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No foul play involved in death of Korean singer Park Bo-ram: agency

Published Apr 16, 2024 05:50 am

The agency of the late Korean singer Park Bo-ram issued a statement to say that no foul play was involved in her death. 

Park Bo-ram died on April 11 at age 30. On the day she died, Park Bo-ram was having drinks with two female acquaintances in a house in Namyangu City. 

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A picture of singer Park Bo-ram at her wake at Asan Medical Center funeral hall (Screenshot from Channel A video on YouTube) Parkboram2B.jpg

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Korean singer Park Bo-ram (Instagram) 

She went to the bathroom alone but did not come out.  At 9:55 p.m. KST on April 11, an acquaintance found her passed out in the bathroom and reported it to the police. 

At 10 p.m., the police and firefighters arrived and found Park Bo-ram and transported her to a hospital. She was pronounced dead at 11:17 p.m. KST. 

According to the police, the alcohol that Park Bo-ram and two acquaintances drank together that day was about a bottle of soju, and no suspicion of extreme behavior or murder was found.

Another report stated that Park Bo-ram lost his father to cirrhosis in 2010. In 2017, her mother passed away due to an illness. 

In the statement, Xanadu Entertainment, the singer’s agency, said, “An autopsy was conducted this morning (April 15) to clearly determine the cause of death of our artist, the late Park Bo-ram.”

It said there were no evidence that she was murdered or that she committed suicide. 

“It was confirmed that there were no signs of murder or suicide, and the exact results of the autopsy will be delivered to the bereaved family at a later date,” the agency said.

It said, “We sincerely pray for the rest of the soul of the deceased who sadly passed away, and we earnestly ask you to refrain from spreading rumors and speculative reporting so that the bereaved family, who are in great sorrow, can see the deceased farewell on his final journey.”

“We would appreciate it if you could join us in praying for Park Bo-ram, who never gave up her passion for music and pursued her dream, so that she can rest in peace in a warm place,” it said. 

However, the complete results of the autopsy on Park Bo-ram will only be known in two weeks. 

Korean media reported that the National Forensic Service issued a first opinion to say that "the cause of death was unknown."

A police official said, “It appears that Ms. Park’s cause of death will only be confirmed once the results of a detailed examination and drug test results are released.”

Park Bo-ram gained prominence when she competed on the TV show “SuperStar K2” in 2010, and debuted as a singer in 2014. She released the song “I Hope” with Huh Gak in February. 

Her wake is at the Asan Medical Center funeral hall in Seoul. Her funeral is set at 6 a.m. KST on April 17, Wednesday, at Dongsan Memorial Park in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province.  

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