Producer 'New Journey to the West' mourns Young-seok who died in a car accident on his way home from work after working overtime

Aug 24, 2024

Producer 'New Journey to the West' mourns Young-seok who died in a car accident on his way home from work after working overtime
'New Journey to the West 3','3 Three Meals of Gochang' poster. Photo courtesy =tvN
Producer Lee Ju-hyung, who participated in directing tvN's representative entertainment programs such as "Three Meals a Day Gochang Pyeon" and "New Journey to the West" series, died in a car accident. He was 35 years old.

According to the broadcaster and the funeral hall of Seoul Guro Sacred Heart Hospital on the 24th, PD Lee died in a car accident on his way home from work at midnight on the 22nd.

At that time, a taxi that PD Lee boarded on his way home from work collided with a parked tourist bus and a light car driving on the World Cup road toward the World Cup Stadium at 0:26 p.m. on the 22nd at Sangam Guryong Intersection in Mapo, Seoul.

According to the fire authorities, the PD, who was a passenger, closed his eyes at the scene, and the taxi driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. It was found that the driver of the light vehicle was not injured, and there were no passengers on the bus. The taxi driver was investigated to have no circumstances such as drinking, but the police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident after booking the taxi driver.

Above all, PD Lee is saddened by a devastation on his way home from overtime until midnight. In addition, as the first child was due to be born in December, there are considerable reactions that it is pathetic.

Producer 'New Journey to the West' mourns Young-seok who died in a car accident on his way home from work after working overtime
The late PD Lee Ju-hyung. Photo Source=Lee Ju-hyung PD Blog
Producer Na Young-seok, Shin Hyo-jung, Park Hyun-yong, and Yoon In-hoe, who produced `New Journey to the West' with producer Lee, said, `Producer Lee Joo-hyung was a sincere junior who always did his best until the end with greater responsibility than anyone else"I'll remember his place where the lights were always on first, where he always carefully checked and organized what was needed for the program. I was happy to play "New Journey to the West" with producer Lee Ju-hyung.

Lee, who joined the CJ ENM tvN production producer in 2016, participated in directing entertainment programs such as '3 Three Meals a Day Gochang Edition', 'New Journey to the West'2·3, 'Great Escape4', 'Korean Monster', 'Somehow Adult' and 'Comedy Big League'.

In July last year, he moved to Borderless Film, a video production company acquired by Coupang Play, and participated in the production of a sports documentary 'Full Count' aired on Disney+.

PD Lee's mortuary was set up in Room 6 of the funeral hall of Guro Sacred Heart Hospital in Seoul. The stamping date is 2 p.m. on the 24th.





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