On the morning of August 4, the news of actor Song Young Kyu's unusual passing at the age of 55 in a car in Cheoin-gu, Yongin city, Gyeonggi-do province (Korea) caused a stir in public opinion.
Song Young Kyu was born in 1970, graduated from the Department of Theater at Seoul College of the Arts and debuted as an actor in the children's musical "The Hairy Guru" in 1994.
He then accumulated stage experience through many different plays, before expanding his career to the film and television industry in the early 2000s, with the 2002 film "Turn It Up" and the 2007 film " Merry Mary".
Song Young Kyu has participated in many works, including both guest and supporting roles, but has been almost unnoticed for a long time.
It was not until 2019 that Song Young Kyu became widely known when he took on the role of Choi Head of the show "Extreme Job" and Captain Oh Sa Hoon in "Hot Stove League".
" super Difficult Work" has become the film with the 3rd highest box office revenue in Korean cinema history, with 120 million USD. Meanwhile, the film " Dreams Professional Team" recorded a rating of 19.1%, winning the Best Television Series award at the Baeksang Arts Awards.
Since then, Song Young Kyu has appeared in many hit works such as Penthouse 3, Hyena, Big Bet, The Tale of Lady Ok, etc.
Song Young Kyu is currently participating in ENA's drama "The Defects" as the monk Yoon Se Hoon and SBS's drama "The Winning Try" as football coach Kim Min Joong of Daesang High School.
Recently, the actor was embroiled in controversy when he was prosecuted without detention with the accusation of driving while intoxicated on the evening of June 19. The test results showed that Song Young Kyu's blood alcohol concentration exceeded 0.08% - the level of driver's license revoked according to Korean law.
Because of this noise, Song Young Kyu had to apologize to the public. The crew of "The Defects" decided to cut his scenes to the point of not affecting the film crew and the audience experience.
Before passing away, not only as an actor, Song Young Kyu also held the role of special professor of the Department of Performing Arts at Semyung University.
The specific cause of Song Young Kyu's death has not been determined. He passed away, leaving behind his wife and two daughters. The actor's funeral was held at the Special Funeral room No. 1 of Davos Hospital, Yongin City.
