Kim Bo Kyung Passes Away at the Age of 44
[Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Mentions of Death and Suicide]
The Korean entertainment industry is mourning the loss of two talented actresses. It was previously reported on January 24, that actress Song Yoo Jung sadly took her own life. She was 26.
Also read: [TW/CW] Song Yoo Jung Commits Suicide
Now, another loved actress also joined the Creator due to an illness that she has been battling for years.
News stated that South Korean actress Kim Bo Kyung passed away due to an illness she has been fighting for quite some time already. The actress fought cancer for the past 11 years. Her battle with the disease ended on Feb. 2.
Kim Bo Kyung's Career Beginnings and Previous Works
Kim Bo Kyung was born on April 3, 1976. She finished her studies at Seoul National University of Arts and a graduate of the theater department. The 44-year-old actress began her career in the entertainment industry in 1995 and has participated in both films as well as dramas.
She became widely recognized through her performance in the 2001 film "Friend" with main leads Jang Dong Gun and Yoo Oh Sung.
Since then, Kim Bo Kyung has been actively working as an actress in the industry and starred in numerous films, such as "My Little Bride," "Blue Sky," "The Day He Arrives," and "Epitaph" where she bagged the Best Actress Award at the 3rd Pierson Film Festival.
Kim Bo Kyung Clinched the "Best Actress" Sash for Her Portrayal in "Epitaph"
The 2007 South Korean film "Epitaph" was helmed by directors, and brothers, Jung Sik and Jung Bum Shik. It is a horror-themed film set primarily in 1942 during the time that Korea was under the colonial rule of Japan.
The story centers on the character of Dr. Park Jung Nam (Jin Goo) who discovers a photo album that made him reminisce about his days as an intern at the Ansaeng Hospital. The album reminds him of his memories when he was in his twenties in the year 1942 when he was working as a medical intern. He was engaged to a woman whom he never met since it was an arranged marriage.
Sadly his engagement with this woman ended when his fiancée committed suicide.
Later on, Dr. Park Jung Nam (Jin Goo) was assigned to take the night shift monitoring the morgue. As he was doing his assigned task, he eventually fell in love with a beautiful corpse. As the story progresses he found out that the dead body he fell in love with was the body of his deceased fiancée.
Soon, other mysterious events take place in the hospital which involves a young girl haunted by ghosts and a serial killer targeting Japanese soldiers.
Kim Bo Kyung also starred in dramas namely "White Tower," "Kimcheed Radish Cubes," and her last project that aired in 2012, "It Was Love," where she starred alongside Ahn Jae Mo, Park Shi Eun, and Hwang Dong Joo
"It Was Love" is a story of a woman whose best friend steals her husband and completely destroys her life. It is a story revolving around infidelity and betrayal from a "frenemy" (a friend that became your enemy) who destroys the life of her friend and does all this for the sake of her daughter.
We know that a lot of fans are grieving for this loss. Kdramastars gives our deepest condolences to Kim Bo Kyung's family and friends. We hope she's finally free of pain and suffering.
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Written by Liza Parker
