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K-Pop star Sulli found dead at 25

The K-Pop star, who had retired from girl group f (x) following horrific online abuse, has died.
Sulli, a popular K-pop star who had long been the target of abusive online comments was found dead at her home on October 14, South Korean police said. Picture: AFPSource:AFP

Sulli, a popular K-pop star who had long been the target of abusive online comments was found dead at her home on October 14, South Korean police said. Picture: AFPSource:AFP

K-Pop star Sulli was found dead on Monday aged 25.

Police said her manager went to her home in Seongnam, near Seoul, at 3:20pm local time when he couldn’t contact her, The Sun reports.

The singing superstar, real name Choi Jin-ri, was a former child actor who became famous after joining girl group f (x) aged 14.

But she was forced to retire four years ago after suffering horrific online abuse.

She quit the band in 2015, apparently to focus on acting, and starred in a number of hit Koreans TV shows and films.
 

Sulli, a popular K-pop star who had long been the target of abusive online comments was found dead at her home on October 14, South Korean police said. Picture: AFP
Sulli, a popular K-pop star who had long been the target of abusive online comments was found dead at her home on October 14, South Korean police said. Picture: AFPSource:AFP

 

She resumed her music career in 2018 after a three-year break.

Her first solo album, Goblin, was launched in June this year.

Sulli had almost six million followers on Instagram and sparked controversy in conservative South Korea with her outspoken views on feminism and for refusing to wear a bra.

She had also appeared on a television program in which K-pop stars discussed their experiences with malevolent online comments

The singer, said to have been suffering with depression, had opened up about feelings of anxiety and “social phobia” last year.
 

Cameramen film outside a house of Sulli, a former member of top South Korean girl group f (x), in Seongnam on October 14, 2019. Picture: AFP
Cameramen film outside a house of Sulli, a former member of top South Korean girl group f (x), in Seongnam on October 14, 2019.
Picture: AFPSource:AFP

 

She said in an interview: “I’ve had panic disorder ever since I was young.

“There were times when close people… Some of my closest friends have left me. People hurt me, so everything fell apart.

“I didn’t feel like I had anyone on my side or anyone who could understand me. So that’s why I completely fell apart.”

Shocked fans flooded her Instagram page with tributes today.

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South Korean pop star and actor Sulli poses during the K-Beauty Close-Up event in Seoul, South Korea. Picture: AP
South Korean pop star and actor Sulli poses during the K-Beauty Close-Up event in Seoul, South Korea. Picture: APSource:AP

 

SM Entertainment, Sulli’s agency, said her death was “very hard to believe and sorrowful.”

Police are investigating the cause of death and are working on the assumption she took her own life, reports the BBC.

She was good friends with K-pop star Jonghyun, who took his own life aged 27 two years ago.

Source: News Corp Australia Network:

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