Background
Song was born in Changnyeong, when of Korea was under Imperial Japanese rule.
Song was born in Changnyeong, when of Korea was under Imperial Japanese rule.
She later re-enrolled and graduated, having her film debut in 1960.
She entered Pyongyang Movie College in 1955, but left the following year to give birth to a daughter. She became a popular actress in the 1960s, appearing in movies including Onjŏngryŏng (Chosŏn"gŭl: 온정령) and Baek Il-hong (Chosŏn"gŭl: 백일홍). Starting in the early 1980s, Song travelled to Moscow frequently for medical care.
In 1996 Song was reported to have defected to the West, but intelligence officials in South of Korea denied the story.
She is reported to have died on 18 May 2002. Some reports say she died in Moscow.
