Jang Ja-yeon (Korean: ìž¥ìž ì—°; January â€" March ) was a South
Korean actress. She was born in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, South
Korea. She debuted in the entertainment industry when she appeared in
a television commercial in . She was known for being part of the KBS
television drama series Boys Over Flowers as Sunny, one of the
antagonists of the series.At the time of her death at the age of ,
Jang had been starring in Boys Over Flowers. She had been suffering
from depression, and it was revealed in that the initial
investigation into her death in was corrupted and false. The
investigation concluded that her death was a suicide at first, and was
reopened in . Her death caused a national scandal in when it was
widely spread by the media that she had been sexually and physically
abused by a number of prominent entertainment executives during her
career, most importantly the CEO of Jang's former talent agency, The
Contents Entertainment, Kim Sung-hoon. After three witness testified
against the CEO, Kim was found guilty of abuse by the Korean courts,
specifically of forcing girls from his agency to come to his birthday
party where he forced them to entertain the executives.Jang made her
debut in in a television commercial. Her big break came in Boys Over
Flowers playing the role of Sunny, one of a trio of girls who
antagonize the female lead played by Ku Hye-sun. At the time of her
death, Jang was awaiting the release of her first two films, They Are
Coming and Penthouse Elephant.
Korean actress. She was born in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, South
Korea. She debuted in the entertainment industry when she appeared in
a television commercial in . She was known for being part of the KBS
television drama series Boys Over Flowers as Sunny, one of the
antagonists of the series.At the time of her death at the age of ,
Jang had been starring in Boys Over Flowers. She had been suffering
from depression, and it was revealed in that the initial
investigation into her death in was corrupted and false. The
investigation concluded that her death was a suicide at first, and was
reopened in . Her death caused a national scandal in when it was
widely spread by the media that she had been sexually and physically
abused by a number of prominent entertainment executives during her
career, most importantly the CEO of Jang's former talent agency, The
Contents Entertainment, Kim Sung-hoon. After three witness testified
against the CEO, Kim was found guilty of abuse by the Korean courts,
specifically of forcing girls from his agency to come to his birthday
party where he forced them to entertain the executives.Jang made her
debut in in a television commercial. Her big break came in Boys Over
Flowers playing the role of Sunny, one of a trio of girls who
antagonize the female lead played by Ku Hye-sun. At the time of her
death, Jang was awaiting the release of her first two films, They Are
Coming and Penthouse Elephant.
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