"I Can't Leave Before My Parents... I Want a Festival-Like Funeral" Song Jaerim's Interview Before Passing

Remembering Song Jae-rim, Who Passed Away: Revisiting His Interview
"A Festival-Like Funeral Is on My Bucket List"
"I Will Miss My Parents Most... I Can't Go First"

An interview conducted by the late actor Song Jae-rim is being revisited. YouTube channel 'MK Studio'

Actor Song Jae-rim suddenly passed away, and the interviews he conducted during his lifetime are being revisited.

Song Jae-rim participated in an interview related to the film Hello in May 2022 through the YouTube channel "MK Studio" when the movie was released. Hello is a human drama that tells the story of Sumi, a girl waiting for death in a hospice ward, depicting the lives of hospice patients who live each day carrying different stories.

In the video, Song Jae-rim talked about his bucket list with co-stars Lee Yoon-ji and Kim Hwan-hee. He said, "At my funeral, I want people to drink champagne," adding, "Having a festival-like funeral is my bucket list." When asked about who he would think of most before death, he said, "It would definitely be my parents," but added, "But I can't go first."

Regarding his future goals, he confessed, "I have concerns about acting. I'm confused whether I should perform the acting that others want in the script or the acting I want to do." He continued, "At some point, I will stand outside the spotlight and grow older. As a male actor approaching his 40s, this is a time when I have many such concerns. I am trying various things." He also expressed affection for Hello, saying, "It was a work where I could rest as an actor." Finally, he said, "We are all doing our best," and added, "Time passes, and we face hardships with our bare bodies, so I think, 'Maybe it's okay to live a little more loosely.'"

Meanwhile, born in 1985, Song Jae-rim debuted in 2009 with the film Actresses and has been active in dramas such as The Moon Embracing the Sun, Two Weeks, Inspiring Generation, Unkind Women, Our Gabsoon, Clean with Passion for Now, and Woo, Chi-wanghoo. Last month, he also played the role of Florian Victor Cl?ment de Jerez in the musical The Rose of Versailles. On the 12th, he was found dead with a suicide note at his home in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. The funeral hall is set up at Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, and the funeral will be held at noon on the 14th. The burial site is Seoul Municipal Crematorium.