I am currently in the Korean drama phase. Seeing them is a good way of disconnect and also connect in some ways. From one to the other I reached the series called my mister. It was one of the most powerful relationships I have seen in a long time. A man and a woman, trying to be supportive of each other...non romantic but romantic...but more at human level. Like always i googled the cast and I see that the lead actor Lee Sun Kyun died last year Dec 2024 of suicide. Caught in a drug and adultery gossip and the man decided to call it off. Strangely the storyline of my mister was on same lines...and he tries to die but is saved by IU who plays the lead. I have not been able to get this of my mind for some days now. He is survived by two young children, he had movies and serials working for him. The culture of Korea and the constant pressure pushed him to take his life. What would have been his thoughts...and how horrible he was feeling to not do anything but just end it here. He briliantly acted in the series and I am going back to the series again and again. just in some way to say that things would be better...if only there was someway or someone who could have helped. a young life, taken by people like us who constantly track, judge and comment on others. how lonely wud he have felt in that moment in the car. and how much would he wanted help...
I hope and pray he is in a much better space. As an audience, he was briliant. as a person, he wud have felt that pressure of staying good which the world did not let him. hope his family has all the best things in life and can get over this moment of unhappiness.
strangely my last post was for Jock. Who did something similiar. but he was in a different space all together with his mental health. may be he knew what he was doing...very different to what Lee did. He was forced into this by people...and no one should ever forget or be forgiven for that.
Rest in peace Lee Sun Kyun. Hope life gives you better in your next life.
