Bahk Eun-ji has been with The Korea Times since 2012, building a career across multiple desks. She began at the Business Desk, where she conducted in-depth interviews with key figures in Korea's corporate world. Later, she moved to the Politics & City Desk, focusing on education policy and social affairs. She later served as team leader of the digital content team, leading curation efforts on the newspaper’s homepage and reshaping print stories for social media audiences to enhance digital reach. Now back on the Politics Desk, she covers the National Assembly and the Ministry of National Defense, with a renewed focus on political developments.
Heart attack kills actor Lim Hong-sik
Lim Hong-sik /Yonhap
By Bahk Eun-ji
Stage actor Lim Hong-sik has died after a heart attack.
Lim, 62, had difficulty breathing after coming off stage at 10:19 p.m. Thursday.
He was in “The Orphan of Zhao” at the National Theater Company of Korea. Police said he died at a hospital.
Lim staged plays “Chimerica” and “Three Sisters.” He also starred in films “A Reason to Live” and “Crossing.”