Senior singer Anda-seong (real name Ahn Young-gil), who sang hit songs such as “Blue and Red Room” and “On the Beach,” passed away around 12:00 noon on the 11th, the bereaved family said. He is 92 years old.
Born in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do in 1930 and raised in Cheongju, the deceased studied English at Shinheung University (now Kyunghee University) and was called a rare ‘bachelor singer’ at the time. In 1955, when he was in his third year of college, he was selected as an exclusive singer for Seoul Central Broadcasting Station (KBS predecessor), a soap opera that he sang with singer Song Min-do that year. <청실홍실>The theme song (written by Jo Nam-sa, composed by Son Seok-woo) became a hit and became famous. This song, which begins with the lyrics, ‘Weaving blue and red threads to make the pattern fine/ Weaving blue and red threads with great care’, is also famous as the first drama theme song.
Blue and Red Room Episode 1 / Writer Jo Nam-sa ㅣ Starring Kim Se-yoon Jang Mi-hee Jung Yoon-hee Kim Seong-won Baek Il-seop Kang Bu-ja Jeon Jeon-joo Ko Kang-il Seo Seung-hee Seo Seung-hee Kang Bu-ja Heo Jin Moon-suk [추억의 영상] Old TBC (1977.4.2) broadcast
In 1956, following signing an exclusive contract with Oasis Records with the introduction of Son Seok-woo, <꿈은 사라지고>sang the theme song of the same name. Since then, ‘At the Beach’ and ‘When Love Echoes’ became hits one following another. Her charming bass and lyrical songs were loved by the public.
The mortuary was prepared at the funeral hall of Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, and the funeral was on the 13th. 02-2633-1444