South Korean actor Kim Sae-Ron, once a rising starlet with Cannes acclaim under her belt, was found dead at her Seoul home on Sunday.
The news stunned fans and left the entertainment world reeling as she was just 24 years old.
Police say there’s no sign of foul play, but questions linger.
What led a young talent who stole hearts in A Brand New Life and action-packed The Man from Nowhere to this heartbreaking end.
Kim had stepped back from the limelight after a drunk driving conviction in 2023—an incident that left her career in limbo.
Her final screen appearance was in Netflix’s Bloodhounds, but her social media presence had grown quieter.
Her last Instagram post, shared in January, now feels eerily like a goodbye, with over 200,000 likes but no comments allowed.
Fellow actors paid their respects.
Kim Ok-bin shared a white chrysanthemum, a symbol of mourning in Korea.
Kim Min-che reflected on their time together, saying, “I was so happy to meet you as my daughter in the movie.”
