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South Korean actor Lee Solar Kyun. Picture from Lee’s administration company’s Instagram |
Confirmed deceased by police on Wednesday, Lee was found in a automotive near a Seoul park. Yonhap Information Company reported that Lee’s partner, actress Jeon Hye Jin, alerted the police after discovering a note penned by him, indicative of a suicide word. Nonetheless, Lee had ceased respiration by the point he was positioned.
As per TV Chosun‘s Thursday report, Lee’s word to Jeon said: “I can’t do the rest, there isn’t a different method however this.”
He moreover conveyed a message to his administration company.
“The monetary penalties for breaching promoting and film contracts are overwhelming,” he wrote. “I’m sorry.”
Additional contents of the word stay undisclosed following his household’s request. With no indications of foul play, the household didn’t request an post-mortem.
Lee’s funeral, a non-public ceremony, passed off on Wednesday, with attendants together with shut acquaintances of his like South Korean actor Jo Jung Seok and Taiwanese actor Greg Hsu.
Quite a few of his colleagues have shared their grief on social media as properly. South Korean actress Claudia Kim of “Avenger: Age of Ultron” and “Incredible Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” fame described Lee’s demise as a major loss to the Korean movie business.
Earlier than his passing, Lee was booked for an investigation in October for alleged drug management regulation violations. He was implicated in utilizing prohibited substances at a high-end bar in South Korea, recognized for internet hosting the wealthiest 1% within the nation, the place he was an everyday. Based on New Every day, this bar employed ex-models and singers.
Following this scandal, Lee encountered profession difficulties, together with contract cancellations by advertisers and his personal withdrawal from a movie undertaking. His spouse, as reported, was deeply affected and surprised by her husband’s controversies.
Lee, 48, launched into his leisure profession in 2001 as a musical actor and gained prominence in 2007 via main roles within the drama collection “White Tower” and “Espresso Prince.”