That's just messed up. I'm starting to think it's a bit of a conspiracy for the last three who died cus it's just too close with each other.

ok i know im going to get a lot of comments about this but wutever
seriouslyy
this si getting retarded!!
just casue one person commited doesnt mean everyone has to join in
when someone kills themselves its supposed to make u stronger and help u live longer
not be like oh he killed himself so why not me??
WTF??
plus these ppl if they cant handle life and the stresses along with it they deserve to die
with choi jin shil i understand that she died b/c of the slandering online and everything
but wut do u expect your famous and obviously ur goning to get ppl that hate u
its jes how its
i liked her very much
but seriusly she should have held on atleast for her little kids
i mean so wut if ppl call u bad names
her kids still love her more than anything in the world and she couldnt hold onto her will and live on for them??
now they r nburdened with their mother's weakeness for the rest of their lves...
and
seriously why do u kill urelf??
b/c u cant deal with the world??
if it was like that then all us should kill ourselves too
i mean
LIfe is too important to take it seriuosly!!
im seriusly mad now!!
this just getting to be too much!!!
if u cant handle all this then u should not have been a star or famous in the first placee...
seriously dont they knoe the one fault of being famous is that there will be a lot more knowing about ur business.
where u poop,pee and have sex with ppl will know
and if u cant handle then u shouldnt do it in the first
Fame comes with its own consequences!!

so sad ... i don't know much about him, but why all these suicides? why? i hope anyone who knows anyone that is down in the dumps ... cheer them up! it will really help out.

Is this Kim Ji-hoo e person whose on Love and marriage ?

I was going to comment that his suicide may have had something to do with his sexual orientation...that is, how he was treated after he came out. I can't imagine life being very easy for him in such a conservative, traditional country. My own mother has said that there's "no such thing as 'gay'" in Korea. (This was only a few years ago!) *sigh*

And I just noticed that you have a whole tag for deaths. Man, this is awful. What in the world is happening? I don't know what to say.

wow

Once again I'm saddened to read of another person resorting to taking their own life. I don't think this is an epidemic in the entertainment industry it's just more newsworthy! People from every walk of life are taking their own lives every day.
Suicide is not easy! If you've never been in the position of considering it (and I have) please don't rush to judgment.

*reads comments* Oh God! *shakes head sadly*

@Dramatic

"plus these ppl if they cant handle life and the stresses along with it they deserve to die"

*Deserve*?!? Are you for real? Deserve??? The mind boggles...How could you say that? Seriously, where's your compassion? And anyway, who says all these deaths are correlated? It's not like a person wakes up one day, reads the news, sees people have committed suicide and goes, "oh what shall I do today? But why not, I'll just kill myself because Mr. X and Mrs. Y has done it before me". Pfft! *That* is -and I quote one of your words- "retarded"!

All these celebrities are *people* in the first place. They might be actors, models, singers, whatever, but they're *people*. Never, ever forget that! You can't know what they were going through, you can't know what their problems were and/or if they were related to their careers, so please do not bash them just because you don't understand or loathe what they've done.

@Sevenses: yes, exactly! You took the words right out of my mouth!

@ginnie

You've hit proverbial nail on head. 'domino' effect of a high-profile suicide is a sociological phenom. Moral and ethics of the decision aside, the motivations leading anyone to contemplate suicide are powerful. Difficult to deal with, especially alone. Does Korea have a national mental health institute or a spokesman? If cultural taboos are still too strong, then unfortunately, Sarah's site will be taken up with more such reports. RIP to those who've left us.

i think i recognize him from Before and After. it is really sad.

i just don't like it when people say it is selfish, cause if you haven't been there then you shouldn't judge. i can't imagine the pain these people must have been through. people everywhere have been saying, if only they were more religious they wouldn't have. give everyone a break, people from every religion have committed this act. suicide is really bigger & a lot more complicated (than religious beliefs, rumors, etc.). it is a part of depression, a mental illness. healthy people do not think about suicide. hopefully people won't feel ashamed to seek help. sorry i just had to rant.

i really hope next year will bring some positives (marriages & births), cause it is just depressing hearing this news almost every day.

Javabeans
question is he the one on Love and Marriage? my work site is block all your
picture. thanks for the information. It is so sad. Life is so precious.
depress is a disease if you dont know how to deal with the problem
and the problem become a dead end.
thanks.

Ok, seriously, it wouldn't be wrong at all to say that this year is full of death and tragedy for the K-entertainment scene.

I'm personally a bit iffy about gay relationships; I have nothing against the actual gay people. But leaving hate comments just because he came out about being gay... I'm feeling yet again the unrestrained cruelty that's so common on internet message boards, especially Korean internet pages. No doubt those comments played a part in Kim Ji-Hoo's decision to commit suicide. RIP

Truly sad. I pray that others will find the peace and support they need in their life to avoid this. I can't imagine feeling so hopeless at such a young age.

People, can't we be a bit kinder to each other. We don't have to give a blanket approval but what is with all the hatred being slung around

I thought about my own blog and WHAT IF people started leaving hatred messages for me and express freely that they don't like what I do or just hate me for who I am. When I thought about that...putting myself in his shoes, I don't think I can take it either. It is embarassing...it is hurtful. What if others in real life thinks the same of me if mere strangers dislike me that much already?

Sometimes I feel that even on Popseoul, the comments can get very uncontrollable. Of course, the bloggers on that site post hurtful words about celebrities and does invite similar type of responses...but I am not sure where this leads us. Where do we stop? They are not healthy conversations to have. We wouldn't have these type of conversations in real life, I am not sure why we tolerate such hateful commentary online. It is too easy to hurt feelings online..and walk away without knowing what effect those words have or meant to strangers.

diane--- I am sorry to mislead you. Thankfully, I am not the target of any hateful replies on my own blog...I said "What if" this happens to me.

thanks Javabeans. This is so tragedy. we should except people whose they are.
too many critism.

Ginnie
I am so sorry to hear that, what you guy are doing on Blog is great.
you have put alot time in to research the information and post.
people should appreciate. I had learn alot from Javabeans.
since i am not Korean. Learn about culture and more.
because some of the drama that I like, i could not able to understand the korean
but the body language i can guess, but javabeans had time to translate to everyone thru her blog. people should appreciate instead of criticize.
I give all you a thumb up of all your works.
thanks.

WHAT THE HEL?

there is like a suicide madness in korea!! OMG!

depression and suicide does not only happen in korea
Goodness. People are acting like all koreans are depressed and suicidal.

man so many deaths in this year its so sad when i had some one else was in an accident i was so relieved that they didnt die

2008 is a really bad year for actors/actress!!!

This is so sad.... I really don't know what is going on with the Korean Industry anymore T.T I am really sadden by all these news, It is so sad the way Koreans miss treat their own stars..... I am in shock right now.....

I know depression and suicides don't happen only in Korea however, it is the no. 1 country among Asian countries of people who commit suicides that should said something......

How sad... another Korean actor committing suicide. Does anyone else feel that maybe these dramas we love that use suicide as the answer, might be sending a very dangerous message and contributing to the mindset of these young people?

i swear this suicide and Jang Chae-won is connected some how...they must have been lovers or something. its sad...=(

^ yeah...

please do not let this be a chain reactionnnn!!!!!!!!!!!! i see it starting, let's pray it stops and doesn't go on any further T__T

I'm afraid now for my fave korean stars..I hope they will never do that if they are depressed..They should have faith in God......its a lost..OMG..RIP(how sad)

WHAT THE FREAKIN' FREAK???

Is the Korean society so judgemental and cruel that people feel the need to have to kill themselves? They're dropping like flies. :( This is sad and pathetic and needs to stop. Can't these people realize that their lives are worth something? xX

First all of those car accidents, now this? Wth is going on?! You'd think people would be more careful and have a different outlook on life. -.-

It really must be unspeakably hard to be gay in Korea. I lived in Korea from 2006 to last June this year, and even most young Koreans I met there insisted there were no gay people in Korea. Of course there must be just as many gay men and women in Korea as anywhere else and it horrifies me to think of these people who can't be who they really are and are getting pushed toward marriage and procreating like everyone else in Korea. Horrible. It took lots of guys for this man to come out in a society like this and it's truly tragic to see him unable to stand against the backlash.

Man. What's up with the harsh antis? It seems like every suicide so far has been connected to hate messages from antifans. omg. they really need to stop. korean society is just so rigid...
rest in peace, kim jihoo.

i think it's chain reaction of choi jin shil's suicide
those who have been going through a hard time for a long time and have been thinking about suicide for a while, is finally acting now. especially gays and trans genders because so many people are critical towards them

I seriously think that something should be done about these crazy anti fans because this is really getting out of hand. Gosh, aren't there any guilt when things like this happens? Didn't they learn that there are consequences to their actions?
It's appalling when people put themselves at such high esteem to see fit to judge and sentence someone else just because they are celebrities or they lead a lifestyle different from societal norms.

Man oh man. Too many suicides. Sighs. Not surprised though. I knew that there would be more korean stars committing suicide..it's like the trend for them. They think it's the only way to end their pain. There should be a stop to all of this.

I'm not even surprised that he commited suicide. Ever since Lee Eun Ju committed sucide, it became a domino effect and the number of korean stars committing suicide have increased ever since that.. They should know that suicide is not the answer. They're being selfish and it's a cowardly act. Why don't they think about their adoring fans and family?! sighs...

Why?Did he?commits suicide..
I was planning to go to korea just to see ji hoo.
I really admired him so much..

what the holy shit is hapining in korea??!!!
PLZz!!
2 all korean citizenz..
stop comiting suicide!!
<may ji-hoo rest in peace!!
this is so sad!!!

hi kim jun

hi ji hoo

are you that ji hoo has siucide

what the heck is that???????? hey what is going on to you ji hoo?
I frustrated with what you've done..its annoying

[…] On 6 October 2008, less than 6 months later, Kim hung himself at home. His suicide note read, “I’m lonely and in a difficult situation. Please cremate my body.” [articles here, here & here] […]

My heart literally sank
God bless his soul