Yu-ri Kim (, August 29, 1989
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April 19, 2011, ''The Dong-a Ilbo
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'' – April 18, 2011
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April 20, 2011, ''The Chosun Ilbo
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'' ) was a South Korean
fashion model
A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography. Thoug ...
, who was active from late 2000s to early 2010s.
Despite being considered one of the most promising models in the
runway
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scene in South Korea,
she died by suicide at the peak of her career.
Biography
Kim was born in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
, South Korea on August 29, 1989. She began professional modeling in 2007 when she participated in a modeling contest.
During her short career she modeled mainly in the runway scene, walking for numerous fashion brands. She also had an endorsement deal with a car brand in 2009.
Her mother died of a
heart attack
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which ma ...
in 2009, and her father died of
cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...
in early 2011.
After that, her grandmother was her only remaining family member.
Death
On April 18, 2011, she was found dead at age 21 in her apartment in
Samseong-dong
Samseong-Dong is an affluent neighborhood or ward of Gangnam-gu in Seoul, South Korea.
The area has a large concentration of upscale shopping malls, popular restaurants and hotels such as the Ramada Seoul Hotel and the Hyatt Park Hotel. Samseon ...
, Seoul.
Prior to her death she had posted multiple articles about her struggles with being able to be "super skinny" on her
blog
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, which were noted after her death.
It is suspected that she died by suicide
using poison.
However, the autopsy couldn't confirm the cause of death.
See also
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Suicide in South Korea
References
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South Korean female models
Models from Seoul
Suicides by poison in South Korea
1989 births
2011 deaths
2011 suicides
Female suicides