SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The period drama “Uprising” will open this year’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) early next month, the organizer said Tuesday. Starring Gang Dong-won and Park Jeong-min, “Uprising,” set in the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), tells the story of two men who grew up together — one as a master (Park) [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The horror film “Sleep,” starring late actor Lee Sun-kyun, has won the best picture award at an annual French horror film festival, the organizer said. The debut feature by Jason Yu clinched the Grand Prix at the Festival International du Film Fantastique de Gerardmer, which has honored the best [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Investigators raided the regional police agency in Incheon on Tuesday as part of an investigation into the suicide death of actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his role in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite.” The Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency sent investigators to the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency to seize [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) –Prominent figures in the Korean cultural and arts community, including director Bong Joon-ho, have called for a thorough investigation into the death of actor Lee Sun-kyun, who committed suicide amidst a police investigation for alleged drug use. On January 12, the newly-formed Association of Solidarity of Cultural Artists held a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The sudden demise of actor Lee Sun-kyun, who was under police investigation for alleged drug use, has sent shockwaves through South Korean society. Instances of such tragic conclusions are sadly not isolated. Lee reportedly struggled with psychological distress, exacerbated by the release of call recordings from his private life, unrelated [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Late actor Lee Sun-kyun, known for his role in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” had requested that his last appearance for questioning not be open to the press, but police rejected the request, officials said Thursday. The 48-year-old Lee was found dead in his car near Waryong Park in central [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning “Parasite” was found dead in an apparent suicide Wednesday while facing an investigation over suspected drug use. A man in his 40s was found unconscious in a car at a park in central Seoul at 10:30 a.m., and the police later identified him [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the 2020 Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” will appear before police this week for the second round of questioning over suspected drug use, officials said Thursday. Lee, 48, is scheduled to undergo another round of questioning at the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency on Saturday, following the first [...]
INCHEON, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Oscar-winning “Parasite” actor Lee Sun-kyun claimed Monday he doesn’t know a third-generation scion of a South Korean family-owned conglomerate, who is currently under an internal police investigation over suspected illegal drug use, his lawyer said Monday. The comments came as the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency has begun the internal [...]