She was discovered at around 7.34pm this evening by her sister who then called the police. It was another setback and a major one for Boys Before Flowers as one of the actresses, Jang Ja Yun (27) who plays Sunny in the drama and makes life difficult for Jandi as part of the JinSunMi trio was found to have committed suicide in her Bundang home today.Īccording to the local police from Bundang who confirmed the suicide over the phone, " Jang Ja Yun was found to have committed suicide in her own home today. Lee Min Ho, Kim Hyun Joong and Goo Hye Sun from Boys over flowers went straight to pay their respects after shooting. She is most well known for the role of Sunny, one of the mean girls, in Boys over flowers. She is normally a bright girl and hence her entertainment company is also very shocked. At 7.34 pm her older sister called the police.
Jang Ja Yeon committed suicide at home today. With two upcoming movies this year, Jang was poised for a breakthrough year.
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After her public debut in 2006 in a TV commercial, Jang rose to stardom playing Sunny, one of the three mean girls in Boys over Flowers. Jang’s suicide is a tragic end to her rising stardom. The actress had complained about the overwhelming stress to her sister during a phone call earlier that afternoon. Jang was also known to have had trouble with her current management agency. Jang had been suffering from depression and had undergone medical treatment for it during the past year. Rabid Korean netizens figured prominently in fueling the suicide of actress Choi Jin-sil last October. Internet-based personal attacks have been particularly nasty. The Korean entertainment business is known to be tough on its stars. Police said that the 27-year-old actress apparently hanged herself from a stairway railing and was discovered by her sister.
Jang’s death marks the third celebrity suicide to hit the Korean entertainment industry in the past 6 months. Rising actress Jang Ja-yeon, who was currently starring in the Korean drama adaption of Hana Yori Dango (Boys over Flowers), was recently found to have committed suicide at her home in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province.