Kim Sung-min
- In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Sung-min (Korean: 김성민, February 14, 1973 – June 26, 2016) was a South Korean actor. He was known for his roles as Lee Joo-wang in the televisions series Miss Mermaid, the Plastic surgeon in Time (2006) and as himself in The Weight (2013).
Kim Sung-min | |
|---|---|
김성민 | |
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| Born | Kim Sung-taek February 14, 1973 |
| Died | June 26, 2016 (aged 43) Seoul, South Korea |
| Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
| Education | Seoul National University Seoul College - Physical and Social Education in Golf |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–2014 |
| Agent | Lobe Entertainment |
| Spouse(s) | Lee Han-na (m. 2013 - 2016) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김성민 |
| Revised Romanization | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Gim Seong-min |
| McCune–Reischauer | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Kim Sŏng-min |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 김성택 |
| Revised Romanization | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Gim Seong-taek |
| McCune–Reischauer | <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Kim Sŏng-taek |
Sung-min committed suicide by hanging himself at his home in Seoul, South Korea, aged 43.[1]
Personal life
Kim married a dentist called Lee Han-na on February 20, 2013.[2]
Death
On June 24, 2016, Kim Sung Min's wife called the police to check on her husband. She said that he had threatened to kill himself after they had an argument.[3] The police found him trying to commit suicide by hanging himself in the bathroom.[4] He had been in a coma since June 24. On June 26, the police said that Kim Sung Min, was diagnosed as brain dead at 2:00 AM KST.[5] The diagnosis was confirmed at 10:15 AM KST. Kim Sung Min's family agreed to donate his organs.[6][7]
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Time[8] | Plastic surgeon |
| 2007 | The Mafia, the Salesman | Kim Sang-doo |
| 2009 | I'm Happy | Hyung-chul |
| 2011 | Invasion of Alien Bikini | Director (cameo) |
| 2013 | Closet (short movie) | |
| Eating, Talking, Faucking | Bill | |
| The Weight | (cameo) |
References
- ↑ "Brain-dead actor Kim Sung-min's organs to be donated". Korea Times. 2016-06-26. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- ↑ "Kim Sung-min, 39, marries his dentist". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ↑ "Kim Sung-min succumbs to suicide attempt". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ↑ "Actor Kim Sung-min Dead in Suicide". english.chosun.com. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ↑ "South Korean actor Kim Sung-min brain dead after suicide attempt". Channel News Asia. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/lifestyle/south-korean-actor-kim-sung-min-brain-dead-after-suicide-attempt-7951662. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ↑ "Brain-dead actor Kim Sung-min's organs to be donated". web.archive.org. 2016-06-26. Archived from the original on 2016-06-26. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Korean actor Kim Sung-min's organs to be donated after death from suicide". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ↑ Joo, Jung-wan (29 August 2006). "On celluloid, plastic is murder". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
Other websites
- Kim Sung-min on Twitter
- Kim Sung-min Archived 2014-12-20 at the Wayback Machine at Lobe Entertainment
- Kim Sung-min Fan Cafe at Daum
- Kim Sung-min on IMDb
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