The story behind the sudden death of late actress Yoon So-jung has been spotlighted again.
On the April 4 broadcast of MBN My Liberation Notes, the cause of death of Yoon So-jung, who died in 2017, was mentioned. The broadcast added to the sadness by conveying the story of how the veteran actress, who had been healthy, was hospitalized with an illness that started as a cold and died five days after admission.
Reporter Ahn Jin-yong, who appeared as a panelist that day, recalled Yoon So-jung's obituary and said, "The illness that started as a cold progressed to pneumonia and ultimately sepsis, and she died five days after being hospitalized." He added, "When immunity collapses, even an illness that starts as a cold can become very dangerous."
Jung Si-a raised doubts, saying, "I wonder if there was a reason her immunity collapsed so much," and reporter Ahn Jin-yong mentioned a past interview with Yoon So-jung to explain the background.
He said, "She appeared in the 2010 play '33 Variations' and at the time was suffering from shingles due to overwork and stress." He continued, "I heard she went through such a hard time preparing the production that she said she would 'go to a psychiatric hospital,'" and he cautiously speculated, "It seems there was an accumulation of tremendous physical burden."
Because Yoon So-jung had been an active actress without chronic illness, her sudden death came as an even greater shock. It was especially sad because she was appearing in the drama 'My Sassy Girl' at the time, so viewers were able to see her on air even after her death.
Born in 1944, Yoon So-jung began her acting career on the theater stage in 1961 when she was a high school student. She made her formal debut in 1964 as a TBC open-recruit talent and stood before the public in earnest. He left a strong impression in the film Olgaemi (The Noose) playing a mother-in-law who tormented her daughter-in-law, and he continued a long acting career across drama, film and theater.
Meanwhile, Yoon So-jung married actor Oh Hyunkyung in 1968 and raised one son and one daughter. Her husband, Oh Hyunkyung, died after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage in March 2024.
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