Lee Sun Kyun funeral: Parasite director Bong Joon Ho, actors Jo Jung Suk, Yoo Yeon Seok pay respects

Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun died at the age of 48 on December 27 (Wednesday). He was found dead in a car in Seoul, South Korea's Jongno District. The actor’s three-day funeral ritual is currently taking place at Seoul National University Hospital, which was attended by several people from the Korean entertainment industry. 

Parasite director Bong Joon Ho and others pay last respect to Lee Sun Kyun

In a viral video, Bong Joon Ho was seen making his way to the mourning site. Hospital Playlist actor Jo Jung Suk seemed distressed as he reached the hospital. He will be seen in Lee Sun Kyun's posthumous film Land of Happiness. Yoo Jae Myung, who features in the film as well, attended the funeral. Dr. Romantic actor Yoo Yeon Seok seemed visibly shaken when he went to Lee Sun Kyun's family to give them his sympathies.

The Korea Herald stated that Sol Kyung Gu, Ha Jung Woo, Lee Sung Min, Lee Jung Jae, Jung Woo Sung, Ryu Joon Yeol, Jeon Do Yeon, Yim Si Wan, Kim Nam Gil, Kim Jong Su, and Bae Seong Woo were also present at the funeral. An emotional Cho Jin Woong was also sighted at the funeral. 

Lee Sun Kyun died by suicide? 

Lee was found unconscious next to charcoal briquettes inside a car at a park in Seoul on Wednesday morning, after his wife reported to police that Lee had left home and she had found what appeared to be a suicide note, Yonhap said.

The actor had been questioned three times by police, including for 19 hours over the weekend. He had said he was tricked into taking drugs by a bar hostess who then tried to blackmail him. South Korea has tough drug laws, and drug crimes are typically punishable by at least six months in prison or up to 14 years for repeat offenders and dealers.