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title: ""In 2016, Jang Ji-sung’s seven-year-old daughter Nayeon died of an…"
date: 2020-02-07
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# "In 2016, Jang Ji-sung’s seven-year-old daughter Nayeon died of an…

*February 7, 2020 · Facebook*

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\"In 2016, Jang Ji-sung's seven-year-old daughter Nayeon died of an incurable disease. Three years later, the South Korean mother was reunited with Nayeon --- sort of --- in a virtual world created for a televised documentary.\
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On Thursday, the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation shared a clip from the special documentary, titled "I Met You," on its YouTube page, with the footage cutting between the "real world" and the virtual one.\
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In the former setting, Jang stands in front of a massive green screen while wearing both a VR headset and what appear to be some sort of haptic gloves. In the latter, she and her daughter talk, hold hands, and even have a birthday party complete with a lit cake.\
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The VR reunion is, as you might expect, extremely emotional. Jang appears to begin crying the moment she sees the virtual Nayeon, while the rest of the family --- Nayeon's father, brother, and sister --- watch the reunion unfold with somber expressions and the occasional tear.\
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"Maybe it's a real paradise," Jang said of the reunion in VR, according to Aju Business Daily. "I met Nayeon, who called me with a smile, for a very short time, but it's a very happy time. I think I've had the dream I've always wanted."\"
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