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Death of ‘Parasite’ Star Highlights South Korea’s Crackdown on Drugs
The actor, Lee Sun-kyun, had been questioned on suspicion of drug use in a country that has long drawn a hard line against anything other than total abstinence.
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Police officers investigating a vehicle in which the body of Lee Sun-kyun was found in Seoul on Wednesday. Credit...Yonhap, via Shutterstock
By John Yoon
Reporting from Seoul
Dec. 28, 2023Updated 8:38 a.m. ET
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Lee Sun-kyun, the “Parasite” actor who was found dead on Wednesday, was far from the only celebrity entangled in South Korea’s latest antidrug crackdown.
Yoo Ah-in, the actor known for his roles in the 2018 film “Burning” and the 2021 Netflix series “Hellbound,” is facing trial after testing positive for propofol, marijuana, ketamine and cocaine, officials say. Several South Korean retailers have cut ties with the actor since the drug accusations became public. He is no longer listed as a cast member for the second season of “Hellbound.”
G-Dragon, the rapper and former member of the K-pop boy group BigBang, had been under investigation for possible drug use until the police dropped the case earlier this month after he tested negative on several drug tests. Nevertheless, BMW Korea removed images of him from its online advertisements.
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John Yoon is a Times reporter based in Seoul who covers breaking and trending news. More about John Yoon
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