By Kwon Mee-yoo
Staff Reporter
The husband of actress
Kim Da-hye was found dead in a motel in Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province, in what is believed to be a suicide, police said Thursday.
The man, identified as Jang, 34, was also the former manager of comedians
Nam Hee-seok and Kim Ji-sun. He used briquettes to inhale toxic gases, police said.
Jang ran an entertainment agency and managed a number of comedians.
He married Kim, who starred in the 2006 movie "
Silk Shoes", in May 2007.
Jang left a suicide note to his wife, police added. According to close associates, he disappeared in May. He is said to have been suffering from debt problems and overdue payments owed to comedians contracted to his firm. An autopsy is to be carried out.
