Song Yoo-jung, a South Korean Actress, Has Died at 26 - The New York Times

No cause of death was disclosed, but the case followed a string of suicides by young entertainers in the country.

A 26-year-old actress was found dead on Saturday in Seoul, South Korea, the latest loss of a young performer in the country’s entertainment industry, which has faced a reckoning over the mental health burden on its glamorous stars.

Song’s death brought to mind the series of suicides that has plagued Korean pop music in recent years.

Alarms have long been raised over the pressures imposed by South Korean management companies on young entertainers, many of whom are groomed starting as teenagers to be pop idols.

The problem of suicide in South Korea is not restricted to the entertainment industry.

But celebrity suicides, involving actors and others, have been a fixture in the South Korean news media over the past decade or more.