Boys Before Flowers actress commits suicide
Oh, this is sad.
Jang Ja-yeon, one of the Boys Before Flowers‘ Jin-Sun-Mi trio of Mean Girls, was found dead in her home on March 7. Her death has been deemed suicide.
The police are still are still looking into the matter, but police have stated that after a first examination of the deceased’s body, there do not appear to be signs of foul play or struggle. Jang’s family does not want an autopsy, so out of respect for their wishes, none will be performed.
Jang had hanged herself at her apartment; her older sister found the body on the evening of the 7th. She explains that Jang Ja-yeon had suffered from depression, and prior to her suicide had been staying inside her room for long periods of time more frequently, signaling perhaps that she was falling into deeper depression. About 10 years ago, Jang lost both parents in a car accident when she was in high school, and has lived with her sister ever since.
But to staff from Boys Before Flowers, the 27-year-old actress who played the dimwitted “Sunny” character was “always bright and positive, with a lot of passion for acting. I cannot believe that she would commit suicide.”
Another source from the drama, however, said, “She was lively and passionate, but as a rookie actress, I think she felt a lot of anxiety about her future.”
Jang Ja-yeon debuted in the entertainment industry with a CF in 2006, and acted in the drama My Lovely Fool and a Drama City production called Love Hunt, Thirty minus three (with Sohn Tae-young and Park Ki-woong).
Jang Ja-yeon is not a famous actress, but it’s particularly shocking (and worrisome) given the drama’s far reach into the youth population. As we saw with the untimely deaths of Choi Jin-shil and Ahn Jae-hwan last year, a spate of suicides followed, and while I don’t want to diminish each passing by calling them copycat acts, it’s unfortunately true that they got tremendous press coverage and seemed for a while to spawn a “trend.” Best wishes to Jang’s family.
Via My Daily
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This is extremely depressing. I wonder why a lot of Korean actors turn to suicide?
I hope her family will be okay.
Why is the BBF production plagued with such bad circumstances? This is so heartbreaking. Best wishes to her family.
scary scary scary! ):
What is up with this drama? Despite it’s success, the cast has had so many bad incidents and now with Jang Ja Yeon’s suicide, it seems weird to just continue filming as if nothing’s happened. This is really a tragedy. I only hope her family can be comforted at this extremely difficult time.
I hope she rest in peace..
I’ll be praying for the BBF cast, & her friends and family that they stay strong through this difficult time…
So Sad.
Unfortunately many depressed people don’t see any other way out. They’re looking for a means to and end and they only see death as their choice.
I will be praying for her, that she may be in a better place. And I will pray for the family in this difficult time.
what with this drama?? its full of accidents and now a suicide.. so sad.. i hope it wont affect the show… condolence to the family…
♫Teenage suicide~ don’t do it! ♪
omg this is so aweful
i feel so sad for her life.
i cant believe she had to go through that
this show is really cursed
what a tragedy. i wonder how they will continue
there are so many questions surfacing from this, not the least of which is WHY? …for that matter, why are they so many of them?! i am not korean, so if someone could paint me a quick picture please of whether is it just the celebrities, or in general? …..if it’s just celebrities, it scares me to think that we, as an audience, contribute to this, inadvertently. are the netizens too fiercely critical? is it not in the general scope of the celebrity culture to be thickskinned and prepared enough for the sometimes-very scary anti-fans?? …are antifans– or is the culture that permits the existence of and permissiveness towards the brutality of antifans– to blame?
…….. this is a sad, sad affair, and i honestly think there’s a bigger picture to this that we’re missing, or perhaps not taking the effort to see.
technically, of course, i am curious about the event’s repercussions for production, but if there IS a bigger picture to this, that should be the least of our problems.
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That beautiful young woman??? We’d only just discovered her. This stuff is just baffling. It makes no sense at all. Surely things in South Korea can’t be worse than they are here in the United States. Horrible, frightening news. It’s just all too sad.
omg i’m so sad…really i don’t know what else to say, i’m shocked…
i really just don’t know what to say, i feel as if all this press coverage is allowing…not exactly but indirectly so, allowing those who are depressed make an easier choice about suicide.
T_T
so sad!
She was a beautiful women, I hope she is at peace now..
Is this drama series cursed or what?
deeply shocked for this news! RIP is all I can say for now!
so shocked and so sad…very sad….heartbreaking…
oh my! *goosebumps allover* im at lost for words…
what is happening to the korean artists, another suicide?
… is this still part of the BOF curse… ok i’ll shut up…
may she finally rest in peace….
Were things so bad for the poor girl? She was so young, and had her whole life ahead of her…so sad…such a beautiful person driven to suicide…
The people of the korean entertainment industry should really think about whether they have the right to say “This one is more commercial, they’ll bring us more money, they’ll be more successful, etc”. Should anyone have the right to determine whether to bring alive a person’s dream or not…
what is more sad news is that her parents(mother and father..) died from car accident 10years ago.
Since her parents hand down her she did not need to worry about livelihood..
I really hope she is at peace…
This really is such sad news. I’m sorry to hear it.
awww..sad!
when just a sudden death come its just shocking and disturbing.
RIP to Jang family.
holy shit
This is really really sad!
So many young Korean actors and actresses committing suicide.
Can some one please explain what will happen know….with BBF and everything else….i can’t imagine the shock everyone is going though. Who would want to carrying on making a drama after this.
And how can they just replace her……
whats going to happen?
What!? how is that possible?!
I’m still in shock over Jung Da Bin’s (from Rooftop Cat, My Sister-in-law is 19) death, even though it was such a long time ago. If only there was a way for actors to realize the true depth of their relationship with the viewers. Because we, as viewers, know how to appreciate genuine talent, and somtimes I wish there was a way to show the actors how we feel.
Not that I’m comparing the deaths of these two young actresses, but it’s just so… tragic…
Best wishes to their families, and to the rest of ya’ll, don’t give up!!!
Oh my. Not again. Sad!
Ohmygosh.. I’m shocked.
She was so gorgeous.
Best wishes to the family..
that is sooooo sad! like seeing your family hang themselves.. or anybody…
I feel sad for her family/sister…
I don’t mean to distract from the issue here, but a lot of people are tacking on comments about her beauty, as if that makes her suicide especially saddening. Are we saying that if this girl was ugly, it’d be less of a loss?
I noticed that a lot when people were commenting about the Rihanna/Chris domestic violence story. Like, “How could he hit someone so beautiful?” A LOT of comments like that. So ugly people are fairer game for brutality?
I mean, I know this sounds elementary, but it’s worth repeating that attractiveness does not make a person more worthwhile.
That tangent out of the way, Jang Ja-yeon’s suicide is just tragic. Condolences to her family.
That was a disturbing thing to wake up to this morning. In response, I wrote up my own take on this latest celebrity suicide.
One of my biggest fears about all this is that these celebrities killing themselves serve to make suicide seem not just acceptable but normative.
Are we saying that if this girl was ugly, it’d be less of a loss?
That’s a common reaction with celebrity suicides, unfortunately. But suicides are a tragedy for the loved ones of the deceased no matter the appearance or the personality.
i agree with Ashleigh, as if these beautiful people are problem-free, recession-free, violence-free, depression-free…that only the ugly deserve to be in this and that ugly situation. these people beautiful and not so blessed with looks are all equal…they are made of flesh and bone and that they are human…
i feel sad…she is young and who knows what the future holds for her. i hope with the influence of BBF among the youths, no one will follow what Jang Ja-yeon did. depression is really a hard battle…people should only learn to think positive and see the world in a more optimistic way…
they always say she was “happy and cheerful” on the set of BBF, well…that is a depressed person’s defense mechanism…and there are people who successfully overcome depression because the way they changed their mindset over things that happened to them, while there are those who resort to suicide.
RIP…
I just google her name and a lot of website talk about the suicide.It s because she is a star that people talked about it but suicide are extremely common now because of a lot of reason; financial crisis depression..etc .and I think it s become natural for someone to kill themself than trying to survive. Careful, I am not blaming her act. I am blaming mostly what conducts to that way and I don t think it is drama industry itself.
I feel sad that she arrived to that extend cos she really look like someone that can overcome her harder time.
I think people tend to comment on her beauty because it seems almost like a waste to die when you’re that beautiful and people appreciate you more, or maybe that’s a reason to be depressed about. Suicides are just sad in general and I wish people wouldn’t go that far. It’s more sad than people who die naturally.
On something off topic, I just noticed that on these comment forms, the name is automatically filled in.
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they always say she was “happy and cheerful” on the set of BBF, well…that is a depressed person’s defense mechanism…
That’s true. And for a lot of people “in the public eye,” the pressure of having to keep up that happy cheerful appearance in public becomes an even greater burden that can worsen the depression and the thoughts of suicide. The swing between happy-in-public and despair-in-private can exacerbate things, especially when you feel you can’t escape the cycle.
it’s really a shocking news…
she’s really a lively actress in BOF…
there are so many people commiting suicide…. it’s really sad…
may she Rest In Peace in gods hands…
This is too sad. Another Korean celebrity suicide, just when you think its over.
Its been a while, so i guess that makes this one more surprising, yet at the same time, its not surprising to hear of a korean celebrity commiting suicide. So many things are wrong with the entertainment circle for this to continue to happen. I really wish that these people could see suicide is not the answer. Its so sad to have to hear about. And for her, she was sooooo young, and had such a bright future ahead of her. Another bad thing to happen to the cast of BBF, this being the worst so far. Its quite shocking. I never expected her to do such a thing, but then again, i dont know much about her and her life. But i guess she was depressed, but still I can never understand how people can take their own lives.
My condolences for her family, friends, and the whole cast/crew of BBF.
RIP
I thought the suicide wave was slowing down ;-; This is heartbreaking, and I’m pretty speechless even though I don’t watch BOF. Best wishes to her family.
@ #36
>>>they always say she was “happy and cheerful” on the set of BBF, well…that is a depressed person’s defense mechanism…
>>>The swing between happy-in-public and despair-in-private can exacerbate things, especially when you feel you can’t escape the cycle.
it’s about approach.
the very sad thing is – a lot of people out there associate strength with someone positively not complaining about anything in life and just taking everything in their stride.
people in general just get tired of hearing about negativity in anyone’s life. they normally prefer to hear about how good one’s days are.
~ the happy upbeat person who doesn’t complain is always perceived as stronger, tougher (even if they’re not and are always seeking help)
~ the one who whines is weak (even if they’re not weak and settle things themselves independently, after whinging).
unfortunately, it is when one keeps stoicly mum about the many stressors or negative incidents in life that these things build up and become overwhelmingly out of control sometimes.
once it gets to that point; coupled with more stress, serious lack of sleep (or insomnia – inability to sleep) ….
accumulatively – it can totally escalate matters, rationality/reasoning ability and spin issues totally out of control.
though we often hear depression is hormonally triggered and a mental imbalance … i believe depression does NOT just come out nowhere to plague someone.
i personally feel their environment, social network, and people around the person contributes in a large part to the state/well-being of the depressed person’s mind and their perception of things as well.
it’s sad it had to come to this shocking end for Jang Ja Yeon.
i really hope there’s more peace for her now. RIP and condolences to her loved ones.
yes, it’s time somebody starts a movement, where it’s chic to go to the therapist. a sign of wealth and part of the fashionable me-first culture, to get your weekly session of mental health restoration. celebs with money can afford it, but what about those just starting out, like jang? maybe it comes down (again?) to how the higher-ups at star agencies (if she was attached to one), would allocate money to look after their investments. of course, it’s easier to just walk away, pretend/hope for the best, or keep the human meat-grinder switched On and scout for new faces to replace the old and weary?
That’s too sad. I think she had the potential to become a successful actress following BOF. I heard that a k-celebrity died but was shocked to find out it was her!! I hope that celebrities don’t think that suicide is the ‘only’ way out of their problems.
I can’t believe this.. very sad !
The truth is that i can’t believe that’s suicide
in other countries they don’t make such enounce so quickly …it’s seem’s that it’s repeating in fast frequency, she’s just began to succeed…and maybe every person 1 of 5 get into heavy depression but you know they have medication for this, it’s just doesnt seems logic
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Its kind of hard to believe
Best wishes to her family
awww….terrible news! RIP and condolence to her family.
off topic: for some reason in this picture of her, she look almost like Sohn Tae Young.\
always shocking to read about celebrity suicides. T_T
I wonder if it had anything to do with her role in ‘boys before flowers’…
she might’ve attracted lots of hate from evil netizens…that seems to happen often.
Whatever the reason was for her depression….hope she’s at rest wherever she is now. RIP
With all the attention she received due to BOF I was expecting to see her a lot more of her in the future. It’s mainly thanks to her character that I view the Vipers with amused indulgence rather than the dislike I have for them in other versions.
We joke about the curse of BOF but this is just sad. Even with all the positive things happening to her all this poor girl could see and feel is the negative.
My deepest condolences to her family.
If you view this as one of the producers in the show – it may be a heartless view – but this is SOME press going on for BOF. While suicide and accidents are never a good thing to see in the news, these news of car crashes, hospital visits, suicide and the constant rumor of a “Boys Before Flowers” curse, will only make more people watch the show.
Bad publicity is still good publicity.
that’s shocking! my condolences to her family
that so sad! it’s such a shame, the drama is so popular and now this beautiful actress is gone T.T
gosh has anyone realized that BOF drama has such horrible things happening to the main cast? first accidents and now a suicide!!
i hope she rest in peace
This is so tragic, as with any suicide. Condolences to her family and friends. It is awful just to read about….cannot imagine the grief.
It is disheartening the numerous comments of ‘oh but she was so beautiful…..why?’ Excuse me but having a ‘public profile’, being beautiful/famous/wealthy etc does not make one immune to depression. Please remember that depression is an illness. Actors are humans too. Is it because we love our dramas that we forget this fundamental fact?
With the number of high profile suicides in Korean entertainment in recent years, (not sure if they is a general trend in Korea, apologises for my ignorance) one hopes that there is more counselling and awareness of depression in the wider community. Then those who are near the brink will realise that there is always hope, love and help for them. No matter how hard it may seem – it can/will get better.
Regardless of whether BBF is a ‘teen’ drama or just a hugely popular one, I hope that this sad situation can somehow ‘use’ BOFs ‘influence’ for a positive outcome. (gee that just comes out wrong/heartless in the written form! – truly not meant to seem that way, hope you all know get what I mean…) Perhaps it’s high profile can help raise the awareness on depression (and it’s dangers), not suicide.
Depression is an illness and to seek treatment (be it professional therapy, medication or just plan talking with friends) is the way to go.
Given the number of CF campaigns that the BBF cast have been offered – if only one was a public service announcement on suicide prevention/depression THAT would be worthwhile. Now this is a cause worth backing. I’ll buy that over phones, donuts, clothes anyday.
Oh. My. G. I still can’t believe it.
My deepest condolences and prayers to her family and friends.
I agree with #27~~~ I’m still in shock over Jung Da Bin’s (from Rooftop Cat, My Sister-in-law is 19) death, even though it was such a long time ago. If only there was a way for actors to realize the true depth of their relationship with the viewers. Because we, as viewers, know how to appreciate genuine talent, and somtimes I wish there was a way to show the actors how we feel.
Not that I’m comparing the deaths of these two young actresses, but it’s just so… tragic…
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this is just tooo sad!!
to the family of Jang Ja-yeon, u have my deepest sympathy!! May she RIP
i agree with #51! i really hope BBF will do a public service announcement or something highlighting that help is available (if it is available).
isn’t there any way people can seek help when they’re depressed in Korea? it seems like suicide is more prevalent among Korean actors and actresses than any where else in the world (please correct me if i’m wrong) and if these people can’t get help b/c there aren’t adequate services or they aren’t getting help b/c of a stigma attached to therapy, it must be even worse for the rest of the public.
my condolences to the Jang family.
@ #27
– Because we, as viewers, know how to appreciate genuine talent, and somtimes I wish there was a way to show the actors how we feel.
—>agree! that’s why I make it a point to show my fave actress how much we appreciate her talent and how much she means to us. i think they need those cheers and encouragement.
@54: Just like everywhere else, they’re are many places people can go to for help. Clinics/doctors/hospitals/etc etc/
Although, honestly, the chances BBF will do an announcement telling people that help is available is really.. not gonna happen. Perhaps do a message like a short RIP message for the actress, but that’s probably it.
I’m really gonna miss this actress – imo, the trio was one of the best out of all the trios we’ve had TT____________TT
REST IN PEACE
there is so much accidents happening to this drama i hope all the other cast members will stay okay and dont get hurt anymore
This is so sad for her family & her t.v. drama family BBF! May she rest in peace! Our prayers are with her & her family! This is really shocking!
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I was seriously hoping this year not to come to this blog and hear celebrities committing suicide! I’m so shock that I’m speechless! beginning to think that this show is cursed! I do believe this show is cursed! each week there’s something bad happening to the BBF crew
What is worse is that I know that there will be more celebrities committing suicide this year!
I’m praying to Jesus that the suicide rate in Korea (which is the 1# in the world) is decrease this year and the years to come! There’s something evil that’s making these people killing themselves!
I believe that her issues probably went much deeper than anyone of us can speculate. And with depression, there can be a moment when the depth of feeling is so overwhelming you are unable to see the possibility of a better time or place.
My heart goes out to her sister.
this is such a shock! and very scary! who would ever think this would happen? no warning signs… the government got to do something about all these suicides. suicide is not the answer. they need to teach people how to look for warning signs to help save people like Jang Ja-yeon. I pray for her family.
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‘If only there was a way for actors to realize the true depth of their relationship with the viewers. Because we, as viewers, know how to appreciate genuine talent, and somtimes I wish there was a way to show the actors how we feel.’
Sadly it is often the loud ‘Antifan’ that get heard/noticed, that why i think many turn to anti fanship, to get their 10 sec of so call fame in bringing someone else down.
Though in this case i doubt if they had anything to do with this tragedy.
Depression is like an onion there can be so many reasons and troubles one layer over the other, many often only in the mind of the victim of this mental disorder.
I think the true sad thing is that her family seemed to know she was depressed but once again did not find help for her, most likely because it would be embarrassing or shameful to do so.
I wish more celebrities where like Jang Nara, who has freely admitted to going to see a ’shrink’ when she gets depressed and takes drugs to help her fear of flying, with strong family support.
Celeb do live under horrid pressures and unnatural lives styles and if any section of the workforce would need ‘help’ in handling those pressures if would be them.
oh no. I thought she was cute as Sunny, she did a really good job in BBF in my opinion. And she was so gorgeous too :[
I liked her, and she’ll be missed.
this is so shocking. appearances are never what they seem. i feel bad for her family, and i bet the entire BOF production is in shock. how to shoot after this will be hard. and will they be even looking to replace?
to such popularity such pain and heartbreaking accidents and misfortune.
what a heavy price to pay.. my condolences goes out to her family and loved ones.
the stigma attached to therapy should be lessened and people should be encouraged to go seek help. because its become so bad lately. plus the the deal with all the anti fan and whatnot. its not helping either.
may she rest in peace.
It seems like every couple of weeks there’s another suicide or another injury of some sort. What the heck is going on? It feels like there’s this giant cloud of bad luck and death hovering over everything lately.
This will happen when you have too much comments, publicity on actors and the dramas as if there is nothing else to talk about in korea.
So when they can’t express it, they break down.
Media should also be responsible and honest enough with their publications.
Condolence to the Jang family.
oh comment 8 i know where that’s from. that’s from by fav movie Heathers!! and yeah dam this is so sad. best wished to her family. o and this sorta reminds me of Suicide Club cause in that movie suicide became a trend and everyone started to do it cause it’s popular
Condolence to her family.
I personally don’t believe in curses, and I don’t believe BBF is cursed. They were overworked, stressed, thus the car accidents. With suicide, it’s not a curse that will drive a person to kill him/herself. It’s choices. There are things that happen that you have no control over, such as accidents, and there are things such as suicide that occur because of other people’s decisions. I just wish she could’ve told someone what she was going through. I was depressed for a while too, and it helped that I had friends and family who helped me get over it.
oh my goodness..
Another suicide????
I’m brought to tears again.
why??
There are so many chances in life, they can’t just throw it away!
I pray that God will forgive her and watch over her soul. And I pray that her sister will be watched over as well.
Commiting suicide is extreme selfishness.
think about all the people around you that love you and care for you!
now i don’t know how to watch BOF.
just when we hope that 2008’s suicide “wave” has end, 2009 proved otherwise.
this is very very sad. i know that depression is serious cause i know how it feels like, but i wished she could have voiced it out. what a shock it is to her family…could her parents’ accident a contributing factor? maybe she did not deal with her grieve properly then.
i hope her sister won’t blame herself for not detecting the symptoms and doing something about it.
but yes, it hurts. shocks like these are hard to get over. hope that BOF will have to postpone production to let the cast & crew to grieve and get over it (meantime, giving them ample rest so car accidents won’t happen anymore!).
depression truly is a frightening thing.
she was finally getting some recognition, yet it wasn’t enough. it’s so incredibly sad to think that someone will commit suicide when their life is actually on the rise.
Wow, is this heartbreaking and it’s going to be a bit hard watching BBF with the trio around.
I agree with chajjye, hopefully they will have plenty of time for grieving and I wouldn’t mind if they have to delay a few episodes. Best condolescences to her sister and her loved ones.
Like I previously stated, I hate publicity of a famous person’s suicide. Not to be disrespectful but statistics show that a publicized suicide act especially that from a famous person tends to increase the rates in suicide (from a psychology book). It’s like causing an unwanted “trend”.
What a lovely girl. I’m saddened that she chose to end her life. I pay my respect to her family and friends and hope that they will recover from this horrible shock.
RIP
I was hoping that we won’t see another celebrity suicide this year, but sadly another one took place, I condemn the act and I know depression kills but I just hope that the Korean Government will NOW take this seriously, since every year there is a celebrity suicide case, may Jang Ja-yeon rest in peace
could we please leave the judgmental comments outside of the posts. Jang Ja-yeon’s death is already such a tragedy…i don’t think anyone is in a position to judge her actions as “selfish” or not.
My condolences and prayers go out for her and her poor sister. After losing their parents like that, this is truly heartbreaking. I hope she can finally rest in peace with her parents and that her sister gets all the love and support she needs to get through this tragedy.
SO very sad and our prayers be with her sister who found her.
Let’s say special prayers for the all the casts and workers of BBF.
God watch over all ofyou….and may all the angels walk your beats 24/7.
You all are doing great as youngsters.
RIP JJY!
Is it me? or is Korean actors and actress fond of suicide? I mean come on! Everybody else wants ya to live so why don’t they want themselves to live..in life change is constant no one will stay depressed forever and one can always rise from it.That is why it’s best to hang on. I hope her sister is alright…after all she is the only one left.
hope that she will RIP…
i really wonder there are so many unwanted things happening in BOF???
OMG!!!!! I’m Sad
when i heard the news I was shocked!!!!!
I can’t believe that she commited suicide, she is very good actress.
what happen now in BOF, who will be replacing in her role?
I hope she will REST IN PEACE
tnx for sharing your talent, we will miss u very much!!!
CONDOLENCE for the family…
Though I’m no expert, the ‘copycat’ suicides you’re talking about are a real issue related to suicide contagion. I think a lot of the media interest that will hover around any celebrity suicide probably adds to the risk of other at risk people opting for suicide because lets face it, a lot of the spin goes into all the attention surrounding the deceased person which is in its own way, glamorises suicide as a way out. I’m not sure if this is still true, but in Australia there was a list of ways that media outlets were NOT supposed to publicise a suicide (for example calling it a ’successful suicide attempt’).
I wonder if any Korean media outlets and organisations will use the focus to reach out to at risk people in a meaningful manner, and address the issue o stigma in regards to mental health that the general public may still harbour. You don’t have to be crazy to be depressed, or have anxiety, you just have to be a person.
Nevertheless RIP to Jang Jae Yeon, and all others who have suicided.
Sad about that!
I really sad about that! after choi jin shil, jung da bin…korea entertainment have a sad. I think all fan of BOYS BEFORE FLOWERS are very sad about that.
We don’t say about the die of Jang Jae Yeon , why did she do?
We can hope she find peaceful in heaven!
Many condolences and safe wishes to Ms Jang’s family, especially her sister. It’s sad that just as she was coming into success her past grief caught up with her. However I don’t believe this can be solely attritbuted to her position with the Korean entertainment industry. Suicide happens in the all entertainment industries and in everyday life unfortunately. While her career and the pressures associated with it are surely contributory, it seems Ms Jangs life has been a hard one.
May she rest in peace, and again, may her sister find comfort in these difficult times.
This is sad. And I hope these celebrity deaths end here.
What? She was SUNNY right? aint she your favorite among the trio Javabeans?
wait…
“This attracts the attention of the school’s three queen bees, who introduce themselves as Ginger (the leader), Sunny, and Miranda (or Shinhwa’s “jin, sun, and mi” — a way of saying they’re the most beautiful). Ginger’s affectation is to make horrified exclamations in English (e.g., “Oh. My. God.”), while Sunny’s my favorite because she seems vaguely dim. They stick up for F4 and tell Jan-di to watch what she says.”
RIP!
oh man what is going on with this korean entertainment industry? these poor stars, they must be going through so much but i cant believe none of them get any help. i hope her sister will be alright. losing both parents and now her sister as well. what a tragic occurrence. i feel so terrible. i wish she hadnt turned to suicide as her escape but i hope that she can rest in peace.
Oh hell what is going on… Depression is not a good thing so family should intervene, be pro active people. This is such a waste of a future and a talent. You know what, one of our best artist died last Friday due to leukemia, he was an actor, a master rapper, photographer, host, painter and best of all a father to 8 kids. He was just 44 when he passed away but he fought so hard even if the only assurance he got was in prolonging his life for a few months. Fight! fight! fight! to those who are depressed, to their families, to their friends don’t let suicide happen do something, anything!!!
This is so sad and shocking… i think she has a bright future ahead of her with the success of BOF but i guess, there are still some things that we are not aware of that pushed her into depression despite her newfound popularity. suicide is never good but i guess she thought that is her only means to escape.
may she rest is peace.
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this is so sad
my prayers go out to her and family….RIP.
Additionally, I’ve seen a lot of comments discussing how suicide has almost (horribly) become kind of “trend” among these Korean celebrities and I found a really good article which talks about this issue if anyone is interested in reading. I thought it was very articulate and insightful:
http://metropolitician.blogs.com/scribblings_of_the_metrop/2007/03/the_walking_wou.html
RIP Jang Ja-yeon
Gosh!!! Is this drama like cursed or something!! I hope they all finish filming with no further interruptions! God bless them, all. T_T
♥R.I.P. Jan (Sunny)♥
RIP
R.I.P.
It’s so sad…
Oh no~…that’s horrible.
RIP Jang JaYeon
RIP
I don’t see a link with BBF production. Why someone tops him/herself is too complicated to reduce to a production.
But still, @81 and Javabeans, definitely agree with you that the BBF base will hopefully not take away the wrong encouragement from this tragic death.
I think it’s so sad that all these talented and beautiful Korean actors/actresses commit suicide. I hope Korea will find a way to help cure the ones that have mental illness or need the help to prevent this.
i had been hoping that the suicides from last year- include that of the high-profile Choi Jin Shil would encourage actors/actresses to seek help for their depression- but I guess that is just wishful thinking. RIP Jang Ja-yeon. And my heart goes out to her older sister, who has now lost a younger sister in addition to her parents.
An actress whose show is being watched by a good chunk of the Korean population- I hope more people will become aware of their loved ones depression and that more people will start talking about how to handle mental health issues and to not make it a stigma.
depression is such a killer. i think i’m beginning to understand this. So i will not give any comments about people who can’t handle it, coz nobody will understand it unless they felt it. Anorexia, Bulimia are just another form of outlet for depression.
Will pray for her family and fans.
my deepest sympathy and condolence to the Jang’s family..
may she rest in peace and she’ll be missed..
Been away all weekend to come back and find this awful tragic news. I’m sitting at my workdesk tearing up. My prayers and thoughts are with her family at this time.
i wonder why a lot of korean actors and actresses commits suicide?
hey, life has always been beautiful even theres a lot of trials on our way.
i just hope theres nothing follows after this…
how sad !!!
Aww mann.. another suicide?? This is really sad. Condolences to her family & friends. May God give them strength to go through this tough time.
Suicide is real common here actually. Like in the drama Boys Before Flowers, Jan Di was really picked on. In America people think that its just over-reacting but there actually is severe bullying here in Korea. this might not be the case for poor Jang, but suicide is pretty common in Korea, sadly.
I can’t belive it…!!!!!!!!!! Why korean actors choose only suicide when they r in depression???? she was so bright………
It’s so sad………
I hope her family can handle it……
it seems that BOYS BEFORE FLOWERS’s casts become always controversial.. aiissshhh
it seems BOYS BEFORE FLOWERS’ casts become always controversial…
aiiiiisssshhh.. i wonder who will be “sunny”??
im in shocked after reading this news….
coz’ recently they (BBF)have 2 car accidents with their two leading casts
but now there….a suicide…. how sad
i hope and i pray that NO ONE IS NEXT…to this
let’s pray this will be the last bad happens to the casts and staff of this
popular drama…BOYS BEFORE FLOWERS….coz’ as far i can know
this is only SEASON 1and there will be SEASON 2 soon….like HYD japan and
METEOR GARDEN taiwan…..
so let’s pray nothing happens…as the drama series goes on…
thank you…
RIP…. “sunny”
first… let’s not categorize and say that this is only limited to Koreans. That’s just racial. Each situation that has occurred is it’s own individual situation and shouldn’t be tied to one thing or rather, to a ‘drama’ as a whole. that’s just immature. As fans, lets try to be more respectful of the deceased and not speculate on things we are completely ignorant on. And lets not blame the show as being bad luck. It’s only a show albeit, a truly one of a kind, great one and deserves the credit for being such a show that hooks us all in like this. You put down the show/actors efforts and hard work by the racism (koreans and suicide) and speculation (placing a curse on the show???) whereas all they need is your respectful silence and prayers.
RIP Jang Ja-yeon
my prayers go out to her family.
this is scary almost ….freaky ….why are there so many korean actors resorting to such …? Its just so …harsh
RIP
@109 cool let’s take it to another 2 levels….
I wonder with you too on the american/western views Vs Korean views on “over-reactions vs bullying.
Could Korea also BEEF-UP issues in their counselling curriculum???? Some quiet souls may just be saved.
I suggest that maybe if kindness and time permits that each Agent be trained in these types of issues and counselor-type relationships.
It’s worth detecting and saving a soul-literally.
There is no such this as “curses” or watever u wanna call it…
But one things for sure is that there r real life drama’s && situations that r uncontrolable && esspecially being that she is an actress… no doubt about the stress and pressure that (not only her) goes through in daily life…
As a fan of Boys B4 Flowers, and a supporter of Korean drama’s && their actors; I pray for their saftey and peace. Rest In Peace Jang Ja-Yeon. –___–
OMGGG!!!
THIS IS SO SADDD AND DEPRESSING
it seems as if everything bad is happening to boys before flowers, first kim bum’s accident, and kim hyun joong, and lee min ho, and gu hye sun’s 2 accdients…
soo saddd…but the drama is really good!!!
I hope that you rest in peace Jang Ja Yeon, i liked her as an actress…but…oh well…..
this is indeed so tragic.
while i do not believe that suicide is racial thing…but this is something i have learnt about the korean culture through watching dramas : if you are an orphan (or even if you have lost one parent)…your social standing isn’t ranked very high up especially so during a marriage prospect. correct me if i am wrong..and this is even more pronounced if you are a female.
whatever the reasons behind their action to take their own life…the fundamental one is the loss of HOPE.
i pray that world is a better place for all and let’s not loose hope. God bless!
why are there so many koreans commiting suicide??? (no offense)
when some people struggle for them to live, a good example are patients in the hospitals, some are 50/50 but still they struggle to survive and yet others will only waste their lives. why dont they just exchange their life for those people who gives importance for them to live. it such a waste!!!
those people who commit suicide only think of themselves, havent they think of the family that they will left behind?!
(no offense! these is in general)
im not only talking about koreans but in general issues… no offense
What a tragedy… a sad, sad tragedy…
I hope the Korean press respects her family’s grief for their loss and doesn’t blow this right up into a huge hullabaloo. With the massive following of BBF, no good can possibly come of that.
It’s so depressing. It’s getting harder and harder to not believe that there is a dark curse hanging over this show.
Rest in peace, Jang Ja-yeon.
I just found out about this. Truly a sad thing.
this is really sad. everyone of us were not expecting she’ll turn out to be like this –i mean get suicide. it’s also sad for the BOF production because despite the fact of its popularity id thought everyone will be inspired for the same reason and work hard . this is too bad. i hope she has friends where she can vent her problems. I hope she believes in God.
Wow. My friend told me about this today, and boy, was I shocked.
She still had a long way to go ; I wonder why she gave up on life so easily ..
OMG! is this really really true?? She was soo beautiful and i searched her up(but i found out that she wasn’t so popular) still, she’s pretty and great at acting, R.I.P =[
this is just….depressing…*sobs
cliche….but, all bad things come in threes. hopefully, there won’t be anymore.
omgosh, she was so pretty & she gets to act,
she has like so much ahead of her ;
what are they gonna do when they need the 3 mean girls in boys before flowers?
]: best wishes to her family.
OMG!!!
Is this REALLY true??
the reason why all of these young korean actresses commit suicide…
because they are literally forced into prostitution for the rich and elite of korea.
unbelievable, but true…
she committed suicide because her manager forced her to have sex basically raping her. she wrote a diary everytime it happened and left it behind for her family to read it. her manager told her that he would make her famous if she agreed to have sex with him and over people
i really feel sorry for her but i wounder y did she do sucide
we will miss u jang jea jun
Aww This Is so Sad And Hard To Believe
So Many Suicide Incident Happen This Year
It’s so Shockingly Scary…..RIP Sunny
She Did a Good Job Playing a Mean Role In
“BOYS BEFORE FLOWERS”
I Just Wish The Best For Her Sister
My friend who introduced me to Boys Over Flowers showed me this article in the Guardian newspaper yesterday. I found it SO sad. It’s tragic and wrong that such a young and promising actress should have felt like this, and I’m really sorry to hear it. I am a bit behind in the BOF series so if I see her in it again I’ll feel deep sadness. She was a very comical and convincing Sunny and I enjoyed her performance. Rest in Peace Jang
xxx
Wow, this is really sad to hear. She was a really good actress and gorgeous. So sad.
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how sad..
OMG…its make me feel shock..its so unbelieveable to happen..
RIP…. Jang Ja-yeon
sad to hear..
but i think that there is something behind it.(just my opinion)
just ignore it..
but i just read an article that his manager is their suspect and there is a foul play or jang ja yeon was just forced to commit a suicide..
again this is just my theory..
anyway, her parents die because of car accident.
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It’s a pity to see a girl die so young and beautiful. Though she may have not been a popular actress but surely her career was only beginning. Rest in peace. I hope her case will help change the actions and opinions of many so that in the future this would not occur to another victim. Its sad to know that even in today’s modern society and such a well-respected and strong moral place like Korea there are still many issues that occur behind the scenes in which the media never reports. I hope her family will be able to go through with their loss.
sana na realiza niya kung bakit siya nagpapakamatay when infact maganda siya mabait at healthy pa… sa comment ko siguro hindi siya nagpapakamatay kasi alam ko na alam niya na sobrang ganda siya at kapag lalake ako siguro may crush na ako sa kanya
pero bilang isang babae ma feel mo naman kung nagpapakamatay siya o hindi kasi kapag nagpakamatay siya bakit hindi noon pa bakit ngayon lang, bakit? dahil gusto niya ituloy ang life niya bilang korean na artista at bilang isang tao…… alam ko naman na gusto kung ituoy ang story nila………….sinabi ko lahat to kasi HINDI ako ang pumatay sa kanya kun di kasi nakikiramay ako sa kanya….. ang proof ko nag comment na ako sa ibang website tungkol dito kasi i care for many people
sana nakikiramay kayong lahat sa nangyari sa kanya……….sana talaga………
-chelle-
oh my god
oh my god……..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
why..???????
huhuhuh!!!!!
what happened to sunny???
soa awful…..
and i’ll just wish luck for the BBF cast!!!!
take care…..
oh my gosh!
why do korean actresses and actors suicide ……………becoz of depression only?????????????????????????????? T_T
oh wow its freaking sad why she killed herself.stupid producers.they should be arrested.oh emm gee dude that is horrible.wow this sucks.ugh the world today is going mad crazy.
yeah this sucks.she died because the producer forced her to have sex with him or them.and they said if she told anyone he’d beat her.wow how pathetic.now how is boys before flowers gonna go on with out the three mean chicks?wow the world has gone mad:( rest in peace sunny i wish you happiness to the family especially the sister she found her dead,
p.s
that’s a cruel death
and she is a pretty actor and great too.
im so so sad !!!!
condolence to her family
Jang Ja Yeon was a nice actress.How can she be like this?