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   03-08-2009 10:31 여성 남성
TV Actress Jang Commits Suicide

TV actress Jang Ja-yon committed suicide at her home in Bundang, southern outskirts of Seoul, Saturday, police said. She is 27.

She has been acting in a popular Monday and Tuesday drama series of "Man Rather Than Flower" on KBS TV 2.

Police said that Jang was found to have hanged herself to death on the in-house stairs to the second floor of her home at 7:42 p.m.

The police quoted her sister as saying, "She has suffered from depression, frequently staying at home alone recently."

Jang has lived with her elder sister, since her parents were killed in a traffic accident 10 years ago, police said.

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SojuNamja   (122.153.13.131)   03-10-2009 12:34
When you have fame you have a responsibility to those who give it to you. Thankfully she wasn't too popular yet, so only a handful of teenagers will kill themselves now. Knowing how many people copy the suicides of famous people makes anyone who does it not only a coward, but a murderer as well.
toolbox   (124.80.22.64)   03-09-2009 09:27
Wow, being a Korean public personality must really suck.
smany1   (74.70.8.148)   03-09-2009 08:27
Was she receiving counseling or psychotropic medication? Although initially helpful, drugs may also paralyze natural accomodation, and destabilize a fragile balance.
pastor2   (211.206.16.166)   03-09-2009 08:14
Mph: I believe you are right.. this country seems to be a land of extreme emotions.. with very little middle ground.
mphw2314   (207.161.49.169)   03-09-2009 01:35
This is such a huge problem in Korea. There needs to be programs in place for people; Koreans need a great deal of help learning how to cope with stress. I find it really sad when someone kills themselves over some so-called stressful situation - when the actual situ. wasn't all that stressful.
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