In the latest development of Korea's biggest drug scandal that swept through the local entertainment scene this year, actor Lee Sun-kyun reportedly died by suicide in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Wednesday. He was 48 years old.
I’ve been following kpop for the better part of a decade. This isn’t the first celebrity I know of with a drug scandal that pushes them to suicide or attempted suicide. I’m sure it won’t be the last either. It’s basically career suicide, even if it’s just weed.
Yeah, as I said, you have a very limited view on that genre of music and you’re really proving that now. Like any type of music, people are into it for a number of reasons.
I hope he’s relieved, at peace and his loved ones can recover theirs, too.
How severe are the drug laws in SK? A drug scandal pushing a celebrity to suicide feels surprising these days.
He smoked weed at someone’s house a few times this year and was under multiple hours long interrogations
Seems like he was starting to get black listed from Korean studios and sentencing for drug use/distribution is between 6 months and 14 years.
NY Post article I found about this and the Korean War on Drugs.
I’ve been following kpop for the better part of a decade. This isn’t the first celebrity I know of with a drug scandal that pushes them to suicide or attempted suicide. I’m sure it won’t be the last either. It’s basically career suicide, even if it’s just weed.
Feels like kpop is meant just to appeal to the losers on 4chan.
Real big, “I jerk off to women then hate them for being in porn” vibes from that entire crowd.
That’s a very limited view on a genre of music.
Not really, considering the audience cares more about their idol’s personal lives than the music they make.
Yeah, as I said, you have a very limited view on that genre of music and you’re really proving that now. Like any type of music, people are into it for a number of reasons.
By ‘that crowd’ do you mean conservative countries in South East Asia?
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Considering all we know about effective drug treatment/regulation these kinds of laws are only prison fodder generators.