Gone at 28 years old ; still a child
The world of KPop is unrelenting ; there is tremendous stress and pressure for the starlets to dance, sing and appear to be everyone's favourite poster girl or boy. Ever since Psy made worldwide headlines with "Gangnam Style", the world has been fascinated by the multitude of groups from Korea (SNSD,Girls Generation, Shinee, BTS, Kara, Skarf and 2NE1 just to name a few) who make dancing and the Korean language and culture so alluring
Alone and in a fishbowl, Hara took her own life.
Goo Hara took her own life on 24th Nov 2019, just 1 month after her best Unni Sulli did the same thing at only 25 years of age. After Kara disbanded in 2016, Hara was trying to make a solo comeback in Japan and was recently there from 14 - 19 November.
The stress of being constantly watched, having no personal life, and everything controlled in an almost regimental manner must have driven her to despair. She filed a police report against her abusive hairdresser boyfriend last year but I think, she was just so lonely after her best friend Sulli died. The relentless KPop system and company management styles needs to further looked into and better treatment of the boys and girls is a must.
Their dance hits Mister, Step and Mamma Mia are really world class, and they even came to Singapore in 2015 to perform as I recall.
Rest in Peace, Hara. You will be missed.
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