Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun dies by suicide, drug scandal sweeps entertainment scene

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Lee Sun-kyun dies by suicide, drug scandal sweeps entertainment scene [REWIND 2023]
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I hope he’s relieved, at peace and his loved ones can recover theirs, too.

How severe are the drug laws in SK? A drug scandal pushing a celebrity to suicide feels surprising these days.

I've been following kpop for the better part of a decade. This isn't the first celebrity I know of with a drug scandal that pushes them to suicide or attempted suicide. I'm sure it won't be the last either. It's basically career suicide, even if it's just weed.

Feels like kpop is meant just to appeal to the losers on 4chan.

Real big, "I jerk off to women then hate them for being in porn" vibes from that entire crowd.

That's a very limited view on a genre of music.

Not really, considering the audience cares more about their idol's personal lives than the music they make.

Yeah, as I said, you have a very limited view on that genre of music and you're really proving that now. Like any type of music, people are into it for a number of reasons.

By 'that crowd' do you mean conservative countries in South East Asia?

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