Oh, and to those wondering why she didn't think of her children, etc...

When a person has depression their mental state is already hormonally imbalanced. Meaning there's something physically wrong with them (like a broken bone).

Normal thought processes just don't work the way they should.

It must be especially hard for Jung Sun Hee.
She just lost her husband, and she has to go through the pain again by losing her best friend. So sad!
RIP Unni!

@#54 Jessica, I'm so glad to see someone make that point. Depression is a widely misunderstood illness. Telling someone suffering from depression to "be strong and snap out of it", or "stop being selfish and think about others" is as ridiculous as telling someone suffering from pneumonia to "snap out of it and stop coughing".... as ridiculous as telling someone with cancer, "you have beautiful children, a good job, and good friends, so I don't understand what's your problem".

It's hard for people who haven't experienced it to understand....which may be why alot of people display more patience and sympathy for someone suffering from a common cold.

Actually, I should add, it's hard for people who ARE experiencing it to understand because of the stigma and blame and misunderstanding that is still attached to it.

Still I'm so shocked and saddened by this news. It doesn't seem real. It breaks my heart to think of the anguish she was feeling.

This has got to be the most surprising death. I'm such a big fan of hers and I had to look twice at the title of the post. Major whoa.

Lucky I wasn't in my depressed mode like a few days back or else I'll be bawling my eyes out right now.

: ( So many people die...

It's so frustrating how people can easily commit suicides like this...

I just hope that her children will be in good care and consolence to her family.

RIP

I feel so bad for her family and friends. She was obviously loved. They must be going through a very painful time right now.

I in no way agree with suicide but who in there right mind would? Obviously she wasn't in the right state of mind to do something so drastic. No one in their right mind wants to die. It's just so sad.

I can't stand when people talk ill about the dead (or say such hateful things about celebrities in general). What's done is done and what's the point of saying cruel things? Because they're famous and that's the life they chose? Because it's the internet and having the security of anonymity makes it easier to say cruel things? Regardless, they are still people who have family and friends out there that are trying to grieve. Maybe if one of those hateful people's family member or friend died and they had to experience how vicious words can be they will learn to be a little more compassionate. I honestly just don't understand why someone would care so much about a stranger that they would take the time to get on the computer and write mean things. Some may say that it's their opinion and right to say whatever they want but this is my opinion.

RIP Choi Jin-shil

"Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life" Eric Hoffer

Thank you for thouroghly story. I really hate to see the cameramen & photographers crowded like that....

Rest in peace Choi Jin-shil..

I am sadden to see such a respectable actress gone... I hope her friends and family stay strong... I hope choi jin-shil find peace. I also hope her children will be taken cared of.

thank you for this news, dramabeans.

OMG...What's happening in the Kcelebrity world?
Are they really trapped that they can't find another way out? :(
Perhaps the K-entertainment industry should set up a counseling center for their celebrities. Life is just too precious to end like that...

the pictures were so heartbreaking to see.
i feel so bad just at her dear friends and family
whose lives was touched and shared many happy moments with CJS.
i cant imagine what her mom and kids would like.
looking at her brother, shin ae, jung jun ho, lee young ja and sun hee.
i feel bad for sun hee this is two consecutive people
she loves dearly.. i hope she always has people around her.
so sad to think about how depressed and something was wrong..
sigh.. people can be really mean and cruel to point fingers and spread rumors.

rip choi jin shil.. you are greatly missed..
i hope her children will be with taken good care of..

Channel 18's MBC News is doing a retrospective on Jin Shil (she looked so young with Kang Soo Yeon!! :( ) Plus extended funeral coverage right now.

It didn't really sink in until now. I mean, she's gone, she's fucking GONE!!!! :( I'll never be able to see unnie ever again. EVER AGAIN!! :( :( Why did you have to kill yourself? After everything you went through, how could you do this to yourself?!? Why didn't anybody reach out for you? :( :(

I'm saddened and disappointed on all sides. First, there is no program in place for actors to go to therapy or to be evaluated. Most people take for granted that when a person is so strong that they will be able to overcome everything that life brings to them. Not knowing that these actors had depended on themselves for so long that when their world crashes they had nothing to hold them up. We need something so much bigger then us as our focus. Because many times our children is not enough, the love of our spouse is not enough, or the thought of what you are leaving behind in suffering is not enough. I'm talking about keeping our eyes so focused on God that whatever anyone says to them is not important anymore because they have a different focus altogether. A support group of people to pay attention to these stars especially with these rumors. She seemed to be fighting alone? I don't know if it could have been prevented altogether but with this epidemic in hand there needs to be programs established not only for stars but for many others too. How to learn to cope with stress and malignant rumors. With death, it ends and there is no chance to experience so many simple and beautiful things that this crazy world still hides waiting to be discovered.

quite pissed with the netizens. many may not have known their comments were THAT fatal and some just do not care! even though we all have the rights to freedom of speech, this is too much... it's so sad that a person is lost because of baseless accusations. :(

wow...i just bought the dvd of her latest drama Last Scandal, last sunday coz i heard it's good and i'm planning on watching the series tomorrow..but then again why do i have to see this news now..i should've have watched the series earlier...anyway, it's so saddenning..rest in peace..

I noticed many commented on how unacceptable this is because she had always been strong despite the obstacles in her life - she stood strong throughout and emerged victorious, thus portraying a strong image and an exemplary figure to many people. So how could she choose this path?

The irony is, it's exactly this strength and never backing down in the face of troubles, that had broke her in the end. When you face the first hardship in life, you accept it, thinking it's Heaven's will, when you face the second, you think, 'it's OK, I got through the first, I can get through this', when the tenth approaches, you start to feel weary, when the eleventh comes by, you feel the anger approaching and starts to question: haven't I been tested enough?! And you simply don't know when it will end or when the next one is coming.

This is when you decide to stop fighting and just give in. Dying is about the only thing that occupies your mind 24/7. This feeling is very REAL, and no one is in the position to make comments just because your idealistic mind thinks so.

I'm in the position to say it because I KNOW. Least this get into a boring comment (a comment is supposed to be short and sweet), I will end this by just saying: it was not an easy decision for Choi Jin-shil and I believe she regretted every bit of it as the last breath fizzles out of her body, but there is simply nothing she can do about it - there and then.

If anyone truly care about her, just think what if her family and kids are reading what are being written here. It will break their hearts. No matter how much we lover her, we are still strangers who do not know her, so I don't think it is fair for anyone to judge her (or anybody who commits suicide).

i'm dumbfounded when i read the news today! She's one fine actress that left an impression on You & I, a 1997 drama that starred the young Song Seung Hun and Cha In Pyo. Recently, i've been following her dramas - really depressing news. Can imagine the shock her artiste friends and the media got. Rest in peace - CJS

She has so many close friends in the entertainment industry... They all look really upset and Jung Sun Hee's grief is just terrible... Why would she commit suicide? She's a mother of two kids for goodness sake... Depression in adults is more serious than it looks...

Rest in peace, Choi Jin Shil.

@JAC,

You're right JAC. I think, after watching the news, it just really came home for me. I just feel angry and sad for her, but never at her. It's a visceral, reactive thing for me, because the person was Jin Shil.

I have no real opinion on the Netizen thing, because well it would be pot kettle black.

From my experiences, I do have pretty strong opinions on depression and suicide. But what I found is that everybody has strong opinions on depression and suicide, and most of the time people agree or agree to disagree. South Korea, Southern California, whatever, the fact is there's much more judgment than empathy in the world. It is very hard to find somebody who understands. And it is harder to not feel like somehow it is ALL your fault.

belleza,

The thing about opinions is (suicide, depression or whatever controversial issues), people in general, wants to see only the beautiful side of things, or the right way of doing things. I'm guilty of having a firm stance on issues too, but I refrain from putting a stamp on a person's character, based on his/her appearance, what she/he had done.

Looking at such issues from afar (do we really know what had gone on?), THAT, is obviously, not a very RIGHT WAY of doing things.

"the fact is there’s much more judgment than empathy in the world. It is very hard to find somebody who understands. "

Yeah, you can tell me that. WELL SAID.

May she rest in peace.....

Strangely enough there was an article in the Toronto Sun today about it:

http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/movies/2008/10/03/6961296-sun.html

my god. i'm shocked. i love her. i really do. rip. :((

Wow... I don't even have any words for this... I don't understand how people could be so cruel? I don't think I've ever been this affected by a celebrity's death -- Choi Jin Shil has been one of my favorite actresses since the mid-90's, and I just can't believe she's gone. This can't be true; it's just too surreal.

It is with great disappointment that I have learned this morning about the passing of one of Korea’s most famous actresses. It was at sometime in the 90’s that I first started following the actress and her career. She was an inspiration to most of the stars on Korean TV programs and in the movies. It is sad to say this, having never met the lady, but felt I knew her more than some of her friends. If you can call them friends? I remember the disappointment I felt for her at the time she was to get married and her now X-husband raised such a stink about her apparell. She was an angel among all of us, and maybe she has finally found her peace within the loving arms of GOD. She is at rest now, and we should all remember her for the things she gave each of us who knew her, either by her performance or personally. Choi, Jin Shil, you will be remembered, and I ask all of you to now let her rest. To all the other stars in Korea, I would like to say, CHANGE!!!!!!!! Bye bye Miss Choi and God Bless

I'm very shocked when I read the news. I really like her acting in K-dramas and I consider her as one of best actresses in Korea. I wish she can rest in peace. My best wishes for her little children. I hope someday they can forgive her for leaving them so suddenly and understand the reason why she did it.
Good bye Choi Jin Shil......

It is time to let the press, the internet rumors goes...Please be strong. There are a lot more people would beleive in a nice person. We are not stupid, we are not easy to be fooled, and we know how to forget and forgive. Please do not kill yourself for such nonsense. One way to beat such heartless, and indifferent of the news reporting, the sensationalism of the press to sell newspaper s is to be able to laugh at them. Most of the time, they are only good for starting fire in the fireplace. I am so disappointed in humanity, so cruel at time....

"The Suicide" by Enrique Imbert - translation from Spanish Isabel Reade

A parable for understanding the effects of suicide has on others ...

(You ask why these Korean actors commit suicide? for one reason-They know one another... The chance of a friend or a family member committing suicide because another person they know did so increases by 60 percent....

The Suicide;
At the foot of the open Bible- where was marked in red the verse that would explain everything- he aligned the letters; to his wife, to the judge, to his friends. Then he drank the poison and went to bed.

Nothing. In an hour he got up and looked at the bottle. yes, it was the poison. he was so sure! He increased the dosage and drank another glass. he went back to bed. Another hour. He was not dying. Then he shot his revolver against his temple. What joke was this? Someone-but who, when? someone had exchanged his poison for water, his bullets for blank cartridges. He shot the four other bullets against his temple. Useless. He closed the Bible, gathered up the letters and went out of the room just as the owner of the hotel, servants and curious people were running up, alarmed at the noise of the five shots.

Arriving at his house he found his wife poisoned and his five children on the floor, each with a bullet wound in the temple.

He took the kitchen knife, bared his stomach and began clashing at himself. The blade would sink into the soft flesh and come clean as water after a fish is caught.

He poured naptha over his clothes and the matches would go out hissing.

He ran to the balcony, and before jumping he could see a crowd of men and women lying in the street bleeding from their knifed stomach, amid the flames of the burning city."

The end.

Ask yourself- Do you want your loved ones or someone you know to disappear because of your actions? Don't do it!! Think of them first...

I suffer myself from depression. I remind myself how much I love my loved ones and I read this parable to keep me form ever doing anything rash.. What you do affects others... Remember this... remember you are God's child and much loved.

her poor kids… she should have thought of her kids

Question: "Why should I not commit suicide?"

Answer: Our hearts go out to those who have thoughts of ending their own lives through suicide. If that is you right now, it may speak of many emotions, such as feelings of hopelessness and despair. You may feel like you are in the deepest pit, and you doubt there is any hope of things getting better. No one seems to care or understand where you are coming from. Life just is not worth living...or is it?

If you will take a few moments to consider letting God truly be God in your life right now, He will prove how big He really is, “for nothing is impossible with God” (Luke 1:37). Perhaps scars from past hurts have resulted in an overwhelming sense of rejection or abandonment. That may lead to self-pity, anger, bitterness, vengeful thoughts, or unhealthy fears that have caused problems in some of your most important relationships.

Why should you not commit suicide? Friend, no matter how bad things are in your life, there is a God of love who is waiting for you to let Him guide you through your tunnel of despair and out into His marvelous light. He is your sure hope. His name is Jesus.

This Jesus, the sinless Son of God, identifies with you in your time of rejection and humiliation. The prophet Isaiah wrote of Him in Isaiah 53:2-6, describing Him as a man who was “despised and rejected” by everyone. His life was full of sorrow and suffering. But the sorrows He bore were not His own; they were ours. He was pierced, wounded, and crushed, all because of our sin. Because of His suffering, our lives can be redeemed and made whole.

Friend, Jesus Christ endured all this so that you might have all your sins forgiven. Whatever weight of guilt you carry, know that He will forgive you if you humbly receive Him as your Savior. “...call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you¼” (Psalm 50:15). Nothing you have ever done is too bad for Jesus to forgive. Some of His choicest servants committed gross sins like murder (Moses), murder and adultery (King David), and physical and emotional abuse (the apostle Paul). Yet they found forgiveness and a new abundant life in the Lord. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17).

Why should you not commit suicide? Friend, God stands ready to repair what is “broken,” namely, the life you have now, the life you want to end by suicide. In Isaiah 61:1-3, the prophet wrote, “The LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor…to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve…to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.”

Come to Jesus, and let Him restore your joy and usefulness as you trust Him to begin a new work in your life. He promises to restore the joy you have lost and give you a new spirit to sustain you. Your broken heart is precious to Him: “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise” (Psalm 51:12, 15-17).

Will you accept the Lord as your Savior and Shepherd? He will guide your thoughts and steps—one day at a time—through His Word, the Bible. “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you” (Psalm 32:8). “He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure” (Isaiah 33:6). In Christ, you will still have struggles, but you will now have hope. He is “a friend who sticks closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24). May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with you in your hour of decision.

If you desire to trust Jesus Christ as your Savior, speak these words in your heart to God: “God, I need you in my life. Please forgive me for all that I have done. I place my faith in Jesus Christ and believe that He is my Savior. Please cleanse me, heal me, and restore my joy in life. Thank You for Your love for me and for Jesus' death on my behalf.”

OMG! i was so shocked! she's already gone????? cant stop my hands and fingers for searching infos! gosh.. why people are like that? people should know their limitations!!!

now im scared O_o i will now adjust my watching time.. i usually watch this starting 2am forward but i stop when i get sleepy.. but now, i dont think so, i better watch this on daylight.

***i watch her last scandal of my life

Last Scandal is the first Korean series I ever watched and I immediately fell in love with the actress and the actor. I just find it really hard to believe that Choi Jin Shil is not around anymore. The series has a good ending but sadly Choi Jin Shil did not have a good ending in reality. When I reach the ending of this series, I don't know whether I should feel happy or feel sad. Feel happy because Choi's character is married to a prince charming. Sad, because this is the last series of Choi. Watching this series gives me a very contradictory and sad feeling. Supposedly a sequel is planned but is called off. I really wish to see Choi again in the second season but that will never happen. Her performance in the series is just flawless and superb. I truly wish her rest in peace and forever happiness in heaven. I hope her mother can handle all this. First Choi then the brother. It must traumatizing to her mother. God bless her and her mother and children.

Me feel so SAD and me crying while reading about choi
DEATH. No one in this world is as Beautiful she is. Me never forget her. she will be lived for ever in my thought and I LOVE HER so much and I MISS HER ..:(:(:(

Choi Jin Sil..unbelieveble, ...i;m just like Korean Drama and never know about the actress and actor life before...but in INDONESIA your drama LAST SCANDAL very famous, started me to like Korean Drama.. tonight i want to know or download some picture from you,, but from this site i known that my favourite actress was died like that... btw,, you always in my heart,,,we love you Choi....----fan from indonesia

I am rewatching last scandal and I just kept wondering why she would do that. She had such an amazing talent for acting. Comedic timing like no other and she died because some people just in Korea think tormenting celebrities is a sport.

Choi jin shil you are missed. Your talent is truly irreplaceable.

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