Fans of late actress Lee Eun-joo come together to pay respects on the 6th anniversary of her death

[tippani.livejournal.com]

Fan's of late actress Lee Eun-joo arranged a memorial in commemoration of her death 6 years ago.

They are going to gather in the Kyeonggido Goyang-si Cheong-ah Park where she is resting, on the 22nd at 2PM.

Later there will be a dinner meeting with the fans and the members of her past company, Namoo Actors.

Lee Eun-joo's mother is also expected to be attending.

One of the members of a fan club that is helping to arrange this event said, "We hold a memorial for Lee Eun-joo every year but this year her mother is to be with us so we think this year is especially special for the fans".

Lee Eun-joo made her debut in the 1999 SBS drama "KAIST" and has been loved by fans for movies, "Bungee Jumping of their Own", "Lover's Concerto", "Taegukgi" and more.

She caused fans sadness by committing suicide in her own home, provoked by depression in February 2005.

Source: movie.daum.net
Translation: Hancinema

She was only 24 when she committed suicide by hanging and slitting her wrists, people think that her depression was caused by her role in "The Scarlet Letter" in which she played a mistress to a police officer and I'm assuming she was heavily slutshamed for that role. To be quite honest, you see more nudity from the leading man than from her.
But anyway, I hope she continues to rest in peace and people will learn from her death.

Comments

[latoshan32.livejournal.com]

She was a wonderful actress. These stories of actors and actresses ending their lives so young....T.T

[daisukihae.livejournal.com]

D: That's horrible sdlkjfalkefjksjef
Really sucks that your job could do that to you :|

Nice to hold a memorial though. RIP~

[notochrasy.livejournal.com]

She was an amazing actress ;_; I can't believe it's been 6 years already ;_;
I first saw her in the kdrama Phoenix with Eric and Seojin.
Now when I watch Phoenix again I can't believe that she's gone and that it was her last kdrama.
She was so young ;_;

[very-pinku.livejournal.com]

I watched her drama with Lee Seo Jin and she was so beautiful but
always looked really sad...
so I felt it wasn't just the role of the scarlet letter that made her depressed. I heard other stories that made me question the safety of actresses...

But R.I.P. to her...
And for her mother...it must hurt so bad considering she was only 24
and she would have only been 30 if she were still here now.
It's sad what the entertainment industry can do to ones mental state.

[fibfables.livejournal.com]

She was beautiful in taegukgi I was so shocked when she killed herself, but apparently she had been suffering from depression fr a long time. I didn't know about the slutshaming though!

[tippani.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Letter_%282004_film%29 Because Wiki is so reliable lol, I know.

Despite Lee Eun-ju's prior experience with depicting sex and nudity in Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000), she came under the scrutiny of Korean press and netizens, for the (highly emotional) sex scenes and the notorious "trunk scene" in The Scarlet Letter. It is speculated her demanding role and its public scrutiny, had compounded and overlapped with an existing variety of family, financial, career, and insomnia issues.

[fibfables.livejournal.com]

Oh dear that's really sad. I've always thought actresses were given greater liberty in expressing their artistry, but I guess not. And i suppose the pressure simply got too much for her to handle.

[tippani.livejournal.com]

Well, it is Korea which is not known for its gender equality. But to be fair actresses in general don't get the same kind of treatment that actors do.

[notochrasy.livejournal.com]

I think it wasn't just the slutshaming, but it was a combination of that, plus the depression she was suffering from, plus insomnia as well. I think it just drove her over the edge a bit :(
Mind you though, that trunk scene in the Scarlet Letter was rather um.. distressing to watch. She definitely doesn't deserve slutshaming for the scene, but I can imagine that filming the scene may have been very unnerving for her ;_;

[lonelymoon.livejournal.com]

I saw her in Phoenix years ago and thought she was so beautiful. I was so shocked to google her and found out she had died :(

[initialc.livejournal.com]

I think it is beautiful that her fans still honor her and still try to keep her memory alive.

[zumbie-kitten.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's right it's been 6 years since her passing. I remember that sad day when they release the news about her, I was 18 years old. She was such a amazing and beautiful actress, I loved her a lot in Attic Cat & He was Cool the most. I think I had watched most of her stuffs back then expect when she first debuted. The last I watched before she died was Phoenix and Taegukgi.

[jumpsama.livejournal.com]

She was such a amazing and beautiful actress, I loved her a lot in Attic Cat & He was Cool the most.

I think that's another actress, Jung Da Bin. And I miss her too. I was looking for her last drama subbed (That Summer Typhoon) but can't find it :(

[zumbie-kitten.livejournal.com]

lol oh shoots, got mixed up on that part! embarrassing haha!
thank you for pointing that out ^___^

[jumpsama.livejournal.com]

that's ok ;)
that period in Hallyu was so dark, suicides were rampant (that I left for Japan ent.)

[minyquai.livejournal.com]

6 years already??? wow, time flies :(

[abirella.livejournal.com]

I saw The Scarlett Letter and it was pretty shocking to me, not because the naked scenes, but the one in the car is... I don't even know, it realy made cry.

I would like to go to this memorial, she was such a good actress and I'm also very happy there's people who appreciate her work and still support her.

Rest In Peace, Eunjoo.

[piemin.livejournal.com]

she's in a better place now. hope she will always can rest in peace.

[aloakley.livejournal.com]

she was my first link to K-ent with Phoenix when it was shown in my country. i was so shocked when she died. RIP LEJ. i hope she's happier now

[orangeinsanity.livejournal.com]

Can't believe it's been this long already. ;sigh;

Wasn't there supposed to be a movie made about her, U;nee and Jung Da Bin?