Actor Kim Joo-young dies of pneumonia on the 30th..He was 73 years old
Oct 01, 2025
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According to the bereaved family on the 1st, the deceased had a history of tuberculosis when he was young, and died on the 30th of last month after suffering from pneumonia while his lungs were weak. The coffin will be set at 7:30 a.m. on the 2nd, and the burial site will be Incheon Family Park.
After graduating from Chung-Ang University with a major in theater and film, the late Kim Joo-young made her debut in 1974 with the sixth MBC open talent and began her acting career. Since then, he has been accepted to the 15th open recruitment of Dongyang Broadcasting (TBC) and continued his activities in the broadcasting industry.
In the early days, he impressed the viewers through the 'Banjang of Investigation' and others. Since then, he has performed impressively in numerous historical dramas such as the '500-year-old Joseon Dynasty' series, 'Tears of the Dragon', 'King and Rain', 'Taejo Wang Geon', 'Empress Myeongseong', 'Unmanned Era', 'Haeshin', 'Haechu Empress', and 'Jeong Dojeon'. In 2014, he disappeared from the broadcasting industry after playing Cho Min-soo in KBS's epic drama `Jeong Do-jeon````````````````, reportedly lived as a shaman. He was excited at the age of 70, and in February 2023, he revealed how he became a shaman on MBN 'SIN LEFO Scoop World'.
He said "I never dreamed of anything like that. One day, I was frightened by the sudden fate." He then took a break after finishing the drama 'Jeong Do-jeon '8 years ago, and his body showed abnormal symptoms. Different people have different symptoms. I had a harpoon in both lungs. I even cut out my lungs. My wife went crazy because I fell down. I went to a shaman and he said he should have gotten a god earlier. I heard they said the same thing when they went to another shaman. I was thinking about what to do, but my wife advised me that it was better than you die, and I ended up getting excited
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