Lee Si-eon and the late Ahn Sung-ki memorialized, "I grew my dream while watching the teacher."

*This content was translated by AI.

Actor Lee Si-eon paid tribute to the late Ahn Sung-ki.

Lee Si-eon posted on her Instagram on the 5th, "I developed my dream by watching my teacher's acting when I was young. I always respect you. I pray for the rest of Mr. Ahn Sung-ki," he said, expressing his condolences.

At the same time, he shared a scene of the movie "Nothing to see for pity" starring Ahn Sung-ki during his lifetime.

Ahn Sung-ki died earlier in the day. He was 74.

According to the Korean Film Actors Association, Ahn Sung-ki died around 9 a.m. while being treated in the intensive care unit of Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. It has been six days since he was hospitalized unconscious in the intensive care unit after collapsing with food stuck in his throat at home on the 30th of last month.

Actor Ahn Sung-ki has been with Korea's pop culture history with a deep sense of mission and consistent sincerity in acting, the agency's artist company said. His acting has always been directed at people and life, and through numerous works, he has conveyed deep resonance and comfort across times and generations. "Ahn Sung-ki was a true 'national actor' who valued dignity and responsibility as a person more than anything else before acting and respected senior artists and the scene." I am deeply saddened by the sudden grief, pray for the repose of the deceased, and express my sincere comfort to the bereaved families."

The funeral will be hosted by the Shin Young-kyun Foundation for Arts and Culture and the Korea Film Actors Association, and four people will be the co-chairmen of the funeral committee, including honorary funeral committee chairman Shin Young-kyun, director Bae Chang-ho, chairman of the Korea Film Actors Association Lee Kap-sung, acting director of the Shin Young-kyun Arts and Culture Foundation Shin Eon-sik, and chairman of the Korean Filmmakers Association Yang Yun-ho.

It will also see off the last path of the deceased with the words of actors Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung. The mortuary will be set up in Room 31 of the funeral hall of Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, and the seal will be strictly observed at 6 a.m. on the 9th. Jangji is Yangpyeong star drawing.

<© STARNEWS. All rights reserved. No reproduction or redistribution allowed.>

*This content was translated by AI.