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Veteran actor Shin Goo confesses longing for late wife: 'I still think she's just gone out somewhere'
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Veteran actor Shin Goo confesses longing for late wife: 'I still think she's just gone out somewhere'

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Veteran actor Shin Goo confessed his longing for his late wife, who passed away in July last year.
  • He shared that he still doesn't feel she has passed away and often talks to her when he returns home.
  • Shin Goo is currently starring in the play 'The Merchant of Venice' with fellow actors Jo Dal-hwan and Lee Sang-yoon.

Veteran actor Shin Goo, 90, spoke candidly about his grief following the death of his wife, Ha Jung-sook, last July. Appearing on the YouTube channel 'Zzanhanhyeong Shin Dong-yeop' with close junior actors Jo Dal-hwan and Lee Sang-yoon, Shin Goo shared his enduring feelings of loss.

I still don't really feel like she's left this world. I live thinking she's just gone out somewhere.

— Shin GooShin Goo described his ongoing struggle to accept his wife's death.

Lee Sang-yoon mentioned that he had rearranged Shin Goo's home to help alleviate his loneliness. Shin Goo admitted he never expected to be alone. "When it happened suddenly, I couldn't just die with her, so I endured it, and I found I could," he said.

He confessed that even now, he struggles to accept his wife's passing. "I still don't really feel like she's left this world. I live thinking she's just gone out somewhere," he shared. "When I go home, I still say, 'I'm home.'" Shin Goo reflected on the universality of loss, stating, "Isn't it something no one can avoid? That's just life."

When I go home, I still say, 'I'm home.'

— Shin GooShin Goo shared a daily habit that highlights his difficulty in accepting his wife's absence.

Shin Goo and Ha Jung-sook married in 1974 and had one son. The actor is currently performing in the play 'The Merchant of Venice' alongside Jo Dal-hwan and Lee Sang-yoon.

Isn't it something no one can avoid? That's just life.

— Shin GooShin Goo reflected on the nature of loss and life.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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