Lee Dong-gun brings home his brother’s ashes

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Proceeding with proper funeral arrangements, Lee Dong Gun returned to Korea from Sydney Australia, bringing with him the urn containing the cremated ashes of his younger brother Lee Joon Yub (21).

Lee Joon Yub was murdered
on March 21st in Sydney in a fight with two Chinese hoodlums, Ivan Lee and Michael Wong who were later arrested for murder. Both men are rumored to be associated with an underworld crime organization.

The urn will be housed in the mourning hall of Samsung Medical Center for 4 days so that formal respects can be paid to the body. Catholic mass will be observed for the body on March 31st.

Also in mourning attendance was Han Ji Hye, Lee Dong Gun’s former girlfriend. It’s touching to see that there are no sour feelings between the two exes.

A funeral was held for Lee Dong-gun’s brother at St. John’s College Chapel (below) in the University of Sydney on March 26th.Lee Dong-gun is going through a tough year so far – break up with actress girlfriend Han Ji-hye in January and now the tragic death of his younger brother.

We here at POPSEOUL! offer our deepest condolences to Lee Dong Gun and his family.

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78 Responses to “Lee Dong-gun brings home his brother’s ashes”


  1. 1 fi0naLee March 31, 2008 at 4:55 am

    condolences to the lee family…

  2. 2 :( March 31, 2008 at 5:26 am

    RIP!
    condolences to the lee family

  3. 3 ceria March 31, 2008 at 6:24 am

    I believe he’s 19, but in Korean yrs. he’d be 21
    regardless, it’s so sad T_T

  4. 4 Alysia March 31, 2008 at 6:53 am

    Deepest Condolences for him and his family.

  5. 5 han March 31, 2008 at 8:40 am

    get better LDG

  6. 6 millie March 31, 2008 at 8:42 am

    condolences for the worn out looking lee dong gun and his family…
    may his brother rest in peace…

  7. 7 tien March 31, 2008 at 10:40 am

    stupid chinese

  8. 8 Leigh March 31, 2008 at 11:34 am

    What do you mean by saying, “stupid Chinese”?

    I’m just wondering. =}

  9. 9 Song March 31, 2008 at 12:23 pm

    DAmn, how sad, his eyes look like he has been crying, AWWW, how sad! Wish him the best!

  10. 10 Georgy March 31, 2008 at 12:49 pm

    yeah… it is sad news but what’s done is done… please dont stereo type ethnic groups, every group has its rotten seeds….

    what’s eased a little bit the mood is the fact that Han Ji Hye decided to pay respect to his brother despite her recent brake up. It creates some admiration for her, because most of the time when couples brake up they try to distance themselves from each other after that.

  11. 11 Fuschia March 31, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    Eternal rest grant unto LEE JOON YUB, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.

    May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.

  12. 12 Fuschia March 31, 2008 at 1:01 pm

    May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of Christ rest in peace. Amen.

  13. 13 fly me to the moon March 31, 2008 at 1:57 pm

    can’t believe it
    i really like lee dong gun too

    its too bad really.

  14. 14 minty March 31, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    my condolences…

  15. 15 Taejus March 31, 2008 at 3:01 pm

    man…he looks awful. This is sad.
    If this was me… SLIT! Cut my neck already.

  16. 16 Lulia March 31, 2008 at 3:10 pm

    OMO! LOOKS LIKE HE HASNT BEEN GETTING SLEEP!
    HIS BROTHER WAS SO YOUNG T___T

    MY CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO THE FAMILY.
    GOD BLESS!

  17. 17 tamu March 31, 2008 at 3:15 pm

    My condolences…

    It was every mother nightmare, loosing his son in such a tragical way…

    If I was his mother…I will plea to the South Korean Gov’t to release my only survival child from his military duty…

    or ask him to marry first… hey, accident may happened…

    in this wild and odd world..only LORD knows what is going to happen next…

  18. 18 romar March 31, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    ldg’s eyes are so sad… goodness! the pain he is going thru is in his eyes. i commend Han Ji-hye for showing her support to ldg and his family.

  19. 20 Kiki March 31, 2008 at 9:16 pm

    Poor LDG
    Look at his pic kills me, poor guy looks extremely tired and broken.

    Best wishes to him and his family, no more obstacles

  20. 21 cutie_honey March 31, 2008 at 11:52 pm

    it´s really sad .. he seems sorrowful..
    all my condolences for him and his family..
    may God give him strength and endurance to survive what he is going through..

  21. 22 stephchan86 April 1, 2008 at 6:52 am

    My condolences to the Lee family, wish Lee Dong Gun can eb back ot normal soon, it’s times like this that I wish Han Ji-hye and him were back together…..

  22. 23 ESL-shrimpeyed April 1, 2008 at 10:47 am

    My condolences to Lee Dong-Gun and his family. This is such a tragedy.

  23. 24 only love April 2, 2008 at 2:45 am

    So sad when hearing this news! My condolences to Lee Dong Gun and his family. He had to suffer a lot of bad news within this year. Rest in peace, Dong Gun’s younger brother. The crimes of two Chinese men are so terrible and they will obviously receive hardest punishments.

  24. 25 zippylaunch April 2, 2008 at 9:24 am

    I am not Korean, I am asian living in Australia. It is sad that a fellow asian stabbed a fellow asian where all of us should be helping each other to save our race and give honor. I like LEE DONG GUN because he is a good actor and the death of his brother makes me sad…my condolences to his family……..

  25. 26 Peggy Lee April 6, 2008 at 1:26 pm

    I just want to show my deepest sympathy to LDG and his family.

  26. 27 wazza April 7, 2008 at 2:16 pm

    LDG is a crappy actor….
    I hate the kunt

  27. 28 pink rose April 11, 2008 at 1:33 am

    be strong lee dong gun!! we alwayss supporting u, no matter wat happen.


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