Gong Yoo may not be an avid social media user, but the sparing snapshots he shared on Instagram were widely loved by his fans. From his beloved cat’s pictures to his workout glimpses and his culinary escapades… Gong Yoo connected with the netizens in more ways than one. However, his recent move has left netizens shocked.
On December 29, the actor paid a heartfelt tribute to his ‘Coffee Prince’ co-star Lee Sun Kyun, who was laid to rest on that day.The untimely demise of the ‘Parasite’ actor left everyone in shock and Gong Yoo had also visited the funeral hall to pay his last respects to Lee Sun Kyun. Gong Yoo’s tribute post was a black image with Nell’s 2006 song ‘Limitation’ playing in the background.
On December 29, the actor paid a heartfelt tribute to his ‘Coffee Prince’ co-star Lee Sun Kyun, who was laid to rest on that day.The untimely demise of the ‘Parasite’ actor left everyone in shock and Gong Yoo had also visited the funeral hall to pay his last respects to Lee Sun Kyun. Gong Yoo’s tribute post was a black image with Nell’s 2006 song ‘Limitation’ playing in the background.
However, soon after, Gong Yoo started deleting all his Instagram posts. Now, only 2 posts feature on the actor’s Instagram account – one being the tribute to Lee Sun Kyun, and another are a series of BTS pictures from a recent shoot. Expressing concern, one fan wrote, “I’m sad that Gong Yoo is withdrawing from us on Instagram, but I think I understand why. I will miss the glimpses into how his wonderful mind works.” Another netizen wrote on X, “Don’t worry about Gong Yoo’s deleted Instagram posts, he is always with his fans.”
The exact reason for Gong Yoo’s withdrawal from Instagram is not known but it seems like his account will now be purely managed by his agency, Soop Entertainment.
