In 2001, the hero Lee Soo-hyun died saving someone in Tokyo, Japan.
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이수현 (Lee Soo-hyun) is a common Korean name. The most internationally remembered bearer is the Korean exchange student Lee Soo-hyun (1974-2001) who died trying to rescue a man who had fallen onto the tracks at Shin-Ōkubo Station in Tokyo — a story commemorated in the 2007 Korean-Japanese film 《你来自哪个星》 / 《あなたを忘れない》. The name is also used by K-pop idols and several actresses.
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Standard Korean-name transliteration: 李 (Lǐ) corresponds to the Korean surname 이/리 (Lee/Yi), 秀 (xiù, 'excellent/refined') and 贤 (xián, 'virtuous/wise') are highly auspicious name characters used in both Chinese and Korean.
