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Fri, August 17, 2018 | 20:56

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Fans bid farewell to late idol

The funeral for Kim Jonghyun, the lead singer of popular K-pop group SHINee, took place on Thursday at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, drawing hundreds of fans to the hospital to mourn his death.The 27-year-old singer committed on Monday. His correspondence with a friend indicated his battle with depression.

Obituaries | 2017-12-21 17:39

Another former 'comfort woman' dies; now 33 living

Lee Ki-jeong, who was forced into sexual slavery at a Japanese military brothel in Singapore at the age of 15, died of old age at a hospital in Dangjin, about 80 kilometers south of Seoul, around 8:35 a.m. She was 93.

Obituaries | 2017-11-12 13:58

Former Korea Times advertising director dies

Nho Joon-hun, the former advertising director for The Korea Times, died of a chronic illness Wednesday. He was 55. His family said Nho died at a hospital in western Seoul. His funeral is scheduled for Friday. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. Nho started his journalism career by working as copyeditor at the country’s oldest English daily in 1988.

Obituaries | 2017-11-09 21:21

Another 'comfort woman' dies; now only 34 living

The woman’s name and other personal information will not be made public at her family’s request, the Korean Council for Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan said.

Obituaries | 2017-11-01 15:11

South Korea upset as UNESCO delays sex slave records listing

Actor Kim Joo-hyuck dies in car crash

Actor Kim Joo-hyuck, 45, died in a car crash Monday, according to police. The accident happened around 4:30 p.m. in southern Seoul, when his Mercedes SUV hit the rear of a Grandeur sedan, crashed into the wall of an I-Park apartment, rolled down steps to the apartment block and overturned. “Kim was rescued and carried to Konkuk University Hospital, but didn’t survive the acci...

Obituaries | 2017-10-30 22:04

'Lover in Prague' laid to rest [PHOTOS]

Cho Hae-hyung, marketing pioneer, dies at 83

Cho Hae-hyung, who laid the foundation for a modern marketing industry in Korea and was chairman of Nara Holdings, died Thursday at 83. After studying business at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States, he set up the company in Korea in 1978 and adopted various marketing methods for the first time here.

Obituaries | 2017-10-27 16:20

Father of Korean farm machinery passes away

Kim Sang-soo, Chairman and CEO of the country’s leading agricultural machinery manufacturer Daedong Industrial, died Tuesday. He was 84. Kim led the mechanization of the country’s agriculture, which previously relied on hard physical work and cows.

Obituaries | 2017-10-26 16:18

'Vegemil' founder Chung Chai-won dies

Chung Chai-won, the founder and honorary president of Dr. Chung’s Food, who developed the nation’s first soymilk, Vegemil, died Tuesday at the age of 100, the company said Wednesday. Chung pioneered Korea’s soymilk industry after he developed Vegemil in 1966 with the purpose of providing proper nutrition for children who were lactose intolerant. Children with lactose intolera...

Obituaries | 2017-10-10 16:56

Another S. Korean former sex slave dies

Another South Korean woman who was forced into sexual servitude by Japan during World War II died Monday, a civic group said, reducing the total number of the country's surviving victims to 36. The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan said that Ha Sang-sook died of sepsis at 9:10 a.m. at the age of 89. Her memorial altar is set up at Kyung...

Obituaries | 2017-08-28 17:57

Korean folk icon Jo Dong-jin dies of cancer at 70

Jo Dong-jin, one of the pioneers of South Korea's contemporary folk music scene, died on Monday, according to his family. He was 70 years old. Jo was found unconscious inside a bathtub at his house by his son and was transported to a hospital by an ambulance when he passed away at 3:43 a.m., according to his sister and fellow musician Jo Dong-hee. The late singer had been bat...

Obituaries | 2017-08-28 11:07

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