Kim Min-ki died of stomach cancer..He was 73
Jul 22, 2024
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According to the performing arts world on the 22nd, CEO Kim said he died the previous day due to worsening symptoms of gastric cancer, his chronic disease.
Kim Min-ki was born in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, in 1951, the youngest of 10 siblings. He was a student who was immersed in art when he was in middle and high school in Gyeonggi Province, but after entering the department of painting at Seoul National University in 1969, he left his brush and entered the path of a singer.
Kim Min-ki, who worked as a high school classmate Kim Young-se and a folk song duo 'Dobidu', composed a song 'Morning Isul' representing him by performing at Myeong-dong 'Naughty Boy's House' in 1970.
Yang Hee-eun's song "Morning Isul" spread from the mouth of college students to the mouth, resonating in the square during the 1987 Democratic Uprising, and became a representative song of the spirit of resistance. His debut album 'Kim Min-ki' released in 1971 was confiscated immediately after his appearance, and his songs such as 'Blooming Child', 'Old Soldier's Song' and 'Evergreen' were designated as prohibited songs one after another.
Since then, he has graduated from Seoul National University's Department of Painting and has been running the symbol of Daehakro Small Theater for more than 30 years, producing junior artists.
1978 Song Drama 'The Light of the Factory' and 1983 Play 'That Bier Has No ResidentKim Min-ki, who directed Deunya', has produced stars by directing performances since opening a small theater school in Daehak-ro in 1991. The late Kim Kwang-seok was the best star produced by the school, and musicians such as Yoon Do-hyun, Na Yoon-sun, and Jung Jae-il were from the school. Seol Kyung-gu, Kim Yoon-seok, Hwang Jeong-min, Jang Hyun-sung, and Cho Seung-woo, who were called the "five brothers of Hakjeon eagles".
On March 15, 2024, the school closed after the 33rd anniversary of its opening, and the last production was 'Red Pepper Paste Tteokbokki'.
In an interview with Yonhap News in November last year, CEO Kim expressed regret, saying, `I tried to run the school until the day I died thinking it was my job, but I ran into realistic limitations.'He is survived by his spouse, Lee Mi-young, and two sons.
The mortuary was set up at the funeral hall of Seoul National University Hospital.
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