Actor Park Joong-hoon spoke of senior actor Ahn Sung-ki's health and expressed his sorrow.
On the 4th at the 1928 Art Center in Jeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, Park Joong-hoon held a press conference to mark the publication of his essay "Don't Regret" and said this. Park said, "It's not something that can be hidden just because you try to hide it," adding, "In fact, (Ahn Sung-ki's) health is in quite bad shape."
He continued, "It's been over a year since I last saw his face," and said, "I'm not in a situation to make a call or send a text personally, so I'm checking in through his family and asking how he's doing." He also said, "I may speak calmly, but I am extremely sad," adding, "(Ahn Sung-ki) is a respected teacher and senior, a close friend, and someone like a father to me, with whom I made four films over 40 years. He is someone I respect both as an actor and as a person."
Park Joong-hoon's essay "Don't Regret" is a memoir in which he, who has appeared in numerous works, reflects on the time that has passed. He said, "In my 20s, I lived saying, 'As a man, I have no regrets, only reflection,' but now there is too much I regret."
Park Joong-hoon debuted with the 1986 film "Ggambo" and went on to appear in many box-office hits, including "Mimi and Cheol-su's - 3 Youth Sketch," "Chil-su and Man-su," "Don Quixote on the Asphalt," "My Love, My Bride," "Rules of the Game," and "To Kill My Wife."
After being diagnosed with blood cancer in 2019, Ahn Sung-ki received an all-clear the following year thanks to aggressive treatment, but the cancer recurred during follow-up observation, and he has continued battling the disease until recently.
The two have worked together on four films—"Chil-su and Man-su" (1988), "Two Cops" (1993), "Nowhere to Hide" (1999), and "Radio Star" (2006)—maintaining a long-standing relationship.
Park Joong-hoon will hold autograph sessions at Kyobo Bookstore's Gwanghwamun and Gangnam branches on the 15th, and on the 23rd he plans to meet readers through a book talk at Kyobo Bookstore's Daesan Hall.