The latest loss of life of Parasite actor Lee Sun Kyun has forged a pall of gloom on S Korean leisure. The 48-year-old actor was discovered lifeless in a case of obvious suicide on Dec twenty seventh 2023 in his automobile. The actor was beneath investigation for alleged drug use and had been topic to in depth 19-hour-long questioning by the police a day earlier than the tragic incident.
On Friday a bunch of South Korean artists, and the newly fashioned Association of Solidarity of Cultural Artists, led by Lee’s Parasite director Bong Joon Ho referred to as for an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his loss of life. They expressed their disdain at how the police and media had dealt with his loss of life to forestall additional such tragedies.
“We name for a fact-finding probe into whether or not there have been any safety issues relating to the police investigation,” an announcement signed by greater than 2,000 artists and 29 business associations was learn out by Director Bong.
“We’re asking the press and media,” singer-songwriter Yoon Jong-shin stated, “Wasn’t your protection sensational highlighting somebody’s non-public life simply because he was a popular culture artist?’
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Demanding a radical investigation, Director Bong Joon Ho, additionally accused the information retailers in S Korea of being nothing greater than tabloids. The “sensational coverage” by information retailers and YouTubers which let loose unverified reviews on Lee Sun Kyun’s non-public life, noticed worldwide outrage.
The artists referred to as out that Lee Sun Kyun was topic to “severe character assassination” earlier than his loss of life and referred to as for a revision in legal guidelines to guard particular person rights.
The excessive scrutiny in addition to the tough nature of public and media trials that celebrities are topic to has been a trigger for concern. Careers destroyed and people cancelled by the unforgiving public lens has been additional rekindled after the actor’s demise. This present of solidarity a primary within the S Korean leisure scene is not going to be the final.
S Korea has the very best charge of suicide on the earth and is thought to be the fourth largest reason for loss of life as per reviews in 2012, the ratio having elevated in 2020. The nation has skilled a string of celeb suicides involving Okay-pop stars, distinguished politicians and enterprise executives.
In 2017 Okay Okay-pop star Jonghyun took his personal life at age 27. In 2019 Okay-pop singer Sulli was discovered lifeless at age 25, she had been topic to intense cyberbullying. The identical yr Goo Hara one other Okay-pop singer ended her life, it was revealed she was affected by melancholy.
In a profession spanning over twenty years, Lee Sun Kyun turned a family title by way of 2010 starring in a number of dramas and movies. His well-known identified and movies included Coffee Prince”, Paju” All About My Wife and “My Mister” to call a number of. He shot to worldwide fame for his function because the prosperous Mr Park in director Bong Joon Ho’s Academy Award-winning movie “Parasite”. He was final seen within the thriller, “ Killing Romance”.
The actor is survived by his spouse actress Jeon Hye-jin, and their two kids. He was laid to relaxation in a personal funeral, in Gwangju, Seoul.
