By Blogger Master Senin, 13 Februari 2012 0 comments

Details surrounding the death of Son Moon Kwon are emerging nearly three weeks after the TV program director committed suicide, leaving questions unanswered and sparking speculations regarding the relationship he had with his wife, writer Lim Seong-han.

Although Son died on Jan. 21, the official announcement of the incident was made yesterday.

What is more shocking is that MBC, which had employed Son and Lim as a couple to write a new drama, said it did not know of Son’s death until yesterday’s announcement.

“Two weeks ago, I talked to Lim and she said, due to personal reasons, the couple wouldn’t be able to go on with the drama and that we should look for other writers,” a representative of MBC told the OSEN news Web site yesterday. “We had no idea that by ‘personal reasons’ she meant her husband had committed suicide.”

It is said that apart from the deceased director’s parents, no other family members knew the real cause of death.


Source: Koreajoongangdaily

By Blogger Master Minggu, 12 Februari 2012 0 comments

Nearly a month after his death, it has been reported that ‘New Tales of Gisaeng’ producer Son Moon Kwon committed suicide. One news outlet reported that PD Son hanged himself at his home in Ilsan on January 21st.

A family member stated, "His wife and screenwriter Im Sung Han was the first one to find him dead after he hanged himself on a staircase at his home. Im told those who knew about [the death] not to tell the other family members. Even PD Son’s siblings didn’t know about his death."

Because the death was kept secret, high-level officials from MBC and SBS, other PDs, staff members and actors who had worked with him in the past didn′t knew of it until the news broke out.

Soon Moon Kwon and Im Sung Han married in January 2007 despite their 12 year age difference. The couple created several popular dramas, like “Queen of Ahyun, Assorted Gems” and “New Tales of Gisaeng” together, and they were in the midst of casting for an upcoming drama, which was supposed to air within the first half of 2012. The drama is expected to be dropped due to PD Son’s death.

Source: enews