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Lee Eun-ju

Lee Eun-ju (December 22, 1980 – February 22, 2005) was a South Korean actress. She was the star of hit films including Taegukgi and The Scarlet Letter. She died by suicide at age 24.[1]

Lee Eun-ju
Lee in 2004
Born(1980-12-22)December 22, 1980
Gunsan, South Korea
DiedFebruary 22, 2005(2005-02-22) (aged 24)
Bundang, Seongnam, South Korea
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
Resting placeGoyang, South Korea
Other namesLee Eun-joo
OccupationActress
Years active1997–2005
AgentNamoo Actors (2005)
Korean name
Hangul
이은주
Revised RomanizationI Eun-ju
McCune–ReischauerRi Ŭn-ju

Life and career edit

Born in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea, Lee studied piano for much of her youth, without giving much thought to becoming an actress. She moved to Seoul after graduating high school and was first noticed in the mid-1990s as a model for school uniforms.[2] After finding work as a model, she began to be offered roles in various TV dramas, including Start and KAIST. Her film debut came in 1999, when she played the younger sister in Park Chong-wan's award-winning feature Rainbow Trout.[3]

Her first lead role came as the title character in Hong Sang-soo's Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (2000).[4]

Following this, she teamed with actor Lee Byung-hun in the 2001 hit film Bungee Jumping of Their Own, and also scored a hit opposite Cha Tae-hyun in the melodrama Lovers' Concerto.[4]

Lee's later career was marked by several turns in films that failed at the box-office, plus a key role in the record-breaking Korean War film Taegukgi.[5] In 2004 she appeared in the very popular Korean drama, Phoenix, and later that year she starred in her last feature, Daniel H. Byun's The Scarlet Letter which screened as the Closing Film at the 2004 Pusan International Film Festival.[4][6]

"I'm called a new generation star, but I don't want to be the kind of person who achieves instant fame and then is quickly forgotten. I want to learn step-by-step how to become a good actress, and gradually work my way up. A star achieves brilliance, but is soon forgotten; to become an actress takes more time." [Interview Excerpt: Kino, #60, February 2000][4]

Death and subsequent tributes edit

On the night of February 22, 2005, only a few days after her graduation from Dankook University, Lee died by suicide at her apartment in Bundang, Seongnam, after slitting her wrists and hanging herself. She was 24 years old. The family blamed the suicide on severe bouts of depression and mental illness and said she had been suffering from insomnia due to the nude scenes she had done in The Scarlet Letter, but it could also be traced from Bungee Jumping of Their Own, where all her characters since then have died, so she was too invested in her characters.[clarification needed]

She left a suicide note scrawled in blood, in which she wrote, "Mom, I am sorry and I love you." A separate note said, "I wanted to do too much. Even though I live, I'm not really alive. I don't want anyone to be disappointed. It's nice having money... I wanted to make money."[2][7][8]

The news of her death prompted a massive outpouring of grief from fellow actors and filmmakers and fans. Lee Eun-ju was cremated and enshrined in a crypt at Goyang. Hundreds of her fellow actors and entertainers attended her funeral. Vocalist Bada sang "You Were Born to be Loved", and friends spoke in her memory.[9][10][11][12]

Her friends and colleagues have held memorials for Lee every year since her death. The 2007 event was marked by a music CD released in her name, featuring remastered versions of her cover performance of The Corrs' "Only When I Sleep" from The Scarlet Letter, as well as tribute performances by her friends in the entertainment industry.

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year English Title Hangul Romanization Role Notes
1999 Rainbow Trout 송어 Song-eo Se-hwa
2000 Yeca 예카 Yeka Internet short film
Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors 오! 수정 Oh! Su-jeong Yang Su-jeong
Bloody Beach 해변으로 가다 Haebyeoneuro gada PC 통신하는 여자 Cameo appearance
2001 Bungee Jumping of Their Own 번지 점프를 하다 Beonjijeompeureul hada In Tae-hee
Ahmijimong 아미지몽 Ahmijimong Ah-mi Internet short film
2002 Lovers' Concerto 연애소설 Yeonae soseol Kim Gyung-hee
Unborn But Forgotten 하얀방 Hayanbang Han Su-jin
2003 Garden of Heaven 하늘정원 Haneul jeongwon Kim Young-ju
2004 Au Revoir, UFO 안녕! 유에프오 Annyeong UFO Choi Kyeong-woo
Taegukgi 태극기 휘날리며 Taegukgi Hwinalrimyeo Kim Young-shin
The Scarlet Letter 주홍글씨 Juhong geulshi Choi Ga-hee

Television series edit

Year English Title Hangul Romanization Role Notes
1997 Start 스타트 Jeong Nam-young
1998 납량특선 8부작 Park Seong-ju Appeared in episode 어느날 갑자기.
White Nights 3.98 백야 3.98 Baekya 3.98 young Anastasia
1999 KAIST 카이스트 Kaiseuteu Gu Ji-won
2000 Look Back in Anger 성난 얼굴로 돌아보라 Seongnan Eolgulro Dorabora Jeong Su-jin
2004 Phoenix 불새 Bulsae Lee Ji-eun

Music video edit

Year Song Title Hangul Artist
1998 "Even After 10 Years" 십년이 지나도 Park Jin-young
1999 "Sad Gift" 슬픈 선물 Kim Jang-hoon
2000 "Desire" 소망 Joo Young-hoon
"Late Regrets" 늦은 후회 BoBo
2004 "I Was Thankful..." 고마웠다고... Tim

Discography edit

Year Title Hangul Notes
2001 End Title: Oh! You Are a Beautiful Woman (Variation) - Narration End Title 오 그대는 아름다운 여인 - 에 내레이션 참여 from Bungee Jumping of Their Own OST
2002 Lovers' Concerto Main Theme: Piano performance 연애소설 Main Theme: 피아노 연주 from Lovers' Concerto OST
Hi Ji-hwan, I'm Gyung-hee - Narration 지환아 안녕 나 경희야 - 내레이션
2004 Only When I Sleep from The Scarlet Letter OST
2007 Lee Eun-ju: Only One 이은주 Only One Lee Eun-joo tribute album

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1996 Sunkyung Smart Student Uniform Model Contest Silver Award Won
2000 21st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors Nominated
2001 38th Grand Bell Awards Best New Actress Won
2002 23rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress Lovers' Concerto Nominated
2004 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress The Scarlet Letter Nominated
MBC Drama Awards Best Couple Award with Lee Seo-jin Phoenix Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress Won
2005 41st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (Film) The Scarlet Letter Nominated
42nd Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Nominated
Korea Broadcasting Awards Person of the Year in Broadcasting
(TV Actress category)
Phoenix Nominated
8th Director's Cut Awards Special Acting Award Won

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Korean movie actress found dead". 24 February 2005 – via bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ a b "Top Actress's Suicide Shocks Nation". The Chosun Ilbo. 2 February 2005.
  3. ^ Lee, Yong-sung (22 February 2005). "Actress Lee Eun-joo Commits Suicide". The Korea Times.
  4. ^ a b c d Paquet, Darcy. "Actors and Actresses of Korean Cinema: Lee Eun-ju". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  5. ^ "The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Taegukgi Premiers in Japan". English.chosun.com. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  6. ^ Khang Hyun-sung in Seoul (2014-03-31). "Remorseful actress commits suicide over sexy film role | South China Morning Post". Scmp.com. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  7. ^ "Family blames star's suicide on nude scenes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 February 2005.
  8. ^ "The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Grief, Speculation Greet Mysterious Lee Eun-ju Suicide". English.chosun.com. 2005-02-24. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  9. ^ "Entertainment World Says Goodbye to Lee Eun-ju". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 February 2005.
  10. ^ "[YEAR-END REVIEW]Shocks, embarrassments, disappointments-프린트화면". Koreaherald.com. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  11. ^ "Mental Health System Fails Korean Actress - OhmyNews International".
  12. ^ Paquet, Darcy (2005-02-22). "Korean film industry mourns Lee Eun-ju | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2014-04-24.

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For other people with the same name see Lee Eun ju In this Korean name the family name is Lee Lee Eun ju December 22 1980 February 22 2005 was a South Korean actress She was the star of hit films including Taegukgi and The Scarlet Letter She died by suicide at age 24 1 Lee Eun juLee in 2004Born 1980 12 22 December 22 1980Gunsan South KoreaDiedFebruary 22 2005 2005 02 22 aged 24 Bundang Seongnam South KoreaCause of deathSuicide by hangingResting placeGoyang South KoreaOther namesLee Eun jooOccupationActressYears active1997 2005AgentNamoo Actors 2005 Korean nameHangul이은주Revised RomanizationI Eun juMcCune ReischauerRi Ŭn ju Contents 1 Life and career 2 Death and subsequent tributes 3 Filmography 3 1 Film 3 2 Television series 3 3 Music video 4 Discography 5 Awards and nominations 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksLife and career editBorn in Gunsan Jeollabuk do South Korea Lee studied piano for much of her youth without giving much thought to becoming an actress She moved to Seoul after graduating high school and was first noticed in the mid 1990s as a model for school uniforms 2 After finding work as a model she began to be offered roles in various TV dramas including Start and KAIST Her film debut came in 1999 when she played the younger sister in Park Chong wan s award winning feature Rainbow Trout 3 Her first lead role came as the title character in Hong Sang soo s Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors 2000 4 Following this she teamed with actor Lee Byung hun in the 2001 hit film Bungee Jumping of Their Own and also scored a hit opposite Cha Tae hyun in the melodrama Lovers Concerto 4 Lee s later career was marked by several turns in films that failed at the box office plus a key role in the record breaking Korean War film Taegukgi 5 In 2004 she appeared in the very popular Korean drama Phoenix and later that year she starred in her last feature Daniel H Byun s The Scarlet Letter which screened as the Closing Film at the 2004 Pusan International Film Festival 4 6 I m called a new generation star but I don t want to be the kind of person who achieves instant fame and then is quickly forgotten I want to learn step by step how to become a good actress and gradually work my way up A star achieves brilliance but is soon forgotten to become an actress takes more time Interview Excerpt Kino 60 February 2000 4 Death and subsequent tributes editOn the night of February 22 2005 only a few days after her graduation from Dankook University Lee died by suicide at her apartment in Bundang Seongnam after slitting her wrists and hanging herself She was 24 years old The family blamed the suicide on severe bouts of depression and mental illness and said she had been suffering from insomnia due to the nude scenes she had done in The Scarlet Letter but it could also be traced from Bungee Jumping of Their Own where all her characters since then have died so she was too invested in her characters clarification needed She left a suicide note scrawled in blood in which she wrote Mom I am sorry and I love you A separate note said I wanted to do too much Even though I live I m not really alive I don t want anyone to be disappointed It s nice having money I wanted to make money 2 7 8 The news of her death prompted a massive outpouring of grief from fellow actors and filmmakers and fans Lee Eun ju was cremated and enshrined in a crypt at Goyang Hundreds of her fellow actors and entertainers attended her funeral Vocalist Bada sang You Were Born to be Loved and friends spoke in her memory 9 10 11 12 Her friends and colleagues have held memorials for Lee every year since her death The 2007 event was marked by a music CD released in her name featuring remastered versions of her cover performance of The Corrs Only When I Sleep from The Scarlet Letter as well as tribute performances by her friends in the entertainment industry Filmography editFilm edit Year English Title Hangul Romanization Role Notes1999 Rainbow Trout 송어 Song eo Se hwa2000 Yeca 예카 Yeka Internet short filmVirgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors 오 수정 Oh Su jeong Yang Su jeongBloody Beach 해변으로 가다 Haebyeoneuro gada PC 통신하는 여자 Cameo appearance2001 Bungee Jumping of Their Own 번지 점프를 하다 Beonjijeompeureul hada In Tae heeAhmijimong 아미지몽 Ahmijimong Ah mi Internet short film2002 Lovers Concerto 연애소설 Yeonae soseol Kim Gyung heeUnborn But Forgotten 하얀방 Hayanbang Han Su jin2003 Garden of Heaven 하늘정원 Haneul jeongwon Kim Young ju2004 Au Revoir UFO 안녕 유에프오 Annyeong UFO Choi Kyeong wooTaegukgi 태극기 휘날리며 Taegukgi Hwinalrimyeo Kim Young shinThe Scarlet Letter 주홍글씨 Juhong geulshi Choi Ga heeTelevision series edit Year English Title Hangul Romanization Role Notes1997 Start 스타트 Jeong Nam young1998 납량특선 8부작 Park Seong ju Appeared in episode 어느날 갑자기 White Nights 3 98 백야 3 98 Baekya 3 98 young Anastasia1999 KAIST 카이스트 Kaiseuteu Gu Ji won2000 Look Back in Anger 성난 얼굴로 돌아보라 Seongnan Eolgulro Dorabora Jeong Su jin2004 Phoenix 불새 Bulsae Lee Ji eunMusic video edit Year Song Title Hangul Artist1998 Even After 10 Years 십년이 지나도 Park Jin young1999 Sad Gift 슬픈 선물 Kim Jang hoon2000 Desire 소망 Joo Young hoon Late Regrets 늦은 후회 BoBo2004 I Was Thankful 고마웠다고 TimDiscography editYear Title Hangul Notes2001 End Title Oh You Are a Beautiful Woman Variation Narration End Title 오 그대는 아름다운 여인 에 내레이션 참여 from Bungee Jumping of Their Own OST2002 Lovers Concerto Main Theme Piano performance 연애소설 Main Theme 피아노 연주 from Lovers Concerto OSTHi Ji hwan I m Gyung hee Narration 지환아 안녕 나 경희야 내레이션2004 Only When I Sleep from The Scarlet Letter OST2007 Lee Eun ju Only One 이은주 Only One Lee Eun joo tribute albumAwards and nominations editYear Award Category Nominated work Result1996 Sunkyung Smart Student Uniform Model Contest Silver Award Won2000 21st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors Nominated2001 38th Grand Bell Awards Best New Actress Won2002 23rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress Lovers Concerto Nominated2004 25th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress The Scarlet Letter NominatedMBC Drama Awards Best Couple Award with Lee Seo jin Phoenix WonTop Excellence Award Actress Won2005 41st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Actress Film The Scarlet Letter Nominated42nd Grand Bell Awards Best Actress NominatedKorea Broadcasting Awards Person of the Year in Broadcasting TV Actress category Phoenix Nominated8th Director s Cut Awards Special Acting Award WonSee also editSuicide in South KoreaReferences edit Korean movie actress found dead 24 February 2005 via bbc co uk a b Top Actress s Suicide Shocks Nation The Chosun Ilbo 2 February 2005 Lee Yong sung 22 February 2005 Actress Lee Eun joo Commits Suicide The Korea Times a b c d Paquet Darcy Actors and Actresses of Korean Cinema Lee Eun ju Koreanfilm org Retrieved 9 July 2012 The Chosun Ilbo English Edition Daily News from Korea Taegukgi Premiers in Japan English chosun com Retrieved 2014 04 24 Khang Hyun sung in Seoul 2014 03 31 Remorseful actress commits suicide over sexy film role South China Morning Post Scmp com Retrieved 2014 04 24 Family blames star s suicide on nude scenes The Sydney Morning Herald 23 February 2005 The Chosun Ilbo English Edition Daily News from Korea Grief Speculation Greet Mysterious Lee Eun ju Suicide English chosun com 2005 02 24 Retrieved 2014 04 24 Entertainment World Says Goodbye to Lee Eun ju The Chosun Ilbo 24 February 2005 YEAR END REVIEW Shocks embarrassments disappointments 프린트화면 Koreaherald com 2010 04 06 Retrieved 2014 04 24 Mental Health System Fails Korean Actress OhmyNews International Paquet Darcy 2005 02 22 Korean film industry mourns Lee Eun ju News Screen Screendaily com Retrieved 2014 04 24 External links editLee Eun ju at the Korean Movie Database Lee Eun ju at IMDb Lee Eun joo at HanCinema nbsp Portals nbsp South Korea nbsp biography nbsp film Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lee Eun ju amp oldid 1185955715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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