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With actor Lee Sang-bo sadly passing away, the past interview of the deceased is also being re-examined.
As a result of Star News' confirmation, the mortuary of the late Lee Sang-bo was set up in Room 3 of the Central Funeral Home in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do. He was 45.
The Hankook Ilbo reported on the 27th that Lee Sang-bo was found dead the previous day. In response, an official from the Korea Management Group (KMG), Lee Sang-bo's agency, told Star News in a phone call, "We are checking the current reports and grasping the situation. I will check the facts and tell you my position." In addition, all posts have been deleted from Lee Sang-bo's SNS account, adding to the regret.
Lee Sang-bo, who was born in 1981, debuted in the KBS 2TV drama "The Longest Number of Invisible Men" in 2006, and has since appeared in a number of works including "Daughter-in-law's Full Age," "Naughty Love," "Private Life," "Miss Monte Cristo," "Elegant Empire," "Secretly Great" and "Mefisto."
The deceased was caught by the police on drug charges in the past, but it turned out to be not true and had a hard time.
At that time, the deceased was arrested in September 2022 by police who were dispatched after receiving a report that a man who appeared to be drunk was running on the street. Later, Lee Sang-bo said that a simple drug reagent test tested positive for "morphine," but denied the drug charges and said it was because of the depression drug he was taking. His doctor also said in a medical certificate that he was taking antidepressants and nerve glasses, stressing that they were not illegal drugs. Accordingly, the police requested an appraisal to the National Forensic Service, and Lee Sang-bo was dismissed as "not charged" in about 20 days.
The deceased, who later resumed his acting career, said in an interview with Star News in January 2024, "In fact, it was at that time that he received attention with the biggest issue than his acting career. There were actually bad feelings to say that it was burdensome in front of the camera, but there were also things I wanted to look at me strangely, he said. "I was very careful and worried. But someone said, 'It may not feel good for Sangbo, but I think this incident became a turning point and turning point.' This is because there has been no such case and no actor has returned so quickly. When I heard this, I thought I shouldn't be trapped alone," he confessed. He also expressed relief, saying, "If it was once very hard, now it's possible to joke."
He continued, "I really thought I should be responsible. There are many eyes on me, and I don't know how long I will be an actor. But I know I have to repay you, not in vain," he said, adding, "I want to make sure that I don't think about it with acting enough to overturn the case. I have a desire to make people imprinted with acting, not with the phrase (mocking drugs) in front of me," he said.
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