Lee Sun-kyun, who played the wealthy Park family patriarch in the Oscar-winning film Parasite and whose TV credits included My Mister and Apple TV+’s Dr. Brain, has died at age 48.
The South Korean actor was found on Wednesday morning in a car parked in central Seoul, dead in an apparent suicide, South Korean police told NBC News. Law enforcement had reportedly begun looking for Lee upon receiving a tip from his manger that he had left behind what appeared to be a suicide note.
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The South Korean actor was found on Wednesday morning in a car parked in central Seoul, dead in an apparent suicide, South Korean police told NBC News. Law enforcement had reportedly begun looking for Lee upon receiving a tip from his manger that he had left behind what appeared to be a suicide note.
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- 12/27/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
A few years ago, actor Lee Sun-kyun had a major role in a film that made history: director Bong Joon-ho’s dark comedy thriller Parasite, which racked up multiple Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film. It was the first non-English-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. But now Lee’s life has come to a tragic early end. South Korea’s emergency office has confirmed that Lee has passed away at the age of 48, and it’s suspected that he committed suicide.
As Deadline notes, since October Lee had been “under investigation after drug use allegations amid an ongoing crackdown on illegal drugs by the South Korean government. Local news service Yonhap reported that Lee had been questioned multiple times by authorities, including for 19 hours this past weekend. The actor had said he was tricked into taking drugs.” Lee...
As Deadline notes, since October Lee had been “under investigation after drug use allegations amid an ongoing crackdown on illegal drugs by the South Korean government. Local news service Yonhap reported that Lee had been questioned multiple times by authorities, including for 19 hours this past weekend. The actor had said he was tricked into taking drugs.” Lee...
- 12/27/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
If you are someone who has a love for dramas, then you should not miss Korean ones. These dramas not only have an amazing storyline but also help you to learn a new language. All those students having love to learn new languages, there is a great fun way to enhance your knowledge and skills. Learning language through television is an active approach and a lot of people have been following this technique all over the years. This task requires attention to detail, and it’s better to watch one episode at a time so that you can focus.
Mix and match different ways, which can make it easy for you to learn this amazing language. Read as many translation books as possible to absorb new words, listen to audio conversations in the language, or look out for different activities or challenges which can enhance your Korean vocabulary. However, not...
Mix and match different ways, which can make it easy for you to learn this amazing language. Read as many translation books as possible to absorb new words, listen to audio conversations in the language, or look out for different activities or challenges which can enhance your Korean vocabulary. However, not...
- 3/19/2020
- by AMP Training
- AsianMoviePulse
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