Seoul, South Korea (AP) – South Korean The death of actor Kim Sae-Ron this week has triggered sorrow and calls changes to the way celebrities in the country are treated in the public arena and on social networks, which, according to criticism, can Promote a harassment culture.
The 24 -year -old man, who began his career as an actor as a child and was acclaimed for his roles in several domestic films, including the black crime of 2010 “The man of nowhere”, was found dead by A friend at home in the country of the Capital country, Seoul, Sunday. The national police agency said the police did not suspect an unfair game and that Kim left no note.
Once among the most brilliant stars on the stage of cinema and dynamic television in South Korea, Kim had trouble finding work after a driving incident in a state of drunkenness in 2022, for which she then been sentenced to a fine in court.
Online publications in South Korea are notoriously harsh towards celebrities who make missteps, especially women, and Kim has been faced with a constant negative coverage of press organizations that have capitalized on public feeling.
The newspapers and websites criticized her each time she was seen to party with friends, or when she complained about her lack of work and her unpleasant comments on social networks. She was even criticized for smiling during the shooting of an independent film last year.
After the death of Kim, several of the country’s main newspapers published editorials on Tuesday and elements of opinion castigating toxic comments online on the actor. Some invoked the 2019 death of the Singers K-Pop Seol-Li and Goo Hara and the actor of the death of “Squid Games” in 2023 Lee Sun-Kyun While calling for a change in “hard and zero-tolerance” culture towards celebrities.
Hankookâs newspaper Ilbo said that the country’s media were part of the problem, unfolding that certain points of sale continued to exploit Kim for clicks even after his death, using provocative titles that highlighted his past difficulties.
On Tuesday, the Watchdog Citizens’s Coalition for Democratic Media criticized the press organizations for having blamed social media without considering their own “sensational and provocative report”.
Born in 2000, Kim began her acting career at the age of 9, with the 2009 film “A Brand New Life”, depicting the difficulties of a girl to adapt to a new life after having been left in an orphanage by his father. She became celebrity with “The Man From Nowhere”, which was one of the greatest successes of the South Korean cinematographic scene that year and won her a domestic actor prize.
She played in various films and television programs before the driving incident in extent in 2022.
The gold medalist, the former Kim management agency, did not immediately respond to calls for comments.
