One of Korea’s Top Actors, Ahn Sung-ki Passes Away at Age 74

Sad news that the lKorean actor Ahn Sung-ki has passed away:

 Ahn Sung-ki, one of the country’s most beloved actors, widely known for his warm public image and decades-long contributions to Korean cinema, died Monday. He was 74. 

He had been receiving treatment in an intensive care unit of a Seoul hospital after collapsing while choking on food at his home Tuesday.

He died at the hospital at around 9 a.m., surrounded by his family, according to the Korea Film Actor’s Association.

Yonhap

You can read more at the link, but one of my favorite movies he starred in The Taebaek Mountains is one of the best Korean War movies.