'Brain Hemorrhage' Kang Soo-yeon Unconscious for Two Days... "Surgery Decision to Be Made Later"

Kang Soo-yeon, Executive Chairperson of the Busan International Film Festival

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Actress Kang Soo-yeon (55), who was taken to the hospital in a state of cardiac arrest on the 5th, has not regained consciousness for the second day.

On the 6th, Kang Soo-yeon remains unconscious and is being treated in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Gangnam, Seoul. Whether surgery will be performed is expected to be decided after monitoring her condition further.

Earlier, Kang was found in cardiac arrest by firefighters who responded to a report from her family after she complained of pain at her home in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, around 5:48 p.m. the previous day. She was transported to a nearby hospital and was diagnosed with a cerebral hemorrhage.

Kang Soo-yeon debuted as a child actress at the age of 4 and made a mark in the history of popular cinema by winning the Best Actress award at the Venice International Film Festival in 1987 for the film "The Surrogate Woman" and the Best Actress award at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1989 for "Come Come Come Upward".

From 2015 to 2017, she also served as co-executive director of the Busan International Film Festival. This year, she was scheduled to make a comeback with director Yeon Sang-ho's film "Jung-E".

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