Explorer

Korean Actor Cho Yeo-jeong Pays Tribute To Late Parasite Co-Star Lee Sun-kyun On New Year

"Parasite" actor Cho Yeo-jeong paid tribute to Lee Sun-kyun in the New Year, remembering her late co-star as "a warm and good" artiste.

New Delhi: "Parasite" actor Cho Yeo-jeong paid tribute to Lee Sun-kyun in the New Year, remembering her late co-star as "a warm and good" artiste.

Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" was a stinging satire on class divides in South Korea and etched history in 2020 when it became the first non-English film to win an Academy Award for best picture. It also bagged three more Oscars, including best director trophy for Bong.

Cho played Choi Yeon-gyo, the Park family matriarch, opposite Lee, who essayed the role of Park Dong-ik, the Park family head, in the genre-defying movie.

The actor shared a throwback selfie on Instagram on Monday with Lee and other "Parasite" co-stars Choi Woo-shik and Park Myung-hoon from an awards show.

"I will never forget the honour of being together (with you). I will never forget (your) cheerfulness of always making everyone smile. I will be a warm and good actor like you. I'll embrace a new year that is not pleasant. I'll try to do well," she wrote in the caption.

Lee, 48, was found dead last Wednesday in Seoul by South Korean authorities following up a report that he had gone missing.

The actor had faced investigation over accusations of illegal drug use amid a government crackdown in which police questioned him three times, with one session running 19 hours over the weekend.

Lee had said he was tricked into taking drugs by a bar hostess trying to blackmail him, the Yonhap news agency reported.

The actor is also known for Koreans films such as "Helpless" and "All About My Wife" as well as K-dramas "Coffee Prince" and "My Mister". Lee was nominated for best actor International Emmy for his titular role in Apple TV+'s first Korean-language original series "Mr Brain".

Earlier, popular Korean actors like Kim Go-eun, Lee Je-hoon and Kim Nam-gil also paid homage to Lee. 

(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)

View More
Advertisement
Advertisement
25°C
New Delhi
Rain: 100mm
Humidity: 97%
Wind: WNW 47km/h
See Today's Weather
powered by
Accu Weather
Advertisement

Top Headlines

Watch: Virat Kohli Brings The Heat With Sledging On Day 1 Of Boxing Day Test
Watch: Virat Kohli Brings The Heat With Sledging On Day 1 Of Boxing Day Test
Shankaracharya Slams Mohan Bhagwat Over 'Mandir-Masjid' Remark: 'He Isn't Feeling Hindus' Pain'
Shankaracharya Slams Mohan Bhagwat Over 'Mandir-Masjid' Remark: 'He Isn't Feeling Hindus' Pain'
Bird Strike Or Fog: What Led To Kazakhstan Plane Crash That Killed At Least 30
Bird Strike Or Fog: What Led To Kazakhstan Plane Crash That Killed At Least 30
Renowned Malayalam Writer MT Vasudevan Nair Dies At 91, Kerala Govt Announces 2-Day Mourning
Renowned Malayalam Writer MT Vasudevan Nair Dies At 91, Kerala Govt Announces 2-Day Mourning
Advertisement
ABP Premium

Videos

Anya Polytech IPO: Must Watch Exclusive Interview Before Investing | Paisa LiveWhy Payas Pandit Struggled to Gain Recognition Despite Her Bhojpuri Debut with Pawan Singh?Sambhal News: ASI Team to Inspect Stepwell Today, Exclusive Pictures from the SiteBJP Accuses AAP of Deceiving Public with New Schemes Ahead of Delhi Elections

Photo Gallery

Embed widget