Former f(x) star Sulli has reportedly died aged 25. Police told Yonhap that the K-pop star’s manager found Sulli dead at her home in Sujeong-gu, Seongnam in the Gyeonggi province of South Korea.
Sulli was reportedly found dead at 3.20pm after her manager went to her house when he couldn’t contact her. The singer, real name Choi Jin-ri, suspended her K-pop career in 2014 after struggling with receiving abuse online.
Sulli returned to acting the following year but left f(x). Sulli first came to fame in 2005 aged just 11 when she played Princess Seonhwa of Silla in the SBS drama Ballad of Seodong.
The blossoming star auditioned for SM Entertainment and became a trainee, sharing a dorm with Taeyeon and Tiffany of Girls’ Generation.
Sulli made her solo debut in June (Picture: Han Myung-Gu/WireImage)
The Busan-born star had success with the girlband with songs including Pinocchio (Danger), Electric Shock and Hot Summer, but on 24 July 2014, it was announced Sulli would be taking a hiatus from the group.
However, in August 2015, it was confirmed Sulli had officially withdrawn from f(x).
Just four months ago, Sulli made her solo debut with Goblin, and had a special stage at SM Town Theatre in Seoul on 29 June.
She also featured on Dean’s track Dayfly in 2018.
Sulli made her solo debut in June (Picture: Han Myung-Gu/WireImage)
While she took a step back from music, Sulli continued to act while in f(x) and after quitting the band, appearing in the films The Pirates, Fashion King and Real and the TV dramas To The Beautiful You and Hotel Del Luna.
Sulli won the Best New Star award at the SBS Drama Awards in 2012 for her role as Goo Jae-hee in To The Beautiful You.
Sulli’s last Instagram post came just a day ago, when she shared a video of a gift from the bag range Stretch Angels.
Sulli previously opened up about her panic disorder and social phobia, saying in a teaser for the reality show Jinro Store: ‘Even close people left me. I was hurt by them and felt there was nobody who understands me, which made me fall apart.’
Sulli made her solo debut in June (Picture: Han Myung-Gu/WireImage)
Sulli’s cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
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This article first appeared on Metro.co.uk.
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