{"id":253528,"date":"2026-03-27T18:47:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/27\/led-lee-sang-bo-s-untimely\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:36:07","slug":"led-lee-sang-bo-s-untimely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/media\/2026\/03\/27\/led-lee-sang-bo-s-untimely\/","title":{"rendered":"What Led to Lee Sang-bo&#8217;s Untimely Death? A Look Back at His Life and Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"view_article\">\n<div id=\"article\">\n<div>\n<table cellpadding=\"2\" class=\"news_photo\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contents-cdn.viewus.co.kr\/image\/2026\/03\/CP-2023-0081\/image-3bf05145-2bc3-45a3-8c8f-77d370a6f804.jpeg\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font color=\"#3522A4\">Lee Sang-bo \/ Photo = TV CHOSUN capture<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>[Sports Today reporter Jeong Ye-won] Actor Lee Sang-bo has died, South Korean outlets reported.<\/p>\n<p> On March 27, his agency, Korea Management Group (KMG), told Sports Today that it had seen the reports and was looking into the matter.<\/p>\n<p> Earlier that same day, Hankook Ilbo reported that Lee had been found dead the previous day.<\/p>\n<p> Born in 1981, Lee began his acting career in 2006 with the drama \\&#8221;The Invisible Man, Choi Jang-soo\\&#8221; (\ud22c\uba85\uc778\uac04 \ucd5c\uc7a5\uc218). 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According to reports, after taking prescribed tranquilizers for depression he was seen stumbling on the street; a passerby misinterpreted the scene and called the police, touching off a public misunderstanding.<\/p>\n<p> Lee later addressed the episode on the variety show \\&#8221;Charge of the Sisters\\&#8221; (\uc9c4\uaca9\uc758 \uc5b8\ub2c8\ub4e4), recounting that on Chuseok he had taken his prescribed tranquilizer and gone to a convenience store, only to be abruptly detained. He said drug tests came back negative, yet he was held in a cell. During the arrest his phone was damaged, leaving him unable to contact anyone, he explained.<\/p>\n<p> He added that footage of him captured on CCTV ran alongside news reports that a man in his 40s had been arrested on drug charges, a combination that made him feel he could no longer live in the country. He also said he was forced to pay 1.2 million KRW (about $900) for a hospital drug test out of pocket.<\/p>\n<p> [\uc2a4\ud3ec\uce20\ud22c\ub370\uc774 \uc815\uc608\uc6d0 \uae30\uc790 <span><font color=\"blue\">ent@stoo.com<\/font><\/span>]<br \/>\u300cThe closest, most FunFun news \u24d2 Sports Today\u300d   <\/p>\n<div class=\"byeline\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- view_related --><!-- view_related\/\/ --><!-- \ubc14\uc774\ub77c\uc778 \ud558\ub2e8 2\uc904 \ud558\uc774\ub77c\uc774\ud2b8 --><!-- \ubc14\uc774\ub77c\uc778 \ud558\ub2e8 \ud558\uc774\ub77c\uc774\ud2b8 --><!-- next_article\/\/ --><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Lee Sang-bo has passed away. 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