Ye Hak Young made her modelling debut in 2001 alongside Kang Dong Won, Gong Yoo, and Joo Ji Hoon. She also featured in the hit comedy “Nonstop 4” as well as the movies “The Cut”, “Like Father, Like Son”, and “A Pharisee”. Following a brief absence due to drug accusations, the actor appeared in Mnet’s “Serenade Operation” in 2011, and tvN’s 2Korea’s Got Talent 2′′ in 2012.
What happened to Ye Hak Young?
Ye Hak Young died unexpectedly on December 24. He previously took a sabbatical from performing due to drug charges, but he was also incarcerated for a DUI in 2019 and has been out of the spotlight ever since.
He was arrested in 2009 on charges of drug trafficking and distribution (ketamine and ecstasy). He received a two-and-a-half-year sentence, four years of probation, and 200 hours of community service. As a result, he ceased all activity.
He competed in the preliminary stages of “Korea’s Got Talent 2” on tvN in Seoul in 2012 and Mnet’s “Serenade Operation” in 2011.
He was detained in 2019 for allegedly violating the Road Traffic Act by riding a motorbike while inebriated near Sowol-to, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
Ye Hak-young Cause of death
Ye Hak Young died unexpectedly on December 24. He previously took a sabbatical from performing due to drug charges, but he was also incarcerated for a DUI in 2019 and has been out of the spotlight ever since.
According to news sources published on December 27, Ye Hak Young died on the morning of December 24 at the age of 40. It is unknown what caused his death.
The deceased’s morgue was established at Hallym University’s Sungsim Hospital in Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, and he was buried in Xi’an Family Memorial Park in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province.
Ye Hak-young was arrested in 2018 for drunk driving.
Suseo Police detained Ye Hak-young for drunk driving in 2018, and he was eventually charged with driving under the influence. According to the Korean Portal, the actor-model was apprehended by police while sleeping in his car parked outside the entrance to Guryong Village in Seoul’s Gangnam District. When police assessed his blood alcohol level, it was 0.067 per cent, which was more than the legal limit of 0.05% and “high enough to have his driver’s license suspended.”
Following the DUI, the actor moved back into the spotlight. However, nothing is known about what he was doing in the years between his arrest and death. Rest in peace, my friend.
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