▁living ▁in ▁Korea ▁for ▁ 1 8 ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Korea ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 9 ▁years ▁as ▁an ▁invited ▁guest ▁to ▁the ▁premier ▁of ▁a ▁film ▁about ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁work ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁DM Z ▁International ▁Document ary ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁Korea . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁M ok tan ▁died ▁suddenly ▁in ▁Nep al ▁from ▁a ▁heart ▁attack . ▁His ▁death ▁was ▁m ourn ed ▁by ▁count less ▁migr ant ▁rights ▁and ▁labor ▁activ ists ▁in ▁Korea ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁cultural ▁activ ists ▁who ▁have ▁worked ▁with ▁him ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁ ▁Ar rival ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁Min u ▁came ▁to ▁South ▁Korea ▁as ▁an ▁und ocument ed ▁migr ant ▁worker ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁using ▁a ▁tour ist ▁vis a . ▁Min u ▁became ▁prominent ▁for ▁his ▁singing , ▁winning ▁a ▁talent ▁competition ▁on ▁K BS ▁and ▁a ▁writing ▁award ▁from ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Stop ▁Cra ck down ▁Stop ▁Cra ck down ▁is ▁a ▁rock ▁band , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁by ▁Min u ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁migr ant ▁workers ▁from ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁Their ▁lyr ics , ▁typically ▁in ▁Korean , ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁working ▁conditions ▁in ▁South ▁Korean ▁fact ories , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁disc rim ination ▁faced ▁by ▁illegal ▁migr ants . ▁One ▁song