Hong Family Reunion

In February 2007 the Joong Ang Daily reported the sad story of Renate Hong, an East German citizen who married a North Korean student at Jena University named Hong Ok-geun. Shortly after their marriage, Mr. Hong was called back to the DPRK in 1961, and the couple eventually lost touch.
In 2007, North Korea verified that Mr. Hong was still alive in Hamhung, though remarried and with a new family. Ms. Hong, still in Germany with two children born of the short relationship, never remarried.
The couple was finally able to exchange letters with the help of German authorities. When the first arrived from Mr. Hong, it was the first time in 44 years that Renate had heard from her husband since her last letter came back with an address unknown stamp in 1963.
The DPRK government initially denied requests for a reunion, but the couple, as well as their children, were eventually allowed to meet in Pyongyang. According to the Hong family and diplomatic sources in Germany, Renate Hong, 71, and her two sons arrived in Pyongyang on July 25. This will be the first time the two sons, now 47 and 48, will see their father.

[@OctPSfever]

순애보다. 할아버지 엄청 인탤리하고 매력있다...서독으로 망명하고 가지말지, 운명이구나...

[@이귀순-s2i]

어이구 이북에 할아버지 돌어가셔어요 ㅠ 어쩌요 할머니 아름다운사랑은 이것으로 끝인가요 추억과 미련만 남겨주고 ㅠ
전생에서 다시 재회을 끝없는 사랑을 하시길 바래요 ㅠ

[@oofcyberschool]

맘 아프다....같이 살도록 해주어야 한다...그런데 남편이 죽었다니...안타깝네...두분 훗날 천국에서 재회하세요....

[@macauonetwo9261]

진흙속에서 고고하게수줍은듯뽐내는연꽃상징딸어울려요 흘ㅋ탕물들지안은연꽃

[@macauonetwo9261]

연세든남편남성안긴모습 꼭어머니에게안김갇네 정말절절한고귀한남녀의사랑보여주어감사함다

[@유시-h4u]

레나테홍 여사님
가슴이 막막하고. 한여자의 꽃갇은 청춘시간을. 허망하게보낸 이념
남은시간 뜻하시는대로. 되기를 바람니다

[@Olivia_Chun]

What a beautiful woman she is. She had kept her true love, raised two nice sons and resumed her lonely but disciplined life. God Bless her and her family forever!! Love this lady!! 🙏

[@德不孤必有隣]

처음이자 마지막으로 한번 만난것이 다이니ᆢ참 안타깝네요ᆢ가족과 함께 살지못하다니ᆢ

[@soul3461]

Thank you for uploading this video. A beautiful lady with great sons...May God bless them!

[@macauonetwo9261]

다시십년동안못만나요 참장벽이무너져라

[@정미래-d3q]

가슴이 멍하네요.

[@inotaishu1]

These two sons look very much like their mother.
Too bad that I don't understand most of it.

[@macauonetwo9261]

그리운어머니에게안긴아들같아요얾나조아해고의지해는지 사진보니헤짐이넘안타가워남잔아기라더니또만나야해요

[@younot-ez3xr]

I can't believe I actually bumped into her in Potsdam (southwest of Berlin) 5 years ago. She was giving me directions

[@yunk1681]

자유로운 도덕관을 가진 서양에서 레나테홍여사의
지고지순한 절개가
너무 슬프고도
아름다운 감동으로
와닿아 눈물겹네요
미모를 겸비한 지식인으로 얼마던지
재혼의 기회가 있었을텐데도
꿋꿋이두아들을
잘키우시고
성실있게 노년을
보내시는 모습이야말로
진흙탕속에
고고히 피어난
아름다운 연꽃같아요
너무 애잔하고도
진실한 사랑이 무엇인지를
그리고 잘못된이념이
얼마나 많은이들에게
큰고통을 남기고
용서받을수없는죄악을
저지르는것인가를
절실히 교훈해줍니다

[@박은숙-s8g]

홍옥근편지

[@macauonetwo9261]

말도진지하게표현을잘해요아담하고최고의여성본받아야지

[@macauonetwo9261]

그러쿠나 다행이지 글주고바드니이제곧만시길