She was awaiting the release of her feature films ‘Searching for the Elephant’ and ‘The Weird Missing Case of Mr. J.’ Jang was known to be suffering from depression, which was probably triggered by her parents’ death in a car accident ten years ago and was being treated medically over the last year or so. According to police investigation, there was no foul play and her death was concluded as suicide but it was revealed in 2019 that the initial investigation in 2009 was corrupted and false. A national scandal surfaced when her seven-page suicide note was found where she had accused her management agency of abusing her sexually and physically. She had mentioned that she was beaten regularly and compelled to have sex and entertain many bigwigs of the entertainment industry, including CEOs, media executives, and program directors. She had penned down 31 names of prominent entertainment executives with whom she claimed she was forced to have sex. Police probed 20 people and finally prosecuted seven, while Jang’s agent Kim Sung-hoon was sentenced to a year in prison, two years of probation, and community service for 160 hours.An inquiry team under the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office is scheduled to announce in late March the results of its reinvestigation into the case of actress Jang Ja-yeon, who died 10 years ago after saying she had been sexually abused by influential people in the media, entertainment and business. Jang was found hanging at her home on March 7, 2009, with a handwritten note that read, “I am a powerless actress. Police concluded at the time that she took her own life due to depression, but they later reopened the case and arrested Jang’s agent, accusing him of forcing Jang to perform sexual favors. In Jang Ja Yeon's letter, she mentioned sexual bribery and drinking with 31 people more than 100 times, including those from major credit finance businesses, entertainment companies or representatives of organs, etc. However, only the director and manager of the former agency of Jang Ja Yeon were tried and more than 10 influential people related to this incident were absolved from the guilt but still leave a lot of doubt. In June 2018, two months before the prosecution deadline came, people sent a petition to Blue House calling for the clarification of Jang Ja Yeon's death. After receiving more than 200,000 approvals, the secretary of Blue House's Anti-Corruption Commission, Park Hyung Chul responded, "Whether or not the term of prosecution ends, I hope that the Investigation and Prosecution Committee of the Ministry of Justice will do their best to clarify the suspicion of loose investigation in the past." Next, the Prosecutor Committee filed a petition for re-investigation. Thus, at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, the case is re-invested 9 years after the investigation was concluded. The late actress Jang Ja-yeon's colleague actress Yoon Ji-oh has come forward to give an open statement. "The 13th Statement", which was released on the 5th, and is subtitled "March 7th, 2009 The After", deals with the suspicion of the investigation process on the 'Jang Ja-yeon list' at that time.
"The 13th Statement" is a record of 10 years revealed by Yoon Ji-oh, the only witness to the Jang Ja-yeon case. She introduced the book saying she hopes the truth that was hidden behind lies finally gets to see the light of day. She claimed, "This is a record of truth for me and her. I can't believe that problems surrounding the agency have driven her to suicide.It is a record of things that should never happen again and the regret of how we couldn't go on with our dreams". Jang was allegedly distressed over the need to choose an agency, but a representative with her current agency said Sunday, "She wanted to renew the contract with us after it expired, so we were discussing the matter.
JANG JA YEON IN 2009 TV
Jang's friends have been suspicious that the 29-year-old really killed herself due to depression because she had just risen from relative obscurity through the hugely popular TV drama, "Boys over Flowers." "I decided to reveal some part of her writing dotted with thumbprints to pay respect to what she had in mind."īut the friend added, "Even though the note includes details of how she has been hurt since she started working in show business to become an actress, I won't reveal it all because that could cause unwitting damage to others." "Ja-yeon would feel sad if she knew people consider her as a mere depression patient who died without even leaving a will," a friend told the Chosun Ilbo. The actress Jang Ja-yeon, who hanged herself last Saturday, left a lengthy suicide note.
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