K-pop star Sulli is found dead at her home aged 25 – a month after causing controversy by accidentally showing her breasts on Instagram
- Sulli, 25, is thought to have taken her own life at her home near Seoul
- K-pop star was the subject of online abuse after showing breasts last month
- Sulli had been a member of the popular K-pop band F(x) but left in 2015
A K-pop star has been found dead at her home close to Seoul, South Korea just a month after she caused controversy by showing her breasts on Instagram.
Sulli, 25, whose real name is Choi Jin-ri, was found by her manager at her home in Seongnam, south of the capital, Seoul at around 3.20pm local time (7.20am UK time).
Korean police said that they are working on the assumption that she may have committed suicide.
Sulli, 25, whose real name is Choi Jin-ri (pictured), was found by her manager at her home in Seongnam, south of the capital, Seoul at around 3.20pm local time
South Korean pop star and actress Sulli poses during the K-Beauty Close-Up event in Seoul, South Korea. Police say that Sulli suffered from depression and had spoken out against cyber-bullying in the past
Seoul police said in a statement that her manager had tried to call round to the 25-year-old’s house the last night but received no response.
They added that the K-pop star was battling depression and had spoken out against cyber-bullying in the past.
Sulli is said to have suspended her music career after struggling with abuse she received online over recent months, according to the BBC.
Sulli had over five million followers on Instagram and was first involved in scandal in 2016 after showing her nipples online. This caused uproar in the traditionally conservative South Korea.
The ‘no bra’ scandal resurfaced last month when her breasts were shown accidentally during a live Instagram stream.
Sulli had been a member of the popular K-pop band F(x) but left in 2015 to focus on her acting career.