Overview

• Song Young-kyu was found unresponsive by an acquaintance around 8 a.m. on August 4 inside his car parked in Cheoin District, Yongin.
• Yongin Dongbu Police Station has ruled out foul play, questioned his family and is weighing an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
• He had faced a June 19 DUI investigation in Yongin that led to license revocation, his departure from Shakespeare In Love and plans by The Defects and The Winning Try teams to edit out his scenes.
• A close acquaintance said he became deeply distressed by malicious online comments after his DUI report.
• Over a three-decade career, Song appeared in more than 40 dramas and films and was best known for his role as Chief Choi in the 2019 box office hit Extreme Job.