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After Choi Jin Sil’s suicide last week, two other entertainers hanged themselves – transsexual Jang Chae Won and gay model Kim Ji Hu. The authorities have referred to this as the Werther Effect – or copycat suicides.
Choi Jin Sil died on the morning of October 2. Jang Chae Won hanged herself (him?) on October 3, while Kim Ji Hu was found dead on October 6. In less than a month, four entertainers in Korea decided to end their lives. (An Jae Hwan was found on September 8.)
Aside from the entertainers mentioned, there were ordinary people who also took their lives following the death of Choi Jin Sil and copying how she killed herself.
Jang Chae Won’s suicide and the Korean perception of gays and transgenders were our topics in last Tuesday’s lunch at school.
Korea Times article on Kim Ji Hu’s death
Korea Times article on Jang Chae Won
Buti na lang na-o-open ko po itong site mo sa work. Hehe Hay ang hirap na kasi humanap talaga ng matinong kaibigan ngayon na mag-s-spend ng time syo pra makinig sa mga problems mo. Madalas di pa sila interested sa mga sinasabi mo. Kaya siguro tinatago na lang nila sa sarili nila yung mga problems nila. Hmm… Dapat mag-blog na lang sila.
Edens last blog post..Oh what a day…
ahh. .how sad . .kim ji hoo for me is not a gay..maybe .koreans are just more prone to depressions than filipinos. .
hmpf ,,