#lee sunkyun

[fridayvelvet]

rip lee sun kyun

#lee sun kyun #lee sunkyun #my mister #parasite #rip #I’m highkey in shock #this is so sudden…

[highflyerwings]

“Lee Sunkyun died of social murder”

There it is.

That’s it.

#lee sun kyun #lee sunkyun #tw suicide #I still cannot believe he’s gone #I’ll never stop being angry about it

[moonsprings]

maybe it's because i've been through it these last two years with a shit ton of personal shit that happened (family deaths, friend with illness) that everything feels a lot more... more but this news of lee sun kyun's death has been shocking. it feels odd because i'm a lot more sad about it than i expected to be, just from a human perspective of not wanting other people to feel the kind of despair necessary to take your own life. i wasn't a die hard fan but a casual fan nonetheless (cue self callout about liking middle aged men with nice voices... lol.) and while admittedly i've been more of a fan of lee sun kyun's wife (actress jeon hye jin, who is famous in her own right) in recent years, he was undoubtedly an actor i watched growing up. coffee prince was the hit drama when i was in grade school, back when my family used to watch korean cable/broadcast tv at home. then pasta, then my mister which i consider his representative work, more so than parasite. it's a horrible thing that's happened.

there's a lot of context that's missing on the western side of the news, mostly to do with the whole hostess/escort blackmail situation that had been unfolding on korean news in the last 2-3 months which likely compounded the entire scandal and his decision to do this sadly. imo this entire thing has far less to do about drugs than people actually think though it's still a significant factor. lee sunkyun has always had a 'family man' image on kor tv and the revelations about him and the alleged hostess/escort who had been blackmailing him who supplied and took drugs with was a madame/hostess from a VIP (basically rich people only) room salon/hostess bar he appears to have been having an affair with for a while which irreparably damaged his image and reputation and likely his marriage and family. rumors had been circulating that his in-laws were urging jeon hyejin to divorce him, they supposedly sent their kids to an overseas boarding school because they were getting bullied in korea over lsk's scandal, and he was facing millions in won in contract violations penalty fees from cancelled CFs/advertisements and tv and film work that was delayed because of the scandal (also fucking hell, just saw the news report saying he left a message to his company's rep apologizing for the penalty fees right before his death). the same penalty fee situation happened to actor yoo ahin after he was convicted of drug charges and is now reportedly millions in debt. that is an incredible amount of pressure, even if part of it was the consequence of his actions. and to be clear, these were stupid choices he made but the reaction was so wildly disproportionate to what he's been accused of.

i feel like if it had "just" been drugs, or "just" been the hostess scandal, he could have made a come back after a few years as many other korean celebrities have (way more than people think, and he has more leeway as a critically celebrated, middle aged male actor who is not an idol), but it's the combination of the drugs, the 'room salon'/hostess club situation that just exploded, and the corrupt police placing this level of constant pressure and publicity on him that caused this imo. his private phone calls and messages he made with the hostess were leaked yesterday from a known r/ight wing kor youtuber before his suic-de. having seen it reported in the kor news, it's difficult to describe the contents of it other than being very personal and frankly, embarrassing (and i mean this as neutrally as possible. think adam levine-esque) in a country as conservative as korea when he's telling a s-x worker he 'really likes [her]' in the sense that he has feelings for her. and again, his wife is a prominent actress and their public images are tied together. given the timing, it likely wasn't just about the drugs. and i know the whole room salon/hostess bar thing is incredibly common in korea, in older stats some say something like 70% of korean men have frequented one (though it's increasingly becoming less acceptable and therefore less common, which is why the public reaction been harsh) and i really don't approve of the cultural aspects that have allowed this to be permissible (as a korean-american) but i feel like that's a personal issue that should have been handled by him and his family. if it was one or the other he could have made a return but i think the pressure of it being this public and detailed due to police likely being the ones intentionally leaking information from the investigation was just too much for him to handle. it feels like the police purposefully went out of their way to humiliate lee sun kyun in the press and public to try and get him to admit to the drug charges because g-dragon, the other celebrity that was implicated, proved his innocence rather conclusively and the police didn't have anyone else to use to get some high profile publicity.

...so we started the year with a suic-de and ended it with a suic-de. it's telling, i think. obviously i don't know any of them, they're 'just' celebrities who literally don't know i exist (as it should be) but honestly my chest feels heavy watching dark coats and emotionless faces walk into the university hospitals, the smiling portrait pictures atop the bed of flowers at the ceremonial funeral rooms, the whole lot - i don't know how many more times people can see this and not feel like anything's wrong. image is everything and the pressure to perform, be perfect, be successful is too much. i'm not even half as talented as any of them and i still felt it, a sea away, in a watered down version from immigrant korean parents and an immigrant community. everyone is way too damn casual about admitting their suic-dal thoughts but not really offering any real solutions and it's just so common. i've heard far too many interviews from kor celebrities who had scandals (and when i say scandals i mean in the asian sense again, dating, secret marriages, divorces or drugs or whatever shit that would barely even qualify as a line in the news in the west most of the time and not more serious crimes) who admitted years after the fact that they were considering suic-de because of the public reaction. or more mundane shit like 'i felt suicidal in school because of academic pressure' stuff i've heard a million times from korean friends, classmates. a lot of it gets dismissed as 'puberty' or 'everyone feels that way'. and again i ask why it's so normalized.

then even those celebrities that have died from suic-de are treated like virtual boogeymen afterwards, their names never mentioned even in places where it should be. the eggshells, the sidestepping because it could be considered 'sensitive' and thus they're erased because the only context their lives can be in is in position to their suic-des. other people who knew them, friends, acquaintances, coworkers they had - past the initial condolence messages, it's like they never existed because everyone is scared of controversy from saying the wrong thing, or not being serious enough, or whatever the hell people want to nitpick that week. people have literally been criticized before for being too sad or not being sad enough when a death from a suic-de has happened so i'm not surprised this was the end result, that literally no one talks about the deceased now outside of a very select few. if they are talked about, it's more so alluded to in an extremely vague manner usually not mentioning them by name, and they rarely, if ever say the actual word suic-de. they usually say that it was an "안타까운 사건" ('an unfortunate incident') even in official news reports, including of LSK's death, and it just bothers me that it's this taboo, everything from making stupid decisions and stupid mistakes (bullying, drugs, cheating, whatever the fuck) or just plain having mental illness, to ending their lives because of it, to having their friends and family not speak about them publicly because it's 'shameful' and they'll get judged.

i don't know what the point is, just that i'm really increasingly frustrated with the state of things. the police shouldn't have pushed him to the brink. this entire situation straight up should not have happened at all.

#tw suicide #sorry. i know i don't talk about shit only to vomit an entire essay but just this situation #i've been thinking about it all day #this has gotten an unprecedented amount of attention internationally because he was 'the parasite dad' compared to other sk celeb suicides #& i'm seeing some very uninformed takes but that's not entirely their fault because this was 'celebrity gossip' prior to LSK's death #so why would anyone translate a bunch of drug and cheating allegations when that's literally nothing in the west scandal wise #at any rate i hope he's at peace. this was a shit situation and while he did some wrongs it shouldn't have come to this #lee sunkyun #lee sun kyun

[eviltiddyproductions]

the Lee Sunkyun news has stopped me in my tracks. i rambled about it a little bit on Twitter but i don’t even know what to say except this is hurtful and sad and unfair.

he should’ve been here. he should get to be here. drugs are not that serious! the crime will never be that serious but it is a different country and different laws (lest we forget how easily they seem to let go of people with much terrifying charges) but what happened to giving people chances? a chance to change ? must the process of questioning and arresting people be so harsh? while consistently going through a a barrage of nonsense from the internet and your fellow citizens?

my heart goes out to his family. having to go through this on a public scale is unfair and having to lose a loved one over this seems crazy.

i had recently put up a few of his projects on my watchlist having only watched coffee prince. it is such a nonsensical thing to say in the midst of all of this but he will be remembered for his beautiful projects and his gentle smile.

it should never be this way. people deserve our understanding and a little support during times like these. i hope he’s at peace now.

also sending love to everyone who has loved his work, sending you a virtual hug. <3

rest in peace Lee Sunkyun, you will be loved forever. sending love to his family.

i do not feel hopeful but i do wish this brings some compassion and necessary change in their drug laws.

#rest in peace #Lee Sunkyun #gone too soon #fuck

[yemme]

Lee Sun Kyun is gone. They buried him. Coffee Prince (2007) introduced you to my life. I fell in love with your voice... the resonance. It sends shivers through your whole body. I will adore you and your work forever. Thank you for your passion for a craft many can only dream of. Bless you and your precious family. (x)

#Lee Sun Kyun #Lee Sunkyun #To the motherfuckers involved in the tip off from the bar who claimed drug use I curse you all... get ready for payback... #God don't like ugly

[camyfilms]

기생충 2019

You know what kind of plan never fails? No plan. No plan at all. You know why? Because life cannot be planned. Look around you. Did you think these people made a plan to sleep in the sports hall with you? But here we are now, sleeping together on the floor. So, there's no need for a plan. You can't go wrong with no plans. We don't need to make a plan for anything. It doesn't matter what will happen next. Even if the country gets destroyed or sold out, nobody cares. Got it?

#기생충 #parasite #2019 #song kangho #lee sunkyun #cho yeo-jeong #choi wooshik #park sodam #jang hyejin #lee jungeun #park myunghoon #jung jiso #jung hyeonjun

[boasource]

231228 BoA posted on IG, mourning the passing of Lee Sunkyun: 누구보다 아낌없는 응원과 분위기 메이커까지 해가주시며 챙겨주셨던 우리 대장님.. 그립습니다..곧 보자라는 말이 늘 일상이었는데 이제는 제가 찾아갈게요. 헤아릴수없을정도로 홀로 고군분투 하셨을 성격이신데.. 그래도 이제는 편안히 행복한 일만 가득하셨으면 좋겠습니다. 영원한 대장님 나의 아저씨 사랑합니다 고인의 명복을 빕니다…

TRANS: Our most generous supporter and mood-making captain… I’ll miss you. We always told each other that we would see each other soon, but now I’ll have to be the one coming to see you. You were the type to carry your immeasurable burdens alone… I hope you are only filled with ease and happiness now. I love you, our forever captain, my uncle. Rest in peace…

He played BoA's senior in the drama My Wife is Having an Affair This Week (2016).

#boa #boa kwon #lee sunkyun #ig: boakwon #ig post #ig #p #2023 #231228

[boysplanetrecaps]

I just want to say...

Coffee Prince was the first non-Hong-sisters K-drama I watched, and the first that seemed like a "real" show. It cemented my interest in Korean dramas and really kept me a part of this whole world. Part of the reason that I was so engaged was the performance of the leads, including Lee Sun-kyun, who played the male 2nd lead. He left this world today -- finding a permanent solution to a temporary problem -- and it's heartbreaking that this keeps happening in this industry. May his memory be a blessing to his family, and may he rest in peace.

#lee sunkyun #coffee prince #sad

[soulmateszedits]

Lee Sunkyun × Actor ᓚᘏᗢ

✧ Simple || Requested

✧ Lys

#lee sunkyun #lee sunkyun lockscreens #lee sunkyun lockscreen #lee sunkyun wallpaper #lee sunkyin wallpapers

[where-starsland]

Kingmaker (2022)

킹메이커 (Kingmaker, 2022) screenplay by Kim Minsoo & Byun Sunghyun directed by Byun Sunghyun

#movie #movie stills #film #film stills #korean movie #korean film #movies i've watched in 2022 #킹메이커 #kingmaker #sol kyung gu #lee sunkyun #byun sunghyun

[lovelyheart502]

THIS ARTICLE crashed me into peaces and ill not get over it very soon . Salute to the Writer of this article 👏

This is why I'm so devastated

The phraseology adopted by both the public and government lies at the core of the problem: People who take drugs are regarded and described as criminals, instead of patients requiring social and medical rehabilitation.

^

!!!! WHATTT ?? THEY ARE BOTH

WHERE IS THE HUMAN RIGHTS ON THIS MATTER

They didn’t care that Lee tested negative in multiple drug tests. They didn’t care he was the victim of blackmail. (Lee admitted to the police that one time he consumed a substance offered by one of his acquaintances without thinking it could have been an illegal drug. Another of his acquaintances threatened to disclose this incident to the public, demanding money in exchange for silence.)

^

They referred to 》》 ( police and media )

The world NEEDS TO PUT THIS INTO THEIR CONSIDERATION

Public humiliation dismantled in a day the two decades of Lee’s legacy.

^

His legacy will never die . SHAME ON THEM

If a pathway had been laid out for society to embrace him, offer him proper medical care, and welcome the resumption of his career, Lee would have still been with us. Every victim of addiction deserves the chance Lee was never given.

^

😢😢😢💔💔💔

He will be missed

Once again his legacy will be ALIVE for so so long

R.I.P

#lee sunkyun #death #suicide #celebrity

[fridayvelvet]

Shin Hakyun and Lee Sunkyun at the SK Knights game

#sk knights #shin hakyun #lee sunkyun #TWO PRETTY BEST FRIENDS YUP YUP #be my mister pipeline is real and canon #lee sun kyun #shin ha kyun #beyond evil #yonder #payback #my mister #my ahjussi #photos

[highflyerwings]

Lee Sunkyun’s case was mishandled and misreported, and both the police department and the media are to blame for his death. And everyone on the internet I saw immediately piling on just because it’s another person to hate. Korean netizens who immediately turn their back on someone when there’s a whisper of drug use, who turned their back on Sunkyun, who will now offer condolences to his friends and family like they weren’t part of the problem and just as complicit in his death.

I’m devastated. I’m angry. This should not have happened.

#lee sunkyun #lee sun kyun #I went to bed crying and I woke up crying

[soulmateszarchive]

Lee Sunkyun - Masterlist

— Simple

#1

#lee sunkyun #actor

[chlorenes]

joonyoung: *does or says something*

hyunwoo and boyoung:

#lee sunkyun #lee sangyeob #kwon boa #do hyunwoo #ahn joonyoung #kwon boyoung #listen to love #my wife's having an affair this week #you can never go wrong with sangyeob and sunkyun together #boa and sangyeob 😭😭😭😭😭

[doux-amer]

I was afraid the police questioning was going to lead to death and I'm sadly not as surprised as I should be over Lee Sunkyun's death. I don't care what he was accused of (let's not forget that he tested negative for everything! And that this all happened based on a RUMOR. A RUMOR. By a notoriously unreliable source. But is this surprising? The police never do anything properly because they're the police); it isn't anything that should condemn a man to the witch hunt he went through.

If you're not familiar with how the witch hunts run in Korea, just know that it isn't a simple matter of being brought in for questioning (if there's actual official action taken) or being the subject of gossip (if it's society deciding your fate). You're essentially subjected to such horrific treatment that it's no surprise that people break down mentally. It happens all the time. It's making me want to smash things because media outlets are being vague about his death so everyone online is like "Oh, that's so sad that he was depressed. You never know who needs help" or "People who are struggling with depression should get support." He wasn't depressed! This was a man driven to suicide because the government, police, and media basically made him feel like he had no future.

#if you don't know how insane korean culture is about this...it's easy to read up on it #thank god jiyong made it through this but i was worried that he or lee sunkyun would be mentally impacted #lee sunkyun was brought in for questioning multiple times and the last time was THIS CHRISTMAS WEEKEND #he should have been spending that time with family and instead he was subjected to 19 hours of police interrogation. NINETEEN! #don't @ me about his infidelity. i'm well aware that other things surfaced while they were digging into him #but a. that's not something someone should be killed for and b. that's not a crime however you feel about it #(for the record that's something i have an issue with but my personal feelings have nothing to do with this) #none of this should have happened and there's so much police misconduct at play #all i can say is that i hope they get sued to oblivion #and due to lee sunkyun's profile because of the fame parasite brought him #this becomes an international embarrassment/disaster for the govt police and media #and something good can come out of this because this can't continue #all three are disgusting and should be treated as such