The CEO received 4 months in prison and 1 year of probation, for physically abusing the actress. Only the CEO of Jang Ja Yeon’s agency and Jang Ja Yeon’s manager were indicted for violence and defamation. In 2015, the country reported 37 suicides per day. Jang Ja Yeon Boys Over Flowers Actress Suicide Case Re-Investigated After 9 Years. South Korea has the second-highest suicide rate in the world according to the World Health Organisation, and the highest rate among OECD countries. Singer Chae Dong-Ha, a former member of band SG Wannabe, took his life in 2011. Television star Choi Jin-sil took her life in 2008, followed by her brother and fellow actor Choi Jin-yeong in 2010. In 2005, actor Lee Eun-Joo committed suicide at the age of 25, followed by 26-year-old actor and singer Yuni in 2007, and actor Jeong Da-bin in the same year. In 1996, Korean-American singer Charles Park, also known as Seo Ji-won, took his life at the age of 19.įolk rock singer Kim Kwang-seok also suicided in the same year, at the age of 31. Even if you can’t smile don’t fault me on my way,” the note said. The depression that was slowly devouring me, at last consumed me. In December 2017, pop star Kim Jonghyun took his own life at the age of 27, leaving behind a note detailing his declining mental health believed to be caused by the intense pressures of fame. She had been suffering from depression, and a police investigation concluded that her death was a suicide. .)JAjXTmE280PXWtPkvLtbWUjang-su-yeonAS1AZ1GRA0AG9.5BA9.5WNRYUAF.
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Picture: AAP Image/Yonhap News Agencyīut sadly, South Korea’s entertainment industry, and in particular the K-pop industry, has a horrendous reputation for the exploitation of its young stars. At the time of her death at the age of 27, Ja Yeon had been starring in the KBS television drama series 'Boys Over Flowers'. Mourners held photos of Jang Ja-yeon at her funeral in 2009. In the end, the death was ruled as a suicide due to the fact the performer had been suffering from depression. Ja-yeon, who shot to fame through the television series Boys Over Flowers, identified many “sponsors” in her note - influential people who helped aspiring stars land roles on hit shows and movies.īut despite the then-29-year-old’s shocking claims, when the case was first investigated, only the CEO of her agency and her manager were indicted on violence and defamation charges.Ī further 10 men on Ja-yeon’s list were investigated at the time, but none were charged.
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