Having later been unable to reach her on the phone, Jang's sister returned to their shared home at 7:42 p.m. that afternoon, Jang had complained to her sister about the "overwhelming stress" she was under, saying that she "wanted to die". She was found hanging in her home in the Bundang district of Seongnam, Gyeonggi province, on 7 March 2009. Prior to her own death, Jang had been suffering from clinical depression and had received medical treatment for her condition during the past year. Since the death of her parents in a traffic accident in 1999, Jang had been living with her older sister and younger brother. Jang was known to have had difficulties with her management agency. At the time of her death, Jang was awaiting the release of her first two films, They Are Coming and Penthouse Elephant. Her big break came in Boys Over Flowers playing the role of Sunny, one of a trio of girls who antagonize the female lead played by Ku Hye-sun. Jang made her debut in 2006 in a television commercial.
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She was known for being part of the KBS television drama series Boys Over Flowers as Sunny, one of the antagonists of the series.Īt the time of her death at the age of 29, Jang had been starring in Boys Over Flowers. She debuted in the entertainment industry when she appeared in a television commercial in 2006.
She was born in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. Jang Ja-yeon ( Korean: 장자연 25 January 1980 – 7 March 2009) was a South Korean actress.
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