According to the latest news from the South Korean police, actor Lee Sun-kyun ("White Tower", "Parasite", "My Uncle") committed suicide. At about 10:27 a.m. on the 27th, the South Korean police received a report saying that "the husband left a note like a suicide note and left the house." Later, a man in his 40s was found in a park in Jongno District, Seoul. He lost consciousness in the car and was suspected of committing suicide by burning charcoal. He was confirmed to be actor Lee Sun Kyun at the age of 48.
Lee Sun Kyun, 48, is definitely a top presence in the Korean entertainment industry. He made his debut in a sitcom in 2001, and became an instant hit in 2006 when he starred in the medical suspense drama "The White Tower."
The next year, he starred in the Korean drama "Coffee Prince No. 1" starring Yoon Eun Hye and Gong Yoo. He played the second male lead in the drama and was the male lead's cousin. This popular Korean drama once again helped him gain popularity.
In 2010, he partnered with the queen of Korean dramas Kong Hyo Jin in the TV series "Pasta", for which he won the Best Couple Award at the MBC Drama Awards that year.
In 2014, he starred in the action movie "The End" and won the Baeksang Best Actor Award.
In 2018, "My Uncle" starring him and iu Li Zhien received a rating of 9.4 on Douban. The mutual redemption of the two protagonists in difficult and adversity made countless viewers shed tears. Lee Sun Kyun also left a deep impression on the audience with his wonderful interpretation of the character.
He is steady in TV dramas and also very good in movies. He is a powerful figure in Korean movies Chungmuro. What propelled him to the top of the Korean film and television industry was the 2019 movie "Parasite" directed by Bong Joon-ho, which became popular around the world and won the Cannes Palme d'Or and the Oscar for Best Picture.
Lee Sun-kyun plays the cold and arrogant chaebol Park Dong-ik, the owner of the Park family mansion. The story of "Parasite" is based on the interaction and conflict between his family and the poor Kim family.
The success of "Parasite" made Lee Sun-kyun famous on a wider scale.
Lee Sunkyun has always been the "warm uncle" in the hearts of the people of Kimchi Country. His wife Jeon Hye-jin is also a well-known actor in South Korea. She debuted as Miss Korea in 1997 and later transformed into an actor. She has appeared in movies such as "Mourning" and "Sweatless Party". In recent years, the popular Korean drama "Please enter search terms" She also starred in "www", "Strangers", "The Mist", etc.
She and Lee Sun-kyun fell in love in 2003 and got married in 2009. Their eldest son was born in the same year and their second son was born two years later. The family of four has always been a symbol of a happy family in the entertainment industry and is a model couple in Korean entertainment. Their love has been running for seven years. He got married a few years later and had two sons. The whole family often went to battle to support Li Shanjun.
In May this year, the family of four went to Cannes together.
But this happiness was completely broken by sudden changes.
He was restricted from leaving the country last month on suspicion of drug use/possession. According to previous reports by Korean media, Lee Sun Kyun was suspected of smoking marijuana and injecting ketamine multiple times at the home of nightclub publicist A in Seoul in 2023.
's drug abuse scandal not only affected many of his film and television dramas, but also affected his wife Quan Huizhen. One company deleted educational advertisements in which the couple appeared together on all platforms.
When he was investigated by the police, he said that he was deceived by the female escort in the nightclub and took drugs without knowing it. Lee Sun Kyun once told the media that he had sued the nightclub publicist and others on suspicion of intimidation, saying that he "was threatened and extorted 350 million won (approximately RMB 1.93 million)."
In an interview with reporters in front of the police station on December 24, Lee Sun-kyun said: Please judge carefully which statement between me and the intimidator is credible. When the two were talking against each other, Lee Sun Kyun also asked to use a polygraph to confirm the authenticity of each other's statements.
