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Hong Seok-cheon "I missed the chance to meet the late Jang Guk-young"
JTBC's 'World Dark Tour', which aired on the 18th, looked into the life of Hong Kong starlet Zhang Guo-ying, who was loved by people all over the world, and even analyzed the suspicions surrounding his death.
On this day, film critic Joo Seong-cheol and broadcaster Hong Seok-cheon, who are big fans of Jang Guk-young, participated as a dark guide and dark tourist, respectively. Dark Guide Joo Seong-cheol started the trip by saying, “We have prepared a tour that is more like a movie than a movie.”
I headed to Hong Kong to follow the traces of actor Jang Kook-young, who died on April 1st like a lie. Dark tourists were surprised when it was revealed that the hospital where Jang Guk-young was taken immediately after the accident was the location where the scene in which he was carried away covered in blood in the movie 'Hero's True Colors' was filmed.
Despite the sudden death of Hong Kong's top star, the police quickly concluded the investigation, and as the family immediately held a funeral without an autopsy, Jang Guo-young's fans began to have doubts about the case. Suspicions grew as photos showing Jang Guk-young being taken to the hospital on the day of the incident and the scene of his suicide were released.
Accordingly, Dark Guide Joo Seong-cheol spoke one by one about the questions surrounding the Jang Guk-young death case that were prevalent at the time. Among them, doubts persisted as to whether Dang Hak-deok, Jang Guk-young's closest friend when he was alive, murdered him for his inheritance. The suspicion of murder was further strengthened as the last message found in Jang Guk-young's arms even contained simplified Chinese characters that he had not written during his lifetime.
While wondering what happened to him, Dark Guide Joo Seong-cheol looked back on Jang Guk-young's life and looked for the cause. Jang Guk-young, who had to leave for England alone at the young age of 13 due to an unfortunate family environment, took this as an opportunity to pioneer a new life as an actor and singer.
As his popularity increased, the number of people jealous of Jang Guo-young also increased. He was faced with all kinds of crises, including slander from anti-fans, all kinds of rumors, and paparazzi constantly chasing him. The paparazzi not only installed CCTV in his house, but also spread rumors that he was in a relationship with his best friend Dang Hak-deok. Dark tourists were shocked when Jang Guk-young's love confession, which sounded like it was directed at Dang Hak-deok at the concert, was actually revealed to be directed at his mother as well.
Jang Dong-min and Park Na-rae, who saw the reality of Jang Guk-young's concert love confession video, expressed their embarrassment, saying, "If Dark Tour hadn't explained it, we would all have misunderstood." Excessive attention from the paparazzi and media continued even after Jang Guk-young's death, adding to the sadness.
Hong Seok-cheon said, “I had a chance to meet Jang Kuk-young, but I missed it,” and confessed his fanboy feelings, saying, “He was my idol,” along with regret for losing the opportunity to meet him due. . to SARS. Dark Guide Joo Seong-cheol also ended the trip by quoting Jang Guk-young's last song, saying, "Now, how about letting go of the constant rumors and the person who was locked away in a glass cabinet, and focusing on this precious day on developing your own color and happiness?" It left a deep lingering impression.
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr
