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The South Korean singer and actress Goo Hara was found dead
on Sunday.
Police would not comment on a cause of death, but plan to
hold a news briefing Monday morning.
The singer, once part of the South Korean girl band Kara,
was found unconscious in her Seoul home in May, after she had posted the word
"Goodbye" on her Instagram account. The post, which was later
deleted, prompted comments from concerned fans.
On that occasion, Goo was found and taken to the hospital.
She later apologized to her fans for "causing concern to everyone and
causing a commotion," a media outlet in Japan reported.
The episode reignited the debate over the intense pressure
of K-pop stardom, which critics say is fueled by harsh online criticism leveled
at the industry's performers.
Death of K-pop star Sulli prompts outpouring of grief and
questions over cyber-bullying
A similar discussion broke out just last month after the
25-year-old singer Sulli was found dead at her home in Seoul in what police
said was an apparent suicide.
Another K-pop star, Kim Jong-hyun, died by suicide in 2017.
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