{"id":2178258,"date":"2025-11-26T22:49:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T22:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2178258"},"modified":"2025-11-26T22:49:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T22:49:37","slug":"entertainment-industry-comes-together-to-honor-late-actor-lee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/entertainment-industry-comes-together-to-honor-late-actor-lee\/","title":{"rendered":"Entertainment industry comes together to honor late actor Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ab_photo photo_center \" style=\"width: 820px;\">\n<div class=\"image\">                              <span class=\"mask\"\/>                  <\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">The photo shows the funeral altar for the late actor Lee Soon-jae at Asan Medical Center in southern Seoul on Nov. 26. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        \u00a0  <br \/>   Mourners continued to visit the funeral home of the late actor Lee Soon-jae on Wednesday, a day after he died at age 91.\u00a0  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   Visitors from across the entertainment industry gathered at the Asan Medical Center funeral hall in southern Seoul, to pay their respects.\u00a0  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   Lee, who made his debut in 1956, enjoyed a 69-year-long career \u2014 which spanned theater, television and film \u2014 and was widely celebrated for his dedication to the arts.\u00a0He began acting in high school, appearing in a school production of Shakespeare&#8217;s \u201cHamlet,\u201d then studied philosophy at Seoul National University, where he helped revive its theater club and participated in national theater competitions.  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   Former Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In-chon, who also worked with Lee as a fellow actor, visited the funeral home Wednesday morning.\u00a0  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   \u201cHe constantly reminded younger actors that we must approach our craft with discipline and that we must speak our language properly,\u201d Yu said. \u201cIt is heartbreaking to think there is no longer an elder who will tell us the hard truths.\u00a0I always hoped to meet him on stage again or work with him in a drama. It hurts that he is gone.\u201d  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   Actor Jang Dong-gun, who appeared with Lee in the film \u201cGood Morning President\u201d (2009), said he regretted not being able to see Lee\u2019s final stage performance.\u00a0  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   \u201cLee&#8217;s last show stopped on the day I planned to go,\u201d Jang said. \u201cI hope he rests peacefully in a good place.\u201d  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   Actor Park In-hwan also visited the funeral home.\u00a0  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   \u201cHe lived such a diligent and passionate life as an actor,\u201d Park said.\u00a0  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   Visitors throughout the day included actors Kim Young-ok, Choi Min-soo, Bae Jong-ok, Choi Soo-jong and Ha Hee-ra.\u00a0  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   Singer Bada and television personalities Yoo Jae-suk and Cho Sae-ho also came to pay their respects. Boo-young Group Chairman Lee Joong-keun visited as well.  <br \/>   \u00a0                           <\/p>\n<div class=\"ab_photo photo_center \" style=\"width: 820px;\">\n<div class=\"image\">                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The photo shows the funeral altar for the late actor Lee Soon-jae at Asan Medical Center in southern Seoul on Nov. 26. [NEWS1]\" src=\"https:\/\/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com\/data\/photo\/2025\/11\/26\/21474664-d33c-4d4d-bde3-460b597fc8dc.jpg\"\/>          <span class=\"mask\"\/>                  <\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">The photo shows the funeral altar for the late actor Lee Soon-jae at Asan Medical Center in southern Seoul on Nov. 26. [NEWS1]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        \u00a0  <br \/>   On Tuesday, actors Park Geun-hyung and Baek Il-seob, who appeared with Lee in the tvN entertainment program \u201cGrandpas Over Flowers\u201d (2013-18) visited the funeral home.\u00a0  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   \u201cHe once told me that if he acted until 95, I had to do the same,\u201d\u00a0Baek said. \u201cI can\u2019t believe he left first without a word.\u201d  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   Actor Son Sook spoke about the many years she spent performing alongside Lee.  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   \u201cWe often played a married couple on stage for nearly a decade,\u201d she said. \u201cSoon-jae, I will see you soon. Let\u2019s do theater again when we meet.\u201d  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   The funeral service will take place at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday at the Asan Medical Center funeral hall.\u00a0  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   Actor Jeong Bo-seok will serve as emcee and read Lee\u2019s career biography. Jung played Lee\u2019s son-in-law in the MBC situation comedy \u201cHigh Kick Through the Roof\u201d (2009-10).\u00a0  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   Actors Ha Ji-won and Kim Young-chul will deliver eulogies. Ha has often said she was a fan of Lee and worked with him in the MBC drama \u201cThe King 2 Hearts\u201d (2012).\u00a0  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   Kim, who first debuted as a talent at Tongyang Broadcasting Company, starred with Lee in the KBS drama \u201cThe Princess\u2019 Man\u201d (2011).\u00a0  <br \/>   \u00a0  <br \/>   The burial will follow the service at 6:20 a.m. at Eden Paradise in Icheon, Gyeonggi.\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p><i>This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.<\/i><br \/>BY HA NAM-HYUN [<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/koreajoongangdaily.joins.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"8dfdece4e6a3e7e4e5faece3cde7e2e2e3eaece3eaa3eee2a3e6ff\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/ko_KR\/all.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source koreajoongangdaily.joins.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The photo shows the funeral altar for the late actor Lee Soon-jae at Asan Medical Center in southern Seoul on Nov. 26. 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