South Korean actress Kang Seo-ha dies at 31 after cancer battle


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Despite her illness, she was working on the film Magnaein, in which she played the lead, before her death. Photo: Handout

South Korean actress Kang Seo-ha, who appeared in the K-dramas Heart Surgeons and First Love Again, has died following her battle with stage four stomach cancer.

Kang died at around 1.30pm on July 13, as confirmed in a report by Korean media outlet Sports Kyunghang a day later. Her wake will be held at the funeral hall of the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital.

Her wake will be held at the funeral hall of the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital on July 16, and she will be buried in her family’s plot somewhere in Haman, Gyeongnam Province.

Despite her illness, she was working on the film Magnaein, in which she played the lead, before her death.

An alum of Korea National University of Arts’ School of Drama and first gained recognition, she first gained prominence after appearing in the music video of Brave Guys’ song Getting Farther Away in 2012.

Some of her other projects include Schoolgirl Detectives and Assembly. Her upcoming film Magnaein will be released posthumously after her death, although its release date has yet to be announced. – Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network

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