Kim Sae-ron’s death exposes South Korea’s celebrity culture

Actress Kim Sai RonThe death of a clear suicide has been criticized for the entertainment industry in South Korea, which surpasses the stars but also undergoes the tremendous pressure and scrutiny.

Kim, 24, was bombed by negative press coverage and hate over the Internet after condemning the drinks in 2022. It became very unpopular, the scenes that showed from the shows were edited.

Experts say the conditions that lead to her death are very familiar. Some other celebrities who were exposed to their professions by electronic bullying ended up taking their private lives.

Since Kim was placed on Wednesday, analysts say they are not optimistic about her death will lead to any meaningful change.

The entertainment industry in South Korea has tremendous popularity.

Today, there are more than 220 million Korean entertainment fans around the world – that is, four times the population of South Korea.

But there is also an increase in light on the lower sparkling side of the entertainment industry.

South Korea is famous for its competitive culture in most areas of life – from education to career. It has one of the highest suicide rates between developed countries. While the general suicide rate decreases, the death of those in their twenties is rising.

This pressure increases in the case of celebrities. They face tremendous pressure to be perfect, and they are subject to the demands of “super fan” obsessive who can make or break functions.

That is why even the slightest mistake in it can be a professional end.

“It is not enough for the law to be punished for celebrities,” Kim Hern Sick, Kim Hern Sick, told the BBC.

He referred to K-Pop Sulli and Goo Hara, who died in 2019 after long battles with online leaders, although they had no brushes with the law.

Soleil had offended the fans Do not match the K-POP template, While the Internet mobs targeted Go Hara On her relationship with her ex -boyfriend.

Kim Hern Seick, Korean critic Kim Hern Seick, told the BBC that electronic bullying has also been annoyed to make money for some of the critic in Korean culture, Kim Hern Seick, for the BBC.

YouTubes get views, and forums get participation, and get traffic outlets. I don’t think [Kim’s death] The situation will change.

“There should be a criminal punishment more harsh to leave bad comments,” he says.

Kim Sai Ron’s father blamed Utiper for her death, claiming that the controversial videos they published caused her deep emotional distress.

Others have referred to fingers in some local media, which were reported to have fed the public hostility against Kim by reporting unbearable claims.

“This session must stop the assassination of the character that relies on the media,” the Civil Citizen Alliance told the Democratic Information in a statement on Tuesday.

Na Jong Ho, a professor of psychiatry at Yale University, has been a famous mortality series in South Korea with a realistic version of the squid game, the South Korean Netflix company, which sees the fighting fighting to the death for a huge cash prize.

“Our society abandons those who stumbled and moves as if nothing happened … How many lives should be lost before we stop attaching this devastating shame to people?” Books on Facebook.

Professor Na added: “Driving driving is a big mistake. There will be a problem with our legal system if it is not separated. However, the society that bury people who make mistakes without giving them a second chance is not a healthy.”

Last year, the BBC mentioned how “Super Fans” in the notorious K-POP industry Try to dictate the lives of their own idols – from their romantic relationships to their daily activities outside the work – and could not have mercy when things start.

It is not surprising that Kim Sai Ron chose to withdraw from the public eye after she was convicted of the only identity document, which was fined 20 million Wins (11,000 pounds) in April 2023.

However, it should be noted that not all public figures are subject to the same treatment. Politicians, including opposition leader Lee Jay-Mayong, have previous condemnation of drinks, but they were able to apostasy-opinion polls show that Lee is now a presidential competitor in the country.

In South Korea, it is extremely difficult for artists to recover when they do something that puts a rift in the image of the “idol”, says the K-Pop Jeff Benjamin.

It contradicts the entertainment industries in the West, as sometimes it “adds a rock -like music” to the reputation of celebrities.

“While no one chants when a celebrity in Hollywood is arrested because of the only identity document (drinking under the influence of alcohol or drugs) or sending them to prison for great crimes, this is not necessarily a professional end,” he says.

While the Korean entertainment industry has taken steps to address the mental wealth fears of artists, it is unclear how effective these things are.

Mr. Benjamin says that real change can only happen when there is no more financial incentives or attention to continuing such intrusive reports.

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Additional reports by Jake Coone in Seoul