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Veteran actor Shin Goo shares grief over late wife: 'I can't just die'
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Veteran actor Shin Goo shares grief over late wife: 'I can't just die'

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Veteran actor Shin Goo spoke about his grief after his wife's passing a year ago.
  • He admitted to feeling lonely and struggling to accept her absence.
  • Shin Goo continues to perform in the play 'The Merchant of Venice' while coping with his loss.

Veteran actor Shin Goo has opened up about the profound grief he has experienced since his wife passed away a year ago. Appearing on the YouTube channel 'Zzanhan Hyung Shin Dong Yup,' Shin Goo shared his struggles with loneliness and the difficulty of accepting his wife's absence.

I never imagined I would be alone like this. It happened suddenly one day. But I can't just die, I have to eat and live, so I endure. I often thought about how friends who went through similar pain managed to cope.

— Shin GooSharing his feelings of loneliness and struggle after his wife's death.

Fellow actor Lee Sang-yoon noted that Shin Goo's home seemed very quiet after his wife's passing, prompting him and Jo Dal-hwan to create a welcoming space for the actor. Shin Dong-yup gently inquired about Shin Goo's emotional state.

"I never imagined I would be alone like this. It happened suddenly one day," Shin Goo confessed. "But I can't just die, I have to eat and live, so I endure. I often thought about how friends who went through similar pain managed to cope."

I still don't really believe she's gone. I live thinking she must have just gone out somewhere. When I come home, I always say, 'I'm back.'

— Shin GooDescribing his difficulty in accepting his wife's passing.

He revealed that he still finds it hard to grasp that his wife is no longer alive. "I still don't really believe she's gone. I live thinking she must have just gone out somewhere," he said. "When I come home, I always say, 'I'm back.'" Jo Dal-hwan confirmed that Shin Goo still speaks this way when they enter the house together.

He [Shin Goo] says 'I'm back' when we enter the house together.

— Jo Dal-hwanConfirming Shin Goo's habit of speaking as if his wife were still home.

Shin Goo reflected, "I just do what I've always done." He added, "Life is something no one can avoid, isn't it?" His wife, the late Ha Jeong-sook, passed away in July of the previous year. Shin Goo is currently performing in the play 'The Merchant of Venice' with Jo Dal-hwan and Lee Sang-yoon.

I just do what I've always done. Life is something no one can avoid, isn't it?

— Shin GooReflecting on coping with loss and the inevitability of life's challenges.
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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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