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| The late actor Lee Soon-jae's mortuary was set up at the funeral hall of Asan Medical Center in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 25th. Photo = Photo Co-Chop Foundation / November 25, 2025, |
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The actors of the late Lee Soon-jae's eternal family 'High Kick' series delivered their last greetings to the deceased.
Lee Soon-jae passed away early on the 25th. He was 91. The mortuary of the deceased was set up in Room 30 of the funeral hall of Asan Medical Center in Seoul, and his wife Choi Hee-jung and two children were named as the residents. The coffin is scheduled for 6:20 a.m. on the 27th, and the burial site is Eden Paradise in Icheon.
The bereaved families are welcoming mourners while guarding the mortuary in deep sorrow. In front of the mortuary, harmonies sent by broadcasting officials, colleagues of the deceased and junior actors were placed. In particular, the combination of actor Na Moon-hee, who worked with the deceased as a couple on the MBC sitcom 'High Kick' without hesitation, and Park Hae-mi, who appeared as her daughter-in-law in the play, added to the darkness.
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| The late actor Lee Soon-jae's mortuary was set up at the funeral hall of Asan Medical Center in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 25th. Photo = Photo Co-Chop Foundation / November 25, 2025, |
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| The late actor Lee Soon-jae's mortuary was set up at the funeral hall of Asan Medical Center in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 25th. Photo = Photo Co-Chop Foundation / November 25, 2025, |
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Then 'High Kick Through the Roof', 'High Kick! Julien Kang, who had a special relationship with the deceased in the 'short-legged counterattack', also visited the mortuary early on to express his condolences. Jin Ji-hee, who appeared as Lee Soon-jae's granddaughter in `High Kick Through the Roof" also posted on her account that `"Seriousness about the acting shown by the teacher, responsibility on stage, and attitude of life beyond the path of acting. I was truly grateful because I was able to see and learn everything from the teacher's side," he wrote in tribute.
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| Photo courtesy=MBC |
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Lee Soon-jae, who debuted in 1956 with the play 'Over the Horizon', served as an exclusive actor for the first TBC in 1965, and became a national actor by appearing in various works such as 'Ambitious', 'Goodbye', and 'Bath House Men'. He then appeared in MBC sitcoms 'High Kick' without hesitation' and tvN entertainment 'Grandpas Over Flowers' and was loved all over the country.
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