Director Shin Sung-hoon, who said he suffered a lot of injuries from people, was shocked to learn that he died at home in May
Oct 26, 2025
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Director Shin Sung-hoon was found dead at his home in May. He was forty years old.
An acquaintance found director Shin Sung-hoon, who was lying down, and reported it to the police, but unfortunately, it was after he died. No special suicide note was found at the scene.
Since his debut as a singer in 2002, director Shin Sung-hoon has had a big dream in the entertainment industry to the extent that he has expanded his acting and trot activities. He built his filmography by appearing in minor roles through various works, and later made his full-fledged debut as a film director while learning film directing and screenwriting by himself.
In particular, the short film directed in 2022 'Thank you for the black bean noodlesDirector Shin Sung-hoon, who directed ', received attention by winning the Best Director and Best Picture award in recognition of his cinematic quality at overseas film festivals. This work received a lot of attention in Korea as Park Young-hye, known as the mother of actor Lee Tae-sung, co-directed with director Shin Sung-hoon.
However, there was also a lot of noise surrounding the work. In 2023, head coach Shin Sung-hoon was in conflict with director Park Young-hye over the distribution of income and caused public anger as the issue surfaced. He even announced a legal battle, but he succeeded in last-minute coordination and reconciled with coach Park Young-hye to close the conflict.
Since then, coach Shin Sung-hoon has been known to have lost contact after hinting at an extreme choice in 2024, causing fans to worry. At that time, director Shin Sung-hoon's agency, Light Culture House, informed the media of director Shin Sung-hoon's situation and said, `It is so hard for director Shin Sung-hoon to live a life that seems to go to heaven and hell every day, and there are so many wounds from people. The wound is also not easy to complain about. I've rarely had my phone turned off, but I'm so worried." He also asked for help. The next day 'Thank you for the black bean noodlesCoach Shin Sung-hoon's extreme choice could be prevented by the report of Park Jae-sun, who participated in the supporting role of '.
Director Shin Seong-hoon focused on the next film again, directing 'Minors'God's Choice' and others in succession, and after filming 'Minors2', he is currently working on the second half. The production company announced that it will complete the work in the second half of this year to reflect the intention of the deceased as much as possible and unveil the work in the second half of this year.
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