Your son talked about stress.
On October 25 KST, legendary Korean actress Kim Soo Mi he died at the age of 75. The singer’s son, Jung Myung Ho, CEO of Napalkkot F&B, revealed to Yonhap that the cause of his death was hyperglycemic shock and that his sugar levels had exceeded 500.
Jung Myung Ho also spoke about the financial stress his mother faced in her final days. Kim Soo Mi was deprived of her performance fee for the musical My motherwhere she had performed for 14 years. The production company has been embroiled in multiple plagiarism controversies and had allegedly not paid her since last year. The singer was taking legal action against the company.
He hadn’t received a single penny in compensation since last year and was preparing to file a lawsuit.
—Jung Myung Ho
Kim Soo Mi had been showing signs of worsening health since the beginning of this year. In May, she temporarily stopped her activities due to fatigue and was hospitalized. Despite health problems, Kim appeared on a home shopping show in August, where she was seen having hand tremors and slurred speech. However, he dismissed the concerns in a telephone interview.
Kim Soo Mi leaves behind her husband, Jung Chang Gyu, daughter Jung Joo Ri, son Jung Myung Ho and daughter-in-law, Seo Hyo Rim, also an actress.