The late Song Young-gyu's final work, "True Education"... Director: "Receiving the news during editing was truly difficult"

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Director Hong Jong-chan, who directed "True Education," expressed his longing for the late actor Song Young-gyu, who passed away last year.

On the 11th, we met with Director Hong Jong-chan, who directed the Netflix series "True Education," at a café on Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, to discuss various topics.

"True Education" is a work that depicts the bold activities of the School Authority Protection Bureau, which stands on the side of victims to correct schools. It offers a refreshing sense of liberation by breaking through the chaos and conflicts occurring in the educational field in a way different from before.

In the first episode of "True Education," released on the 5th, the late actor Song Young-gyu, who passed away last August, appeared. He played the role of Ryu Kwang-pil, a National Assembly member and a leading presidential candidate, who is the father of Ryu Jun-hyung, a school violence perpetrator.

"True Education" became his final work, and Director Hong Jong-chan cautiously remarked, "It is truly regrettable."

He continued, "I heard about Hyung-gyu's news while I was editing Part 1. Upon hearing the news, I was personally very distressed. He truly enjoyed acting and performed excellently. I thought I had to capture that performance well in this work. He delivered a passionate performance even during the script reading."

Meanwhile, the late Song Young-gyu was transferred without detention to the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office last June on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Act (drunk driving). He was accused of driving while intoxicated for approximately 5 kilometers from Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, to Cheoin-gu.

The late actor was found dead in a vehicle at a townhouse in Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, on August 4 of that year, just ten days after being transferred without detention by the Prosecutors' Office.

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