A bar hostess and a former actor who extorted a total of 350 million won ($241,000) from late actor Lee Sun-kyun were sentenced to prison by a court on Thursday.
Prosecutors requested a seven-year prison sentence for a 30-year-old bar hostess accused of extorting late actor Lee Sun-kyun.
The high-profile investigation into the late actor Lee Sun-kyun’s alleged drug use has effectively concluded, with police saying no further investigation will be conducted.
"Land of Happiness" centers on the trial of agent Park Tae-ju, portrayed by the late actor Lee Sun-kyun, who becomes entangled in the assassination plot through orders from his superior.
"Project Silence" is a new thriller film by director Kim Tae-gon that will finally hit local theaters on Friday, more than a year since its initial screening at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in May last year.
Late actor Lee Sun-kyun's posthumous works, 'Project Silence' and 'The Land of Happiness', are set to be released in July and August, respectively.
The Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency’s anti-corruption crime investigation team arrested a senior-level police official belonging to the Incheon Police Agency Thursday morning, according to investigative authorities the same day.
Star of the Oscar-winning film "Parasite" Lee Sun-kyun was acknowledged in the memorial segment of the Academy Awards show on Sunday.
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) honored the late Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun during its award ceremony on Sunday.
Last year's “Sleep,” one of the final films by late “Parasite” (2019) actor Lee Sun-kyun, won the top award at the Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival on Sunday.
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