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Kim Sung-min Donates Organs After Ending Life in Apparent Suicide

Actor Kim Sung-min was declared brain-dead and his organs were donated with the consent of his family on Sunday.

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"Kim's family decided to donate his organs, as he used to say it was something he'd like to do", St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul said.

Five patients will receive his kidneys, liver and corneas.

Kim apparently attempted suicide by hanging himself in the bathroom of his house after a quarrel with his wife on Friday. He was soon found unconscious and taken to the hospital but he never recovered.

Kim's career had its ups and downs.

In 2010, he was arrested for methamphetamine possession and smuggling. He received a jail term and was given a reprieve. But soon after, in January 2015, he was arrested again on the same charge. He was released in January this year after serving ten months.

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