Actor the late Lee Mi-ja, who won the public's affection as Noma mother in the popular drama "Jeonwon Ilgi," marked the eighth anniversary of her death.
On Nov. 27, 2017, the late Lee Mi-ja sadly ended her life. She was found two weeks after dying in an officetel in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, where she had been living alone. Her younger sibling discovered her belatedly, and the cause of death was reported as kidney shock.
Some labeled it a "lonely death." That was because she was found dead alone two weeks after her death. But a member of the deceased's family said in an interview, "She was found two weeks after her death only because she lived alone, but she was always bright. The expression 'lonely death' is not appropriate."
Her final journey was not lonely either. When a funeral hall was set up, fellow entertainers came to pay their respects, and a funeral procession was held amid the tears and farewells of the bereaved family. Because she was an actor familiar to the public, waves of online tributes also stirred.
Lee Mi-ja debuted in 1981 with the film "Chunsaek Hogok" and was loved for her role as Noma mother in the drama "Jeonwon Ilgi." In the drama "Seoul's Moon," she played a romantic partner opposite actor Han Suk-kyu, and she also appeared in "Taeyangin Ije-ma," "There Is No Bluebird," "Yuknammae," "Taejo Wang Geon," and "Geosang Kim Man-deok."
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