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Korean star Song Young-kyu, star of 'Trick' and 'Stove League', dies at 55
His appearance in 'Extreme Job' — one of the highest-grossing films in Korean cinema — cemented his status as a reliable actor with a knack for dry humour and gritty realism
- PUBLISHED: Mon 4 Aug 2025, 3:41 PM
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Korean star Song Young-Kyu, best known for his role in Extreme Job, has died. He was 55.
As per Variety, Song Young-Kyu breathed his last on August 4. Local authorities informed that the actor was found unresponsive inside a parked car in Cheoin-gu, Yongin, south of Seoul, around 8 am local time.
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An acquaintance discovered his body.
It was 1994 when Song made his stage debut with the children's musical Wizard Mureul and built a steady three-decade career across theater, film and television.
He was best known for supporting roles in projects such as Trick, Stove League, Baseball Girk and Hyena.
His appearance in Extreme Job — one of the highest-grossing films in Korean cinema — cemented his status as a reliable actor with a knack for dry humour and gritty realism.
In June this year, Song was involved in a DUI incident in Yongin. He was referred to prosecution without detention. In the aftermath, Song stepped down from the stage production of Shakespeare in Love and was removed or minimised in two dramas airing at the time - ENA's The Defects and SBS's The Winning Try, as per Variety.
He is survived by his wife and two daughters.