He could have gone through his mid life crisis and did a stupid thing or two – but a death penalty?! And what about his wife (whom I adore as an excellent and versatile actress much like her hubby) and the two sons who attended their father’s movie premiere in Cannes back in September. The timeline would mean the blackmail had already happened and the wife’s nervousness in the cinema was palpable (although I thought the limelight and attention was far too much when seeing those YT clips).

I was fortunate to have met LSK in the flesh about 4 or 5 years ago during a trip to Korea on the busy street of Myeongdong full of shopping crowd and tourists. He was walking with a friend (some variety show host whose name escaped me) with the friend’s baby in a pram. I asked if I could take a photo with him and he declined in a most apologetic manner – as if he was pleading me to forgive him for not obliging. I totally understood his wish for not wanting to draw any attention from the crowd. (I have to admit my bad for disrupting his privacy.). This encounter did confirm my perception of him as a genuine nice guy.

Now that his life is cut short in the most tragic circumstances, I hope the Korean society will show some decency to the surviving family.