Suspect caught over actress Choi Jin-sil urn theft

A 41-year-old man suspect was arrested for stealing an urn containing the ashes of the late actress Choi Jin-sil, police said Wednesday. The Yangpyeong Police Station said the suspect, identified only as Park, was picked up at his home in Daegu around 11 p.m. Tuesday and then taken to a station in Gyeonggi Province.

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Suspect held in theft of Choi Jin-sil’s ashes

Police are questioning a suspect in the theft of the actress Choi Jin-sil’s ashes, they said Monday. “The suspect was caught while demanding money for the ashes. We are investigating whether the arrested man is the actual thief,” Yangpyeong police said.

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Search underway for stolen remains of late Choi Jin-sil

Police are searching for an urn containing the ashes of the late actress Choi Jin-sil, which was reported “stolen” from her tomb Saturday morning.

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Who stole Choi Jin-sil’s ashes?

The late actress Choi Jin-sil would be turning in her grave as someone vandalized her tomb and stole the urn that contained her ashes. Choi’s family and friends are angry and in shock after learning that someone broke the actress’ tomb and got her remains. Choi was buried in a cemetery in Yangpyeong.

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Money war (19): Is there a solution for ‘slave contracts?’

With Korean pop group TVXQ embroiled in legal action against its agency, SM Entertainment, over an allegedly unfair contract, fans and agencies alike are focusing attention on the validity of so-called “slave contracts.” Contracts are dubbed as such for reported disadvantaging the stars and would-be stars who enter into them with management agencies.

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2 given suspended sentence in Choi Jin-sil suicide

The Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday handed suspended sentences to a present and a former employees at a securities firm for spreading groundless and malicious rumors believed to have led to the suicide of the actress Choi Jin-sil.

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Women’s groups slam ruling on late actress Choi Jin-sil

Women’s groups are angry over the top court’s ruling that ordered the late actress Choi Jin-sil to compensate a builder for failing to maintain “dignity” as a model representing its products. They censured the Supreme Court for not realizing the suffering of domestic violence victims, which included Choi.

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Choi Jin-sil’s heirs to compensate advertiser for ‘disgrace’

A court has ruled that the heirs of the late actress Choi Jin-sil must compensate an advertiser since she failed to maintain her dignity as a model when pictures of her after a beating by her then-husband Cho Sung-min were publicized in media. A construction company sued Choi in 2004 for W3 billion (US$1=W1,250) for [...]

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Cyworld brings stars closer to fans

As one of the most wired countries in the world, it is hard for anyone here to stay offline for long, and now even the busiest singers and actors manage to squeeze their time to communicate with fans and express themselves through the Web.

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The year that was: The Korean entertainment industry in 2008

1. The Death of Celebrities in 2008. The suicide death of actor Ahn Jae-hwan because his debt shocked the nation. Then, the suicide death of Korea’s commercial queen and sweetheart, Choi Jin-sil, friend to Ahn and his wife/comedian Jung Seon-hee, jolted the nation. Choi’s death hit the nation hard, with fellow celebrities following suit, including [...]

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Another suicide in Korea

Another suicide incident happened in South Korea on Oct. 10, this time involving the former secretary of Prime Minister Han Seung-soo. Former secretary Kim Yung-chul

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When suicide is the answer

The death of Korean actress Choi Jin-Sil and comedian Ahn Jae-hwan is a reflection of the growing and alarming suicide rate in South Korea. From 1985 to 2006, the suicide rate in Korea more than doubled from 9.1 per 100,000 persons in 1985 to 21.9 per 100,000 in 2006, according to the World Health Organization.

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Who drove actress Choi Jin-Sil to her death?

Korean actress Choi Jin-Sil was laid to rest on October 4 following her suicide. The police are investigating why the actress committed suicide. A wire story said she was distraught over rumors circulating that she lent money to comedian Ahn JaeHwan who took his own life earlier. Choi Jin-Sil vehemently denied the rumors. Senseless and [...]

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South Korean actress Choi Jin-Sil commits suicide

I am schocked to learn that South Korean actress Choi Jin-Sil committed suicide. I first saw Jin-Sil in the Korean drama series “The Last Scandal of My Life” in which she played a middle-aged woman who was employed as a maid by her former boyfriend who is now a popular actor. Here’s a wire story [...]

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