Jang Ja-yeon’s funeral was held there on 9 March 2009, and was attended by family, friends, and fellow actors, including Boys Over Flowers lead, Ku Hye-sun. The Chosun Ilbo later issued a statement saying that it was not their current CEO, Bang Sang-hoon, but their former CEO, whose name has not been revealed.Īpproximately 250,000 fans visited Jang Ja-yeon’s website on the day of her death to express their condolences, with a further 700,000 visiting the site the following day, while the entire cast of Boys Over Flowers paid their last respects at the mourning hall set up at the Seoul National University Hospital in Bundang. However, a partial list of the 31 people involved was widely spread on the internet, including Bang Sang-hoon, CEO of The Chosun Ilbo daily Vice-President of Sports Chosun, Bang Myung-hoon JoongAng Ilbo (“ Central Journal“)’s Director of Advertising, Lee Jae-young Chairman of Kolon, Lee Woong-ryeol Chairman of Lotte, Shin Kyuk-ho former KBS PD, CEO of Olive 9, Go Dae-hwa producer of KBS’s Geumji Ok Yeob, Jun Chang-geun producer for KBS, MBC, SBS, Jung Seho producer for KBS’s Boys Over Flowers, Jun Gi-sang and Broadcasting/Music producer of Playful Kiss, Boys Over Flowers, Perfect Couple, and Goong, Song Byung-joon. Later on, it was also reported that the 7-page note might not be dictated by Jang Ja-yeon herself.
South Korean police have suppressed the full list. It was unconfirmed that Jang Ja-yeon wrote a 7-page note listing at least 31 names of media executives, CEOs, and directors that she claimed she was forced into having sex with. Kim Sung-hoon, who was in Japan, denied the accusations. Jang Ja-yeon is believed to have killed herself at around 4:30 pm.Īccording to widespread South Korean entertainment news reports, it was believed that Jang Ja-yeon claimed that her agent, Kim Sung-hoon, had regularly beaten her and forced her to sleep with a string of VIPs, including directors, media executives, and CEOs.
A police investigation concluded that her death was a suicide and found no evidence of foul play. Having later been unable to reach her on the phone, Jang’s sister returned to their shared home at 7:42 p.m., to find her body hanging from the stairway banister. that afternoon, Jang Ja-yeon had complained to her sister about the “ overwhelming stress” she was under, saying that she “ wanted to die“. On 7 March 2009, Jang Ja-yeon was found hanged at her home in the Bundang district of Seongnam, Gyeonggi province. Let’s find out more about what made Jang Ja-yeon end her life, and new facts that were discovered after the case was reopened! Jang Ja-yeon’s Suicide Case .kr Intense competition and strong pressure make many people give up on achieving their dreams in this industry, some of them even choose to end their own lives due to the pressure.įamous for her role in the ‘ Boys Over Flowers‘ in 2009, the death of Jang Ja-yeon is still a mystery now. They continued, " According to investigations, the figure listed by Jang Ja Yeon is confirmed to be the former CEO of Sports Chosun. Despite this confirmation, the press is continuing to release reports stating that the CEO of Chosun Journal was on the list." Stay tuned to allkpop for further updates.NAVER Details You Need to Know about Jang Ja-yeon’s Suicide CaseĪ career as a celebrity in the South Korean entertainment industry is not easy. The reason why Jang Ja Yeon wrote 'Chosun Journal' is because the CEO of her agency, Kim Jong Seung, insisted on calling the former CEO of 'Sports Chosun' as 'just the CEO of Chosun Journal.'" " The CEO of Chosun Journal that Jang Ja Yeon named has been confirmed to actually be the former CEO of Sports Chosun. The reaction to the revealed 'list' has been explosive, so much so that on March 9th, Chosun Journal was forced to clarify that their CEO was not involved in the matter whatsoever.
Producer (PD) for KBS's "Boys Over Flowers" - Jun Gi Sangīroadcasting/Music PD of "Playful Kiss", "Boys Over Flowers", "Perfect Couple", "Goong" - Song Byung Joon (Married actress Lee Seung Min in January of 2010) Producer (PD) for KBS, MBC, SBS - Jung Seho Producer (PD) of KBS's "Geumji Ok Yeob" - Jun Chang Geun Vice-President of Sports Chosun - Bang Myung HoonĬhosun Central Journal's Director of Advertising - Lee Jae Youngįormer KBS PD, CEO of Olive 9 - Go Dae Hwa The late star's handwritten letters were revealed a few days back, and reportedly, they contained a list naming the men she was forced to 'host'. Korea is reeling with shock over the news that netizens have uncovered some names from Jang Ja Yeon's 31 offenders.