On November 13, 2024, the South Korean media outlet Star News reported that the late actor Song Jae-rim's final project, Death Business, is scheduled to be released in the upcoming year (2025). The movie's production company MooAM's director, Harry Hyun, has confirmed that he has set the premiere date for the forthcoming project in mid-January 2025.
Media outlet Maeil Kyungje reported about the demise of Song Jae-rim on November 12, 2024. According to Seongdong Police Station, the actor was discovered dead at his home in Seongdong district, Seoul, around 12:30 Korean Standard Time. As per reports, a suicide note was found at the scene.
Song Jae-rim will chronicle the character of Yang Do-hyun in the forthcoming film Death Business
The upcoming thriller film Death Business will be centered around the lives of young people who were involved in illegal and unethical work. They have received youth start-up support funds through many malicious acts, including abusing young people and women and benefiting from disability bonuses. However, they went bankrupt and had to close their unethical business.
Subsequently, they received a Series A investment through a virtual currency service and went for an unavoidable choice. The film has been inspired by the 2022 crash of the Luna cryptocurrency, which had negative consequences on the international financial market.
According to Star News, the film has been segregated into six parts, from the period 2009 to 2023. The late actor Song Jae-rim took on the role of the leading protagonist. He plays the role of a young entrepreneur who had to face a continuum of bankruptcies, and subsequently, he had to close his business.
Ahn Woo-yeon, Min Sung-wook, So Hee-jung, Cha Jung-won, Oh Jung-yeon, and others have been part of cast-line up for the late actor Song Jae-rim's final project, Death Business.
Song Jae-rim was born on February 18, 1985, and passed away on November 12, 2024, at the age of 39-years-old. The actor and model was managed by Saram Entertainment. The male artist kick-started his career as a runaway model for the Seoul Collections of renowned designers, including Juun. J, Herin Homme, and Ha Sang-beg.
He rose to prominence after appearing in the variety program, We Got Married. The actor bagged many accolades for the show, including MBC Entertainment Awards Best Male Newcomer and others. He was also honored with the SBS Drama Awards in the Special Acting award category for his work in the 2016 series Our Gap Soon.
He was known for other shows, including Moon Embracing the Sun, How to Be Thirty, I Wanna Hear Your Song, Clean with Passion for Now, Secret Mother, Borg Mom, Thumping Spike, Secret Love, and others.
According to NME, Song Jae-rim's funeral will be held at the Yeouido St. Mary's Funeral Hall on November 14, 2024.