The sudden death of K-pop boy band ASTRO member Moonbin, 25, highlights the need to address the high suicide rate in South Korea. Based on 2021 data from the Korean Statistical Information Service, suicide rate in South Korea is 26 per 100,000 population. (Clockwise from top left) ASTRO's...
The Instagram accounts of the late K-pop stars Sulli of f(x) and Goo Hara of KARA have been memorialized. “Memorialized accounts are a place to remember and celebrate someone’s life after they have passed away,” according to a notice by Instagram. Sulli died at age 25 on Oct. 14, 2019. Her...
(Clockwise from top left) Goo Hara’s last post on Instagram on Nov. 23, 2019 and her photos through the years. Today, Nov. 24, is the first death anniversary of K-pop star Goo Hara, who rose to fame as a member of girl group KARA. Fans posted messages on social media to commemorate her. It was on...
Goo Hara (Instagram) The former boyfriend of the late K-pop idol Goo Hara was sent to jail after a Seoul appeals court found him guilty of assaulting and blackmailing her with a sex video, and reversed an earlier ruling. On July 2, an appeals court under the Seoul Central District Court...