The roster of recent celebrity suicides in Korea is getting longer and longer, with Lee Eun-joo, U;Nee, Jeong Da-bin, Ahn Jae-hwan, Choi Jin-sil, Choi Jin-young and now Park Yong-ha killing themselves since 2005. The numbers swell if actors or actresses who were either unknown when they took their lives or rose to fame only by committing suicide are included. Although there are no accurate statistics, Korean celebrities seem more prone to suicide than stars in the U.S., Europe or Japan. They exp more....
South Korean actor Park Yong-ha was found dead at his home on Thursday after committing suicide by hanging himself with the cord of a camcorder charger. He was 32. Park is the latest in a series of suicides by top entertainers first spurred by actress Lee Eun-joo in 2005. Following is a chronological list of some of the stars of the small and big screen who took their own life. * Lee Eun-joo, actress, 24. February 22, 2005. The star of hit films including "Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War" and " more....
.......l crisis is also pushing young people to their limits". According to the National Statistical Office (NSO), the number of suicides jumps in spring. In 2005, 736 people killed themselves in February compared to 1,309 in March and 1,259 in April. Actress Lee Eun-joo committed suicide in February 2005 and it created a so-called Werthe.... ....... more....
Four years ago on Feb. 22, actress Lee Eun-joo took her own life. On the 21st, the Korean Film Archive will hold a free screening of her well-known 2001 film "Bungee Jumping of Their Own" at the Cinematheque KOFA in Sangamdong. After the screening, director Kim Dae-seung. who debuted with "Bungee". and script writer Ko Eun-nim will talk with the audience. with film critic Lee Dong-jin as the MC. "Bungee" catupulted Lee Eun-ju to stardom after she gained public attention for her films such as "Tr more....
.......-seong and the singer Choi Jin-young have taken to the stage and the actress Kim Tae-hee will be on this Sunday. But does anyone really care that much Last Sunday, only 6.6 percent of viewers watched the Jeong Woo-seong show, according to TNS Media. By Lee Eun-joo.... ....... more....
.......nter of the Wind". Co-star Park Shin-yang accidently hit Moon in the nose with his elbow, causing a minor fracture, on Oct. 9, at the Korean Folk Village in Yongin, Gyeonggi. She received surgery the following day. Moon resumed shooting last Friday. By Lee Eun-joo.... ....... more....
.......r. The film will be in English, and production starts this year and should finish in 2011. The Ants has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and it has been translated into more than 30 languages. The books were published between 1991 and 1996. By Lee Eun-joo.... ....... more....
The 'Remembrance Night' was held on 22nd, in a café in Seoul Kang-nam to commemorate the third anniversary of Lee Eun-joo's death. On this 'Remembrance Night', a large number of film producers, directors and colleagues whom she worked with, visited and spend time recollecting the memories of the actress. The visitors include, director Kim Dae-seung of the film "Bungee jumping of their own", director Kim Jong-hak, Lee Hyeon-seung, Byeon Hyeok and script writer Lee Yu-jin of the drama "Phoenix". more....
Fans of the late actress Lee Eun-joo have gathered to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of her death at Chungah Park in Ilsan where her ashes lay. An official at the park said although almost three years have passed since her tragic death, her fans still remain loyal. He said many fans visited the crypt at Chungah Park a few weeks before the third anniversary of her passing. Lee committed suicide on February 22, 2005 at the age of 25. At the time, Lee had established herself as one of the top youn more....
.......l was delayed because Kim donated his body to medical research. Doctors recently declared that Kim's body was ready for cremation. His ashes will be placed in Chungah Park, a charnel house in Ilsan, Gyeonggi. Kim's family and other comedians, including Lee Yong-shik, Moon Young-mee and Ji Young-ok, attended the ceremony. After the ceremony, the family headed to Le Meilleur Theater in Daehangno, central Seoul, a hub for the theater arts in Korea, as a gesture to Kim's career in showbusiness. Kim ..............to Kim's career in showbusiness. Kim made his debut in 1980 after winning second prize in the TBC Gag Contest. He appeared mainly with Choi Yang-rak, Im Ha-ryong and Shim Hyung-rae, the comedian-turned-director of the rencent box-office hit "D-War". By Lee Eun-joo .... ....... more....
All photograph,logos, articles, comments and trademarks -- etc in this site are property of their respective owners.All the rest (c) 2009 by www.koreanfilmstars.com.
Processing time -- 0.1615 seconds.
Over 80 Korean Actors and Acteresses.
Profiles of 1262 Korean Actors and Actresses.
Information of over 536 Korean TV Dramas.
Reviews of over 329 Korean movies.
The roster of recent celebrity suicides in Korea is getting longer and longer, with 
.......l crisis is also pushing young people to their limits". According to the National Statistical Office (NSO), the number of suicides jumps in spring. In 2005, 736 people killed themselves in February compared to 1,309 in March and 1,259 in April. Actress 
Four years ago on Feb. 22, actress 
.......-seong and the singer Choi Jin-young have taken to the stage and the actress Kim Tae-hee will be on this Sunday. But does anyone really care that much Last Sunday, only 6.6 percent of viewers watched the Jeong Woo-seong show, according to TNS Media. By 
.......nter of the Wind". Co-star Park Shin-yang accidently hit Moon in the nose with his elbow, causing a minor fracture, on Oct. 9, at the Korean Folk Village in Yongin, Gyeonggi. She received surgery the following day. Moon resumed shooting last Friday. By 
The 'Remembrance Night' was held on 22nd, in a café in Seoul Kang-nam to commemorate the third anniversary of 
Fans of the late actress