June 14th 2023.
Park Soo-ryun, an actress who starred in the South Korean Disney Plus series Snowdrop, has passed away at the age of 29. On Sunday 11th June, she fell down a set of stairs, and was later pronounced brain dead after doctors attempted to revive her in hospital.
The late star's family has decided to donate her organs, with her mother reportedly saying in a statement: “Only her brain is unconscious, and her heart is still beating. There must be someone who desperately needs [organs]. As her mother and father, we will be able to live comforted [by the thought that her heart] has gone to someone and is beating.”
Her funeral procession took place on June 13th, and fans have been commenting on her Instagram wishing for her to rest in peace. The actress made her debut in the 2018 musical of Il Tenore, before appearing on other musical productions including Othello and The Cellar.
In January last year, it emerged that another Snowdrop actress, Kim Mi-soo, had died aged 29. In a statement released by her agency, her loved ones were said to be ‘deep in their sorrow’ over their ‘sudden’ loss. No cause of death was given, with the statement reading: ‘The bereaved are deep in their sorrow at the sudden sadness. Please refrain from reporting false rumors or speculation so that the family can mourn in peace.’
The late star played a student and activist in Snowdrop called Yeo Jung-min, who was roommates with the character Eun Young-ro, depicted by Jisoo. Snowdrop is set in 1987, with the story taking place a few months after the June 1987 Democracy Movement in South Korea. It originally aired on the South Korean network JTBC, and is also available to watch on Disney Plus.
The tragic passing of Park Soo-ryun has left the world of acting and entertainment grieving, and her memory will live on through her work. Our thoughts are with her family and friends during this difficult time.
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