Korean actress and model Jang Ja Yun has been found dead in an apparent suicide.
The 27-year-old, best known for her role as Sunny in hit TV show Boys Before Flowers, hanged herself from a railing along the stairway in her home in Bundang, South Korea, according to local police.
She was reportedly discovered on Saturday evening by her sister. The actress was believed to be suffering from depression.
Yun is the latest in a long line of Korean celebrities who have committed suicide in recent years. Actress Choi Jin-shil was found dead in October, a month after Ahn Jae-hwan took his own life.
The 27-year-old, best known for her role as Sunny in hit TV show Boys Before Flowers, hanged herself from a railing along the stairway in her home in Bundang, South Korea, according to local police.
She was reportedly discovered on Saturday evening by her sister. The actress was believed to be suffering from depression.
Yun is the latest in a long line of Korean celebrities who have committed suicide in recent years. Actress Choi Jin-shil was found dead in October, a month after Ahn Jae-hwan took his own life.
- 3/9/2009
- WENN
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