Korean actress Im Soo Hyang just posted a touching letter for her fellow cast member Lee Ji Han who sadly passed away.
On October 29, more than 100,000 people gathered to celebrate Halloween in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea. The Korea Times reported that a crowd crush happened in a narrow alleyway and emergency calls started coming in at around 10:24 p.m KST. 156 people died while 151 were injured, and most of them were in their 20s. Ji Han is one of the victims of the tragedy.
The 24-year-old is a former contestant in the reality competition Produce 101 Season 2 who soon transitioned to acting. He was supposed to star in the upcoming MBC drama Kkokdu's Gye Jeol as the ex-boyfriend of Soo Hyang. As of writing, the series' filming was put on hold and the production team has recently visited Ji Han's funeral home.
Yesterday, Soo Hyang paid tribute to Ji Han via Instagram and shared how much she cried after knowing her co-star's untimely demise:
"Ji Han, you have to be happy in a better place.
Yesterday, I was supposed to film the whole day with you, but after hearing the news, we all gathered in your wake. No one could say anything for a long time, and we just sat in a daze. I felt so cold, sad, and miserable after you were taken away so soon as you were just starting because I knew so well how hard you worked and how you wanted to do a good job. And your parents held my hands and told me how you went home and happily bragged to them that I praised you for doing a good job, and I think I cried for a long while because I was sorry that I didn't take care of you more and that it was a shame that I didn't say one more nice thing or words of encouragement.
I am so hurt to let my colleague go first. The team and I will all work even harder for your share while thinking of you so that you can be proud of that place, and I hope you will be at peace now.
To all those who became stars through this Itaewon tragedy, may you all rest in peace." (as translated by Soompi)
Our thoughts and prayers are with Ji Han's family and friends, and all the victims of the Itaewon crowd crush.
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