Online Critisms cause U;Nee to commit suicide
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2007-01-22 10:13:37 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-01/22/content_5635782.htm |
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| South Korean actress and pop singer U-Nee was found dead from hanging in her home in Seo-gu Incheon, Sunday afternoon. |
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- South Korean actress and pop singer U-Nee was found dead from hanging in her home in Seo-gu Incheon, Sunday afternoon.
U-Nee's grandmother found the body of the 26-year-old singer hanging from a door frame after she returned from a church service.
Police investigating the death have announced the case was an apparent suicide, though the singer left no note or will. U-Nee's mother has testified that U-Nee had been suffering from depression.
U-Nee's third album "Honey" is due for release on February 1. People have speculated U-Nee was suffering from the huge pressure associated with the release of the new album and was upset by online criticisms and attacks.
U-Nee came to the public's attention under the name "Lee Hye-ryeon" with her 1996 debut in the KBS TV drama "Grown-ups Just Don't Understand". She appeared in the movie "Seventeen" in 1998, then in the TV dramas "Theme Game" and "Tears of the Dragon".
Her debut album "Go" was released in 2003 and she gained even greater popularity with the 2005 release of her second album "Call Call Call." Her sexy dance moves and revealing fashions made her the favorite of teenagers across Asia.
posted by Helen @ 11:42 PM
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I also talked about suicide committed by actresses in the recent months on my posting. I think the internet can be a powerful tool when it comes to circulating opinion or information. Because it can be spread very quickly and is easy to access, the impact it can make can increase dramatically. I don't know if I would call the internet a murderer, though. It's the people who USE it as a weapon to maliciously abuse their privilege. It's a shame that people would take advantage of the fact that the internet protects you from revealing your identity to some extent. Some people are pushing for using their real names as user id to place more responsibility on people when they leave these comments.
That's really sad. I agree with Jackie that people are much more outspoken and aggressive on the internet due to the relative anonymity. Maybe tragedies like this will prompt people to think twice before posting malicious comments about celebrities. I think it's easy for people to forget that these stars are people too - unfortunately sometimes it takes something like U-Nee's death to remind.
Wow, when I heard that U-Nee revealed her sexuality and then later heard that she committed suicide, I didn't really put 1 + 1 together. I know that homosexuality is still foreign to many people, but I would have not expected such a strong response to her coming out, especially since Baek Ji-Young came out with a music video in which the two main characters were both female.
While her death is a tragedy, calling the internet "a murderer" is misplacing your emotion. Even from the article, the only thing implicating the internet's role is a sentence that begins with an annoyingly vague "People have speculated..." Also, why didn't they post a sample of this content if it was so widespread? If anything, the undue pressure imposed by the star system or the inattentiveness towards her mental health of everyone close to her are to blame.
yes, i agree with jackie and geoff that perhaps calling the internet a murderder was a bit to strong, and perhaps that it is rather a tool for a murderer. i also didn't know about her homosexuality issue...
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She didn't deserve to die. She had every right to live and the people that brought her to depression and suicide should think twice about their words. They might say they're just opinions, but some can really hurt and discourage other and bring it to suicide. She tried hard to get up to the position she was at: popularity. But even through all the fame, she still has a heart and feelings.
Today, 21st January, is U;nee's 8th anniversary. Still miss everything about her, especially her music and dance. Hope she is happy on the other side... 🙏
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