Photo shows late actor Choi Bul-am in military uniform

A 2015 photo of actor Choi Bul-am in uniform has been released after his death last month.

The image was taken by photographer Rami Hyun at South Korea’s Ground Forces Festival, an Army cultural event.

Choi wore the uniform to portray a veteran senior noncommissioned officer, a role chosen to match his experienced public image.

The uniform’s insignia showed the rank of private, not the senior officer rank planned for the portrayal.

Choi had served in the Army after enlisting in 1960 and told Hyun it was likely the first and last time he would wear a uniform after leaving the service more than 50 years earlier.

Hyun found the image in his files after Choi’s death and shared it publicly.