The Korean Film Directors Guild posted a tribute to the late actor Lee Sun-gyun (48).
On the 30th, the Korean Film Directors Association (hereinafter referred to as the union) posted a memorial message on social media.
The union said, “For a director, being an actor is like fate. But now, we have lost someone we love. What is the meaning of commemorating this sadness with trivial words? However, it is said that we tried to embrace it and cut it before it’s too late, “I want to pass it on,” he said.
He continued, “Actor Lee Seon-gyun really did his duty one step at a time and vigorously climbed the stairs to the top. If you look at the history of the works he has accumulated so far, there is nothing that says ‘in one day’ anywhere.” “He was ready to make friendships and unpaid appearances, and was never stingy or too greedy in helping his mate to shine in a work that was expected to bring him great fame.”
Also, “He was busy bringing unknown actors to drinking parties and bragging about them in front of the directors. ‘Director. This guy is very good at acting. Is it real? Try to work together sometime. “It’s real,” he wrote, adding, “I can hear his voice expressing his full emotions as he says ‘really, really,’ and ‘so, so,’ over and over again.”
At the same time, “the facts of the suspect were made public before his criminal charges were confirmed, and the specific investigation status and unconfirmed charges were reported in real time. The Directors Association expresses regret great about this, and expresses the psychological burden and despair he must have experienced during this process.” “It’s unfavorable,” he said.
The funeral of the late Lee Seon-gyun was held at the funeral hall of Seoul National University Hospital in Yeongeon-dong, Seoul on the morning of the 29th. Joint picture reporting group
The union said, “We were unable to protect him in the end. We are sorry and sorry for not being able to protect the fate of an actor who gave up his life to be realized in front of the camera and his leave behind forever as a work of art. It’s heartbreaking. It’s a shame now, but we’ll make sure such a tragedy doesn’t happen again. “We’ll definitely do our best. I’ll think about it,” he wrote.
Lee made his television debut in 2001 with the MBC sitcom ‘Lovers’. Afterwards, he established himself as a drama star through roles such as ‘White Tower’, ‘Coffee Prince’s 1st Store’, ‘Pasta’, and ‘Golden Time’. Even in movies, ‘All About My Wife’ was a success at the box office. Lee, who was recognized for his acting skills in ‘My Mister’ and ‘Going to the End’, gained worldwide fame through the 2019 film ‘Parasite’.
On October 19th, suspicions arose of Mr. Lee. The police announced at the time that the famous actor was the subject of a pre-booking investigation (internal investigation) on charges of breaking the drug control law.
However, the simple reactor test Mr. Lee (urine) and the National Forensic Service’s first (hair) and second (armpit hair) detailed analysis come back negative.
In the second and third investigation that followed, Mr. Lee for injustice, saying that Mr. A, the manager of the entertainment establishment who testified about his drug use, was deceived.
In relation to this incident, Mr. A, the manager of an entertainment establishment, and his acquaintance filed a complaint against Mr. A and his recognition, claiming that they extorted money by threatening Mr. Lee.
With the death of Mr. Lee, the police investigation into his alleged drug use ended with ‘no right to prosecute.’ The police said, “We express regret for the death of Mr. Lee,” and “We will continue to investigate other suspects.”
The funeral of the late Lee Seon-kyun was held at the funeral hall of Seoul National University Hospital in Yeongeon-dong, Seoul on the morning of the 29th. Joint picture reporting group
The funeral was held Mr. Lee about 12 o’clock, the 29th. The funeral was held privately at the Seoul National University Hospital funeral hall in Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, with bereaved family members including Lee’s wife, actress Jeon Hye-jin (47) in attendance.
The following is the full text of the Korean Film Directors Guild’s tribute to actor Lee Sun-kyun.
There is a writing that appears to have been left by a poet’s mother to her son when she died of a chronic illness. Somewhere in the middle of the article, ‘I have no meaning. There is no way you would have the wisdom to say something like that. I fulfilled my duty by cooking and feeding the children. When spring came, I picked tender mugwort and boiled it in soybean paste soup, and in the summer, I went to the river and collected a colander to make a clear soup. In the fall, the loaf was boiled in a cast iron pot to make a wreath stew, and in the winter, sliced autumn radish was made into a spicy dongtae stew. This is what my life is about.’ I think of the actor Lee Seon-gyun, who left alone in despair, leaving behind a world that was so unbearable for a mother who said she had done her duty to feed and raise her children through hard work . I think an actor’s job is to store everything he has experienced and felt with his whole body in a corner of his mind, and then bring it out in front of the camera by dedicating his life to it. With this alone, he has already done his duty.
For a director, actors are like destiny. But now we have lost someone we love. I don’t know what meaning it would have to commemorate this sadness with trivial words, but I still want to say that I tried to embrace it and break it down before it was too late.
Actor Lee Seon-kyun climbed the stairs to the top, doing his duty one step at a time. If you look at the history of the works he has accumulated so far, there is nothing that says he did it overnight. He broke away from the 7 long years of obscurity at the beginning of his debut and caught the public’s attention with a big drama, but instead of being obsessed with popularity, he spread his wings by going to jobs that needed him, regardless of was in commercial or independent films. He was ready to make friendships and unpaid appearances at the request of a long-time friend, and was never stingy or too greedy when it came to helping his colleague to shine in works that were expected to bring him great fame. Therefore, he was an actor whose acting was relatively rare. So he was a braver actor. In the works he appeared in, his co-stars always shone more because of Lee Sun-gyun. Where is that? He was busy bringing unknown actors to drinking parties and bragging about them in front of directors. “Director. This guy is very good at acting. Is it real? Try working with him at least once. “Director! This senior is very good at acting. I think it would be great to work together.” The sound of his voice expressing his full emotions while repeating, still sounds good to my ears. Because he was so full of emotion, he was probably able to become an excellent actor who could convey precise emotions with just a small gesture or a sigh in front of the camera. We lost him like that.
Even before his criminal charges were confirmed, the facts of the suspect were announced, and the status of the specific investigation and unconfirmed charges were reported in real time. The Directors’ Association expresses great regret at this, and the emotional burden and despair he must have experienced during this process is immeasurable.
The works he left us are only the achievements of his mission. The sincere acting he performed in front of the camera is a reflection of the life he lived faithfully at every moment of his life. Like a bud thawing the frozen ground and budding, like a small shower of rain on a hot day, like the wind blowing on a road covered with fallen leaves, like snow falling quietly and silently, it comes to us with a face so loyal
We couldn’t defend it in the end. I feel sorry and sorry for not being able to protect the fate of an actor who sacrifices his life to be realized in front of the camera and left behind forever as a work of art. It’s heartbreaking. Although it is a shame now, we will do our best to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. I will think about it.
I pray for the rest of the late actor Lee Sun-kyun.
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