My nephew, who came to the house where no one else came and went, raised me when my uncle was a baby"I cried because I was sorry that I couldn't visit you for a long time. My nephew took out the side dishes he made himself and cleaned the refrigerator full of food beyond the expiration date.




The production team recognized the seriousness of Myung Kook-hwan when he couldn't distinguish between a mobile phone and a remote control, and Myung Kook-hwan was bitter, saying, `It's because I'm alive enough to live.'



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