Actor and former “Produce 101 Season 2” contestant Lee Ji Han has been revealed to have died during a weekend tragedy in Itaewon.
On October 30, Lee Ji Han’s agency 935 Entertainment confirmed, “It is true that Lee Ji Han passed away due to an accident in Itaewon on October 29.”
A representative from the agency continued: “We were also hoping it wasn’t true and were very shocked by the news.
The family is going through a great loss right now so we are very careful.. May he rest in peace.” News of Lee Ji Han’s death first became public when several of his “Produce 101 Season 2” co-stars, including Park Hee Seok, Kim Do Hyun, and Cho Jin Hyung, shared the tragic news on Instagram.
They wrote, “Ji Han left this world and went to a comfortable place. We ask that you bid him farewell on his last journey.” Lee Ji Han, who first came into the limelight as a contestant on Mnet’s “Produce 101 Season 2” in 2017, made his debut in the web drama “Today Was Another.”
Nam Hyun Day” in 2019. He was 24 years old (international credit) at the time of his death. On the night of October 29, at least 151 people died – many more were injured – after being crushed by a large crowd during Halloween celebrations in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul.
Our deepest condolences to the friends and family of Lee Ji Han at this painful time. May he rest in peace.