Actress Jang Ja-yeon 'Left Suicide Note'

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

The actress Jang Ja-yeon, who hanged herself last Saturday, left a lengthy suicide note. "Ja-yeon would feel sad if she knew people consider her as a mere depression patient who died without even leaving a will," a friend told the Chosun Ilbo. "I decided to reveal some part of her writing dotted with thumbprints to pay respect to what she had in mind."

But the friend added, "Even though the note includes details of how she has been hurt since she started working in show business to become an actress, I won't reveal it all because that could cause unwitting damage to others."

Jang's friends have been suspicious that the 29-year-old really killed herself due to depression because she had just risen from relative obscurity through the hugely popular TV drama, "Boys over Flowers."

Jang was allegedly distressed over the need to choose an agency, but a representative with her current agency said Sunday, "She wanted to renew the contract with us after it expired, so we were discussing the matter. I can’t believe that problems surrounding the agency have driven her to suicide."

A representative at another agency identified as Yu, to whom Jang had reportedly talked about her problems, is believed to have seen the suicide note but has been incommunicado since he wrote on his website, "People in the entertainment world know why she killed herself."

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[koreansongs.livejournal.com]

Holy shit |: ..

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

I wish people would STFU about this already. Let this girl go in peace.

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

I thought she was 26??? And I guess it's not murder if she left a note.

[soy-zombies.livejournal.com]

Why on earth would you parade parts of someone's suicide note? Her circumstances are a deeply personal matter and it seems really disturbing that they are continuing to publicise her suicide beyond letting people know where to pay their respects.

All these vague commentaries coming out about why she died sound like they blame the nietzens, but are not willing to literally say so (since that is their income source, right?). I always wonder who they mean by nietzens- the Korean internet community, or the internet community as a whole?

It also sounds like they are saying that depression isn't a good enough reason for having personal problems, and putting it all onto her work life. That is really sad- depression is a serious illness, and I'd imagine that her mental state would have triggered how she was dealing with aspects of her life.

[merlinspants.livejournal.com]

iasfm

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

oh god i agree with all of this.

[baka-tenshi.livejournal.com]

most likely the korean netizens.

i really don't like this. especially the more that comes out, the more awful people are treating her memory. D:

[00graphic.livejournal.com]

"People in the entertainment world know why she killed herself."

..THIS IS NO GOOD. :(

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

ikr are they saying everyone in entertainment must want to kill themselves?

[aici-rua.livejournal.com]

If they want to say something about it, they should just say it flat out instead of dragging it with vague comments

[baka-tenshi.livejournal.com]

"People in the entertainment world know why she killed herself."

AVOID it then. don't just watch the artists crash and burn before your very eyes.

also, this is reeking more and more suspicious to me. what the bloody hell is going with this situation!? let her rest in peace. :(

[petticoatvixen.livejournal.com]

I'm going to take this article with a huge grain of salt since it's just "friends" and I really hope her true friends wouldn't be going to press with this.