Minister Yoon In-chon Condoles the Passing of Late Lee Seon-gyun: "A Tragedy at the Prime of His Career"

Directors Bong Joon-ho and Lee Won-seok, Actors Jung Yu-mi and Jo Jin-woong Mourn

As tributes continue for the late Lee Seon-gyun, who passed away the previous day, Yoo In-chon, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, visited the funeral hall on the afternoon of the 28th.

After paying his respects at the funeral hall of Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul, Minister Yoo told reporters, "I had no personal connection with (Lee Seon-gyun), but since I am also an actor, I came to pay my respects as a senior." He added, "He was at the prime of his career and young, so it is heartbreaking and tragic."

On the 27th, the funeral hall No. 1 at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul, has been set up as the mourning site for the late actor Lee Seon-gyun.
[Photo by Joint Press Corps]

Director Bong Joon-ho, who directed the film Parasite, visited the funeral hall early in the morning to mourn the deceased. Lee Seon-gyun played the role of Mr. Park in this film. The movie won the Palme d'Or, the highest award, at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival in 2019, marking the first time a Korean film received this honor.

Actress Jung Yu-mi, who worked with Lee Seon-gyun in four films including Hong Sang-soo’s Hill of Freedom (2009), Oki’s Movie (2010), Our Sunhi (2013), and the recently released Sleep in September, also paid her respects the previous night.

Director Lee Won-seok, who worked together on the film Killing Romance released in April, Jang Won-seok, CEO of BA Entertainment who produced A Hard Day (2014), and director Lee Joon-ik also visited the funeral hall.

Actors Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung, Park So-dam, Kim Eui-sung, Choi Deok-moon, Jo Jin-woong, Moon Geun-young, Yoo Jae-myung, Kim Sung-cheol, and broadcaster Shin Dong-yup also paid their final respects. Some actors were supported by acquaintances as they left the funeral hall and were seen shedding tears.

Meanwhile, Lee Seon-gyun, who had been under investigation since October for allegedly using drugs at the residence of a manager (28, female) of a nightlife establishment in Seoul, was found dead in his private car parked in a park in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the previous day. The chief mourners listed are his wife Jeon Hye-jin and his older brother and sister. The funeral procession is scheduled for the 29th.

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