Such fatal step of Jang was initially attributed to the clinical depression she was suffering from which presumably initiated from her parent’s death in a car crash ten years back. Following her cremation, her remains were interred in Jeongeup, North Jeolla province beside that of her parents. Her funeral was conducted on Maamidst family, friends and co-actors. on the fateful day of March 7, 2009.Ĭondolences poured in Jang's website from thousands of her fans while her colleagues from ‘Boys Over Flowers’ gathered at the Seoul National University Hospital in Bundang to pay their last respects to her. Police investigations followed and as no evidence of foul play came to light, it was concluded that she committed suicide which was believed to have taken place at around 4:30 p.m. and found Jang’s body hanging from the stairway banister. Jang’s sister called her back again later in that day and when the call went unanswered her sister returned to their home in the Bundang district of Seongnam, Gyeonggi province at around 7:42 p.m. During such conversation she mentioned about the "overwhelming stress" she was going through and also uttered that she "wanted to die". Jang had a word with her sister over phone. ‘Penthouse Elephant’ marked the last onscreen appearance of Jang who can be seen playing the character of Hye-mi in it. The film was the feature directorial debut of S.K. ‘Penthouse Elephant’, a South Korean psychological thriller, starring Jo Dong-hyuk, Lee Sang-woo and Jang Hyuk in lead roles released on November 5, 2009, and grossed US$915,943 at the box office garnering mixed reviews.
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However before the series could complete, Jang took the ultimate step of killing herself while waiting with expectation of release of her first two films namely ‘They Are Coming’ (2009) and ‘Penthouse Elephant’ (2009). Jang played supporting role of Park Sun-ja aka Sunny, one of the Mean Girls Trio (Jin Sun Mi) who are offensive towards the main character of Geum Jan Di essayed by Ku Hye-sun. It was based on Japanese shōjo manga series penned down by Yoko Kamio bearing same title. ‘Boys Over Flowers’ aired on KBS2 for 25 episodes from Januto March 31, 2009. She landed up with her breakthrough in the South Korean romance comedy drama television series ‘Boys Over Flowers’ that had Ku Hye-sun, Kim Bum, Kim Joon (of T-Max), Lee Min-ho, Kim So-eun and Kim Hyun-joong (of SS501) in starring roles. Her debut in the world of glamour and entertainment happened with a television commercial in 2006. She also studied at the Chosun University for graduate school. She attended Harksan High School from where she completed her graduation and then enrolled at Gwangju University to obtain her bachelor degree in Journalism. Following such tragic incident she lived with her older sister and younger brother. She lost her parents in a car accident in 1999. Jang Ja-yeon was born on Januin Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, South Korea as the middle child of her parents among two daughters and a son. Find more about her family & personal life, relationships, facts and more. Skai Jackson is an American child actress with huge fan following. Police probed twenty people and finally prosecuted seven while Jang’s agent Kim Sung-hoon was given a year’s sentence, two years of probation and community service for 160 hours. She mentioned that she was beaten regularly and compelled to have sex and entertain many bigwigs of the entertainment industry including CEOs, media executives and program directors and penned down 31 such names of prominent entertainment executives with whom she was forced to have sex. However a national scandal sprouted when her seven-page suicide note came to shore where she alleged her management agency of abusing her sexually and physically. According to police investigations there was no foul play in her death, which they concluded as suicide. Jang was known to be suffering from depression that probably triggered from her parent’s death in a car accident ten years back and was getting treated medically over the last year. She was 29 years of age at that time and was about to make her big-screen debut with anticipated release of her first two films ‘Penthouse Elephant’ and ‘They Are Coming’. This budding star was found hanging from the stairway banister of her home in the Bundang district of Seongnam, Gyeonggi province, on March 7, 2009. Jang Ja-yeon was a promising South Korean actress best known for her only KBS television drama series ‘Boys Over Flowers’.