Familiar voice of Seoul subway lives on after actor's death

The familiar voice that has guided Seoul subway riders for nearly three decades is expected to remain on the network for now, despite rumors online that it would be replaced following the death of voice actor Kang Hee-sun.

Kang, whose voice has guided passengers on Seoul Subway Lines 1 to 8 since 1996, died in Seoul on Saturday.

She was 65.

Following her death, unverified claims circulated online that Seoul Metro had an internal rule requiring announcement voices to be replaced when the voice ac ...