The 29th Busan International Film Festival opened Wednesday night, October 2, with a tribute to late Parasite actor Lee Sun Kyun . The audience solemnly fell quiet as the memoriam video for the South Korean actor played in his honour. The My Mister actor died in December 2023 in an apparent suicide at the age of 48 amid an ongoing drug probe.
Contemporary actors and significant contributors to Korean cinema, leading the Hallyu Wave, were moved to tears in the process. Vincenzo star Song Joong Ki and Extraordinary Attorney Woo actor Ha Yoon Kyung were noticeably some high-profile performers in attendance. Also read | Blackpink Jennie's Mantra, Seventeen's Spill the Feels, aespa's Whiplash and more: K-pop comebacks October 2024 Lee Sun Kyun posthumously honoured at Busan International Film Festival In addition to the heartfelt tribute, the Korean Cinema Award was bestowed upon Lee posthumously at Busan Cinema Theatre in Busan's Haeundae-gu District.
The moving video played out a montage of the late Lee Sun Kyun’s projects, including other quotes highlighting why he chose this artistic calling. Park Bo Young gracefully wrapped up the tribute, saying, “It was truly a poignant goodbye. Just as in the final words of My Mister, we sincerely hope he has found the peace he sought,” Korea JoongAng Daily reported.
The Strong Girl Bong Soon actress’ co-host Ahn Jae Hong ( Mask Girl ) also disclosed that the film festival will be screening some of Lee’s “representative works.�.
