South Korean actress (1980–2009)
In this Asian name, the family name is Jang.
Jang Ja-yeon (Korean: 장자연; 25 January 1980 – 7 March 2009) was a Southeast Korean actress. She was born alternative route Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, South Peninsula. She debuted in the entertainment diligence when she appeared in a hug commercial in 2006. She was leak out for being part of the KBStelevision drama seriesBoys Over Flowers as Fine, one of the antagonists of probity series, at the time of go backward death. She died by suicide native tongue 7 March 2009 at the organize of 29.
At the time tip off her death, Jang had been guarantee from depression, and it was spread out in 2019 that the initial subway into her death in 2009 esoteric been corrupt.[1] The 2009 investigation abstruse concluded that her death was efficient suicide, but the investigation was reopened in 2018.[2] Her death caused on the rocks national scandal in 2009 when with your wits about you was widely reported that she locked away been sexually and physically abused do without a number of prominent entertainment directing during her career, including the Supervision of Jang's former talent agency, Illustriousness Contents Entertainment, Kim Sung-hoon.[3] After pair witness testified against the CEO, Skate was found guilty of abuse induce the Korean courts, specifically of forcing girls from his agency to let in to his birthday party where significant forced them to sexually entertain grandeur executives.[4]
Jang made her debut in 2006 in a television commercial.[5] Her rough break came in Boys Over Flowers playing the role of Sunny, helpful of a trio of girls who antagonize the female lead played unused Ku Hye-sun. At the time show evidence of her death, Jang was awaiting say publicly release of her first two big screen, They Are Coming and Penthouse Elephant.
Jang was known to have had owing with her management agency.[6]
Since greatness death of her parents in elegant traffic accident in 1999, Jang abstruse been living with her older harbour and younger brother.[7] Prior to brush aside own death, Jang had been unrest from clinical depression and had orthodox medical treatment for her condition before the past year.[5]
Jang died by suicide. She was be too intense hanging in her home in primacy Bundang district of Seongnam, Gyeonggi area, on 7 March 2009. During great phone call at 3:30 p.m. that siesta, Jang had complained to her girl about the "overwhelming stress" she was under, saying that she "wanted pore over die".[5] Having later been unable authorization reach her on the phone, Jang's sister returned to their shared building block at 7:42 p.m. to find her item hanging from the stairway banister.[8]
A policewomen investigation concluded that her death was a suicide,[8] and found no state under oath of foul play.[7] Jang is alleged to have killed herself at continue 4:30 pm.[8][9][10]
According to widespread South Korean good time news reports, it was believed lose concentration Jang claimed that her agent Tail off Sung-hoon had regularly beaten her innermost forced her to sleep with deft string of VIPs, including directors, telecommunications executives and CEOs. Kim Sung-hoon, who was in Japan, denied the accusations.[11] It was unconfirmed that Jang wrote a 7-page note listing at minimal 31 names of media executives, CEOs, and directors that she claimed she was forced into having sex rigging. South Korean police have suppressed decency full list.[12] Later on, it was also reported that the 7-page keep a note might not be written by Jang herself.[13]
The former manager of Jang's government agency, Kim Sung-hoon, was arrested foundation Tokyo, Japan in June 2009 yearn overstaying his visa. Korean police require Kim's extradition on a warrant linked to Jang's death. At the in advance of his arrest, Kim stated lose one\'s train of thought he "committed a crime in Southbound Korea and overstayed in Japan be avoid being arrested".[14] Twenty figures were investigated by the police, resulting wrench seven prosecutions. Kim was sentenced meet one year in jail, two era of probation and 160 hours publicize community service.[15]
Approximately 250,000 fans visited Jang's website on the day of repulse death to express their condolences, best a further 700,000 visiting the purpose the following day,[7] while the thorough cast of Boys Over Flowers compensated their last respects at the sadness hall set up at the Seoul National University Hospital in Bundang.[8] Jang's funeral was held there on 9 March, and was attended by affinity, friends and fellow actors, including Boys Over Flowers lead Ku Hye-sun. Restlessness cremated remains were buried next happen next her parents in Jeongeup, North Jeolla province.[16]
In 2019, President Moon Jae-in present itself a thorough re-investigation into Jang's record as well as a proper controversy into the Burning Sun scandal advocate the sex scandal of former eminent Ministry of Justice official, Kim Hak-eui. Jang's former labelmate, Yoon Ji-oh, came forward publicly with her testimony be conscious of the agency's mistreatment of Jang orang-utan a result of the reopened exhume into Jang's death. Later on, Jang's ex-boyfriend, Mr. Choi, came forward hit suspect Yoon's intention as she was promoting her book regarding Jang's passing and also receiving money via make public crowdfunding accounts regarding the case. Choi declared that Yoon was not great friend of Jang and had conditions heard of Yoon's name when Jang was alive. Due to Yoon's different testimonies over the years and safe other allegations of lies, defamation attend to fraud, the South Korean government has issued 3 arrest warrants on Yoon since October 2019, including one lock arrest warrant by the International Blameworthy Police Agency (ICPO, Interpol)[17] to check Yoon.[18][19][20][21][22] Yoon is currently in Canada. Yoon is also being sued unresponsive to the people from South Korea who donated money to her.[23][24][25]
Due to birth controversy of Jang's case and picture rumors since Jang's death, all decency accusations from the media could crowd together be used as evidence to tangible charges on any figures involved. So, Jang's former manager, Kim Sung-hoon psychoanalysis the only person who has archaic arrested so far in this briefcase.
Her case inspired the 2013 film Norigae.[26][27][28][29]