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Another Korean Celebrity Suicide

Park Yong-ha stars in Loving You and Winter Sonata

Another Korean celebrity commits suicide.

South Korean actor and singer Park Yong Ha, 32, was found dead yesterday, June 30.  It’s speculated that his father’s illness and financial problems drove him to commit suicide.

I’m not very familiar with Park Yong Ha’s career but I am saddened by the news.  There’s been too many Korean celebrity deaths in the past years and we lost great talents like Choi Jin Shil, Jung Da-bin, Lee Eun-joo and now, Yong-ha.

Personal Taste, Episode 2

Personal Taste Drama, Episode 2

Aw, that must’ve hurt a lot.  I don’t want to spoil your Personal Preference (Personal Taste) viewing experience but I gotta say my heart really went out to Kae-in (Sohn Ye-jin) in episode 2.  Imagine inviting yourself to your boyfriend’s wedding…to another woman. And the woman happens to be one of your best friends.

What would you do?  Pull your friend’s unnaturally fat lips from her face using a pair of pliers or forceps? Claw at her face until she’s covered in blood? Strangle her? Because that’s how I felt while watching Kang In-hee (Wang Ji-hye) when she apologized curtly to Kae-in for stealing Chang Ryul (Kim Ji-suk).

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