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Bong Joon-ho joins calls for investigation of Lee Sun-kyun’s death
The actor’s is the latest in a string of celebrity deaths in South Korea and artists have called for a push to prevent further such tragedies
Lee, who played the wealthy father in Bong’s Oscar-winning film, died last month in an apparent suicide, at the age of 48. Lee said he had been tricked into taking the drugs; last Friday, the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency referred two women to the prosecution for further investigation and potential indictment on charges of blackmailing for 350m won. A significant number of South Korean celebrities, in particular pop stars and actors, have killed themselves in recent years, including Moonbin, Haesoo and Jonghyun.
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