Oscar Winning Korean Actor, Lee Sun-kyun Found Dead of Apparent Suicide
What a quick turn for the worse his life had taken after reaching the heights of fame by winning an Oscar for his performance in Parasite:
Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning film “Parasite” was found dead in an apparent suicide Wednesday amid an investigation into suspected drug use.
Police found a man in his 40s dead in a car near Waryong Park in central Seoul at 10:30 a.m. and later identified him as Lee. A charcoal briquette, which can cause fatal carbon monoxide poisoning, was found on the vehicle’s front passenger seat.
Lee’s manager had earlier reported to the police that the actor left home after writing a memo akin to a suicide note and that his car was gone. The manager had visited Lee’s home in Cheongdam-dong in southern Seoul as he was out of contact.
Lee’s body was later taken to Seoul National University Hospital for his funeral.
Yonhap
You can read more at the link, but Lee was under investigation for using drugs at a Gangnam hostess bar. He claims he was being extorted by the hostess and tested negative for drugs when questioned by police. Regardless of the drug allegations, Lee is married with two kids so why is he hanging out at a hostess bar in the first place?
“Lee is married with two kids so why is he hanging out at a hostess bar in the first place?”
Going to have to put that up with other mysteries like, “How does my vaccination status affect you and your 100% Safe & Effectiveness?”, “Why are there so many private jets at the climate summit where they plot to reduce my carbon footprint through lifestyle reduction?”, and “Honey, why does our baby look half black?”
“Regardless of the drug allegations, Lee is married with two kids so why is he hanging out at a hostess bar in the first place?”
LOL, have you ever been to Korea?
The police, under the orders of the Yoon administration’s declaration of war against drugs campaign, interrogated this man for 19 hours straight without sleep, charging him with consumption of weed. This is torture, in my books. The police had no case other than the charges coming from the bar. South Korea treats weed as a serious drug, however, in most Western countries, it is legally consumed like alcohol. Ever since Yoon came to power, this country has become more like a fascist state, with all the terrible behavior of the police, the politicians, and their cohorts treating citizens like disposable animals.
“interrogated this man for 19 hours straight without sleep, charging him with consumption of weed.”
Top tip, don’t do drugs or hang out in places with drugs. That way you won’t be interrogated for 19 hours.
Fascism at its finest. Held for 19 hours of investigation, not even charged, because the President ordered the police to do so.
https://www.reddit.com/r/korea/comments/18s55ye/the_19_hour_interrogation_of_lee_sun_gyun_was_a/
“Lee is married with two kids so why is he hanging out at a hostess bar in the first place?”
He’s married with two kids.
Sad to read this, he was great in the show ‘My Mister’.