‘Cowardly and faceless murderers’: stars unite to mourn Sulli, and slam K-pop star’s online haters
K-pop celebrities including KARA’s Park Gyu-ri and Goo Ha-ra share heartfelt tributes to Sulli – while K-drama actor Shin Hyun-joon lashes out at online critics of the (f)x singer
“Jin-ri, please do as you like in that world,” Goo Ha-ra, a former member of now-defunct K-pop girl group KARA also know as Koo Ha-ra, wrote on her Instagram. She also posted a photo of herself with Sulli.
Online haters, you are cowardly and faceless murderers
Park Gyu-ri, KARA's ex-leader, also wrote: “She was so pretty and bright. Words cannot say how I feel now. I hope this world becomes more generous to everyone.”
Mina, formerly of K-pop girl band AOA, said: “Jin-ri, please do not suffer [up there] and be happy.”
Actor Shin Hyun-joon lashed out at online haters, saying: “A precious person has left us again. Online haters, you are cowardly and faceless murderers.”
Several K-pop acts including SuperM, Taeyeon, DAY6 and N.Flying called off their schedules to express their sorrow.
Sulli was found dead in her two-storey home in Seongnam. A person from her agency SM Entertainment found her body at 3:21pm, according to Seongnam Sujeong Police. Police have indicated there were no suspicious circumstances.
Sulli debuted as a child actress in 2005, and later found fame a member of f(x) in 2009 with the single La Cha Ta. She left the group in 2015.