Hana Yori Dango Actress Commits Suicide
- Categories: International, News
- Date: Mar 9, 2009 10:02 JST
- Tags: Actress, Celebrities, Hana Yori Dango, Idol, Korea, Suicide, TV
Rising actress Jang Ja-yeon, who was currently starring in the Korean drama adaptation of Hana Yori Dango (Boys over Flowers), was recently found to have committed suicide at her home in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province.
Jang’s death marks the third celebrity suicide to hit the Korean entertainment industry in the past 6 months.
Police said that the 27-year-old actress apparently hanged herself from a stairway railing and was discovered by her sister.
The Korean entertainment business is known to be tough on its stars.
Internet-based personal attacks have been particularly nasty. Rabid Korean netizens figured prominently in fueling the suicide of actress Choi Jin-sil last October.
Jang had been suffering from depression and had undergone medical treatment for it during the past year. Jang was also known to have had trouble with her current management agency. The actress had complained about the overwhelming stress to her sister during a phone call earlier that afternoon.
Jang’s suicide is a tragic end to her rising stardom. After her public debut in 2006 in a TV commercial, Jang rose to stardom playing Sunny, one of the three mean girls in Boys over Flowers. With two upcoming movies this year, Jang was poised for a breakthrough year.
Via Korea Times.
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shes cute but no point =.= die liao
I didn't know her at all before reading this article...
Still, I can't help but feel sad.
Please rest in peace, now.
Half of the comments on this page either disturb or disgust me.
Welcome to the internets
Honestly... even if I didn't know who she was I find it sad, the only people who should ever die are the ones who wish it upon others in my opinion.
And yes I am fully aware a statement like that forces me on that list, but I don't care as I find people who make light of another's death to be the lowest scum possible.
this is sad news :<
I wonder if she dropped good loot.
lost -9000% exp.
It's sad seeing people type "Fuck the body etc." How can you even say that? Sure, you don't know her and don't give a witches tooth, but still, everytime you open your mouth like that a little bit of every human dies inside. And I'm not trying to be righteous and wish for world peace... Fucking test tube children don't know proper manners...
She had a good future, but she had lack of foresight.
I don't think the internet was to blame. It has to be something else that drove her to insanity. I blame her family for being unssuportive enough or her friends who never took her seriously.
But she has herself to blame for hanging herself; causing so much grief and pain just to prove a point or to please others. She lived a life to please others, and that is what actors are supposed to do, no matter how unfortunate that sounds.
What a waste of good pussy.
Although i'm not a fan of Korean pop-cultures and soap operas..., i have to say;RIP to Jang Ja-yeon.
Hope Jang Na-ra won't do something like this. She's too cute (and her voice is sweet) too die..
Well that put a damper on my day.
disgusting 3d pig
a small part of me died inside
"The frequently stressful business of appearing in the public eye"
Good job, Jin. The best ending to an article I've seen in a while.
Why does it seem like Cyber Bullying is accepted in Asian countries?
people should try to treasure their life more,easier said than done though
This, my friends so why psychology is crucial. Like it or not, what's in our heads and emotions (EQ) tend to make what we are today and tomorrow. Moreso, since the artists tend to be very sensitive people. The very same gift they have that enables them to act emphatically with their character also can be weapon of their own destruction.
RIP.
OMG...
FUCK YOU KOREAN NETIZEN WHO CAUSED HER DEATH! WHAT COMES AROUND GOES AROUND MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!
Okay, okay... a human died. That's sad per definition. And you can't oppose it, unless you are an complete asshole. But for the love of god, look at the pics! It isn't _that_ sad.
That's really sad. It seems like the Korean entertainment business isn't the best thing to be involved in. Though, I think there are other ways she could have solved her problems rather than just killing herself. I don't want to imagine the kind of stress she had on her.
Her management is a fucking pain in the ass. Korean showbiz can be really vicious. There's no shortage of haters. She should've dropped stardom if she's having much trouble but unfortunately she had no will letting go.
What a total waste. Let her sis sue the management company, but it's not gonna get her back to life.
fcuk, i thought it was the "Tsukushi Makino" from Japanese "Hana Yori Dango"
Nothing much to say, a sad loss indeed...
"Jang had been suffering from depression and had undergone medical treatment for it during the past year."
Maybe some of you want to try out the depression thing first and then see how you feel, before posting comments.
Depression is a perception changing disorder that alters your values, your self-worth, and your enjoyment of every day things to the point that for some people life isn't worth it. No amount of 'pull yourself together', 'it's all in your mind', or any other dismissive comments, will make any difference and it's up to supportive counselling therapies, and/or medication and rest to help. It's probable this poor girl only got the meds and maybe some therapy, but she didn't get the rest....
Jang Ja-yeon:
Part of the solution to overpopulation.
Depression, the number 1 killer in my opinion.
This is a serious matter as well so i hope no one
ridicules otherwise you are the said 'hater'.
At least she chose a respectable way to kill herself: hanging. Pills and wrist-slitting are for little bitches and emos.
usually people who are scared of dying do that.
If only more celebritys in america would kill themselves
Kevin Federline.
.........and Lindsay Lohan.
lindsay puhhhlease!
fucking bitch/whore and still getting rich in the process ack!
Paris Hilton, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin and Agnes Chan is listed in my "please become an heroine" list.
i lol'd.
Tom Cruise would be a good start. Followed by John Travolta.
YES PLEASE!!!!
I hate stories of suicide, so beautiful yet so troubled. RIP Jang.
Atleast we can fuck the body
haha you're beyond disgusting. Are you why people commit suicide?
boo fucking hoo
I'm glad that slutbucket is dead. Like some cock sucking whore in POP CULTURE would know how hard life is for normal people. We spend our days working for shit-tastic wages and many of us aren't attractive enough to get a relationship.
GO RIDDANCE
i bet your parents and your grandparents sucked the most too because their child(that's you whoever you are Anonymous)grow up to be a sucky daft prick.
Go kill yourself, prick.
Sorry, I can't hear you with popcultures dick in your mouth.
I'm not even a fan of K/J-Drama, let alone of the pop culture.
But you are a fucking idiot for finding joy from someone's driven into suicide, it is a fucking life.
And wait, you can't "hear" someone talking in the internet? Should I even attempt a remark here, or just leave it to your idiocy.
LOL. You're as good as trash.
It sounds as if you are poorly-adapted to your environment. Maybe they should give you a Darwin Award instead. Perhaps a special Lifetime Unachievement award.
GO RIDDANCE?
And it's always sad to hear of a suicide. The conditions of the Korean entertainment industry look like they need some investigating...
Obvious troll is obvious.
Was there a fan on in the room? I'm thinking this was most likely fan death and not suicide.
OH SHI-, I'm so angry and outraged that I LOL'd.
seriously upset that I lol'd