Comedian Cho Hye-ryun recalled her last memories with the late Jeon Yoo-sung.
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That day, Lee Kyung-sil, Cho Hye-ryun and Lee Seon-min recalled memories of the late Jeon Yoo-sung, who passed away on Sept. 25. Cho Hye-ryun began, "Shin-young had been at the hospital with (the late Jeon Yoo-sung) for a few days before he passed away. Then we met at the funeral, and Shin-young kept talking about memories with her older brother in front of me."
She said, "(The late Jeon Yoo-sung) always gave to others and took care of juniors, so Shin-young kept nagging him. While driving, Yoo-sung oppa was sitting beside her and she said, 'Professor, don't always take care of them like that; don't do that so much,' and then a car cut in, so she must have swore 'ah, shit.' Then Yoo-sung oppa told her, 'Hey, don't say such harsh words to people. Don't curse, okay?' and she said, 'Okay,' but another car must have cut in. Yoo-sung oppa said, 'You son of a b---,' and right after that he cursed. Shin-young asked, 'You told me not to swear, so why are you swearing?' and he replied, 'I told you not to swear at me; did I tell you not to swear at yourself?' She shared that 'double standard' episode and made everyone laugh."
In response, Lee Seon-min said, "Senior Jeon Yoo-sung never hurt anyone or anything like that," and Lee Kyung-sil marveled, "Right. Even after he passed, I don't think there's any senior who continuously receives so many good stories about them."
Then Cho Hye-ryun said, "I got a call five days before oppa passed away. It showed 'Jeon Yoo-sung.' I knew oppa wasn't feeling well, and when I saw 'Jeon Yoo-sung' on the phone I said 'oppa,' and he said, 'I'm going to die soon.' He couldn't tell me to come. He just said, 'I'm going to die soon.' I said, 'Oppa, I know. You're in a lot of pain, right?' and I went to see him within a few days. My sister went too," recalling the moments just before the late Jeon Yoo-sung's death.
Lee Kyung-sil said, "I went after the 'You Quiz' recording. I thought his son-in-law would pick up the phone, so I assumed oppa couldn't answer, but he did. 'Oppa answered the phone?' I said, and he was breathing very heavily and just said 'uh.' I said, 'Oppa, I'm coming to see you now,' and he said 'uh' and hung up. He called back right away. It was raining heavily after the 'You Quiz' recording. The phone rang again and he said, 'Don't come, it's hard and it's raining a lot.' I said, 'No, oppa, I'm coming because I want to see you. I'm going. Don't worry. Hang up, oppa, you're struggling.' Then he said, 'Okay, then come.' He was on an oxygen machine like he was running a 100-meter dash. He was breathing 'ha, ha' like that," describing how difficult it was for him to breathe because of pneumothorax.
She said, "He had his patient gown opened like this and two wet towels covering him. Shin-young kept changing those wet towels," and Cho Hye-ryun added, "She entrusted all broadcasts and live shows to others..." with emotion. Lee Kyung-sil expressed tenderness, "She had taken time off work and was like that. I was surprised. I said, 'Shin-young, how are you here?' and she said, 'I have to take care of the professor.' I was so grateful."
Lee Seon-min said, "I also went to the funeral on the first day. I felt again how our comedians' organization really is connected, from senior veterans to friends younger than me. They watch over the juniors' activities. All the seniors do. It's so tightly knit," and Cho Hye-ryun nodded, saying, "Yes. We are one."
She then choked up, saying, "Shin-young said that a few hours before oppa passed away, he put 100,000 won into an envelope and said, 'Shin-young, put gas in the car.'" Lee Kyung-sil explained, "Shin-young had been going back and forth constantly," and Cho Hye-ryun joked to lighten the mood, "100,000 won isn't enough. With 100,000 won the toll and the unit price don't match. You need to give 150,000 won, and you have to buy coffee at the rest stop too. It's a bit stingy," which drew laughter.
In particular, Cho Hye-ryun said that looking at the late Jeon Yoo-sung reminded her of her father. She said, "In my case, my father passed away 22 years ago. When my father was leaving us, his lungs were bad like Yoo-sung oppa's. Watching Yoo-sung oppa felt like watching my father's last moments. My father's final moments were awful. He really couldn't breathe well. That lingering feeling wouldn't leave me; it felt like my father. He was so thin and breathing so sharply, yet his mind was lucid and he said everything. My father said to us, 'I'm sorry.' That was the final message at his death. I watched him say 'I'm sorry' and then stop breathing. I could feel how sorry he was for us then," she said, her eyes reddening.
She said, "My father graduated from Seorabeol College of Arts. He majored in theater and film. He's the same as Yoo-sung oppa. I inherited that talent exactly, but I was always resentful that my father couldn't do more for us. Why did he make my mother suffer so much? 'What are you doing, father?' I would say. I wouldn't even acknowledge him when he passed by, I would run away. The regret and painful wounds about my father were so big. But those feelings were conveyed directly to Yoo-sung oppa, and I couldn't show it outwardly. Oppa was still alive and holding on, yet those feelings hit me hard. I wanted my father to tell us he was sorry, but we didn't accept it. We said, 'What's the point of talking to dad? Nothing will come of it,' and 'Forget it, we can't communicate.' That became such a regret. I thought I should become a child who listens when someone wants to talk," she said, sharing the regrets she experienced after her father passed away.
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