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Song Hae

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Song Hae
Born	Song Bok-hee (1927-04-27)27 April 1927 Sainei, Kōkai-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died	8 June 2022(2022-06-08) (aged 95) Seoul, South Korea
Nationality	South Korean
Education	Haeju Arts School, Hwanghae-do – Dept. of Vocal Music (dropped out)
Occupations	TV host singer comedian
Years active	1949–2022
Spouse	Suk Ok-ee ​ ​ (m. 1953; died 2018)​
Korean name
Hangul	송해
Hanja	宋海
Revised Romanization	Song Hae
McCune–Reischauer	Song Hae
Birth name
Hangul	송복희
Hanja	宋福熙
Revised Romanization	Song Bok-hui
McCune–Reischauer	Song Pokhŭi
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Song Bok-hee (Korean: 송복희; 27 April 1927 – 8 June 2022),^[1] also known professionally as Song Hae (Korean: 송해), was a South Korean television music show host and singer. He had been the host of the longest running music show National Singing Contest from 1988 until his death in 2022,^[2] and was also a veteran of the Korean War.^[3]

Early life[edit]

Song Bok-hee was born on 27 April 1927 in modern-day Chaeryŏng-gun, South Hwanghae Province in North Korea.^[4] His family was part of the Yeosan Song clan.^[5] Song started as a singer who majored in operatic singing in Haeju conservatory of music in 1949.^[6]

During the Korean War, he fled via boat to the south, arriving in the port of Busan. He later used the stage name, Hae (meaning sea), as a memory of this voyage.^[7] Song served as a military signaller for the South, and claimed to have transmitted the message for the ceasefire of the Korean War.^[8]

Career[edit]

In 1955, Song Hae debuted in the Changgong musical troupe.^[9] In 1988, at the age of 60, Song became the MC for Korea Sings(National Singing Contest) of KBS, a position he held until his death in 2022.^[10]

Personal life and death[edit]

In 1953, Song married his wife, Suk Ok-ee.^[11] In 1986, his son Chang-jin (1966–1986) was killed in a bike accident on the Hannam Bridge.^[8][12] On 20 January 2018, Ok-ee passed away.^[11]

Song died at his home in Gangnam of Seoul on 8 June 2022, aged 95.^[13][14] He was cremated at a crematory in Gimcheon and his ashes were buried at the family cemetery nearby Songhae Park (Korean: 송해공원) in Daegu on June 10, 2022.

Filmography[edit]

Television shows[edit]

Film[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Song Hae discography at Discogs
• Song HaeatIMDb