Death
He died in Seoul, South Korea in August 2010 due to pneumonia and colorectal cancer at age 74. His wake service was held at Seoul National University Hospital on 12 August. The Korean press described his death as a loss of a Korean fashion icon.
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Where death crawled angrily at bay.”
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