It has already been 13 years since stage actor Kang Tae-gi passed away.
March 12, 2026, marks the 13th anniversary of the death of the late Kang Tae-gi. He died at his home in Incheon at about 4:30 p.m. on March 12, 2013. He was 63.
According to police, when he died he was lying on his side on the bed in a small room of his Incheon home, and soju bottles were found nearby.
The deceased's younger sister said that her brother went into his room alone at about 7 p.m. the previous day and did not come out, and that when she went out the next afternoon and returned she found him dead, according to reports. The bereaved family said Kang Tae-gi was scammed and, from the shock, cut off contact with the outside world for about a year and drank often, they said.
The police, based on the family's testimony, initially suspected he died of his chronic illness, high blood pressure, but after an autopsy the cause of death was found to be myocardial infarction due to angina. His funeral was held with theatrical honors.
Born in 1950, Kang Tae-gi graduated from the Seoul Theater School and began his acting career in 1976 after joining TBC as part of its sixth class of recruited talents. He later appeared in the experimental theater company's "Equus," and in plays including "Casablanca Once More," "Mono drama Don Tae-gi," "The Visit of the Old Lady," and "I love you."
Kang Tae-gi also appeared in films such as "Butterfly Girl," "Son of Man," "Burning Desire," "The Southern Army," "Your Silence," and "Shin Yu's Key," and in dramas including "Pigeon Family," "Ordinary People," "Wind and Cloud," "Comrade," "Madame Swan," "Dawn," "Women's Hearts," "Land," "Mother," "Detective 25 Hours," "Jirisan," "Thief's Wife," "New Art of War," "Seogung," "The Tears of the Dragon," "Im Kkeokjeong," "The Era of the Three Kims," "The Age of Success," "The King and the Queen," "Taejo Wang Geon," "Empress Myeongseong," and "The Count of Myeongdong," among some 500 works.
In particular, Kang Tae-gi served as vice chairman of the Daehangno Culture Development Committee and president of the Korea Actors Association, and he received the Minister of Culture and Tourism citation in 2004, the Asia-Pacific Culture and Arts Awards' outstanding theater artist award in 2005, and the International Culture and Arts Awards' outstanding theater artist award in 2006.
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