The police told local media that it is investigating all possibilities, including suicide. She is also the author of The Uprising series and is the CEO of the acclaimed G-Force Marketing & Publicity firm, which has been featured in The Hollywood Reporter and has scored film, television, radio, and print placements for celebrity clientele worldwide. The former K-pop band member Goo Hara was found dead on Sunday in her home in Seoul, South Korea, in what the police were calling a suicide.She was 28. She had signed with a Japanese record company in June and was reportedly happy during the times she spent in that country. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. Now that she’s passed, perhaps it’s time K-pop fans re-examine their worship of Goo and celebrity. This is just awful. But when her scorned ex-boyfriend Choi Jong-bum revealed last year he had sex videos of them which he might sell, the tide turned against her very quickly. Six months before she was found dead in Seoul, South Korea, Hara was found unconscious in her home in what authorities called a suicide attempt. Although the cause of death is still under investigation, Seoul Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lee Yong-pyo has revealed Goo left behind a handwritten note expressing pessimism over her life. A memorial to K-pop star Goo Hara is seen at St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul on Monday. Shortly after the blackmailing charge was publicized, "Goo Hara video" and similar search terms trended on Google in South Korea. "The crime that arose from something minor has left the victim, a female celebrity, with scars that will never heal. Tens of thousands of women protested in the streets of Seoul last year, demanding harsher punishment and raising wider public awareness of the issue. Goo Hara was a singer, actress, TV host and model. Seoul's police commissioner told reporters Monday that a handwritten note had been found in Goo's home. For weeks, she’s mourned by fans and followers on Instagram, remembered for being a sweet, sublime voice that truly represented her generation. Goo Hara shot to stardom when she conformed to the stereotypes of what a K-pop star involves. Her first suicide attempt in May elicited huge sympathy, but the stir it caused lost her more supporters. She was hastily dropped from her agency. #RIP pic.twitter.com/lmGHbib13A, — Rain Bi Jung Ji Hoon (@RainCloudBi) November 24, 2019. and Good Morning America. Of young K-pop artists, she says, "They live in this small sphere, not knowing what the outside world is like.". News of which K-pop star will be going off to serve out his national service, who is going out with whom, and celebrity sightings regularly dominates South Korean headlines and feeds this compulsion. RELATED: 5 Heartbreaking Facts About Kim Jonghyun, The K-Pop Star Who Died By Suicide. She was in Japan from November 14 to 19 to promote her new single "Midnight Queen"and seemed to be in overall positive spirits. Hara … Replay. Students wearing puffer coats and middle-aged men in wool jackets loiter and glance around before walking into a hallway lined with funeral flowers. The cause of her death has not been confirmed, although police have said they are still investigating. It looks like the email address you entered is not valid. Public display of personal details, including romance, is often frowned upon and sometimes forbidden by entertainment agencies. Goo made her debut in 2008 at 17, as a member of Kara. JUST WATCHED K-pop star Goo Hara found dead. The 28-year-old star had been a target of cyberbullying. Her last public message was an Instagram post on Saturday that simply said: "Good night.". If this had been last week, you might have thought I was referring to Sulli, former member of girl group f(x). We Insist: A Timeline Of Protest Music In 2020, Sudden Death Of A Young K-Pop Star Spurs Talk Of Action On Mental Health, Bullying, The Sex Scandals Shaking K-Pop And A Reckoning Over How South Korea Regards Women, South Korean Women Fight Back Against Spy Cams In Public Bathrooms. A veteran industry insider who has endured hateful words as a rare mixed-race public figure in largely homogeneous Korean society, Kim says Sulli and Goo "must have felt alone" in hard moments. Please let me go and say I did a good job,” read Kim’s text message to his sister just before he killed himself. To Goo's grief-stricken fans visiting the shrine in her memory at St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul, the news of Sulli's death is still fresh in memory. (Photo by Han Myung-Gu/WireImage) WireImage. Goo Hara, a former member of the K-pop group Kara, was found dead in Seoul on Sunday, the second K-pop celebrity death in less than two months. Sometimes known only as Hara, Goo Hara originally came to fame as a member of the South Korean girl group Kara. © 2020 by Tango Media Corporation All Rights Reserved. "A handwritten note that was pessimistic about her life was found on a living room table,” Lee Yong-pyo, commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said. Unfortunately for Goo, female sexuality in a conservative society like South Korea’s demanded strict conformity to a long-held script. Police would not comment on a cause of death. In April, forced by online comments accusing and mocking her for plastic surgery, she admitted to a procedure that creates a fold on the eyelid. Regardless, our thoughts are with Goo Hara's friends, family, and fans during this difficult time. Her death highlights the need for better mental health support in South Korea. By clicking subscribe, I agree to receive news updates and promotional material from Mediacorp and Mediacorp's partners. She said she would "work hard to overcome" any hardships and promoted an upcoming single on her Instagram account. News of Goo Hara’s death broke on the morning of … Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to speak confidentially to a trained crisis worker. Sponichi Annex, a Japanese media company claims that Goo Hara confessed that she "felt depressed" whenever she went to Korea. This service is not intended for persons residing in the EU. Would her solo single and comeback tour in Japan held just this month rehabilitate her image and help her regain her livelihood had she lived to fight another day? Manic fans have stalked the BTS boys, broken into their hotel rooms and given their favourite stars grief when they don’t smile or look the way they do in picture-perfect music videos and photo-shopped promotional content. ", After Sulli's death, the Korea Entertainment Management Association vowed stronger action on behalf of entertainers, saying, "We will root out malicious commenters, and we will make requests and petitions to investigative bodies and to the government so that the commenters can be strictly punished.". Kara was one of the first — and one of the few — Korean groups that found devoted fans in Japan. In an industry where stars face immense pressure to portray themselves as the immaculate image of happiness, K-pop duo Goo Hara and Sulli appeared to be different. This money-spinning admiration can easily turn into an all-consuming and caustic form of celebrity idolatry. In May, Goo's manager found her unconscious at her house after an apparent suicide attempt. And for months, when her name is mentioned, people will stop and think about whether they had missed obvious signs that foretold the songstress’ untimely end. After Kara disbanded in 2016, Goo continued to perform in both South Korea and Japan. The half-dozen people waiting outside a shrine in Seoul on Monday evening seem at a loss. Updated 1321 GMT (2121 HKT) November 26, 2019 . Implying that she had medical reasons for getting the surgery, Goo spoke out about "numerous abusive comments and mental pain I've suffered from a young age.". Thanks to their fans, they’ve also achieved a level of international pop culture recognition rarely seen by K-pop stars before – performing to sold-out arena shows and popular television talkshows including Jimmy Fallon’s The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! A post shared by 구하라 (@koohara__) on Nov 22, 2019 at 10:04am PST. After all, these youngsters were extracted from their adolescent lives and put through intense training and grueling schedules, only to be greeted with even greater societal pressure. While the distance separating us and celebrities has always been razor-thin, in a K-pop social-media world, where fans power star quality, brand awareness and incomes, this symbiotic relationship seems incredibly problematic.

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