Popeye, Lee Sangyong, go to the hospital Fall down..Today (12th) the bereaved family members of the foot said goodbye in tears

By SuHyun, Kim

May 12, 2025

Popeye, Lee Sangyong, go to the hospital Fall down..Today (12th) the bereaved family members of the foot said goodbye in tears
A mortuary for the late Lee Sang-yong was set up in Room 31 of the funeral hall of the Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital in Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 10th.



'Mr. Popeye'Lee Sang-yong will go to sleep today (12th).

According to an official from Lee Sang-yong on the 9th, Lee Sang-yong died at 2:30 p.m. that day.

An official from the agency E-Made told Yonhap News that "I went to the hospital at 12:45 p.m. today." "I fell down" "The cause of death is cardiac arrest"




Popeye, Lee Sangyong, go to the hospital Fall down..Today (12th) the bereaved family members of the foot said goodbye in tears
It was even more shocking because Lee Sang-yong had no chronic disease. The bereaved family, currently living in Hong Kong, reportedly returned home after hearing the news

Lee Sang-yong, who made his broadcast debut in 1973 with MBC 'Enjoying Blue and White War', earned the nickname 'Popeye' after nine years of hosting KBS's children's song program from 1975.

In particular, the deceased established himself as a national MC by being loved by the whole nation through the MBC military consolation program 'The Stage of Friendship', which aired from 1989 to 1997.






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