Beloved star Ahn Sung-ki, six-decade fixture of Korean cinema, dies at 74

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yna@yna.co.kr | 2026-01-05 09:21:24

▲ Actor Ahn Sung-ki arrives at the red carpet of the 56th Daejong Film Awards, in this June 3, 2020, file photo. (Yonhap)

   SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- Ahn Sung-ki, one of the country's most beloved actors, widely known for his warm public image and decades-long contributions to Korean cinema, died Monday. He was 74. 

   He had been receiving treatment in an intensive care unit of a Seoul hospital after collapsing while choking on food at his home Tuesday.

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