[Seoul Yonhap News]A funeral service for popular South Korean actor Lee Sung Kyun, who passed away on the 27th at the young age of 48, was held at the funeral home of Seoul National University Hospital on the 29th, and the bereaved family including his wife, actress Jung Hye Jin, were held. and fellow actors were in attendance.
Photograph of Lee Sung-kyun’s death (Photo Joint Reporting Team) = (Yonhap News)
After the ceremony, the eldest son, a junior high school student, left the funeral home carrying a photo of the deceased with a bright smile on his face. Mr. Chung held his younger son’s hand and followed him with tears streaming down his face.
Lee’s fellow actors, who were close friends, also saw him leave the casket. Many actors, including her best friend Cho Jin-woong, Sol Kyung-gu, Ryu Seung-ryong, Gong Hyo-jin, and Kim Dong-wook, said their final goodbyes to the deceased.
The wall at the entrance to the funeral home was covered with notes written by fans. Fans mourned the deceased, saying things like, “Goodbye, my uncle,” “The work that you put so much effort and heart into saved so many people,” and “Rest in peace.”
Actors and friends see off Lee Sung Kyun’s casket (photo joint reporting team) = Seoul on the 29th (Yonhap News)
Lee, who debuted in 1999, spent a long time in obscurity before gaining recognition through the 2007 dramas “White Tower” and “Coffee Prince’s First Shop.”
After that, the dramas “Pasta~Koi ga Dekitte~” (2010), “Golden Time” (2012), movies “Kasha HELPLESS” (2012), “All About My Wife” (2012), and “The Last He became a popular actor with successive hits such as “I’ll Go Until” (2014) and others.
In 2018, the drama “My Dear Mister,” in which he co-starred with singer and actress IU, gained great popularity overseas. In 2019, the film “Parasite” directed by Bong Joon-ho, in which she appeared, won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Picture, and she instantly became a world star. Ta.
In May of this year, the films he starred in, “Sleep” and “Project Silence” (both original titles), had the honor of being invited to the Cannes Film Festival.
However, in October, it was revealed that Lee was being investigated by the police on suspicion of using illegal drugs, shocking South Korean society. Mr. Lee’s drug test using a simple reagent and a detailed examination conducted by the National Institute of Forensic Sciences had both yielded negative results. He confessed, “I didn’t know that (the medicine I received) was a narcotic,” and expressed his frustration.
Lee turned himself in to the police for a third interrogation on the 23rd of this month, and a few days later, on the 27th, his body was found in a car parked in a parking lot in Seoul. He is said to have left behind a note apologizing to her family.
Message from a fan posted at the entrance of Lee’s funeral home = (Yonhap News)
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