'Real life Squid Game': Kim Sae-ron's death exposes Korea's celebrity culture
Na Jong-ho, a psychiatry professor at Yale University, likened the spate of celebrity deaths in South Korea to a real-life ...
Wheesung, Korean R&B Powerhouse and Hit Songwriter, Dies at 43
Korean R&B vocalist Wheesung, who rose to prominence in the early 2000s was found dead Monday at his apartment in Seoul. He ...
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Kim Sae Ron, Sulli, Moonbin & Other Young K-Pop Idols That Left Us In Their 20s
Former f(x) member and actress, Sulli was known for her bold personality ... A former KARA member, Goo Hara’s tragic death at 28 deeply affected fans. She had been vocal about her struggles ...
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Suicide, the music industry, and a call to action
K Pop stars Goo Hara, Sulli and Moonbin, and many more. This long and heartbreakingly incomplete list of musicians that have died by suicide represents not only tragedies, but cultural reminders ...
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Suicide, Music Industry Urged to Act
Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, Joy Division's Ian Curtis, country music singer Mindy McCready, Keith Flint of The Prodigy ...
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Cancel Culture, Pressure And An Ideal Image: What's Driving South Korean Celebrities To Suicide
Moonbin, Sulli, Jonghyun and Goo Hara are just a few of the names that have become synonymous with the devastating pressures of fame. These suicides are not isolated incidents but a reflection of ...
Academics call for societal shift in attitudes toward K-pop singers’ mental health
Yale professor says Korean idols face harsher scrutiny than other stars, citing Suga’s DUI case Local and international K-pop academics are urging South Korean society to reassess its approach to the ...
Kim Sae-ron's death underscores the huge pressure on South Korean celebrities
Actor Kim Sae-ron’s death adds to the list of celebrity deaths in South Korea that underscore the enormous pressure they face under the gaze of a relentlessly unforgiving media that pounces on their e ...