Lee Sun Kyun is dead. The famed Korean actor played the father of the affluent family in the recent movie, “Parasite,” winner of the 2020 Academy for Best Motion Picture.
Kyun is reported to have taken his own life after nearly a year of investigations concerning drug use and the actor’s participation in a strip club or some other kind of “adult entertainment” club.
The actor was found dead in a car in a park in central Seoul, according to the AP. Police had been looking for Lee after his family claimed he wrote a suicide note and left home early on Wednesday.
The story has been a scandal in South Korea because Kyun was always portrayed in real life as a family man married to another South Korean star. They had a “perfect life.” This would be here as if Tom Hanks lost his mind and were living a double life.
A lot of this is unclear but for background here’s a helpful video explaining what has happened up to this point.
What a shame. It’s totally unclear if this man was guilty of anything. You can hear in this report that marijuana is discussed as if it’s crack cocaine or heroin. Also as the video points out, the evidence against Kyun was shaky. Was he railroaded? What a terrible story. If anyone knows more about this, please email me at showbiz411@gmail.com.
