Singer Choi Hwan-hee attended a memorial ceremony held at his late mother Choi Jin-sil’s gravesite in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, marking her 18th death anniversary.
Choi Hwan-hee expressed his gratitude to the fans who visit and remember the deceased every year.
His wish was for his mother to be remembered for a long time as the “national actress.”
3-Line Summary
1. Choi Hwan-hee attended the memorial ceremony marking Choi Jin-sil’s 18th death anniversary.
2. The memorial ceremony was held at the Yangpyeong gravesite on October 2.
3. He expressed his wish for her to remain remembered as the “national actress.”
Family and Fans Gathered at the Yangpyeong Gapsan Park Gravesite
The late Choi Jin-sil passed away on October 2, 2008, and October 2, 2026, marked her 18th death anniversary. Money Today reported that the deceased’s mother, son Choi Hwan-hee, and fans held a memorial ceremony that morning at the Gapsan Park gravesite in Seojong-myeon, Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi Province.
According to the report, fans cleaned the gravestone and placed flowers before the memorial ceremony, decorating the gravesite with framed photographs showing the deceased during her lifetime. Fans who visited the gravesite from early morning created a place to honor the deceased even before the memorial ceremony began.
Choi Hwan-hee brought flowers and the coffee the deceased had enjoyed during her lifetime when he visited the grave. The day’s memorial was reported as showing that the gathering to remember the deceased did not remain solely a family event but continued through visits from fans.
Segye Ilbo also reported that memorial ceremonies attended by bereaved family members, colleagues, and fans have been held at the Gapsan Park gravesite in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, on each anniversary of Choi Jin-sil’s death. Choi Hwan-hee and Choi Jun-hee were introduced as the deceased’s bereaved family members.
“I Hope She Will Be Remembered for a Long Time as the National Actress”
Choi Hwan-hee conveyed his gratitude to the fans who visited the gravesite, saying, “I’m so grateful that you come every year like family and remember my mother.” He added that in 2 years, it would be her 20th death anniversary, and said he did not know how to repay the fans who continued to bring flowers.
He also said, “I hope my mother will be remembered for a long time as the national actress.” This was the son’s wish expressed at the memorial ceremony and was not announced as a new activity plan or promise.
Choi Jin-sil made her debut in 1988 and appeared in dramas including “Jealousy,” “The Star in My Heart,” and “Rose-Colored Life.” Money Today introduced her as having been called the “national actress” and “everyone’s lover,” while Segye Ilbo assessed her as an actress who dominated the 1990s.
The expression “national actress,” which Choi Hwan-hee brought up again at the 18th death-anniversary memorial ceremony, can be read as a statement directed toward the public memory that has continued alongside the works in which she appeared. The flowers and coffee at the gravesite that day, along with the fans’ visits, showed that this memory continues through the remembrance of family and fans.
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