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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
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
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
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.
^Ahn Ji-young (8 December 2021). "메타버스 예능 '부캐전성시대' 론칭…송해·인순이·신정환·유세윤 참여" [Metaverse's entertainment show 'Era of Wealthy Prosperity' launched… Song Hae, In Soon-i, Shin Jeong-hwan, Yoo Se-yoon participated]. Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 8 December 2021 – via Naver.
^Bae Hyo-joo (15 September 2021). "95세' 송해, 건강 회복 후 영화 주연까지‥'송해 1927' 11월 개봉[공식]" ['95 years old' Song Hae recovers health and leads the movie... 'Songhae 1927' released in November [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via Naver.
^Yoon Hyo-jeong (28 July 2022). "박은빈·전현무·(여자)아이들 등 한국방송대상…故송해 특별상" [Park Eun-bin, Jeon Hyun-moo, (G)I-dle, etc. Korea Broadcasting Awards... Late Songhae Special Award] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved 28 July 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim Hyun-sik (25 December 2022). "활약 못한 후보들에 감사" 신동엽, 10년 만에 대상 품었다(종합)[2022 KBS 연예대상]" ["Thanks to the candidates who were not active" Shin Dong-yeop, 10 years later, the grand prize (comprehensive) [2022 KBS Entertainment Awards]] (in Korean). E-Daily. Retrieved 24 December 2022 – via Naver.
