As sort of a long belated follow-up to this piece, here are a selection of “lasts” from a few of the Korean female entertainers who took their own lives within the last several years. The above ad for Enprani cosmetics, was the late Lee Eun-ju’s last ever TV commercial. Upon news of her suicide, the company immediately stopped running this and print ads featuring her. Enprani cited it was out of respect for her family, but I’m sure it was also because having an actress who committed suicide while she was still under contract with them, as the face of their company, would have been terrible for their public image. The following month, Enprani signed then-little-known actress Park Si-yeon as their new spokesmodel.
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Yes, morbid but interesting. Hard to believe Choi Jin Sil had thoughts of suicide when those photos were taken. Hard to believe they are all gone.
Watching that scene with Lee Eun Joo is disturbing. Even more so since it was the last one she did before her death.
Lee Eun Joo was a beautiful singer too. So sad RIP all you beautiful angels.