Hee-sun Kang, Voice of Crayon Shin-chan's Misae, Dies at 65
Hee-sun Kang's 26-year tenure as the Korean voice of Misae Nohara and her public battle with cancer while continuing to work made her a respected figure in Korean voice acting.
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Veteran Korean voice actor Hee-sun Kang, best known as the voice of Misae Nohara in the Korean dub of Crayon Shin-chan for 26 years, died on July 4 at age 65 after a battle with colon cancer. She stepped down from the role last year due to health reasons. Kang also voiced Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich and Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct, and received the Prime Minister's Commendation in 2018.
Her son, actor and producer Eun-seok Ahn, announced her death on social media after a funeral at Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital. Kang had stepped down from the role of Misae Nohara last year after 26 years, citing her cancer treatment. She was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2021 and continued voice acting through chemotherapy and surgery, speaking about her experience on the variety show You Quiz on the Block in 2023.
Debuting in 1979, Kang's credits included the Korean voices for Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich and Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct, as well as the voice for Seoul's subway announcements. She received the KBS Voice Acting Award in 2005 and the Prime Minister's Commendation at the 2018 Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards.
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