EPTSince the death of her parents in a traffic accident in 1999, Jang had been living with her older sister and younger brother and helped support them with her acting.
Cliff Notes:
Young Actress from Boys over flowers commits suicide.
Leaves a letter detailing how she was coerced to give sexual and other favors by her agency.
Her Agent and CEO of her company abused her for years.
They receive 2 years probation sentence (same as Mae Jae Yoon for Match Fixing)
New 500 pages of documents revealed which detail 31 high power Koreans that used her for sexual favors over 110 times, including the producer of Boys over Flowers.
Netizens leak 10 or so of these names.
Korean Government Agency tries to cover it up with false claims of fabrication
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In a seven-page letter, written a week before her death, the star of Boys Over Flowers, South Korea's most avidly watched soap opera, chronicled the sexual and other favours she was expected to extend to progress in the cutthroat "Korean Wave" of TV and film.
A suicide note left by Jang describes how she was beaten and forced to entertain and have sex with several program directors, CEOs and media executives, causing considerable debate about relations in the entertainment industry, as well as a police probe into her management agency
The villain of the piece, according to South Korean reports, is her agent, Kim Sung-hoon, who is now in Japan following accusations he molested a male model. Jang reportedly claimed Kim had regularly beaten her and forced her to have sex with a string of VIPs, including directors, media executives and CEOs. She was also forced to serve and consume drinks and to act as an escort at golf matches, she wrote.
When police raided Kim's office, they discovered a shower and bed in a "secret room" on the third floor.
In November 2010, Jang Ja Yeon’s agency representative Kim (41) and manager Yoo (31), who were both involved in the actress’s case, each received a probation sentence of 2 years of jail time and 160 hours of community service. Although Jang Ja Yeon committed suicide in March 2009 at her home in Kyungkido, because no history was found at that point, the case was labeled as a simple suicide. However, after Mr. Yoo revealed ‘Jang Ja Yeon’s document,” the case has finally come to a conclusion
Note this sentence is equal to Mae Jae Yoon (savior) for match fixing.
A 2010 survey conducted in the wake of Jang's death by Korea's National Commission of Human Rights found that more than half of some 350 aspiring actresses surveyed had been propositioned for sex.
Jang Ja Yeon, known for her role in Boys Over Flowers, sent shockwaves through the industry when she committed suicide in 2009 after being sexually abused.
The program revealed, “A 50-container/230-page document directly written and delivered to friends by Jang Ja Yeon, who committed suicide in March 2009, has been obtained. In the document, a narrative titled ‘Snow’ draws the story of how unknown celebrities are forced into an ugly entertainment industry.” The “8 O’clock News” cited the documents, stating, “The police who were investigating Jang Ja Yeon’s case knew of this fact but chose to overlook it. Jang Ja Yeon asked for ‘revenge’ in the document.”
They added, “Jang Ja Yeon entertained a total of 31 people, 100 times - being forced to give sexual favors. However, claims by representative Kim from her past agency reveals a completely different story. Jang Ja Yeon had kept records of their jobs however, and within these records, it is supposed that officials, publisher officials, corporations, financial institutions, and media officials are involved.”
Latest:
Korea is reeling with shock over the news that netizens have uncovered some names from Jang Ja Yeon’s 31 offenders. The late star’s handwritten letters were revealed a few days back, and reportedly, they contained a list naming the men she was forced to ‘host’.
The alleged list reads as follows:
* Former CEO of Chosun Journal
* Vice-President of Sports Chosun – Bang Myung Hoon
* Chosun Central Journal’s Director of Advertising – Lee Jae Young
* Chairman of Kolon – Lee Woong Ryeol
* Chairman of Lotte – Shin Kyuk Ho
* Former KBS PD, CEO of Olive 9 – Go Dae Hwa
* Producer (PD) of KBS’s “All My Love” – Jun Chang Geun
* Producer (PD) for KBS, MBC, SBS – Jung Seho
* Producer (PD) for KBS’s “Boys Over Flowers” – Jun Gi Sang
* Broadcasting/Music PD of “Playful Kiss”, “Boys Over Flowers”, “Perfect Couple”, “Goong” – Song Byung Joon (Married actress Lee Seung Min in January of 2010)
