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

우재연 / 2026-01-05 09:20:12
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▲ Actor Ahn Sung-ki arrives at the red carpet of the 56th Daejong Film Awards, in this June 3, 2020, file photo. (Yonhap)

actor-obituary

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

By Woo Jae-yeon

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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