Actress Kim Sae-ron has passed away. Aged 25.

According to the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul on the afternoon of the 16th, Kim Sae-ron was found dead at her home in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. It is said that the first person to report her death was a friend, who found Kim Sae-ron at her home and reported her death.

Accordingly, the police are investigating the circumstances of her death, and no signs of external intrusion or criminal suspicion have been confirmed so far.



Kim Sae-ron was driving after drinking in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the morning of May 18, 2022, when she crashed into a guardrail and a tree several times.

Kim Sae-ron later apologized on her SNS, saying, “There is no excuse for this unfortunate incident, and I am disappointed and ashamed of my own mistakes.”

Kim Sae-ron then appeared in Netflix‘s ‘Hunting Dogs’, which she had filmed before the drunk driving incident. She also attempted to make a comeback by announcing that she would appear in the play ‘Dongchimi’, but had to drop out due to health reasons.

Recently, she has been the subject of controversy due to photos she posted on SNS.

Meanwhile, Kim Sae-ron debuted in the movie ‘The Traveler’ in October 2009, and later made a name for herself by acting with Won Bin in the movie ‘The Man from Nowhere’.


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Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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