Award-winning Korean actress Kang Soo-yeon passed away on May 5 at about 5 pm in a hospital in Seoul. The 55-year-old died of a cardiac arrest and cerebral haemorrhage.
She was one of the first Korean actresses to garner international acclaim between the mid-1980s and the 90s giving her the title Korea’s first world star. The funeral committee will be led by Kim Dong-ho, former chairperson of the board of the Busan International Film Festival .