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Korean actor Ahn Jae-hwan committed suicide

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Korean actor Ahn Jae-hwan, 36, was found dead in his car on Monday (Sept 8) morning. The police has classified his death as suicide.

Picture of Korean actor Ahn Jae-hwan funeral

Early investigation suggested that he died of smo­ke in­h­al­atio­n by burning charcoal inside the car. He left a suicide note expressing his love for his wife, comedian-actress Jung Sun-hee, whom he married in November 2007.

It’s unknown if he had stated the reason(s) for his suicide in his final note, but it’s believed that he ended his life because of financial stress from business failure.

Rest in peace Ahn Jae-hwan. My condolences to his wife and family.

Japanese TV star Ako Kawada committed suicide

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Japanese artist Ako KawadaJapanese TV presenter Ako Kawada committed suicide by inhaling a lethal amount of toxic carbon monoxide gas.

The 29-year-old’s body was found in a car belonging to her talent agency in Tokyo’s Minato-ku on Monday morning. Traces of burned charcoal were also found in the vehicle.

A suicide note addressed to the TV personality’s parents was found on the dashboard of the car, but she didn’t mention what had been worrying her enough to take her own life. She had however posted a message on her blog recently saying how she felt mentally and physically fatigued.

One of the saddest things in life is when people who wanted to live are not given the chances while people who have the opportunity to enjoy their life decided to end theirs.

Condolences to her parents. Rest in peace Ako, regardless.

Japanese singer Izumi Sakai (1967-2007)

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Just found out that Japanese singer-songwriter Izumi Sakai has passed away last month following a mishap at the hospital where she’s undergoing cancer treatment. She fell from a staircase during a morning walk on May 26 and died the next afternoon because of head injuries. Not sure if it had anything to do with her illness but reports seem to suggest that it’s just an accident. Rest in peace.

Updates – Police judged her death accidental; apparently the stairs were slippery due to the rain the day before. They also ruled out suicide as some suspected; there’s no evidence for that and Izumi was positive about her recovery and readied to work again. It’s an unfortunate incident.

RIP Japanese pop singer Izumi Sakai aka Zard

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