Korean singer Goo Hara has been found dead at her home in Seoul, police said on Sunday evening. They are still investigating the cause of her death. Goo, 28, was found at her home in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul, at 6.09pm local time, police said. Goo made her K-pop debut in 2008 as a member of girl group Kara. After the group was disbanded in 2016, she continued with her solo career in South Korea and Japan. Goo Hara’s death highlights pressures faced by K-pop stars In May, she was found unconscious in what was seen as a suicide attempt. She told reporters after her hospitalisation that she had been “in agony over overlapping issues” and vowed to recover. Goo took her former boyfriend to court last year, accusing him of filming her without her consent and threatening to circulate a video of the pair having sex. In August 2018, a court found the boyfriend, hairdresser Choi Jong-bum, guilty of assault and of threatening to circulate the sex video, although not of filming without her consent. He has denied the allegations and has filed an appeal against the sentence of 18 months in prison with three years of probation. South Korea has one of the world’s highest rates of suicide which, according to recent government figures, is among the top causes of death for those under 40. View this post on Instagram 잘자 A post shared by 구하라 (@koohara__) on Nov 22, 2019 at 10:04am PST Goo’s last post on Instagram, published on Saturday, was a photograph of herself in bed with the caption: “Good night.” The singer’s death comes a month after Sulli – another K-pop star and Goo’s close friend – took her own life after a long struggle with online bullying. Goo posted a tearful message on her Instagram account shortly after Sulli’s death, grieving the passing of her friend. In messages posted to social media on Sunday, fans mourned Goo’s death, with one writing: “I hope you have a good sleep in heaven without any worries.” Additional reporting by Agence France-Presse, The Washington Post and Korea Times