South Korean actress and model Song Yoo Jung died over the weekend, reports said on Monday.
The 26-year-old star died on Saturday and was brought to rest during a quiet private funeral, the management company Sublime Artist Agency confirmed to Newsweek.
“Actress Song Yoo Jung passed away on January 23, 2021. According to her family’s wishes, the funeral took place quietly and the funeral procession takes place on January 25,” the agency wrote in a statement.
“Song Yoo Jung was a friend of ours who always gave us joy with her bright smile and was a wonderful actress who acted with passionate passion. Please pray for the rest of her soul so that she can rest in peace in a warm place ”.
The funeral took place at a branch of Seoul Medical Center in the capital’s Gangnam district, media reported, citing Yonhap News.
Another local outlet, yclick.co.kr, said the cause of the woman’s death could not be revealed, Newsweek reported.
“It’s impossible to know exactly what kind of worries he had,” a close, nameless friend of Jung’s told Osen, according to Newsweek.
“It had been a long time since he made his debut in the entertainment industry and he was afraid that he would not be able to shine properly in the spotlight. She also spoke earlier about her difficulties in life. ”
Jung, who has appeared in several Korean dramas and was also featured in a music video for the K-pop group iKON, spoke to the local press in 2019 about the challenges the acting faced.
“I tried to do my best, given the situation I was in,” Jung told yclick.co.kr at the time, according to Newsweek.
“I think this waiting period was necessary for me as well.”
Jung made his big screen debut when he appeared in Golden Rainbow in 2013, media reported. She has since appeared in Tell Me Your Wish in 2014, School 2017 in 2017 and the online series To My Name in 2019. She has also been featured in commercials for home appliances, coffee and cosmetics, and her Instagram includes dozens of photos of modeling.