The late Lee Kang-il, father of broadcaster Lee Hwi-jae, passed away early on the 6th.
The deceased appeared alongside his son, Lee Hwi-jae, and his twin grandsons on the KBS2 variety show ‘The Return of Superman.’
With news of the funeral home and funeral procession schedule emerging, the confirmed funeral procedures and the deceased’s history of television appearances have been organized below.
3-Line Summary
1. Lee Kang-il, father of Lee Hwi-jae, has passed away
2. The deceased was reportedly 87 years old
3. The funeral procession is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on the 8th
Passed Away Early on the 6th; Funeral Home at Hanyang University Hospital
According to reports from Sports Kyunghyang and Daum, the late Lee Kang-il, father of Lee Hwi-jae, passed away early on the 6th. He was 87 years old. The funeral home was prepared at Hanyang University Hospital’s funeral hall in Seongdong-gu, Seoul.
Sports Kyunghyang reported that mourners would be received from 2 p.m. that day. A report published on Daum stated that the funeral home was set up in Room 9 of the funeral hall and that Lee Hwi-jae was listed as the chief mourner under his real name, Lee Young-jae.
The details confirmed in common by both reports are the deceased’s passing and the funeral home prepared at Hanyang University Hospital in Seoul. Lee Hwi-jae suffered the loss of his mother in 2023 and has now suffered the loss of his father again after about 3 years. For the bereaved family, this means facing two major separations within a period of time that was not short.
A Generational Family Portrait Shared on ‘The Return of Superman’
The late Lee Kang-il appeared on KBS2’s ‘The Return of Superman’ with Lee Hwi-jae and his twin grandsons, Seo-eon and Seo-jun. Sports Kyunghyang reported that viewers came to know the deceased through his appearances on the show with his son and grandchildren.
Lee Hwi-jae and his twin sons became a family familiar to many viewers through the program. The scenes in which the deceased appeared on the show are remembered not simply as an introduction to Lee Hwi-jae’s father, but also as images of a family in which multiple generations spent time together.
This is also why his past television appearances have been mentioned again in connection with the latest news. However, the broadcast scenes that recall the deceased and the funeral procedures taking place after his passing are separate matters. The scenes that bring his life to mind remain, but the focus of this report is the mourning and funeral being carried out by the bereaved family.
Funeral Procession Reportedly Scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on the 8th
Sports Kyunghyang reported that the funeral procession was scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on the 8th. This was the funeral schedule known at the time of the report. The location of the funeral home and the time of the funeral procession are necessary information for mourners, but funeral schedules may change depending on circumstances, so they should be understood within the scope of what was reported.
The key points confirmed in this news are that the deceased passed away on the 6th and that a funeral home was prepared at Hanyang University Hospital’s funeral hall in Seoul. Although the family scenes left behind on ‘The Return of Superman’ have been mentioned again, this is now a time to mourn the deceased and consider the grief of the bereaved family.
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