Seoul, South Korea
NCS
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South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron was discovered dead at her residence in Seoul on Sunday, almost two years after she retreated from the general public eye following a drunk driving conviction. She was 24.
Kim’s physique was found by a buddy, in accordance with police. There had been no indicators of foul play and officers are investigating the circumstances of her loss of life, a police official instructed NCS.
Kim started her profession as a toddler actor and gained widespread recognition, together with an look at the Cannes Film Festival, for her function as a lady deserted at an orphanage in 2009 film “A Brand New Life.”
She later starred in 2010 motion hit “The Man from Nowhere,” 2012 thriller thriller “The Neighbors,” and 2014 drama “A Girl at My Door,” amongst quite a few roles in movie and tv.
But Kim’s profession had stalled since April 2023 after a Seoul court docket discovered her responsible of driving underneath the affect when she crashed her automobile within the South Korean capital a 12 months earlier. Kim prevented jail however was fined about $14,000.
Her final known function was in Netflix’s 2023 Okay-drama “Bloodhounds.”
The closing put up on Kim’s Instagram account, a photograph of the actor shared in January, has gathered greater than 205,000 likes. Comments are disabled on the account.
Korean celebrities paid tribute to Kim following the information of her loss of life.
“May you rest in peace,” actor Kim Ok-bin wrote on Instagram alongside a photograph of a white chrysanthemum, an emblem of grief in lots of Asian cultures.
Kim’s co-star Kim Min-che shared a photograph of a scene from “The Neighbors” on Instagram and stated: “I was so happy to meet you as my daughter in the movie. May you rest in peace.”
Recent deaths of younger K-pop idols and K-drama stars have highlighted ongoing considerations about psychological well being and pressures in South Korea’s leisure trade.
Song Jae-lim, a former model who rose to prominence in Okay-dramas, was discovered dead in his condo final November at age 39. ASTRO boy band member Moon bin died final 12 months at age 25. Okay-pop singer and actress Sulli was additionally 25 when she died in 2019. And two years earlier, boyband SHINee’s Kim Jong-hyun was discovered dead at his residence at age 27.
Entertainment businesses have applied numerous psychological well being help methods, together with counseling companies and extra versatile schedules, however observers say the extremely aggressive nature of Okay-entertainment, mixed with intense public scrutiny, and expectations of perfection in look and conduct, are affecting stars.