My forever uncle, Lee Sun Gyun, 1st anniversary..Song Joong-ki → I miss Yoo Jae-myung so much.

Dec 27, 2024

My forever uncle, Lee Sun Gyun, 1st anniversary..Song Joong-ki → I miss Yoo Jae-myung so much.



"My forever uncle I miss, I hope you've reached comfort"

It has already been a year since the late actor Lee Sun-kyun passed away.

The late Lee Sun-kyun died on December 27 last year while under police investigation for drug use. He was 48.




Lee Sun-kyun, who was criminally charged with drug administration in October last year, was unusually reported to the media from the internal investigation stage and was publicly summoned by the police three times. Lee Sun-kyun expressed his position that "It's unfair" until a day before his death because both simple reagent tests and detailed tests showed a drug "negative" and asked for further investigation using a lie detector.

However, not long after the third investigation, he was found dead in December in a park in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Due to Lee Sun-kyun's death, his alleged drug use case ended with 'no right to prosecute'.

Lee Sun-kyun won four big awards including the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or and the U.S. Academy Awards for Best Picture. It is regrettable that a good actor disappeared, but more than anyone else, the deceased was an easy-going and fleshy person who took good care of his surroundings, so he has a high reputation among his seniors and juniors.




The sad death of the late Lee Sun-kyun resonated with the voice of condolence for Lee Sun-kyun beyond the movie industry.

On the 24th, MBC Radio FM4U 'It's the order of perfect daySong Joong-ki of the movie 'Bogota' starred in ' and selected 'My Mister' OST 'Adult' as her favorite song.

Song Joong-ki is then the OST of a drama called 'My Mister' that many people like. I wanted to play this song for you." In particular, Song Joong-ki recently started watching dramas again, and a few days later, it is the anniversary of Lee Sun-kyun, who I love so much. I miss you again"I expressed my longing. Song Joong-ki also collaborated with the late Lee Sun-kyun in the 2009 MBC drama `Triple.' When I was waiting for my first scene, he said, "(Lee Sun-kyun) come here, baby!" and bought me black bean noodles, bought me daytime drinks, and took great care of me," he recalled.




My forever uncle, Lee Sun Gyun, 1st anniversary..Song Joong-ki → I miss Yoo Jae-myung so much.
Yoo Jae-myung, who also expressed his longing for the late Lee Sun-kyun, who worked with him in the movie 'Land of Happiness', said he was like a brother with Cho Jung-seok and Lee Sun-kyun "Like the title of our work 'Land of Happiness." Laughing and sharing all the housework"We were a year apart from Sun-kyun, so we were friends." I was a little clumsy, so the friend even criticized me saying, 'Bro, please don't dress rusticly. Cho Jung-seok, Lee Sun-kyun, and I were three brothers like Tom and Jerry. I have a lot of memories."

At the 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) held in October, the late actor Lee Sun-kyun, who suddenly passed away last year, was selected as the winner of this year's Korean Film Achievement Award.

At the same time, a time to mourn the deceased was arranged, and a memorial VCR video was screened from the drama 'My Mister' that gave comfort and emotion to many viewers to the last film 'Land of Happiness'.

As a result, fellow actors such as Song Joong-ki, Lee Hee-joon, and Ha Yoon-kyung were seen shedding tears at the sight of the deceased during their lifetime.

The Cultural Artists Solidarity Conference, including director Bong Joon-ho, director Jang Hang-joon, actor Kim Eui-sung, and singer Yoon Jong-shin, held a press conference calling for finding out the truth about the late Lee Sun-kyun, who was severely killed during his lifetime. They said that the late Lee Sun-kyun prevention law should be enacted. "We should check whether there are any problems with the current laws and regulations for the prohibition of disclosure of criminal cases and the protection of human rights regarding investigations, and start revising the necessary laws and regulations." raised his voice.

Meanwhile, Lee Seo-kyun, a graduate of the Department of Theater at the Korea National University of Arts, debuted in 2001 through the MBC sitcom 'Lovers' and the musical 'Rocky Horror Show'. After a long period of obscurity, he rose to stardom through 'White Tower' and 'Coffee Prince's 1st Shop'. He has established himself as a leading actor by popularizing the leading roles 'Pasta', 'Golden Time', 'My Wife's Everything', 'Hwacha', 'I'm Going to the End', and 'My Mister'. He became the main character of the Cannes Film Festival and the American Academy Awards with the movie `Parasite' and made his name known around the world as a global star.



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