Anchor: The first round of inter-Korean reunions came to a close Thursday. Over the course of three days, families who were torn apart by the Korean War in the 1950s came together at a mountain resort in North Korea. As they said goodbye for what could be the last time, the separated families did everything possible to make the moment last.
Our Kim Bum-soo has this report.
 
Report: For the first time in her life 68-year-old Ms. Lee Jung-sook hears her father sing.
 
[Sound bite: Mr. Lee Heung-jong (88) - N. Korean reunion participant singing "Sorrowful Serenade" (Korean)]
"This sorrow night to comfort with tears...~"
 
[Sound bite: Ms. Lee Jung-sook (68) - S. Korean participant]
"I am going to listen to it at home. Father, sing one more time for me."
 
Father please sing another one for me. She records now.
 
[Sound bite: Mr. Lee Heung-jong (88) - N. Korean reunion participant]
"In a moon night, a water bird cries~"
 
As she captures her father’s serenade, others record video messages to show their siblings who were unable to join the reunions.
 
[Sound bite: Ms. Nam Cheol-soon (80) - N. Korean participant]
"Don't get sick. Live healthy until we meet again!"
 
Seventy-four-year-old Ms. Won Hwa-ja complained how short the reunion event was after meeting her older brother from North Korea.
 
[Sound bite: Ms. Won Hwa-ja (74) - S. Korean participant]
"I wish this were just a bit longer. It is unfortunate that we have to be separated again. But since we met this time, I don't know how to express this joy."
 
[Sound bite Mr. Oh Jang-kyun (65) - Mr. Oh In-se's son from South Korea]
"Glad to meet, sad to say goodbye. Live a healthy long life. My father the number one! You are the best."
 
In a toast during Wednesday's dinner, 65-year-old Mr. Oh Jang-kyun wished his father a long, healthy life.
 
After the dinner, the 96 families held their final meeting Thursday morning for two hours, which is feared to be their last time together.
 
[Sound bite: audio clips from the last family meeting / Oct. 22, 2015] 
 
The South Koreans left the reunion venue in the North Korean mountain resort Thursday afternoon.
 
Another group of 255 South Korean participants will depart for Mount Geumgang on Saturday for reunions of 90 separated families.
Kim Bum-soo, KBS World Radio News.