chae dong ha

oh no, not another suicide!

according to korean news media, Chae Dong Ha* was found dead at his home this morning and he was believed to have committed suicide.

the news report stated that Chae Dong Ha (채동하) has been suffering depression which could possibly have led to his suicide.

Chae Dong Ha wwas born on june 23, 1981 and is only 29 years young, turning 30 less than a month later this year.

He was a member of a K-pop group called "SG Wannabe" from 2004 to 2008.

most recently, another celeb, song ji-seon, who was a sports announcer on south korean channel mbc, was believed to have committed suicide just 3 days ago.

South Korea could possibly have the highest suicide rate in the world.

In 2009 and 2010, two prominent celebs in the world of south korean showbiz, "Boys Over Flowers" actress Jang Ja-Yeon and "Winter Sonata" actor Park Yong Ha was also reported to have committed suicide.

*from wikipedia:

Chae Dong HaChae Dong Ha (채동하, 蔡東河) was born on June 23, 1981 (died May 27, 2011 aged 29). Chae attended Seoul Institute of the Arts and majored in Broadcasting and Kyung Hee Cyber University for Global Business. He first debuted in 2002 as a solo artist with Na Ture. He was the main vocal and leader for SG Wannabe when the group debuted until he left the group in March 2008 to purse a solo career.[3] After leaving SG Wannabe, he released his second album Essay in 2009. In September 2010, he came back to the music scene with the track "Vanilla Sky" from his ballad single D-Day, which he wrote and composed. Chae was found dead in his apartment on May 27th, 2011, where it seemed he had hung himself.