Around 11 AM on this day, TV Chosun reported exclusively that Lee Sun-kyun had been found collapsed in a car. TV Chosun mentioned that the information came from a 112 police report.
However, just before this report emerged, it was confirmed that sad news related to Lee Sun-kyun had already been posted on an online community in Korea.
Around 10:47 AM, a post titled “It seems that actor Lee Sun-kyun has passed away” was uploaded to the online community MLBPARK. The netizen who wrote the post left a comment saying, “It’s unfortunate.” No additional explanation was added, raising questions.
Upon seeing this post, other netizens commented, “?“, “??“, “Suddenly?“, “What?“, “Huh?“, “Is this a joke?“, “Spreading false information is subject to punishment“, “I captured and sent it to his agency“… Some even angrily concluded that it was a clickbait post.
However, about 10 minutes later, numerous reports from various media outlets confirmed the content of the post as true.
Accordingly, many netizens wondered how the netizen who wrote the post with the title “It seems that actor Lee Sun-kyun has passed away” had learned about the news in advance, leading to various speculations. There were suggestions that the person who posted it might be related to the police, hospital or emergency services. Currently, in the comment section, there are remarks such as “What is this person doing that they knew this in advance…“, “This post was uploaded long before the news and information were delivered. How did they know in advance?” and so on.
According to Yonhap News, around 10:12 AM, a 112 report was received stating that “My husband (Lee Sun-kyun) left the house after writing a memo resembling a will“. Responding to the report, the police, who arrived on the scene, found Lee Sun-kyun’s vehicle near a park in Seoul around 10:30 AM. It was reported that Lee Sun-kyun was in an unconscious state when discovered.
The police assume that Lee Sun-kyun made an extreme choice, and they plan to continue the relevant investigation.
