During the 2012 JoongAng Ilbo interview, pianist Paik Kun-woo and actor Yoon Jung-hee. Reporter Kwon Hyuk-jae
– What happened to the couple of actor Yoon Jung-hee (77) and pianist Paik Kun-woo (75)? On the 5th of this month, in the Cheong Wa Dae national petition, a post was posted saying, “Please save a movie star *** who passes away day by day, disconnected from the outside.” As of the 7th, it is estimated that the actor Yoon Jeong-hee is leading actor Yoon Jeong-hee with the content of “not being cared for by her spouse and daughter, and is suffering from Alzheimer’s and diabetes.” In the statement, he said, “It is a false and unfounded argument,” he explained, “Jung-hee Yoon lives under the warm care of his family. This part was concluded with the final decision of the Paris High Court.”
Pianist Paik Kun-woo revealed the fact that actor Yoon Jung-hee was fighting Alzheimer’s disease through an interview with Bonjour two years ago. The interview was accompanied by her daughter Jin-hee. The interview at the time, this month’s national petition, Paik Kun-woo’s position, and the Paris High Court’s last year’s rulings were summed up. For two years after the release of the disease, Yoon Jeong-hee’s younger brothers filed a lawsuit against Paik Kun-woo’s woman in France and lost. The post of the national petition came up after three months of the decision of the Paris High Court.
Yoon Jung-hee’s symptoms of Alzheimer’s started 10 years ago. In an interview, Paik Kun-woo said, “For 10 years, I tried to solve it alone. “I went on a concert tour around the world, and since a while ago I thought it was impossible and impossible to find a place to settle.” A couple living in Paris, France, entered Korea in early 2019 when Yoon Jeong-hee was injured as her mother, and at this time, they visited a nursing home and other places to stay in Korea. “But I thought it wouldn’t be good because I was so famous in Korea.” At that time, thankfully, my daughter offered to take care of it, so I got a quiet house near my daughter’s house.” “Fortunately, among the people I know, there are nurses who take care of Alzheimer’s, so I take turns looking at my mother,” said daughter Jin-hee. It was in May 2019 when he found a house in the suburbs of Paris and built Yoon Jeong-hee’s residence.
Yoon Jeong-hee’s three younger brothers filed a lawsuit in the district court in Paris, France in 2019. It was an objection to the French court’s designation of Paik Kun-woo and Jin-hee’s wife as the property and personal guardians of Yoon Jeong-hee. They lost last September and appealed to the Paris High Court and lost their final loss in November last year. In the ruling, the High Court judged, “Son Mi-ja (Yoon Jung-hee’s real name) has an intimate relationship with her spouse and daughter, and that she is enjoying comfortable conditions in a safe and familiar environment.” “The allegations that the spouse and daughter show no affection for her, that she is not being properly cared for and suspected of financial embezzlement are unfounded,” he said.
Accordingly, the Paris High Court maintained the guardianship of Paik Kun-woo and his daughter. In addition, Paik Kun-woo’s position issued on the 7th said, “All the limited phone calls and appointments mentioned in the (National Petition) post were decided by the court’s ruling.” The ruling of the High Court confirmed that “Son Mi-ja’s brothers and sisters call or visit her to remind her that she is an actor, talk about filming, and that there is a risk of causing mental anxiety for the adult guardian (Jung-hee Yoon). I did.”
In an interview with Bonji in 2019, her daughter Jin-hee explained, “The doctor recommends that stressful visits be prohibited because moms have to stay quiet.” “I got a house where I could see trees and a lake, and I made a photo album from the photos I went to the Cannes Film Festival. Whenever my father visits, he buys a small flower pot and leaves it on the balcony.”
Junghee Yoon was a representative actor of the 1960s and opened the revival period of Korean cinema. He first met with pianist Paik Kun-woo in Munich, Germany in 1972, married in 76, and settled in France. Her daughter, Jin-hee, is a violinist and works in an orchestra in France.
Reporter Kim Ho-jeong [email protected]
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