Sulli whose real name is Choi Jin-ri killed herself in 2019 after a long struggle with online bullying. Prior to her death, she had suffered from panic disorders, and is said by authorities investigating her death to have been suffering from “severe depression”.
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She also revealed that she had struggled with panic disorder and social phobia since she was young.
On October 14, 2019, at approximately 3:20 p.m. KST, Sulli was found dead by her brother Choi Dae-hee, who was also her manager. She had hanged herself in the second floor in her house in Seongnam, south of Seoul, a brutal end to a very distinguished career.
Police found a handwritten note in her diary in which she described her feelings, but concluded that it was not a suicide note.
However, on October 15, police filed for an autopsy to confirm the cause of death and performed it the following morning.
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Police concluded that her body did not show any signs of death due to external force, and confirmed that it was likely a suicide occurred on the night of October 13 or the morning of October 14.
The funeral was initially closed to the media as well as fans and was privately held by family members and friends.
However, SM Entertainment opened a separate venue in Severance Hospital’s funeral hall in Sinchon-dong, Seoul on October 15 and 16 for fans wishing to pay tribute.
Various celebrities and companies, such as previous bandmates Krystal, Victoria Song, Amber Liu and Luna, fellow singer and friend IU, Dynamic Duo, and the premiere of the film Gift, canceled their activities to mourn Sulli.
On October 17, following a four-day private funeral and mourning ceremony at a Seoul hospital, Sulli was buried at an undisclosed location.
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