Management Addresses Rumors of Tang Wei’s Death

According to recent reports from Sports Chosun, a Chinese media outlet falsely claimed that Tang Wei had passed away. As a result, the keyword “Tang Wei death”quickly began trending in search results. Despite the baseless rumors, Tang Wei’s social media accounts have been inundated with messages of condolences, with many wrongly believing that the actress had indeed passed away.

On the afternoon of July 29, Tang Wei’s management company released an official statement addressing the death rumors surrounding the actress. The company clarified that the rumors were untrue and that Tang Wei was just one of many celebrities who had been affected by such false reports. The statement emphasized that Tang Wei was still alive and warned against believing in fake news.

Born in 1979, Tang Wei is well-known for her performances in numerous films including Lust, Caution, Late Autumn, The Grandmaster, The Golden Era, Last Night on Earth, and her most recent work, Decision to Leave (2022). In July 2014, she tied the knot with director Kim Tae-yong, whom she had met while working on Late Autumn. Their daughter, Summer, was born in 2016.

Despite appearing in Wonderland, a fantasy film about artificial intelligence, alongside Park Bo Gum and Suzy, Tang Wei’s husband’s directorial debut, the film was unsuccessful at the box office and was soon pulled from theaters. The plot follows a company called Wonderland, headed by Harry (Jung Yu-mi) and Hyeon Su (Choi Woo-sik), that offers AI services to those close to death, allowing them to interact with loved ones in a virtual world after they have passed away.