Chung Ho-yong passed away at age 94
Chung Ho-yong, a South Korean politician and army general, died on September 13, 2026, aged 94. He served as minister of the interior and later as minister of defense in…
Famous Dead People from South Korea
Over 400 obituaries for famous people from South Korea who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Lee Nam-cheol dies at age 65
Lee Nam-cheol, a South Korean politician and former civil servant, died on September 1, 2026, at age 65 after esophageal cancer. He served as the 46th and 47th mayor of…
Lee Yong-joo dead at age 44
Lee Yong-joo, a South Korean actor and businessman, died on August 29, 2026, aged 44. Born on August 21, 1982, he was identified in Korean biographical sources as both an…
Myeongjin passes away at age 75
Myeongjin, a South Korean Buddhist monk, died on August 22, 2026, aged 75. Known by the dharma name Myeongjin and born Han Gi-jung, he was born in Dangjin, South Chungcheong…
Baek In-chun died at age 83
Baek In-chun, a South Korean baseball player and manager, died on August 15, 2026, aged 83, after cardiac arrest from cerebral infarction. He played for the Lotte Orions and Sammi…
Ahn Pan-seok death at age 65
Ahn Pan-seok, the South Korean film and television director behind Behind the White Tower, Secret Affair and Heard It Through the Grapevine, died on August 12, 2026, aged 65, of…
Song Du-ho dies at age 97
Song Du-ho, a South Korean politician and doctor who served in the National Assembly from 1988 to 1996, died on August 10, 2026, aged 97. Born on December 12, 1928,…
Obituary: Seo Dong-wook, dead at age 63
Seo Dong-wook, a South Korean politician and former mayor of Nam District in Ulsan, died on August 10, 2026, at age 63. He served as the 5th, 7th and 8th…
Ahn Jin-soo death at age 81
Ahn Jin-soo, a South Korean actor, died on August 10, 2026, aged 81. He is identified in available biographical records as a South Korean cross-country skier, born on June 27,…
Lee Yong-taek died at age 95
Lee Yong-taek, a South Korean politician and activist who served as an independent member of the National Assembly from 1981 to 1988, died on August 9, 2026, aged 95. Born…
Bae In-gyu dead at age 36
Bae In-gyu, a South Korean gender activist and YouTuber who founded and led the anti-feminist group New Men’s Solidarity, died on August 5, 2026, aged 36. Born in 1990, he…
Chun Yong-taek dies at 88
Chun Yong-taek, a South Korean politician and military officer who served as minister of national defense, died on July 24, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on August 28,…
Chun Yong-taek dies at 88
Chun Yong-taek, a South Korean politician and former military officer, died on July 24, 2026, at the age of 88. He served in the 15th and 16th National Assemblies and…
Kim Hyeong-gwang has died at age 91
Kim Hyeong-gwang, a South Korean politician and lecturer, died on July 21, 2026, at the age of 91. Born on May 12, 1935, he served in the National Assembly as…
Ahn Dong-seon dies at age 90
Ahn Dong-seon, a South Korean politician and civil servant who served in the National Assembly in two stretches from 1985 to 1988 and again from 1992 to 2004, died on…
Chang Chang-sun died at age 83
Chang Chang-sun, the South Korean wrestler who won an Olympic silver medal, died on July 20, 2026. Born in Incheon on June 12, 1942, and also known as Jang Chang-seon,…
Kim Joong-wi obituary: died at age 86
Kim Joong-wi, a South Korean journalist and politician, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on October 28, 1939, in Bonghwa County, he was educated at…
Kim Joong-wi obituary: died at age 86
Kim Joong-wi, a South Korean politician who served in the National Assembly, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on October 28, 1939, Kim was elected…
Obituary: Oh Jang-seop, dead at age 79
Oh Jang-seop, a South Korean politician and businessman who served in the National Assembly and as minister of construction and transport, died on July 17, 2026, at the age of…
Jo Wan-kyu passed away at age 98
Jo Wan-kyu, a South Korean politician who served as minister of education from 1992 to 1993, died on July 13, 2026, at the age of 98. Born on February 11,…
Kim Ha-soo dies at 67
Kim Ha-soo, a South Korean politician and mayor of Cheongdo County from 2022 to 2026, died on July 13, 2026, aged 67. He served in local government in Cheongdo County…
Kim Ha-soo dies at 67
Kim Ha-soo, a South Korean politician and former mayor of Cheongdo County, died on July 13, 2026, aged 67. He served in the 9th and 11th sessions of the Gyeongsangbuk-do…
Kim Ha-soo dies at 67
Kim Ha-soo, a South Korean politician and mayor of Cheongdo County from 2022 to 2026, died on July 13, 2026. He was born on February 5, 1990. Available biographical details…
Lee Yeon-suk death at age 90
Lee Yeon-suk died on July 9, 2026. She was a South Korean politician. Tags Politicians, 09 July 2026, Lee, Sagittarius, July 2026, July 9, South Korea, Yeon-suk
Kang Hee-sun dead at age 65
Kang Hee-sun died on July 4, 2026. He was a South Korean voice actor. Tags Actors, 04 July 2026, Kang, Sagittarius, Hee-sun, July 2026, July 4, South Korea
Park Su-gwang died at age 79
Park Su-gwang died on July 1, 2026. He was a South Korean politician. Tags Politicians, 01 July 2026, Libra, Park, July 1, July 2026, South Korea, Su-gwang
Jeong Gi-seung dies at age 97
Jeong Gi-seung, a South Korean judge who served as a justice of the Supreme Court from 1985 to 1988, died on June 24, 2026, at the age of 97. Born…
Choi Jungwha dead at age 70
Choi Jungwha, a South Korean translator and interpreter, died on June 14, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Seoul on October 16, 1955, she was educated at Kyunggi…
Obituary: Kwon Heon-seong, dead at age 67
Kwon Heon-seong, a South Korean politician, died on June 9, 2026, at the age of 67. Born on October 11, 1958, he was a member of the Reunification Democratic Party…
Jang Jae-sik obituary: died at age 91
Jang Jae-sik died on May 28, 2026. He was a South Korean politician and economist. Further details about his life and career were not provided in the available record. Tags…
Death of Cho Il-hyeon at age 70
Cho Il-hyeon, a South Korean politician and former member of the National Assembly, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 70. Born on July 15, 1955, in Hongcheon…
Dai-won Moon died at age 83
Dai-won Moon, a South Korean-born Mexican taekwondo practitioner, died on May 16, 2026, at age 83. Known as the Father of Mexican Taekwondo, he introduced the sport to Mexico in…
Shin Jong-o South Korean judge, suicide dies
Shin Jong-o died on May 6, 2026, by suicide. He was a South Korean judge associated with Kim Keon Hee. The death was reported without further details. Shin Jong-o, South…
Lee Hong-koo dies at 92
Lee Hong-koo, the South Korean politician who served as prime minister from 1994 to 1995, died on May 4, 2026. He was 92. Lee also served as South Korean ambassador…
Jerry.K obituary: died at age 42
Jerry.K, the South Korean rapper also known as Kim Jin-il, died on April 27, 2026, at age 42, from glioblastoma. Born Kim Jin-il on January 26, 1984, he was known…
Pharis Harvey 91. American Methodist minister and human rights activist dies
Pharis Harvey, 91, an American Methodist minister and human rights activist associated with the Gwangju Uprising, died April 16, 2026. His work was linked to religious ministry and human rights…
Cho Sang-rae passes away at age 89
Cho Sang-rae, a South Korean politician and former member of the National Assembly, died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on September 6, 1936, in Gimje,…
Bae Myeong-in, died aged 93
Bae Myeong-in, a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as minister of justice from 1982 to 1985, died on April 6, 2026, at the age of 93. He was…
Yun Ki-hyeon has died at age 83
Yun Ki-hyeon, a South Korean Go player, died on April 4, 2026. He was 83. Born on September 19, 1942, Yun won the Guksu title twice, in 1971 and 1972.…
Jeong Chi-geun dead at age 94
Jeong Chi-geun, a South Korean politician and former prosecutor, died on March 11, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on June 30, 1931, he served as Minister of Justice…
Kim Yong-chae death at age 94
Kim Yong-chae, a South Korean politician, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Pocheon, Korea, Empire of Japan, on October 5, 1932, he served as…
Moon Yong-joo passed away at age 93
Moon Yong-joo, a South Korean politician and lawyer, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 93. A member of the Democratic Justice Party, she served in the National…
Lee Sang-hee dies at 80
Lee Sang-hee, the South Korean general and politician who served as minister of national defense from 2008 to 2009, died on March 10, 2026, at age 80. Born in Wonju…
Lee Hye-gyeong has died at age 66
Lee Hye-gyeong, a South Korean writer, died on February 20, 2026, at the age of 65. Born in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, on June 16, 1960, she published…
Jung Eun-woo passes away at age 40
Jung Eun-woo, a South Korean actor, died on February 11, 2026, at the age of 39. Born Jung Dong-jin in Incheon, South Korea, on April 10, 1986, he worked as…
Jung Jin-woo died at age 88
Jung Jin-woo, a South Korean film director and producer, died on February 8, 2026. He was 88. Jung made his directorial debut with The Only Son in 1963, at age…
Ji Han-jae dies at 89
South Korean hapkido martial artist Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Kim Kyo-chang dead at age 89
South Korean lawyer Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Chung Sanghwa dead at age 93
South Korean dansaekhwa painter Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Gong Ro-myung obituary: died at age 94
South Korean diplomat and politician Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Kong Roh-myung dies at 94
South Korean diplomat and politician Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Lee Hae-chan died at age 74
South Korean politician Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Lim Yong-bo died at age 92
South Korean basketball player and manager (national team Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Park Wan-gyu obituary: died at age 83
South Korean politician Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Jung Shin-woo dies at 56
South Korean chef and theatre actor Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Sun Eun-hye, died aged 40
South Korean voice actress Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Shin Sung-woo has died at age 56
South Korean chef and theatre actor Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Ha Sun-bong passes away at age 84
South Korean politician Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Kim Sin-yong passed away at age 80
South Korean writer Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Kim Min-jae, died aged 53
South Korean baseball player (Lotte Giants Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Death of Park Soon-yong at age 81
South Korean lawyer Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Ahn Sung-ki passes away at age 74
South Korean actor (Silmido Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Kim Young-in dies at 85
South Korean actor (Dachimawa Lee Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Jeon Jun-ho passes away at age 50
South Korean baseball player (Hyundai Unicorns Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Yoon Seok-hwa passed away at age 69
South Korean actress and theater director Died on Friday December 19th 2025
Lee Hae-gu dies at age 88
South Korean politician Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Obituary: Kim Mi-sub, dead at age 52
Kim Mi-sub, a South Korean Olympic modern pentathlete, died on December 15, 2025, in Carrollton, Texas, at the age of 52. Born in Suncheon, South Korea, on December 24, 1972,…
Kim Woo-nam dead at age 70
Kim Woo-nam, a South Korean politician and former member of the National Assembly, died on December 11, 2025, of a heart attack. He was 70. Born in Pyeongdae-ri, Jeju Island,…
Kim Ji-mee death at age 85
South Korean actress Died on Wednesday December 10th 2025
Yun Il-bong dies at age 91
South Korean actor Died on Monday December 8th 2025
Seo Dong-kown passes away at age 93
South Korean lawyer Died on Monday December 1st 2025
Lee Yoon-soo died at age 87
South Korean politician Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Obituary: Lee Moon-soo, dead at age 76
South Korean actor (My Son Died on Saturday November 29th 2025
Lee Soon-jae, died aged 91
South Korean actor Died on Monday November 24th 2025
Park Sang-gyu dead at age 89
South Korean politician Died on Monday November 24th 2025
Byeon Yung-jeon passed away at age 85
South Korean politician Died on Monday November 24th 2025
Lee Yoon-su obituary: died at age 87
South Korean politician Died on Thursday November 13th 2025
Jeong Jong-taek death at age 90
South Korean politician Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Lee Ki-jun dead at age 87
South Korean academic and politician Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Im Yeong-deuk obituary: died at age 93
South Korean politician Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Roh Su-hui passes away at age 81
South Korean political activist Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Baek Se-hee died at age 35
South Korean author (I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki) Died on Friday October 17th 2025
Kim Gwang-won dead at age 84
South Korean politician Died on Wednesday October 15th 2025
Gwon Hae-ok passes away at age 90
South Korean politician Died on Saturday October 11th 2025
Gim Gwang-won, died aged 84
South Korean politician Died on Friday October 10th 2025
Park Seung-guk dead at age 85
South Korean politician Died on Friday October 10th 2025
Na Dong-hyeon dead at age 46
South Korean streamer and YouTuber Died on Saturday September 20th 2025
Obituary: Kim Seong-min, dead at age 63
North Korean-born South Korean political activist Died on Friday September 12th 2025
Choi Byung-so death at age 82
South Korean artist Died on Thursday September 11th 2025
Na Dong-hyun obituary: died at age 46
South Korean streamer and YouTuber Died on Saturday September 6th 2025
Obituary: Park Sung-soo, dead at age 55
South Korean archer Died on Wednesday August 27th 2025
Obituary: Bang Yong-suk, dead at age 79
South Korean politician Died on Sunday August 24th 2025
Yoon Moo-bu passed away at age 84
South Korean biologist Died on Saturday August 16th 2025
Mun Ki-nam dies at 77
North and South Korean footballer and coach Died on Sunday August 10th 2025
Song Young-gyu passes away at age 55
South Korean actor Died on Monday August 4th 2025
Park Ki-seo passes away at age 77
South Korean bus and taxi driver Died on Friday July 11th 2025
Death of Lee Seo-yi at age 43
South Korean actress Died on Wednesday July 2nd 2025
Obituary: Lee Jeong-moo, dead at age 84
South Korean politician Died on Thursday June 26th 2025
Yu Sung-yup passed away at age 65
South Korean politician Died on Tuesday June 24th 2025