Getai performer Raybe Oh, who was left with severe burns after dashing into a burning car to save her fiancé in a 2021 accident, told 8world that she had wondered at the time if stopping her partner would make her seem like a “party pooper” who was “ruining everyone’s fun”.
The former flight attendant’s fiancé, 29-year-old Jonathan Long Junwei, was driving a white BMW in the early hours of Feb 13, 2021, when the car skidded, slammed into a shophouse along Tanjong Pagar Road, and burst into flames.
Oh dashed into the blaze to save Long, sustaining burns to 80 per cent of her body. A coroner’s inquiry later revealed that Long had consumed alcohol before the fatal crash, which claimed the lives of five men.
In February, Oh announced that she would be returning to the getai stage after five years, calling for public understanding during her comeback.
Five months and over 30 getai performances later, she took to the stage again for the Seventh Lunar Month getai season in August, with over 20 more bookings confirmed.
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Returns to scene of accident after 5.5 years
In an interview with 8world posted on Aug 14, Oh returned to the scene of the accident for the first time in about five and a half years.
Oh said she had avoided visiting the area as the location held “painful memories” for her.
Recalling the incident, Oh told Mediacorp presenter Yang Zhenhuo that she had stood outside the burning vehicle, shouting at them to “come out”. After waiting for a while and seeing that no one emerged, she decided to rush into the vehicle herself.
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