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His premiere cue was the dubbing-in for the leading character of the former Soviet feature film "King Lear". Then followed similar roles for over 1,000 foreign films such as the soviet films "17 Moments In Spring" and "The Story of Office". His idiosyncratic recital carries the audience away when it comes to his role for young actors. His impressive dubbing-in for the soviet film "At the Mercy of Fate", the Chinese film "Zhou Enlai" and the Indian film "Lawyer and Son" came when the was well over 60. He is granted special favors by the government. His prowess of acting and recital passed on to his two sons and two daughters, all of whom are on the active list of the film world.
The eldest daughter O Mi Ran is one of film stars. She succeeded her father as a drama actress until Juche 67 (1978) when she made her film-starring debut in "Up Go the Fireworks". She took a fancy to literature from childhood and was endowed with artistic accomplishments derived from her father. She creditably played major and minor roles for widely divergent characters and occupations and soon established herself as People's Artiste. Her younger brothers, O Song Chol and O Song Jun, and sister O Kum Ran are up-and-coming actors and actress.
O Hyang Mun is wont to say: "You must take over not only our family's film tradition but also the lineage of Korean movie".