Kim Young Ok - National grandmother: Having experienced the pain of family separation, U90 is still working hard on filming

Kim Young Ok is a veteran actress of the Korean entertainment industry. Bringing laughter in many Korean movies, but few people know that she has shed tears twice on television because of a sad private life.

Mrs. Kim Young Ok, 85 years old this year, is extremely beautiful thanks to her gentle eyes. Unlike many of her peers, she is still hard at work in art. Kim Young Ok owns a film fortune of more than 160 films with 65 years of artistic activities.

She started her career in 1957 and since then, the actress has worked continuously, is highly appreciated by professionals and won the hearts of the audience. She has won prestigious awards of Korean cinema such as Baeksang Art Awards 1979, KBS Drama Awards...

In 2018, Kim Young Ok was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Korea Drama Awards. In the contemporary Korean film industry, she is one of the few elderly stars who are classified as familiar grandmothers and grandfathers on the screen.

Kim Young Ok shared, she dreamed of becoming an actress when she was still in school, but her parents didn't support her. Therefore, she turned to be a broadcaster and was once a favorite voice on radio waves.

After eight months with this job, the station cut staff because the broadcaster salary was too high. Along with many other broadcasters, Kim Young Ok was chosen as a supporting actor in long-running dramas, considered as fulfilling a youthful dream.

The nickname "national grandmother" has been given to her since the late 2000s with a series of roles as grandmother, grandmother, mother, mother-in-law of the main character; butler in modern movies, mama general manager in historical movies... In 2009, she transformed into a tough but warm butler in Boys Over Flowers. Before that, she met Lee Min Ho again when she became No. in the movie The King: The King: Eternal Monarch.

In fact, artist Kim Young Ok tried her hand at an older role since her age of U40. In the 1976 film High School Girl, she took on the role of Na Moon Hee's mother-in-law, another famous grandmother of Korean films and only four years younger than her. Young and open-minded, she maintained many such novelty experiments in her later years, such as wearing sportswear, large necklaces and hip hop hats in a set of promotional photos. Today.line voted Kim Young Ok as the most stylish grandmother in Korean movies.

Kim Young Ok (right) plays Na Moon Hee's mother-in-law when the two artists are in their 40s

In particular, despite her age, this actress born in 1937 also caused a storm throughout Korea to participate in the jTBC Nation of Hip Hop TV show (2016). As a contestant about to hit 80, but Kim Young Ok's "rapping" and dancing skills are extremely skillful. Even this old lady plays a professional DJ as well as young people, surprising and admiring the audience.

In 2021, at the age of 83, instead of resting and convalescing in old age, she is still healthy to continue to appear in many popular hit movies today, Hometown cha-cha-cha. sea village cha-cha) and Squid Game (Squid Game). As always, the elderly woman plays the familiar role of the main character's grandmother or mother. Although he did not appear in too many scenes in both films, Kim Young Ok still left viewers with certain impressions.

Artist Kim Young Ok rides a motorbike at the age of 85 in the movie Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha

"It's a pity that I didn't see a lot of eyes when I was young!"

Kim Young Ok uttered such a joke when asked about his love history. In her generation, the story of building a family through eye contact and getting acquainted with brokers is a trend. However, her mother refused because she felt that her daughter was still young and naive. Her husband later was the only object she studied, dated and got married. Love came to them from their working relationship as a broadcaster. She said: "He 'dropped hearing' everywhere, how could I 'take the bait'!".

The pain of family separation

In the movie The King: The King: Eternal Monarch, the character of the palace No tears viewers because of the past of losing his family in the war. Taking on this role, artist Kim Young Ok found sympathy because in real life, she also experienced the pain of family separation during the Korean civil war.

Mrs. Kim Young Ok tearfully reunited with her brother after nearly 50 years of separation

When Kim Young Ok was 8 years old, North Korean troops invaded Seoul. Her mother tried her best to hide her two brothers, but the eldest brother was unfortunately taken away and has since been unheard of. After nearly half a century, she and her brother finally saw each other at the reunion of families separated by the war - an activity jointly organized by the two Koreas in 2000. hair has turned gray, cousin Kim is happy and sad, hugging each other in tears. "I didn't know how my brother lived or died, now that I see him so healthy, I thank heaven and earth," she cried on television. However, after that meeting, they continued to cut contact. To this day, Kim Young Ok doesn't know if his brother is alive or dead.

The fear of the silver-headed man seeing off the green-headed

Once while filming a reality show at the sea in 2015, artist Kim Young Ok suddenly burst into tears, and everyone looked at them with pity. Turns out, she remembered the memories with her grandchildren here. At the time, the boy was lying on a hospital bed, undergoing lengthy treatment after a tragic accident that was hit by a drunk driver. Taking care of her son alone, her daughter also became increasingly emaciated and fainted many times. The fear of her grandson leaving her invaded her mind day by day.

She confided: "My nephew fell into a coma and almost died. Luckily, he came back to life and slowly recovered in a wheelchair. My daughter is getting weaker from taking care of her. To be honest, she only hurt a little. I am also crazy enough. I encourage her to be healthy to support my son. Looking at my daughter and grandkids, I take care of my health even more. I also have to be healthy to take care of her. grandchildren".

At the rare age of an artist, Kim Young Ok is hard at work in acting, but prioritizes health, pays attention to nutrition and works hard to improve spiritual life through travel. Despite her seniority and fame, she keeps herself simple and approachable, just like her trademark roles.

Every time she appears in public, Mrs. Kim Young Ok always shows her optimism and charming humor. In the reality TV show 2 Days 1 Night, she affirmed that she is still passionate about acting and will continue to work. The female artist also shared that she hates staying at home and doing nothing.

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