A portrait of Kim Min-ki, who operated the symbolic small Hakchon Theater in Daehangno for over 30 years, nurturing future artists, is placed at the ARKO Kkumbat Theater in Jongno District, Seoul, where the former Hakchon Theater was located, during his funeral ceremony, Wednesday. Yonhap By KTimes On the morning of July 24, at the ARKO Kkumbat Theater in Daehangno, Jongno District, Seoul, the portrait of the late singer and playwright Kim Min-ki, who passed away on July 21 at the age of 73, was briefly present. As it left, people spontaneously began singing "Achim Isul (morning dew)," a song written and composed by Kim that became a symbolic anthem for pro-democracy protesters against authoritarian regimes in the 1970s and 1980s.
The sound of sobbing could be heard from various corners, and someone shouted, "We love you, teacher!" Actors Jang Hyun-sung and Sul Kyung-gu, who had performed in the musical "Line 1," directed by the deceased, continuously wiped away their tears. Kim was laid to rest amid the farewells of his family, friends, and citizens. The funeral ceremony was held at Seoul National University Hospital on the same day.
There was no separate memorial service. After the funeral ceremony, before heading to his final resting place at Cheonan Park Cemetery in South Chungcheong Province, the late Kim's portrait was brought to the front yard of Hakchon Theater, which he founded in 1991 and nurtured for 33 years. Actors Jang Hyun-sung, Sul Kyung-gu and other artists m.