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Actress Jeon Mi-sun Kills Herself

Jeon Mi-sun

Actress Jeon Mi-sun was found dead in an apparent suicide at a hotel in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province on Saturday. She was 48.

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Her sudden death shocked fans and colleagues, and tributes poured in over the weekend. Many fellow actors such as Song Kang-ho, Yeom Jung-ah, Park So-dam, and Jung Yoo-mi and film director Bong Joon-ho visited a memorial altar at the Asan Medical Center in Seoul on Sunday.

Jeon made her debut in 1989 in a KBS drama series based on Park Kyung-ni's epic novel "Toji, the Land". At the time of her death, she was in her hometown of Jeonju on a tour of the long-running play "2 Nights and 3 Days with My Mother".

Her latest film "The King's Letters" is due to be released on July 24, and she was scheduled to appear in a drama series this fall.

Her management agency said Jeon had been seeing a psychiatrist for treatment of depression. She leaves behind her husband Park  Sang-hoon and a son. 

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