Parasite director Bong Joon-ho, South Korean artists seek probe into star Lee Sun-kyun’s death
- Bong and other celebrities, including songwriter Yoon Jong-shin, called on authorities to ‘discover the truth’ about the actor’s death
- Lee was found dead inside his car at a park in Seoul last month after being reported missing
Lee was found unconscious inside his car at a park in Seoul on December 26. His wife reportedly had found a note akin to a suicide note and reported it to police. Authorities pronounced Lee dead. He was 48.
Now, Bong, who collaborated with Lee on the 2019 Oscar-winning thriller “Parasite,” joined other South Korean artists asking authorities for a new probe into the actor’s death.
“In the face of the tragic death of actor Lee Sun-kyun, we shared the same heart that this should never happen again,” the Association of Solidarity of Cultural Artists said on Tuesday in a statement, according to the Korea Herald.
“We will call for investigation officials’ probe to discover the truth, request media outlets to delete articles that do not fit their function as media, as well as urge authorities to revise the law to protect the human rights of artists.”
The collective includes Bong, songwriter Yoon Jong-shin, director Lee Won-tae, actor Choi Deok-moon and the head of the Producers Guild of Korea, Choi Jeong-hwa, the outlet said.
Bong and others singled out South Korea’s national broadcaster KBS for their coverage of the case. In November, KBS released audio recordings purportedly of Lee’s private phone conversations.