SOUTH KOREA. (THECOUNT) — Actress and model, Song Yoo-jung, has died suddenly on January 23, according to family members. She was 26.
Song Yoo-Jung had just signed with Sublime Artist Agency in 2020 to continue her acting. The agency confirming her passing on social media.
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“Song Yoo-Jung has left us,” Sublime Artist Agency wrote in an Instagram post.
Yoo-Jung, who died on January 23, was buried quietly as were her family’s wishes, the agency said.
The statement did not provide a cause of death.
Song made her debut in 2013 as a model for cosmetics company Estée Lauder. The same year, she starred in the TV drama “Golden Rainbow,” and had supporting roles in two more shows in 2014 and 2017.
South Korea has seen several untimely deaths of young celebrities in recent years.
In December 2017, K-pop superstar Kim Jong-hyun, better known as Jonghyun, took his own life at the age of 27.
In October 2019, singer Sulli, formerly of the band f(x), was found dead at her home at the age of 25.
Around six weeks later, fellow K-pop artist Goo Hara, formerly a member of girl band Kara, was found dead at 28.
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