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It was a chance to say a final farewell - and fulfil their son's last wish.
Last night the parents of a Northland teenager killed while waiting to buy a ticket to the Red Hot Chili Peppers travelled from South Korea to be at the Auckland gig.
SangJe Lee -who would have celebrated his 18th birthday this Thursday- died of internal bleeding on March 5 after being hit by a car at Whangarei's Okara shopping centre. He was among a group of fans queuing outside Rebel Sports to buy tickets and was lying in the carpark listening to music when he was run over.
Shortly after SangJe's death, the Chili Peppers donated 17 tickets to his friends and family.
The American rockers also sent their condolences to the family, saying: "The band's hearts and prayers are with the family at this sad time."
Last night the boy's mother Sunga Baek, and father, SangJe Lee, arrived at Vector Arena in downtown Auckland to attend the sold-out Stadium Arcadium concert that their boy desperately wanted to attend.
Francis Kim, who looked up to SangJe like a big brother, said he was excited about last night's concert: "It's a good way to remember SangJe. He liked music."
His friends wore handmade T-shirts in remembrance of the student. "The T-shirt has a yellow tie on the front as this was SangJe's favourite colour and like the tie he wore to the school ball," said friend Josh Hodgson. "There's a picture of him on the back and his name in Korean written on the sleeve."
Police have made no arrests in the case.
- Staff reporter and Northern Advocate
